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Over-Ear item created by lalala6, Feb 12, 2013
Pros - Sound, design, no removable cable
Cons - no removable cable
I'm a audiophile wannabee since I was 10 years. Worked in a hifi shop for 12 years and listened to quite a few systems, mainly higher end.
I own at the moment a modest set consisting of a Marantz PM17mk2 and Tannoy DM 700 speakers and a Marantz SA11. As I have small children at the moment I do not have much time or chance to listen as much music as I like. One of the reasons is that when they sleep I cannot seriously listen to music as it will wake them up.
As I was not a fan of headphones I never payed much attention to them. But given the circumstances I decided recently to have a look for one, so I could listen to my beloved music again.
I should also mention that I live in a small town in the Netherlands, were we do not have any shop selling headphones above 50 USD, let alone I could listen to any above 50 USD.
So I rely on my "old" knowledge and mostly on reviews, especially here on Head-fi! I read a lot of reviews on the Internet and I think people here give the more reliable/realistic!
I hope I can make a worthy addition.
As I mentioned my search started recently. Just to give you an idea of what kind of sound I'm seeking I like to start with my first recent buy, a Sony MDR-1.
At the time Sony decided to promote there Sony Xperia in the Netherlands with a free headphone, namely the MDR-1r. As a result a lot of people buying the phone tried to sell their 375USD headphone (listprice in the Netherlands) as an unwanted gift for "only" 140USD. So why not, I thought. Sony makes (a few) very good headphones and this could be one of them.
First impressions were great, it looks awesome and it has a nice removable cable. However this removable cable had it's downsides, the connection was not as solid as I hoped for and already after two weeks it "rattled" a bit. So that's why I have placed "no removable cable" under pros and cons. It will be a pro if it has no effect on the sound quality or gives quality issues, like a rattle.
Sound quality MDR-1
I like several genres, pop, jazz, dixieland, classic, (hard)rock, trance, early house and reggae.
But I decided to start with one of my favourite tests, "Ice cream" form the Dutch Swing College band.
This was an instant fail for me.The Sony sounded bored, not lively, uninspired. Maybe because of the music , it did not like Dixieland that's for sure.
When increasing the volume things got worse, the bass sounded not controlled, the treble sounded as if behind a curtain and the mids were overdone (getting painful for my ears). I was missing some "punch".
Trying other music did not gave another listening experience.
So for my cd collection this Sony was a real disappointment.
Just curiously I tried my MP3 collection, here the MDR-1r did a relative better job. I think MP3 is nice for on my phone but in no way comparable to a real CD or SACD. But the Sony made them sound ok, it's very forgiven when compared to my speakers.
But the saying "garbage in = garbage out" is a unavoidable truth, although in this case this is a bit exaggerated. Let's say when you are looking for a headphone that's looks awesome, is portable and is forgiven for MP3 (eg. if you are a ipod fanatic) this is a good buy for around 140 USD. But not for me!
So I sold it as quick as possible.
I had money to burn again and I was determined to make a better choice this time.
So I read some reviews on head-fi and on some Dutch Hifi sites. Audio Technica, especially the predecessors, the ad900 and 1000 caught my attention as they seem have a punchy not overwhelming bass and good controlled mids and treble and they seemed to be fond of Jazz. Most systems that can deal with Jazz and natural instruments have my preference.
Then I read and viewed (on youtube) the review of the successor ad900x by "a_recording" that convinced me this could be interesting. After reading the review on Sound and Vision I was convinced.
Ordered one from Hong Kong, arrived in just 4 days!
First impressions:
Great look and feel! For a wannabee audiophile just the right design. Not to flashy, solidly build with a sort of minimalistic design (in a good way). If you think the headphone is minimalistic, try the box it comes in. This somewhat plain white box just includes the headphone and a jack adapter (6,3mm). For a headphone that costs in the Netherlands 500 USD this is a bit of disappointing. At least include some sort of travel box/sack?!
The "famous wings" look promising and the 3 meter cable is just perfect.
Ok, now quick to the important stuff, the sound.
Again, I decided to start with one of my favourite tests, "Ice cream" form the Dutch Swing College band.
I just listened, and listenend for 2 hours, tried all my "important" cd's. Wow, loved everything about the sound of this headphone. Playing music at whispering level or loud, it sounded just like it should.
Bass: Punchy, precise and not overdone!
Mids: Articulate, no low-mid exaggeration (many headphones annoy me on this point)
Treble: No hiss, just perfect balance.
It just loves natural instruments and voices. The stereo view is also great.
I do not find in anyway the bass to be under-represented. Maybe it's due to my preference for a punchy not oversized bass or because of the amplifier I use, which has a firm bass? I don't know but it's perfect for me! Anymore will just annoy me and give me, like my cheap headphones I use for watching video, listening fatigue.
BTW: I always have my amplifier on "source direct", so no bass or treble added by the amp.
Like the Sony, I tried the AD900x on my ipod, it sounds ok, just like the Sony. But can be somewhat more critical, especially on the treble part.
Still, a good performance and easily 20 times better than the standard earplugs from apple.
I like the cushins being from some sort of cloth. Also it feels great on my head, not too heavy and not crushing my ears.
However, the "wings" are in my opinion too "weak" or the headphone too heavy, anyway it doesn't stay in place even though I have a modestly big head.
I will be trying a few things next week to prevent this from happening, and I mean not growing a bigger head . When I find a solution I will let you know!.
That's it for now! Any questions? let me know.
Pros - Airy, extended highs, good wearing comfort, balanced signature, excellent build quality
Cons - Slightly incoherent / smeared soundstage, bass roll-off, can sound aggressive on some badly mastered tracks
Along with the summary below, I have posted a comparison review of the AD900X, AD1000X and MA900 here:
I've also got a youtube review of the AD900X. If you like the video check out my channel for more reviews
The AD900X has excellent build quality (astounding for the price) and great wearing comfort provided the 3D wing design works for your head.
The AD900X has an airy and spacious sound with a particular emphasis on mids and treble energy, though it is not overly analytical because of a good depth and decent extension in the bass. However it lacks a little definition and on densely layered music it starts to sound incoherent or inarticulate. Bass is tight and fast but does not have the same rumble or depth as closed headphones or some orthos. On slower music (say acoustic or slow jazz) the AD900X sounds fantastic. It loves stringed instruments as well. On badly mastered tracks the treble can be too aggressive.
With the Japanese price of the AD900X and with mail forwarding set up, the AD900X is a veritable bargain. The sound is engaging and exciting. Personally I upgraded to the AD1000X and I think for not too much extra money the AD1000X is easily the better headphone, but the AD900X is still pretty awesome.


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Beini 1.0 RC5 Is Released
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2: h t t p://soft.vpser.net/beini/beini-1.0-rc5.zip
FeedingBottle 3.0 RC1 for BackTrack 4 (pre)
h t t p://vegeta.sdcnc.vdata.cc/beini/feedingbottle3-for-bt4f.zip
can you please check if this program can be included in bt4 final,
hence the author vegeta also here he may help you to check the source, i think.
Beini 1.0 RC5 Is Released
1: h t t p://vegeta.sdcnc.vdata.cc/beini/beini-1.0-rc5.zip
2: h t t p://soft.vpser.net/beini/beini-1.0-rc5.zip
FeedingBottle 3.0 RC1 for BackTrack 4 (pre)
h t t p://vegeta.sdcnc.vdata.cc/beini/feedingbottle3-for-bt4f.zip
meh, I gave it a shot (( prince_vegeta's most recent posting @ http://vegeta.sdcnc.vdata.cc/beini/f...3-for-bt4f.zip )) via a fresh VMware BT4pf install, and I gotta say, I do like it better than Spoonwep2 -- damn good show guys! like prowl3r said... it'd be nice to compile from source.
'see the fnords!'
I support the suggestions to include this with BT4-final.
Would make a nice addition to the already amazing collection of pentesting utilities on the distro
Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it isn't there.
guys i tell you
i never had any luck with beini1.0rc5 and feedingbottle neither with Spoonwep2 on rc4 but beinirc3 works ok so does rc2,to me spoonwep is the supreme on wep(easiest,laziest way)
Beini 1.0 RC5.1 Is Released
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beini-1.0-rc5.1.zip md5:f2a08901b6d9c2d2e2d6d38a6b2beee4
2010-01-22 Beini-1.0-RC5.2 released !!!
--- Update minileaf production of automated test scripts: minidwep-gtk-20119.tce
--- Will be FeedingBottle updated to 3.0 RC3: an increase in violence pseudo-connection - pseudo-link (aireplay-ng -1) is not successful, try to use this feature; chopchop (-4) attack, it will generate the XOR in the status bar displays document progress; change "Attack Command" edit box cursor color; in access to AP interface, an additional list of "ignore abnormal AP" option (eg: 133CH); AP / Client-width font to font list
Aireplay-ng --- modify the code so that it supports Chinese SSID of the pseudo-connection (aireplay-ng -1)
--- Iw upgrade to 0.9.18
--- Increase cowpatty.tcz (Ver: 4.6), can be used to crack WPA/WPA2 handshake packet
--- Increase tcpdump.tcz, wpa_supplicant.tcz, wl.tcz
--- Firmware: wireless-fw-2010-01-05.tcz, an increase of iwlwifi-6000
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can see more video at 4shared.
Beini 1.0 Final Is Released
h t t p://blog.163.com/prince_vegeta/blog/static/28180356201011212543685
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h t t p://w w w.4shared-china.com/file/220555448/7a7b84f0/beini-10-final.html
beini-1.0-final.zip md5:4c1c1d1be86a1128b6199cd7ed052a8a

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Mariah Carey lines up new Valentine's Day single
Listen to Mariah Carey on iHeartRadio
Following her last single, "The Art Of Letting Go," Mariah Carey's preparing to make another comeback with a brand new tune.
According to ABC News, Mimi will be on "The View" next Wednesday to promote the track, which is being timed to tie-in with Valentine's Day.
Mimi's been teasing this song for over a month now, so here's hoping that it'll be worth the wait.
In other news, the songbird's fourteenth studio album, The Art of Letting Go, is due out this Spring, and will feature production from longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri and Bangerz hitmaker, Mike WiLL Made It.
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Adam Rygg: Brewers Trade Rumors
It is officially trade season in Major League Baseball as the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros were all involved in moves over the past couple of days. Trade winds are beginning to pick up speed all around the league, and as has been documented numerous times by a multitude of baseball scribes, the Milwaukee Brewers could be at the center of a lot of activity.
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Exercise and activity for weight loss
An active lifestyle and exercise routine, along with eating healthy, is the best way to lose weight.
The Weight-loss Formula
Calories used in exercise > calories eaten = weight loss.
This means that to lose weight, the number of calories you burn by exercising needs to be greater than the number of calories from the foods you eat and drink. Even if you work out a lot, if you eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight.
Another way to look at this is that a 30- to 50-year-old woman who does not exercise needs about 1,800 calories a day to maintain her normal weight. A 30- to 50-year-old man who does not exercise needs about 2,200 calories to maintain his normal weight.
For every hour of exercise they do, they would burn:
- 240 - 300 calories doing light activity such as cleaning house or playing baseball or golf
- 370 - 460 calories doing activity such as a brisk walk (3.5 mph), gardening, biking (5.5 mph), or dancing
- 580 - 730 calories doing activity such jogging at a pace of 9 minutes per mile, playing football, or swimming laps
- 740 - 920 calories doing activity such as running at a pace of 7 minutes per mile, playing racquetball, and skiing
If this man and woman do not change their diet and add any of the activities above to their lifestyle, they will lose weight.
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An exercise weight-loss program that works needs to be fun and keep you motivated. It helps to have a specific goal. Your goal might be managing a health condition, reducing stress, improving your stamina, or being able to buy clothes in a smaller size. Your exercise program may also be a way for you to be with other people. Exercise classes or exercising with a buddy are both good social outlets.
You may have a hard time starting an exercise routine, but once you do, you will begin to notice other benefits. Improved sleep and self esteem might be a couple of them. Other benefits you may not notice include healthy bone growth and a lower risk for heart disease.
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You do not need to join a gym to get exercise. If you have not exercised or been active in a long time, be sure to start off slowly to prevent injuries. Taking a brisk 10-minute walk twice a week is a good start.
If they appeal to you, try joining a dance, yoga, or karate class. You could also join a baseball or bowling team, or even a mall-walking group. The social aspects of these groups can be rewarding and motivating.
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Simple lifestyle changes can make a big difference over time.
- At work, try taking the stairs instead of the elevator, walking down the hall to talk with a co-worker instead of sending an e-mail, or adding 10- to 20-minute walk during lunch.
- When you are running errands, try parking at the far end of the parking lot, or even down the street. Even better, try walking to the store.
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Sedentary behaviors are things you do while you are sitting still. Decreasing your sedentary behaviors can help you lose weight. For most people, the best way to decrease sedentary behavior is to reduce the time they spend watching TV and using a computer and other electronic devices. All of these activities are called "screen time."
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- Choose 1 or 2 TV programs to watch, and turn off the TV when they are over.
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- Do not eat while you are watching TV.
- Take the batteries out of your TV remote control and get up to change the channel.
- Before you turn on the TV, take your dog or a neighbor's dog for a walk. If you are going to miss your favorite show, record it.
- Find activities to replace TV-watching. Read a book, play a board game with family or friends, or take an evening cooking class.
- Work out on an exercise or yoga ball while you watch TV. You will burn calories. You can also set up a stationary bike or treadmill in front of your TV and use those while you watch.
If you like playing video games, try games that require you to move your whole body, not just your thumbs.
How Much Exercise Do You Need?
Aim to exercise about 2.5 hours a week. Do moderate-intensity aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities. Depending on your schedule, you could exercise 30 minutes 5 days a week or 45 - 60 minutes 3 days a week.
You do not have to do your total daily exercise all at once. If your goal is to exercise for 30 minutes, you can break that up into shorter time periods that add up to 30 minutes.
As you become more fit, you can challenge yourself by increasing the intensity of your exercise by going from light activity to moderate activity. You can also increase the amount of time you exercise.
Jensen MD. Obesity. In Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 227.
Position of the American Dietetic Association: Weight Management. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Feb 2009;109(2): 330-346.
Williams MA, Haskell WL, Ades PA, et al. Resistance exercise in individuals with and without cardiovascular disease: 2007 update. A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology and Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism. Circulation. 2007 [e-pub July 16, 2007.]
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Thread: Enclave quits
If they are serious about following EVE's example on how to foster and develop a strong community, perhaps something like the CSM is in order. One representative per faction per server, with full access but non-disclosure of the data analysis, discussing matters in an organised and formalised manner.
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"condone" is the word you're looking for.
He wasn't on our server, he never impinged on my game, he seems like a deeply angry young man. Can't say he's a big loss, 1 player in thousands. Sad that SoE saw him as something bigger, guess he wasn't.
Wardancers makes a good point - on our worst, mass channel, drunken, scythe crashing, flash riding mayhem nights - we still manage to stick together, redeploy and drop on our leaders. This does not seem special.
Making a lot of noise and sounding off with a bunch of insults, which would probably get him chucked out of a sports team or a bar without appeal, does not a leader make.
I like that RPS is a generally pretty inclusive, and patient. I also think Miller might just be slightly more mature generally - the whole PS1 outfit thing and not being recommended for so long had left us with the die hards, I can only think of one instance in the 7-8 months or so I've been playing where even a 'baddie' was actually rude rather than just cheeky.
Immature and rude behaviour does occur on Miller, but I can count the number of times I have experienced it on one hand. Whether this applies only to Miller or to Planetside 2 as a whole I cannot tell, but I'm largely happy with the community of this game.
I'd agree with all of the above statements - including Grible, who helped out my word blank moment - we have a community on Miller that extends beyond RPS that is particularly good when it comes to online gaming (the RPS outfit is, without doubt, some of the nicest people I've had the pleasure to play alongside). Examples like BCP only serve to underline how important that is, because it's a clear example of what other people seem willing to put up with.
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Enclave meatshield #1351 here:
For those of us who happen to be one of the minorities who Buzz and/or The Enclave supposedly despises, it's pretty illuminating to read the hate coming from your end. One has to wonder what is fueling the rage to the point where you feel the need to construct fantasies.
Look, I get that you guys don't like him because he says what's on his mind and it's often offensive to a portion of the internet, but why lie about him? I find lying more offensive than anything Buzz could possibly say, but then I guess different strokes?
The following link to an original album about Planetside 2 is relevant, especially since it was created by one of our mixed race guys. Not that that should matter ever in any way, shape, or form, but people's lies, much like the ones in this thread, about Buzz being some massive nazi, racist, "homophone," .etc tend to annoy me enough to bring it up.
Personally, I think it's pretty catchy. I put it on my ipod.
It's 'homophobe' and I've seen more than enough screencaps of BCP forum posts on the Enclave to form a very clear opinion of him.
Good luck trying to rewrite your own history!
Edit: Probably worth locking this thread before it turns into a flame war.
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Thanks for taking the time to respond, Kuraudo. I formed a bad impression of BCP when I learnt that he uses a still from Schindler's List as a forum avatar. Perhaps this was a fabrication, perhaps I just misunderstood (somehow) the context. But it is that sort of thing you would need to address to change my opinion of him. Sure, I'm glad to hear your outfit doesn't enforce a whites only policy, but neither does the British National Party.
Last edited by b3ll3nd; 22-06-2013 at 02:17 PM. Reason: moved quotes to separate post
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Too late for quotes I guess but since it's pun o'clock: "Sorry to hear you're Goering." "Don't let the door Hitler on the way out."
Actually, I've been aware of that album. In fact, I think it was my first exposure to the Enclave, back when I started playing the game. I knew nothing of your outfit's or leader's history back then. I think I'd read on Cracked.com about the funeral bombing in PS1, but I hadn't made the connection yet.
The thing is, it proves nothing. Besides Mussolini's rejection of the concept of biological races, there are modern race supremacy leaders who have no problem with other races, as long as each one keeps separate and they know their place. You know, not spewing pinko liberal gibberish and such.
You are right, though. We don't like him. But not because he speaks his mind. That we already do here, and somehow noone gets abused. We don't like him because he takes what should be a fun pass time and turns it into an experiment in pavlovian contitioning. He would abuse everyone and anyone if not performing according to his wishes. He could be a fun guy, in his twisted way, when you performed as he wanted you. But that is fair, right?
I have not the time, the inclination or the energy to further discuss this matter. This is the internet. We all post in hastiness, fueled by emotion. But the internet makes up for that, by providing a constant public record. And his behaviour is there, recorded. If you choose to be blind to it, that is a shame. We do not. History and current political realities in Europe both weigh in heavily.
This site and this community is about PC gaming, promoting it and fostering it. And that goes beyond the bytes in our hard drives. It is also about the impact of PC gaming in our lives, be that cultural, societal, political or economic.
PS: By the way, who was a vegetarian, didn't smoke or drink, loved children, dogs and long walks in the country, was a gracious and amusing host, enjoyed painting in his spare time and lived a bohemian youth as an aspiring artist? Sounds like a nice guy...
Last edited by MrEclectic; 22-06-2013 at 02:38 PM.
Ever go to your own forum and read it Kuradudo? I do, but only for as long as I can go without vomiting. Here's one of your charming recruitment videos;
For those too square and fuddy duddy to understand the sophisticated detached ironic humour contained I'll break it down as quickly as possible;
Before one minute was up we had the words "jew", "gay" and "nigger". In your recruitment video. That your outfit made. Now again, I'm sure you probably think you're being like Stone and Parker with this outrageous edgy humour but its so gratuitous and there's no point being made. Just highly insecure young men mouthing off a bunch of loaded words.
In a recruitment video.
To encourage like-minded people to come join in.
Presumably your mixed race friends found those N-bombs pretty hilarious?
Someone who publicly uses photographic evidence of anti Semitic Nazi war crimes as a forum banner and incorporates the Nazi SS insignia into their personal username, plainly, is the lowest of the low and pure scum. Non of us need to lie about anything. You only need to glance at his post history to see the amount of bile that he regurgitates out onto the internet. Anti women, anti gay, anti social more like... Lies? I think, perhaps, you're lying to yourself there, "meatshield #1351"
Aside from our utter contempt for this imbecile, what gets to us more is that "we're" somewhat represented by him. That Matt Higby, The Creative Director of the fucking game, has had this Grima Wormtounge figure dribbling bullshit into his ear. I for one as a member of the "competitive gaming audience" am not comfortable being represented by some abrasive neck dipper.
Thanks for your contribution to the forum though.Steam - Nick
The screencap MrElectic posted alone, is enough for me to despise this guy. So yeah, I am VERY gratefull that he is off playing another game. He will not be missed!
@NickWhite: Thanks. Couldnt have worded it better^^
Last edited by Chaoskilla; 22-06-2013 at 03:03 PM.
I think we can consider the counter-post from Kurado re. BCP as well and truly rebuffed.
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I apologize for not taking the time to respond to each and every individual post; I am told that brevity is both the soul of wit and comprehension, so I decided to err on the side of not writing a thousand word essay. I have selected the posts which I believe cover the necessary aspects of contention adequately.
Some people were kind enough to bring up examples which give me the opportunity to question the logic which brings them to conclude (presumably on their own accord) that these lies, some of which have been going on and recycled for over a decade, are the truth.
For example, supposedly damming evidence is that he has pictures associated with his forum posts which label him as an anti-Semite. To be specific, Nazi SS stylings and a screenshot from Schindler's list depicting someone about to be executed via handgun to the head.
Im curious how one comes to this conclusion. I gather some dont think its funny; I never was claiming that you should all think as highly of Buzz as we do or take part in our culture. Im asking why this makes him a racist. Or makes us a racist for that matter; most of us, including myself, think many of the same things Buzz does and share in his sense of humor.
Going with this line of inquiry, Im often told by people who hate Buzz that who you spend your time with tends to reflect on your own sensibilities.
Somewhat of a straw man, but humor me as I see it often enough that I'd like to address it.
The inference here being that I am an anti-semite for spending so much time playing games with Buzz, but if that is the case (I would point out that it is patently impossible), does that make Buzz a lover of jews, women, transgendered, .etc for spending time laughing, playing games, and just talking with us for as long as he has? He spent as much time in Planetside 2 as he did for us; he has hated the game since the end of beta.
Moving on from addressing lies:
If someone doesn't like it, they can leave (and some do). We make a big deal both in our recruitment sessions and on the actual recruitment pages about what to expect in The Enclave; our primary requirement above all else is that a recruit possess a thick skin.
In fact, we devoted an entire chapter in our field manual about it.
Anyway, different strokes for different folks right? I understand that such an environment is not for you. Its not for a lot of my friends either, but why hate us over this? Why call it abuse? Im genuinely curious. For the record, I think this point of contention with us is more credible than the others (which strike me as a combination of group-think combined with distinct hatred for a cultural environment).
If my entire sense of humour was based around posting pictures of naked children and throwing phrases around like "that underage kid has a really nice arse", I would not be as incredulous as yourself if people mistook me for a paedophile. Even if I thought that stupid shit was the funniest thing in the world, I'd still have the self awareness to understand why others would not.
if you quack like a duck, walk like a duck and post hate speech like a duck then don't be surprised when people are less than charitable about your claims to be a pigeon.
I also find it curious that an outfit with such thick skin has so many members that are upset with people calling their leader mean names. Why even bother addressing it if you know the truth? The best revenge is living well.
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The guys of Daft Punk are known for being reclusive, but fans may be able to see them any time they want, very soon.
Japanese toy makers Bandai and S.H. Figuarts have teamed up to create a new line of Daft Punk action figures scheduled to come out in the U.S. this December. According to the product description on Amazon.com, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo supervised the creation of the new six-inch figures themselves.
The miniatures are dressed in the duo's current Random Access Memories attire, and they each come with seven sets of left/right interchangeable hand parts to help create that perfect pose.
Fans can pre-order the figures now, with a release date currently set for December 27th. Just in time for the holidays.
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Brevard, N.C. - Martika Elmore of the Brevard College Softball team and Scott McCormick of the Men's Tennis team have been named the Sports Spot Student-Athletes of the Month for the month of March, as recognized on WSQL 1240 AM on Wednesday afternoon. The award is presented by Sports Spot, in conjunction with the Brevard College Athletic Department.
Elmore was voted the Female Student-Athlete of the Month by the BC Head Coaching staff over fellow nominees Alisiya Klochkova of the Women's Golf team and Lindsay Hostetter of the Women's Tennis team.
Elmore led the Tornados softball team throughout the month of March on the mound, going 6-3 overall with a save, while recording 10 complete games out of the 12 games she pitched on the mound for Coach Britne Stubbs. Elmore recorded four games with at least 10 strikeouts, including a month-high 11 strikeouts twice in the month. Elmore also recorded two shutouts in the month, with her best performance of the month coming on March 8th against Davis & Elkins College at the BC Softball Field where she threw her first no-hitter of the season, striking out seven while only walking one in the 8-0 victory. The senior from Fayetteville, N.C. leads the South Atlantic Conference with 197 strikeouts on the season and is eighth overall in the NCAA in strikeouts and 31st in strikeouts per game on the year.
McCormick was voted the Men's Student-Athlete of the Month by the BC Head Coaching staff over fellow nominees Michael Stamper of the Men's Golf team and Randy O'Dell of the Baseball team.
McCormick led the Tornados to an 8-3 record in the month of March as the BC Men's Tennis team moved up to 19th in the Southeast Region, with the senior from Adelaide, Australia being recognized as the 20th-rated player in the region. McCormick was undefeated in the month of March in singles action, going 11-0 and is currently on a 13 match winning streak in singles competition. He also went 8-3 in doubles matches on the month, winning his last eight matches while teaming up with Beau Wills at the no. 1 doubles position. McCormick recorded two 6-0, 6-0 singles matches, defeating East Stroudsburg's and Catawba's top singles players, and won three doubles matches by the score of 8-1. McCormick is currently undefeated in SAC competition and is the reigning South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week.
These two athletes will be presented with action shots recognizing their award, which will be displayed in the lobby of Boshamer Gymnasium for the entire school year. A total of nine female and male Sports Spot Athletes of the Month will be selected in the 2010-2011 academic year. The award is selected from qualified candidates each month by the athletic department staff.
2010-2011 Winners
September - Bailey Varley (Women's Soccer) & Kelvin Jeter (Football)
October - Alexis Decosimo (Cycling) & Tristan Cowie (Cycling)
November - Angela Canale (Cross Country) & Neville Bryce (Football)
December - Holli Flippo (Women's Basketball) & Josh Roper (Men's Basketball)
January - Micheala Watkins (Women's Basketball) & Gaither Hendrix (Men's Basketball)
February - Sarah Carlos (Softball) & Josh Jordan (Men's Basketball)
March - Martika Elmore (Softball) & Scott McCormick (Men's Tennis)


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It all started one day when Jennifer Choppin Fitzgerald was driving to work and noticed a toddler wandering alone on Seventh Street and wearing only a diaper. The baby looked lost.
Theresa Bixby, a close friend of Fitzgerald's, remembers the day in 1997 like it was yesterday.
"Jenn circled the block, but by the time she got back to the spot, the toddler was gone," Bixby recalled. "As we were having lunch, she told me about this and she was kind of shaken up that a child could be wandering alone like that."
That chance encounter led Fitzgerald and Bixby to start Children Today, a nonprofit day care center and preschool program serving homeless children free of charge. Children Today will be holding its 15th anniversary holiday fundraiser today at 230 Pine Ave., formerly the Z Gallerie.
"Jenn told me it was always a dream of hers to help children in need," Bixby said of her friend and co-founder, who died of a heart attack in 2005.
Afflicted with congenital heart problems, Fitzgerald, who was 38, endured four open-heart surgeries, the first at 9 months old and the last three in the months before she died.
Bixby suffered tragedy in her life when her husband, Mark, a community leader, was killed in a plane crash at Long Beach Airport in March 2011.
Bixby and Fitzgerald were both young mothers when they met in 1994. Fitzgerald had started a corporate day care/preschool program called Growing Years in the World Trade Center on Ocean Boulevard.
Bixby, who worked across the street at the then-Arco Towers (now the Molina Center) as a software developer/program manager for TRW Financial Systems, enrolled her oldest son, Ryan, in the program. She and Fitzgerald were kindred spirits and became close friends.
In a serendipitous development in 1996, the City of Long Beach was just starting its Multi-Service Center for the homeless.
"Mark had recently finished his year with Leadership Long Beach, and he introduced me to Corinne Schneider, who was the director of Homeless and Children Services," Bixby said. "She said they were looking for someone who could create a child care/preschool program for homeless children at the center."
This was the just the type of child care center Fitzgerald was dreaming about, and Children Today was born.
At first, there were many obstacles to overcome, like raising money and acquiring permits.
"I would be so frustrated and angry, and she would be so calm," Bixby said. "She would always make me believe we could get over the next hurdle."
Children Today finally opened its doors at Play House West at the Multi-Service Center, 1301 W. 12th St. in 2000, serving 32 infants, toddlers and preschool children from homeless families. Children Today opened its second center at Play House North, 1900 E. South St., serving an additional 32 children from 6 weeks to 6 years old in 2008.
There is a great need in Long Beach to serve homeless children. Some surveys have estimated that there are more than 700 homeless children in the city with a total homeless population of more than 4,000.
Dora Jacildo, the energetic executive director of Children Today, said homeless children have to worry about things that a typical child doesn't worry about.
"Here they have a place where they can be rooted, where they can have a soft place to land," she said.
Jacildo said her staff works hard to give the children a sense of community. She said as a young girl in Guadalajara, Mexico, she knew one day she would have a job helping others.
"I was raised by my mother to believe I could have influence," she said.
This influence has touched hundreds of homeless children and their families in Long Beach. The mother of one such family, who said she was not comfortable sharing her real name, wrote what she called "A Letter of Hope."
She said she had been a stay-at-home mom for six years, only to find that her ex-husband had been molesting her daughter and that her son had seen them.
"My household was turned upside down, and I had no means of providing for my three children," she said. She heard about Children Today and sent her children there.
"I quickly learned that Children Today provides more than day care," she said. "In fact, what they provide is priceless - care and concern that enabled me to continue during difficult times."
She said the day care center made her children feel safe and secure and gave them confidence that is paying off with excellent grades in school. She herself will get a bachelor's degree this year.
"I hope my story is an inspiration to those who are struggling," she said. "Children Today helped me to obtain the strength that was necessary to continue to move forward."
This woman's story is exactly what Jennifer Fitzgerald was dreaming about when she and Theresa Bixby started Children Today.
For more information on the fundraiser or some other way you can help Children Today, call 562-432-1224 or go to childrentoday.org
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Mark it down: March 25. That was the day the meltdown over coal-export facilities in the Pacific Northwest hit critical mass. The turning point centers on a wonky message addressed to a low-profile White House functionary (you may exhale now.)
On Monday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joined Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber in a strongly worded letter on coal exports to Nancy Sutley, chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ.) Sutley, not a household name outside the beltway, is uniquely situated to influence a series of decisions that will shape America's energy and environmental future for decades.
The CEQ was established though the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and conceived as the enviro equivalent of the Council of Economic Advisers. Just like the council, the CEQ prepares an annual report and has the president's ear on big-picture environmental fixes. It also manages federal implementation of environmental-impact assessments, angling to harmonize turgid regulations and the human environment. No small mission, that.
Rather than a parochial focus on permit applications, Inslee and Kitzhaber wide-angle the coal-export debate. They're asking incisive, weigh-the-outcomes questions. Is it in our national interest, for example, for the feds to help underwrite coal extraction in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana only to export the coal to East Asia?
"As the major owner of coal reserves in the Western U.S., the federal government must consider whether it has appropriately priced the coal leases that it continues to grant, including the practice of granting non-competitive leases," Inslee and Kitzhaber write. "These issues raise significant concerns that we are subsidizing the export of coal at the same time we are winding down domestic consumption due to serious environmental and health concerns."
The debate is bipartisan. Are sweetheart deals bleeding taxpayers? In the Pacific Northwest, the lens is narrower, specifically how to "mitigate" for 18 more trains a day from the Powder River Basin to the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal near Bellingham. How will this affect families and commuters in Marysville, Edmonds and beyond?
The remarkable aspect about the Inslee-Kitzhaber letter is its frankness, insisting that the CEQ undertake a thorough review of the greenhouse gas and air-quality impacts of coal leasing before "the U.S. and its partners make irretrievable long-term investments in expanding this trade."
Answering these questions is exactly why the CEQ was created. The onus is now on that low-profile functionary in D.C.


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Youth Ministry Chair Rob Hildebrand challenges his students to serve passionately and think big. "This major is designed for people who love God, love young people and want to make this world a better place," he says. "The youth worker has one of the most important jobs in the church. Young people are looking for guidance. What could be more important than having people love and care for them?"


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Ok, I know were not supposed to say things about other boards, but this guy from another board I'm on (who just so happens to also be the phil savage go root for buffalo fan) emailed Jimmy Haslem with some questions from some of the other fans from the board. Now I will not say the name of the board or link the board in hopes that doing that will allow this to stay becasue I think it is really cool. 1. From Dawgstyle: What's one of the most difficult parts about owning a team that you wish the fans knew and could empathize with?
Dawgstyle--Owning an NFL team is a real blessing, and our family feels extremely fortunate. We feel even more fortunate that it is the Cleveland Browns and are fully committed to working extremely hard to bringing a winner to Cleveland.
2. From Ice: We've been a fan base suffering for almost 2 decades. We've seen so many regimes come and go and all of them promised to bring us a winning team but none of them delivered. Why should we have hope now? Why is this time going to be different? What do you plan to do that no one else has that will bring pride back to Cleveland?
Dear Ice, we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in bringing a winner to Cleveland. We will promise you, however, that no one will approach the task with more energy, a stronger work ethic, or more passion than we do. Hopefully, combining these with talented people will create a consistent winning championship team.
3. From Durakbane: What are your thoughts on our uniforms and how do you plan on capturing the pulse of the browns fan base on the subject.. Specifically, how do you plan on freshening up the image without destroying our classic look? Tradition and our teams heritage are the things I think most Browns fans associate with our uniforms.
Durakbane-We understand that the helmet is sacred and will not be making any changes there. I do think over a period of time we will put a little more zip in the uniforms. Well make sure to do a good job of involving a lot of people in getting great input. Having said all that, were going to focus 99% of our team on creating a winning team. If we win, nobody will care about our uniforms
4. From Zombie Glocker: While i understand the browns are a business, and a business wants to keep its customers, and promote a family friendly experience, I feel the Browns went a bit far with this during Holmgrens tenure. People were literally asked not to stand and yell, so as not to disrupt those behind them. Outside of having drunks act insane, can we expect to be able to cheer our team on again?
Dear Zombie Glocker, thank you for your question. We want to create a great game atmosphere that is both family friendly and what we might call adult friendly. We will do our best not to dampen the enthusiasm of any of our fans. Hopefully, all of our fans will respect the fact that there are other people there to watch the game, and some of those other people might be minors. Thanks again for your continued support of the Browns.
5. From CSUDawg and Dawgmatik: Mr Haslam: The Browns have been known with our last owner to listen a little too much to the fan base regarding personnel decisions. Understanding that we as fans are rarely correct on personnel choices, what is your view on balancing fan desires while maintaining what's best for the organization? How do you achieve balance if any at all?
CSUDawg and Dawgmatik-With all due respect, the ownership and senior management of the Browns will be making all key personnel decisions. Hopefully we will make wise choices.
6. From Dawgmatik: What is it that we "fans" (read: emotionally and financially invested participants) can do to help return our legendary organization to an elite status among professional sports franchises?
Dawgmatik, the best thing you can do is keep the faith, continue coming to the games and rooting hard for our team. It was a real thrill on Sunday to see 67,000 people standing and cheering at the end of the game while that other teams fans, carrying their little yellow towels, quietly filed out. Keep up the support.
7. From T-Dub: Does the NFL have a training course for new owners? How do you break one in?
T-Dub, NFL does not have a training course for new owners. They do, however, encourage you to spend time with other owners. As youve probably read, we have spent time with most of the owners who have had consistent winners over the past ten years. In addition, hiring an NFL veteran like Joe Banner has been a tremendous assistance
8. From: Dawgstyle, Maindawg, Brown83 and Bluegrassdawg: Mr. Haslam, The Browns have been without an identity since their return in 1999. I believe that success starts at the top and works its way down an aligned organization. How will you align the Browns? What is your vision for the Cleveland Browns? (ie. Will you make us an offensive wonder? Will you turn us into a defensive power house? What will our M.O. be?) How long do you think it will take to get there?
Dawgstyle, Maindawg, Brown83 and Bluegrassdawg- I am a huge football fan, but certainly not an expert on football. Our coaches in football talent will decide exactly what our identity will be. My main concern is that we win. Thank you for your continuing support.
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I decided that my January decor was really lacking, so I whipped up this little snowman.
It was super easy to make, took about 30 minutes, and cost nothing because I had the materials on hand (even if you don't have the materials, you can make this for less than $5!).
I don't have pictures of each step, but it's pretty self-explanatory . . . I will just explain what I did and you can email me if you have questions. 🙂
*I used a 4×4″ wood scrap that we had and cut it into 3 pieces: 4″ long, 6″ long, and 8″ inches long (you could purchase a 4×4″ piece of wood at a store like Lowe's or Home Depot and have them cut it to those measurements for you. If you are nice, sometimes they will give you their scrap wood for free).
*Paint all 3 pieces white. (You don't have to sand down your edges, but I did just to give it some dimension.)
*You will need a triangle for the nose- once again I just used scrap wood and cut a simple triangle out. *You don't even need a fancy saw- you could totally use a hand saw to cut out a triangle. If you didn't want to cut it out, a lot of craft stores sell pre-cut wood shapes and that would work great.
*Paint your nose orange and sand down the edges (if you want to do that).
*Glue the nose to the middle of the smallest wood block and add eyes right above it. I used the end of an unsharpened pencil dipped in black paint for my eyes.
*Glue on three buttons down the front of your blocks and stack them up . . .
your snowman is now complete!
Quick, easy, cheap, and cute . . .
my kind of craft! 🙂
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That is so cute!! Great idea 🙂
really cute!
You should join me for Handmade 52
So cute! That is one snowman I wouldn't mind keeping out all winter.
So very cute!!! I'm visiting you from Skip to My Lou. I'd love to invite you to link up with us for Fun Stuff Fridays.
This is great! Very cute and easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely LOVE this!! So, so cute 🙂
I also wanted to let you know that I featured you girls on my blog today!
I LOVE this idea and am totally making one for my sister, who collects snowmen. Thanks!


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OhmyNews: 'Every citizen can be a reporter'
The OhmyNews newsroom in Seoul, July 2006. (Photo by J.D. Lasica)
A tour inside the newsroom of the pioneering citizen journalism publication
Following is a Q&A with Jean K. Min, communications director of OhmyNews International, the trail-blazing citizen journalism publication in Seoul, South Korea. The exchange — with questions put to him by myself and Matthew Lee of the Center for Citizen Media — took place in January 2007.
Please tell us about OhmyNews. How did the site get started, and what are its goals?
As a former journalist of a minority liberal magazine named Mahl since 1988, Oh Yeon-ho, the founder and CEO of OhmyNews, had faced repeated rejections while trying to access major news sources. Doors were shut and questions were unanswered.
As a taxpayer, he felt it was his natural right to demand government agencies to grant access to the vast reserve of public information. That was when the idea that "every citizen is a reporter" came up to him. The idea stayed with him for several years until he began his journalism study at Regent University in the United States.
During his graduate study at Regent University, one of his professors asked the class to draft a paper plan on an imaginary new media start-up. He drafted a detailed launching plan of an online news media, building its business model upon his long-dreamed idea that "every citizen is a reporter."
After coming back to Korea in 1997, he began to persuade some angel investors with his business plan and eventually quit his job at Mahl. With the initial funds raised from these investors and an additional sum from his own personal coffers, he launched OhmyNews in February 2000. The rest of story is now history.
What sets OhmyNews apart from traditional media outlets such as the South China Morning Post?
In his memoir recently published in Korea, Oh has written of his original vision that he "wanted to start a tradition free of newspaper company elitism where news was evaluated based on quality, regardless of whether it came from a major newspaper, a local reporter, an educated journalist or a neighborhood housewife. … So I decided to make the plunge into the sea of the Internet, even though I feared that which was different from what I was accustomed."
The Internet allows people to have two way communications and Oh wanted to make the most out of this new medium. Oh explains the difference of OhmyNews model as opposed to that of traditional media as such:
"Every citizen can be a reporter. Journalists aren't some exotic species, they're everyone who seeks to take new developments, put them into writing, and share them with others."
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Yesterday, 240 Greenpeace activists from national and regional offices took action across Europe to highlight the risk of ageing nuclear reactors.
80 activists staged a decommissioning of the Tihange reactor in Belgium. A projection was made on a cooling tower, at the same time, several 'decommissioning teams' entered the site, including ten climbers, who unfolded banners between the chimneys of the reactors. 50 activists also placed a large nuclear barrel and various smaller barrels at the main entrance.
In Switzerland, about 100 Greenpeace activists from six different countries entered the station at Beznau. They climbed the superstructure of the reactor and hung banners demanding the immediate shut-down of the 45 year old power plant while a paraglider circled the sky.
In Sweden, twenty activists entered the the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant and four climbers unfolded a massive banner in the shape of a "pension notification letter" from the top of the reactor roof. Sweden has four of the ten oldest and most worn reactors in Europe.
In Spain, 30 activists started to 'decommission' the Garoña nuclear power plant. Protestors chained themselves to the gates and unfolded banners as workers from the plant sprayed them with water cannons.
In the Netherlands, an animation of stress cracks and crumbling was projected onto the Borselle plant in the South of the country.
In France a 'decommissioning team' symbolically blocked the entrance to the Bugey station and started to 'decommission' the plant by taking down signs.
See the map over where the actions are taking place.
Out of 151 operational reactors in EU, 66 are older than 30 years old, 25 are older than 35 years and 7 are older than 40 years old. Simply put, a vast amount of these reactors have long outlasted their shelf life. And, regardless of upgrades and repairs the overall conditions of reactors will deteriorate over the long term.
Ageing, decrepit reactors are still in operation in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the UK. Governments and regulators in these countries need to protect the citizens of their -- and neighbouring -- states from the risk of a Fukushima tragedy in a Europe which is densely populated.
Europe can't rely on old reactors to deliver the carbon reductions needed to save the climate. A single greenhouse gas reduction-target for 2030 is, therefore, out of the question. We need binding European and national targets of 45% renewables and 55% carbon emissions cuts by 2030.
So why did hundreds of Greenpeace activists take action yesterday?
Because 44% of the reactors in Europe are just too old to still be on line. They acted to illustrate to the world the risk which these nuclear reactors pose -- not only to Europe and the planet, but to taking tangible steps towards a sustainable and renewable energy future. Also, as we approach the anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, next Tuesday the 11th, it was to highlight some basic common sense: as these reactors get older, the likelihood of catastrophic faults increases.
We demand that reactors older than their initial design lifetime be closed immediately. We believe that for safety no further lifetime extensions should be granted.
Join us in demanding that these ageing reactors are shut down here.
Isadora Wronski is a Powershift Energy Nuclear Coordinator at Greenpeace Nordic.
(Unregistered) bob2
You guys don't get it, nuclear power is the way forward. They do not produce carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gasses and will provide us with po...
You guys don't get it, nuclear power is the way forward. They do not produce carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gasses and will provide us with power for many years to come.
Stop protesting against everything and using antisocial behaviour to get you message across.
7 March, 2014 at 13:24
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@bob2 - I am afraid we get it, Bob. Nuclear power plants cannot help saving the climate in any substantial way. The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency calculated that quadrupling the global nuclear fleet capacity before 2050 (let's for the sake of argument think that the necessary construction of 1400 large nuclear at a rate of over 35 per year is somehow possible) would reduce greenhouse gas emissions with less than 6% compared with business as usual. That is marginal and it happens too late (around 70% of it after 2030). In the mean time they divert attention and lots of capital from the real solutions: energy efficiency and clean renewable sources.
Greenpeace never protests against something if we don't have an alternative. In this case it is the energy [r]evolution scenario that you can find on: http://www.energyblueprint.info.
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"The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency calculated that quadrupling the global nuclear fleet capacity before 2050 (let's for the sake of argument thi...
"The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency calculated that quadrupling the global nuclear fleet capacity before 2050 (let's for the sake of argument think that the necessary construction of 1400 large nuclear at a rate of over 35 per year is somehow possible) would reduce greenhouse gas emissions with less than 6% compared with business as usual."
A quadrupling in 36 years is a 3.9-percent annual increase. There are no physical constraints preventing much quicker expansion.
There are, of course, political constraints: the fossil fuel sector subsidizes government, and professional environmentalist groups speak for that money.
If a member of one of those groups were to dissociate himself from their might-makes-right argument, he might still eventually die of cancer -- but he would know he no longer *deserved* this.
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@GRLCowan - interesting to read your view on the world. You talk about 3.9% but do not translate that into what the OECD/NEA states it means on the ground: 320 new 1000 MW NPPs before 2030 and then an average of 54 reactors per year. No physical constrains? Big forgings? Certified construction workers? Maybe for a sense of reality look at Flamanville and Olkiluoto and indicate how you think this can be done 33 times per year for 20 years at a stretch (compensated for the larger capacity of the EPR).
But I also said "let's assume it is possible"... Nuclear still remains of marginal importance - so marginal it can even in those scenarios easily be replaced by a bit more efficiency and renewables.
To assume there is a fossil fuel conspiracy against nuclear is indeed strange. Especially because most large nuclear utilities are also large fossil utilities. And that includes even EDF from France, the world's biggest nuclear utility, and TEPCO, the worlds biggest utility and owner of the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
For good order: Greenpeace does not accept any money from governments or corporations. It is for over 90% financed by around 3 million individuals. Our judgements are evidence based, not sponsor based.
Also for good order: The Greenpeace / EREC energy [r]evolution scenario foresees also a phase-out of most fossil energy sources in the OECD countries before 2050. We are also actively fighting a reduction of fossil in the mix all over the globe.
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I absolutley agree with bob2 here. nuclear power is the way forward(no, I am not influeced by the so called nuclear industry, I have read about nuclea...
I absolutley agree with bob2 here. nuclear power is the way forward(no, I am not influeced by the so called nuclear industry, I have read about nuclear power and I KNOW it is the way forward)
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Where was GP UK when all these actions were going on? Can someone tell me?
7 March, 2014 at 23:16
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Your map of EPP does not include the UK, why? Although an island the UK is part of Europe We have 7 ageing Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (AGR's) here: Dungeness B, Hartlepool, Heysham 1, Heysham 2, Hinkley Point B, Hunterston and Torness.
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Dear Barrie, The AGR reactors are mentioned in the full report, but not in the briefing which focusses on the large bulk of reactors in Europe, which are either BWRs or PWRs. But you are fuly right. This dicussion is as relevant for the English, Welsh and Scottish ageing nuclear fleet as it is for the continental one.
You can find some AGR issues in paragraphs 2.4.14 (United Kingdom) and 3.2.2 (Gas-cooled reactors) of the first part of the report and on page 75 (pdf page 79) of the second part of the report which you can download on:
You are free to use the materials in your struggle on the Isles!
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I've heard enough of Greenpeace protests, can I hear Greenpeace's solutions to the energy problems please?
20 April, 2014 at 16:46
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@Like I Care: have a look at http://www.energyblueprint.info.
Even though we are not the source of the problems, we also like working on solutions :-) Always optimistic in mood, realistic in method. On energy issues, you can find a good summary of our solution work in the energy [r]evolution scenarios on global, regional and for many countries on national level. Enjoy reading.
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And For New Central To Waterfall? And the Nuclear Reactor On Finland?And The Famigerate Sendai Nuclear "Damage" Mr. Abu and your lobbyes Con...
And For New Central To Waterfall? And the Nuclear Reactor On Finland?And The Famigerate Sendai Nuclear "Damage" Mr. Abu and your lobbyes Continuos the Your Operative Reprise....The Disaster of Fukushima don't Learn, Don't Learn At Human Greed.
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I really want to see of what %of the people who've voted owns which device and current iOS.
I'm quite sure that majority of those who voted to wait for iOS6.0 are those who already have a jailbroken device with 5.01, on the other hand those waiting for JB for iOS 5.1 are those who have accidentally upgraded their firmware to 5.1 or have bought the New iPad.
I own the New iPad and it would be great to able to have JB as soon as possible.
Plus, if there's already been three methods of JB for the New iPad... it must be not too far to make a publicly releasable JB.
With that said, I'm just going to patiently wait and respect their skills and decisions.
Then what happens when IOS 6 comes out? Will they just wait for 6.01 then wait for 6.1 then oh lets just wait for IOS7.
waiting is stupid. What happens if IOS6 doesn't have the exploit needed for the jailbreak then they would've just wasted that time waiting for nothing as they will have to find a new exploit then anyway.
I say release it and make a lot of people happy or dont release it and just keep those people frustrated waiting for nothing as IOS6 might not me exploitable so they waited for nothing.
From past history they will jailbreak anything Apple releases so why wait?
BTW, my and my brother are waiting for a jailbreak before we buy the new iPad so it would be nice to get one soon.
I guess it depends on what vulnerabilities are being used to begin with. It's entirely possible that the same vulnerabilities wouldn't be there in iOS6 regardless of when a jailbreak becomes available. No way for me to be able to judge properly with a complete lack of information.
Bottom line? I think the dev team knows what they have. If they release it now, great. If not, they obviously had their reasons and I am sure they were valid.
My 4S had 5.1 when i purchased it. I've been waiting long enough, give us a 5.1 JB, please.
There's roughly a three-month drought between the first beta of a major iteration of iOS (e.g., iOS 6 beta 1) and its final public release. If one of the exploits in the current 5.1-ready jailbreak has been patched in that beta, it would require minimal effort to prepare and release a 5.1 jailbreak posthaste, allowing the community several months of jailbreaking glory (at that point). Releasing a jailbreak in the immediate future would ensure that Apple would seal all those holes with the first beta of iOS 6, if not an iOS 5.1.1.
That being said, however; there exist some compelling reasons to offer a jailbreak with this '.1' version: the fact that a public firmware downgrading method doesn't exist for A5 devices, the fact that there is no tethered jailbreak for A5 devices, and the fact that a major iOS product (iPad third gen) has zero jailbreak options.
For the record, I own an iPad 3G and a 4 S that is on 5.1. I still would prefer to see a jailbreak for iOS 6 instead of one for 5.1 tomorrow, if at all possible.
PS: In regards to "everything Apple has released has been jailbroken thus far," the past cannot be used to predict the future. Sure, there are several gifted hackers who have released jailbreaking tools in the past and no computer system is truly impregnable, especially with physical control over the system. However, as many, if not all of the hackers can attest, Apple has stepped their game up in terms of OS security over the years. Between potential loss of personnel and increased security, no future jailbreak can be guaranteed.
Release the 5.1 untethered who knows when the new os will be out
People are just selfish, if you upgraded thats your problem, if you bought the device late i understand but it still doesnt change the fact, if they have an exploit let them keep it. Apple 99% of the time wont look for exploits they wait for us to inject them, then they will patch it. 5.1 is a joke anyhow, why jailbreak and waste an exploit. No new features, its just 5.0.1 just fixes the battery problem and add a stupid sliding camera button on the lock screen.
Its not work it, 6.0 will be work it, since its a whole ios upgrade, you always get alot of new features with them types of upgrades.
On one hand I have an untethered jailbroken 4S on 5.0.1 so I say wait. On the other hand what happens a month from now when something goes wrong and I have to reinstall firmware? I'll be boned and praying for a jailbreak. I ultimately say - whatever. I love my iPhone. I love it more with a jailbreak, but it's not a dealbreaker for me and I don't need an unlock. A wise man once told me, "There are no dumb questions only dumb people.".
I have been using the iPhone since it first came out back in 2007. To me, an iPhone is not a "complete" iPhone if it's not jailbroken. I would not own one if that was the case. I currently own the 4S running on 5.0.1. I decided not to upgrade to the "5.1" because it did not bring any new features. Instead of wasting time and effort on jail breaking the "5.1", wait until the 6.0... I am sure it will be well worth the wait....
5.1 is rubbish !. if your on a stable untether with 5.0.1 then i see no reason to want to upgrade to 5.1. I can only assume the people asking for a release now of a new untether have only just bought an iphone/pad/pod with 5.1 already installed or have accidently updated, either way, too bad !. if saving these exploits helps to create an untether for a future major ios release packed with awesomeness, then i say wait.
They should work on jailbreak but do not release it, this way there is a head start to jailbreak the 6.0.
After 6.0 is released then release 5.1 untethered jailbreak and work on adapting it to work on 6.0, if it is not possible to quickly adapt to 6.0 at least people can upgrade to 5.1 or what ever iOS before 6.0.
This is my exact fear.. there's no guarantee that any of these exploits will even work in ios6... ios6 could be a major revamp ( which if you ask me, ios is due for one ) ..
If they are rolling it in with the new iphone 5 then I don't expect it to stay exactly the same as it is now.. may as well just do it ..


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How to Beat Hillary: End the Republican Fratricide
Hillary Rodham Clinton must be reveling in the latest round of Republican fratricide. First there's the Chris Christie–Rand Paul blow-up over national security, surveillance, and pork. Then there's John McCain's musing over possibly supporting Hillary—his fellow Iraq War–backer of a decade ago. And, finally, there's L.I. GOP Rep. Pete King's comparison of Rand Paul to a Nazi-appeaser!
At this rate, Clinton is on her way to a 40-state victory and a third consecutive Democratic win, while leaving the Republicans with the distinction of being the Party of Dixie, Idaho, and little else. Yes, Paul is correct when he tells Christie that Northeast Republicans are "on life support." But for the GOP, that's a bad thing, not a good one. To win the White House, you have to get to 270, and the states of the "NRA Belt" don't get you there.
The reality is that the Party of the Old South—which is the GOP today and what the Democrats were into the 1950s, is dependent upon a successful alliance with Northern and Midwest ethnics. That is, white Southern Baptists and Northern Catholics have to work with each other—even if they don't always like each other. Under the Democrats, from the 1930s to the 1950s, and then under the Republicans, from the 1960s to the 1980s, white Southerners and Northerners voted the same way, and thus elected presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 to George H.W. Bush in 1988.
But during Bush 41's presidency, that North-South alliance started to come unglued. Ross Perot peeled off much of the non-Southern working class, while Dixie stayed loyal to Bush. And so, Bill Clinton won an electoral-college landslide, with just 43 percent of the popular vote. Since 1992, that alliance has grown ever-more frayed, with Catholic voters having gone Republican only once in six elections, and the Republicans having won the popular vote only once, too.
Under these circumstances, if Paul and the GOP are unable to reach an entente with Christie and King and their base, the 2016 Republican presidential nomination will be little more than a soap box to channel the ghosts of 1964 Republican nominee Sen. Barry Goldwater and the Confederacy's long dead president, Jefferson Davis. To be clear, it was under Davis's leadership that the South discovered what happens when Dixie goes at it alone: it doesn't end well.
After the Civil War, from 1868 to 1928—in total of 16 elections, Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson were the only Democrats to win a ticket to the White House. Now, the same persistent electoral rejection awaits the Republican Party if it blindly opposes the sorts of programs that Northerners like, including post–Hurricane Sandy disaster relief, Social Security, and veterans' benefits.
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WATCH: Justin Bieber forgets lyrics during live concert
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Justin Bieber tripped up the lyrics for his song "Fall" at his concert in San Jose, California Wednesday night. The pop star acknowledged the embarrassing moment on Twitter, writing:
San Jose was right tonight. I might of forgot the words to Fall for a second there. Things happen. Lol— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) June 27, 2013
It's the latest in a series of missteps for the 19-year-old singer whose image has taken a public beating in recent weeks following reports of alleged reckless driving and bodyguard beatdowns.
On Monday, Bieber posted a video on Instagram making fun of himself and the scrapes and bruises he said he suffered after falling down a flight of stairs. The singer has also been slapped with a new lawsuit. A paparazzo claims the Biebs delivered a karate-style kick in the stomach and punched him in the face during a confrontation outside of a movie theater in Calabasas, California last year.
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COTTON CLUB PARADE Plays City Center 11/18-22
Carla Cook, Brandon Victor Dixon, Jared Grimes and Adriane Lenox have been cast in Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, opening November 18 at New York City Center. Cotton Club Parade is a celebration of Ellington's years at the famed Harlem nightclub in the 1920s and early '30s, when the joint was jumping with revues featuring big bands, swing and blues, dancers, singers and novelty acts. Cotton Club Parade, conceived by Jack Viertel, with selected texts by Langston Hughes, will be directed by Warren Carlyle and will feature the renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, who also serves as music director. It is the inaugural production of a new producing partnership between City Center and Jazz at Lincoln Center that combines the organizations' specialties: musical theater and jazz. Cotton Club Parade will play for six performances, November 18-22, 2011. City Center is located on 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.
With Ellington's music as the centerpiece, Cotton Club Parade reimagines one of the composer's Cotton Club floor shows. Ellington and his orchestra began a four-year residency at the Club in 1927 and continued making guest appearances throughout the 1930s. Legendary performers such as the Nicholas Brothers, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Snake Hips Tucker, Peg Leg Bates and a 16-year old Lena Horne all performed at the Club.
As in the original revues, Cotton Club Parade will feature singers, dancers and variety acts, and songs by the greatest jazz composers of the time, including Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields ("I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and "Digga Digga Doo"), a young Harold Arlen ("Stormy Weather," "I've Got the World on a String," "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,"), and of course, Duke Ellington ("Rockin' in Rhythm," "Cotton Club Stomp," Black and Tan Fantasy," and "Creole Love Call").
The cast includes Alexandria "Brinae Ali" Bradley, Everett Bradley, Andrew "Dr.Ew" Carter, Carla Cook, Nicolette Depass, Brandon Victor Dixon, DeWitt Fleming Jr., Carmen Ruby Floyd, Jared Grimes, Jeremiah "Showtyme" Haynes, Rosena Hill, Rachael Hollingsworth, KendRick Jones, Monroe Kent, Adriane Lenox and T. Oliver Reid, with Shani "Virgo" Alston, Jason E. Bernard, Tanya Birl, Braxton Brooks, Christopher Broughton, Chanon Judson, Karine Plantadit, Monique Smith, Daniel J. Watts, Joseph Monroe Webb, Christian Dante White and J.L. Williams.
Duke Ellington influenced millions of people around the world and at home. During the course of his 50-year career, he composed more than 3,000 songs and played more than 20,000 performances in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. He gave American music its own sound for the first time with popular hits such as "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing," "Sophisticated Lady," "Mood Indigo," "Solitude," "In a Mellotone," and "Satin Doll." Ellington was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1966 and later earned several other prizes, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 and the Legion of Honor by France in 1973.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, composed of 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988. Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra spends half of its season on tour and performs a vast repertoire, from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works by guest artists and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra members.
Carla Cook is a Grammy nominated singer/songwriter whose eclectic repertoire includes jazz, R&B, European classical, Motown, blues and rock. Her 2000 debut album, It's All About Love, received a Grammy nomination in the Best Jazz Vocal Performance category and was awarded the AFIM Indie Award for Best Jazz Vocal. In 2000 Cook recorded her second album, Dem Bones and in 2002, she recorded Simply Natural, both for MAXJAZZ.
Brandon Victor Dixon was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Harpo in The Color Purple and has appeared off Broadway as Haywood in The Scottsboro Boys (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle nominations) and on national tour as Adult Simba in The Lion King. Brandon was last seen at City Center in the Encores! production of House of Flowers.
Jared Grimes is making his mark in tap and hip-hop/street jazz. He has danced alongside legends such as Gregory Hines, Ben Vereen, Jerry Lewis and Fayard Nicholas and toured with Mariah Carey. Jared's stage credits include Babes in Arms at the Goodspeed Opera House; Sammy, directed by Debbie Allen; Scottsboro Boys, directed by Susan Stroman; Pure Country, directed by Peter Masterson; and Vaudeville, directed by Christopher d'Amboise. Jared performed with Wynton Marsalis at the Kennedy Center on the occasion of the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Adriane Lenox's many Broadway credits include Doubt (Tony Award) Chicago, Caroline or Change, Kiss Me Kate, Ain't Misbehavin', Dreamgirls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Off-Broadway, she was seen in Still Life and Dinah Was... (Obie, Audelco Awards). Adriane appeared with Sandra Bullock in the film The Blind Side and will appear opposite Robert DeNiro in Red Lights.
Warren Carlyle directed and choreographed Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, opening November 10, and the Encores! production of Finian's Rainbow and its subsequent Tony nominated Broadway production. He choreographed the Encores! productions of Girl Crazy, On the Town, Juno and Stairway to Paradise. NY credits include: Follies (Choreographer, Marriot Marquis Theater), A Tale of Two Cities (Director and Choreographer, Al Hirschfield Theater) and 101 Dalmatians (Choreographer, Madison Square Garden and US Tour). His regional credits include Camelot (Stratford Shakespeare Festival), Randy Newman's Harps & Angels (Mark Taper Forum), Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin (La Jolla Playhouse), Buddy's Tavern (The O'Neill), Lucky Guy (Goodspeed), Mame (Kennedy Center), The Pirates of Penzance (Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed), The Baker's Wife (Goodspeed). UK: Me and My Girl (UK Tour), Pageant (Vaudeville Theater) and Sondheim's Moving On (Bridewell Theater).
Wynton Marsalis is the Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he made his recording debut as a leader in 1982, and has recorded more than 30 jazz and classical recordings, which have won him nine GRAMMY® awards. Wynton became the first jazz artist to be awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in music, for his oratorio Blood on the Fields, which was commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center. By creating and performing an expansive range of brilliant new music for quartets to big bands, chamber music ensembles to symphony orchestras, tap dance to ballet, Wynton has expanded the vocabulary for jazz and created a vital body of work that places him among the world's finest musicians and composers. He helped lead the effort to construct Jazz at Lincoln Center's home - Frederick P. Rose Hall - the first education, performance, and broadcast facility devoted to jazz, which opened in October 2004.
Jack Viertel is Artistic Director of Encores! and also serves as Senior Vice President of Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns and operates five Broadway Theaters, currently presenting The Book of Mormon, How to Succeed... Jersey Boys, On A Clear Day... and Lysistrata Jones. At Encores! he has overseen 33 productions, and conceived the Encores! revue Stairway to Paradise. Two of them - Gypsy, and Finian's Rainbow - later moved to Broadway. He spent two years as Dramaturg of the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and from 1980 to 1985 was the drama critic and arts editor of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. He was the original conceiver and co-producer of Smokey Joe's Cafe, and helped shepherd six of August Wilson's plays to Broadway, as well as Tony Kushner's Angels in America, among many others.


text: College Union Concerts Throughout the year, CU hosts large scaled concerts for the student body and the surrounding community. Artists and musicians across genres perform in Edman Chapel and Coray Gym. In recent years, shows have included The Decemberists, Phil Keaggy, The Fold, Kristyn and Keith Getty, Welcome Wagon. On a smaller level, we also produce live shows for campus bands and musicians throughout the year. Every Thursday night in the Stupe you can find live coffeehouse performances, which are known as Live! @ The Stupe. On the weekends throughout the semester, CU will also host longer concerts for campus bands known as Live! These shows take place in many campus venues and highlight some of the more experienced and accomplished campus bands.


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THIERRY CHAMPSAffiliation:
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Artist's BiographyThierry Champs is Professor of Music at the University of Quebec in Montreal since 2011. He holds a Ph.D. in interpretation with research oriented in playing trumpet with balance and ease of interpretation in relation to repertoire.
Trumpetist Thierry Champs holds a privileged place in the Montreal music scene. His precise playing and masterful technique as well as his artistic sensibility led him to work with the best in his profession. In the past, he has played with the Socit de musique contemporaine du Qubec as principal trumpet, the Montral and Longueuil symphony orchestras, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, and the Orchestre des Grands Ballets Canadiens. Thierry played in concert with notable Qubcois showmen Gregory Charles and Martin Deschamps.
He is also the founder and a current member of the brass and drum sextet Magnitude6, a contemporary music ensemble. In addition to his academic training, Thierry has studied with world famous musicians such as: Maurice Andr, Robert Astre, Eric Aubier, Jean Sibra, Christian Pollin, Manon Lafrance, Joe Burgstaller, Jean-Louis Chatel. He has also performed in masterclasses with Antoine Cur, Guy Touvron, Alain Trudel, Sergei Nakariakov, Walt Johnson, Wayne Bergeron.
Thierry holds a masters degree with grande distinction lunanimit from the Conservatoire de musique de Montral. While in France, he also obtained a Trumpet performance Diploma from Conservatoire de Versailles and a Cornet Performance Diploma from Conservatoire de Bayonne.
Thierry has earned a solid reputation as an educator regularly giving master classes in Canada and Mexico. He also hosts numerous workshops including a workshop on stress management performance.


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Dad Calls Cops To Teach His Son A Lesson…Cops Shoot Son Dead
A father called the cops on his son after his son took his truck without permission. It turned into a car chase and ended in tragedy after an officer fired 6 rounds into the truck.
Dad calls cops on son to teach him a lesson; lesson ends with cops shooting the son dead http://t.co/MSdZCGLwL6— Gawker (@Gawker) November 7, 2013


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WATCH: Andy Roddick's Jay Z impression
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Andy Roddick might need to stick to his extremely lucrative day job.
After the Grammys, the tennis star's supermodel wife Brooklyn Decker posted an Instagram video of him impersonating Jay Z's acceptance speech. Put it this way: it's definitely not Lorne Michaels-ready.