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At runtime, java classes do not retain the name of the constructor or method parameters, unless classes are compiled with debug options on.
This has some interesting implications for Spring Constructor Injection.
Consider the following simple class
package dbg; public class Person { private final String first; private final String last; private final Address address; public Person(String first, String last, Address address){ this.first = first; this.last = last; this.address = address; } public String getFirst() { return first; } public String getLast() { return last; } public Address getAddress() { return address; } }
and a sample Spring bean configuration xml file:
<bean name='address1' class='dbg.Address' p:street1='street1' p:street2='street1' p:state='state1'/> <bean name='person1' class='dbg.Person' c:address-ref='address1' c:last='Last1' c:first='First1' ></bean> <bean name='person2' class='dbg.Person' c:first='First2' c:address-ref='address1' c:last='Last2' ></bean>
Here I am using the c namespace for constructor injection. This fails with the exception that the argument types are ambiguous – this is because the first argument is a String and since its runtime representation does not have the argument name present, Spring cannot determine if it should be substituted for the first name or last. There are a couple of fixes possible for this scenario: 1. To use index based constructor injection, the drawback though is that it is very verbose:
<bean name='person1' class='dbg.Person' > <constructor-arg value='First1'></constructor-arg> <constructor-arg value='Last1'></constructor-arg> <constructor-arg ref='address1'></constructor-arg> </bean> <bean name='person2' class='dbg.Person' > <constructor-arg value='First2'></constructor-arg> <constructor-arg value='Last2'></constructor-arg> <constructor-arg ref='address1'></constructor-arg> </bean>
2. To compile with debug symbols on, this can be done by passing a -g or -g:var flag to the java compiler – this will ensure that the parameter names are preserved in the class file and the original concise bean configuration with c namespace will work. 3. A neat fix is to annotate the constructor with @ConstructorProperties which basically provides the argument names to Spring:
public class Person { private final String first; private final String last; private final Address address; @ConstructorProperties({'first','last','address'}) public Person(String first, String last, Address address){ this.first = first; this.last = last; this.address = address; }
This works with or without debug options turned on. 4. Probably the best fix of all is to simply use @Configuration to define the beans:
@Configuration public static class TestConfiguration{ @Bean public Address address1(){ return new Address(); } @Bean public Person person1(){ return new Person('First1', 'Last1', address1()); } @Bean public Person person2(){ return new Person('First2', 'Last2', address1()); } }
Reference: Spring Constructor Injection and Argument names from our JCG partner Biju Kunjummen at the all and sundry blog.


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This MLB witch hunt against Alex Rodriguez is so ridiculous even his detractors, such as myself, are now on his side. Why didn't Bud Selig and his minions exert this type of effort to go after Mark "I'm not here to talk about my past" McGwire, Sammy "I don't speak English" Sosa and Barry "Big Head" Bonds? Oh, right, Selig and his crew were making millions off them, plus none of those "cheaters" played for the Yankees. Rather foolish of me to expect a level playing field.
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Headhunting in the NHL must stop. There are more than enough concussions to go around on clean hits. There need not be additional concussions caused by minor league-caliber goons. One solution, although controversial, was voiced years ago by Phil Esposito when he reminded us that during the non-helmet era, there were fewer concussions — mostly because players were aware that a hit to an unprotected head was dangerous. Either get rid of the helmets, or enact much more serious penalties.
It seems every year the Rangers end up not having enough toughness or enough scoring. Tell me why Taylor Pyatt, Benoit Pouliot and Dominic Moore — and even Mats Zuccarello, who's too small five-on-five — are still on this team. Jesper Fast should be getting ice time at Hartford. When J.T. Miller, Chris Kreider and maybe even Danny Kristo can help in the scoring department. And why is Rick Nash fighting someone else's battle, then getting concussed with no response. Alain Vigneault should employ someone other than Derek Dorsett to stop other teams from targeting Nash, or we're in for a long season.
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All the critics of Yasiel Puig's passionate baseball style should take a chill pill and ponder the timeless words of baseball immortal Roy Campanella: "You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you." Puig is the little boy Campanella was talking about.

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Even though you feel this way, it is important to know that you have the tools you need to get yourself un-stuck whenever you need to.
I know that when we take care of our mind, body, and soul every single day, and the techniques I am going to share with you, will help you improve those areas of your life. Once you give your mind, body, and soul the attention they deserve, you'll feel refreshed, rejuvenated, and more content in general.
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5 Reasons to Attend International Preschool Singapore
To help newly married couples or parents choose the best international preschools in Singapore, we have listed the top five reasons why it would be their best decision to enrol their kids in an international school.
- These schools can accommodate students of different nationalities. Parents who need to transfer to another country because of work enrol their kids to an international school because they have programs that specialize and cater to foreign students. They specialise in creating activities and program that follow the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. These programs expose the children to different practices and tradition of various culture while mirroring their own culture and practices as well. The transition from one country to another will not have a drastic effect on the child's performance because of this program.
- A preschool in Singapore uses English and the mother tongue as its mode of teaching. The English language is used as a method of teaching because it can be understood by almost everyone. International schools offer special classes using the mother tongue because it is very important to learn their own dialect. Speaking two dialects can be advantageous whether in school, work, or travel abroad. However, there are also international schools which focus on a single nationality only, such as British, German, or French schools. These are called immersion schools, which help prepare a child to be accustomed to the country.
- Graduating from an international preschool in Singapore gives excellent opportunities to its alumni. Since these schools follow the IB curriculum, it is expected that they have a competitive environment. They usually focus in advanced subjects in Sciences and Mathematics even at the Primary Years Program (PYP). This program is divided into nursery, K1-Kindergarten 1, and Kindergarten 2. They made it as such because they believe that the readiness of the children to enter grade school depends on his/her formative years in primary school.
- The standards of the International Association of School Libraries (IASL) are met and used. Preschools in Singapore, especially the international ones follow the standards of the IASL which include an international accreditation, international curriculum, bilingual language instruction, non-selective student enrolment, moving population, and the transferability of students.
- The learning strategy in an international school is very empowering. Compared to local schools, the classes in an international school are smaller because they believe that smaller classes ensure that the teachers are able to focus on each and every child's needs. They measure their students' learning using various testing methods. They also believe that test scores alone do not measure the holistic capability of an individual. Most parents who came from other countries are afraid to enrol their kids in local schools because of the stories of bullying. International school administrators make it appoint to address this issue because they promote an environment where respect of different nationalities and culture are being fostered.
Choosing the best international preschool Singapore is very important because your child is like a plant that needs proper cultivation in order to grow as an individual. A quality preschool education is important because it is a stepping stone for a much bigger role in their life.


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Jim Fregosi, a former MLB manager and All Star, has been taken off life support after suffering multiple strokes last weekend during a Major League Baseball alumni cruise, according to multiple reports.
MLB.com's Tracy Ringolsby reported, citing a statement from Fregosi's family, that he was taken off life support Thursday and placed under sedation at a Miami hospital. He had been flown to Miami from the Cayman Islands on Wednesday after his condition had stabilized.
According to ESPN.com, Fregosi is under the care of a neurologist at Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Fregosi managed the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1993 National League pennant, and he has spent 53 years in the sport as a player, manager, and scout. He also managed the Angels, White Sox, and Blue Jays. For the past 13 seasons, he has served as a special assistant to the Atlanta Braves' general manager.


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Mango Sticky Rice is always a treat! It is especially a treat when you have it in the middle of fall, just before the onset of winter. It reminds me of a perfect balmy, summer day, which is sometimes just what I need when it's 35 degrees outside (even though that's not THAT cold..I've seen worse). 🙂 If you can find mangoes in your area, try this recipe! It's simple and delicious!
1 mango, peeled and sliced
1 c. of glutinous sticky rice (Thailand)
1 1/4 c. water
1/4 c. coconut milk
1 t. sugar
maraschino cherries (optional)
1. Using a rice cooker, combine sticky rice and water and set to cook (or cook on stovetop)
2. While rice is cooking, combine coconut milk and sugar.
3. When rice is done, arrange on plate or in a bowl (mango can go beside rice or on top of).
4. Just before eating, Pour coconut milk mixture over rice and eat with mango.
You've just created a delicious, exotic dessert in just 5-10 minutes! Congratulations! 🙂


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Hi Everyone!!!! I ditched ya again! haha! but I'm on a mission!!!! wanna know what my mission is? yes! you say! OKkkk...I'm trying to go to the Stampin up convention this year, so I am trying to sell everything possible :) ..my quilts included :) so I'm trying to get my quilts binded today for my garage sale on Sunday :)...and since I'm home alone tonight. My kids ditched me and my darling husband had to work today...and it's my anniversary!!!! so poop! ...so instead I am blogging my Friday Funny pictures and a picture of me and the hubby..Don't you just love the photo-bomb of Eewok!!!!!!! ...OK so this is probably where you want to stop reading if you don't like mushy stuff ;) ..it's a message for my hubby...so here goes...
Tim, words can't begin to describe how I feel about you but I will try....I have loved you from the first time I met you and as the years have gone by I have come to be even more IN love with you..I never want to be without you. I have so much fun with you and I absolutely love talking to you...I know we have had some tough times, mainly because I'm a control freak and never feel I'm wrong ;) ...but even after putting up with so much of my poop you still love ME and you never go without telling me how much you love me and only you would encourage me to buy whatever my heart desires and offer to hold the packages..Only you would hear my complaining that we can't afford something I really wanted and say hey I can get another job (that would be job #3)....at the same time telling me ... "What is it you want, Mandy? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down" .....and mean it :) :) ..I know that you give yourself constantly to me and never really complain but I promise to be better..I'm not supposed to get worse every year but better for you, because YOU deserve it and there's no need for any less for me to give to you...I've never been treated like a Princess by you..hell no! I've always been treated like a QUEEN!!! and I know it and I am so very grateful!!! not many girls find guys like you..I believe your one in a million!!!! how I got so lucky I have know idea!!!! As we get older together I can't say I love you enough or hold you enough but bye GOLLY I sure as heck am going to try!!!! I love you baby so much!!! I can't wait to look up into your eyes and tell you this in person and walk with you hand in hand ...thank you for always being there for me!!! I'll LOVE YOU FOREVER! Happy Anniversary!!!!!!
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By Wang Tiancheng
Leading up to the Party's 18th Congress, the phrase "political reform" had buzzed around like a butterfly, fluttering with pretty hopes. Then, 15 minutes into Hu Jintao's speech on the 8th, that buzz fell silent; by the time Hu finished his speech, it was as good as death. When we talk about political reform in China, what are we talking about exactly? Different people will have different answers to this question, and according to the Party, it has never stopped reforming for all these years. Weighed in before the Party Congress opened, the Economist said that "ultimately, this newspaper hopes, political reform would make the party answerable to the courts and, as the purest expression of this, free political prisoners." Today let's hear what a Chinese dissident and a renowned constitutional scholar has to say in a concise manner and where he sets the bar for political reform.
When the Chinese student movement erupted in 1989, Wang Tiancheng (王天成) was graduating from the Law Department (now the School of Law) of Peking University with a master's degree. He became a lecturer and edited a legal publication there. In 1992 he was arrested for founding a party called the "Chinese Literal Democratic Party" and sentenced to five years in prison. After years of harassment by the Chinese government, he left China in 2008 for the US where he has conducted research at several universities. His new book, The Grand Transition: A Research Framework for the Strategy to Democratize China (《大转型:中国民主化战略研究框架》), published earlier this year in Hong Kong, examines over 30 cases of democratic transition around the world and lays out a blueprint of how a democratic China can be realized. An immediate sensation in the circles of Chinese dissidents and liberal intellectuals, banned promptly by the CCP's Propaganda Department, the book is widely regarded as the most important work in Chinese political science in the last two decades. With Mr. Wang's permission, we offer you a translation of his comment, originally published on the BBC Chinese website on Nov. 12. –Yaxue
Let me start by taking stock of a few events and the messages behind them. Together they paint the political scene of current China:
- Rapid economic growth has so far been the most important source of legitimacy of the Chinese Community Party's rule. But the good time of two-digit annual growth has gone forever. People are deeply concerned that an economic crisis is fast approaching;
- To advance his political standing, Bo Xilai, a member of the princeling class, drew wide attention to himself by "singing red and striking down black." But by an unexpected turn of events, his career folded dramatically in front of the world, and he faced corruption and other serious charges;
- Public security spending has skyrocketed to exceed military spending, and much of it is spending on "stability maintenance." The actual spending is probably even higher than the official numbers;
- At first, Wen Jiabao only talked to foreigners about the need for democracy and political reform; then he talked about it frequently to domestic Chinese audiences. Meanwhile, Wu Bangguo (吴邦国) stated that China must insist on "Five Wont's" ("China will not engage in a multi-party system; China will not promote diverse ideologies; China will not institute the separation of the three powers; China will not adopt federalism; China will not implement privatization");
- Wang Qishan (王岐山), it's said, recommended Tocqueville's Old Regime and the French Revolution to his colleagues, for what Tocqueville said in that book: It's the most dangerous time for a bad regime to begins to reform itself; that's when it can be more easily overthrown;
- The public's craving, and call, for political changes have never been stronger.
These circumstances and the messages behind them present us an ever clearer picture of a gathering storm. Now, the question is, will the new leaders installed by the 18th Party Congress embark on political reform?
Key to Changes
Leadership transition always inspires hope among many people, and indeed it is an important cultural phenomenon in contemporary China. Ten years ago when new leaders took over the scepter, many held high expectations for them, hoping they would implement a "new deal" and move towards political reform.
The same is being repeated today. Disillusioned with Hu and Wen, people are certainly more cautious than before with what hopes they harbor for the new leaders, but all in all people are even more enthusiastic than 10 years ago discussing, and speculating about whether the next leaders will kick start political reform, because, this time around, they feel China has come to a point where "it has no choice but to change."
Leading up to the 18th Party Congress, there had been a constant stream of online "revelations," by some overseas Chinese websites in particular, that the incoming leaders intended to push for political reform. These messages, it now seems, had a clear intent—to mitigate the widely palpable hunger for change.
I will refrain from speculating on whether Mr. Xi Jinping will, or will not, implement political reform. I want to simply point out one thing: the key to gauge China's transition toward a democracy is to see whether or not freedom of association can be realized and independent political parties can be allowed to exist.
Reform or Transform?
The idea of a gradual reform has been prevalent since post-1989. People of this credo believe that reforms should begin with small issues that would not touch on the fundamental principles of the current system and would not challenge the ruling status of the Communist Party. Most of these people have not proposed to lift the ban on forming political parties, even fewer of them have suggested a direct election in the near future for selecting the country's leaders.
To this faction of people, the most important thing lies in persuading the ruling group to launch political reform. This necessarily means that the bar cannot be set too high as to seriously threaten the Party's ruling status. Or the reformist demand would be unrealistic for the ruling group to accept.
But what's so obvious to all is that, without lifting party ban and holding national election, those major changes have even less of a chance to take place. In reality, by steering clear of these two demands, people touting gradualism are putting China's democratic transformation off to an indefinite future.
Meanwhile, the so-called "political system reform" is an ambiguous term, first used in the early 1980s by the government. For them, the socialist economic system and political system were never to be changed; changes could only be made to certain ways of doing things. So they created terms like "economic system reform" and "political system reform."
It's time now to move beyond the vague expression of "political reform" and replace it with a clear demand for democratic transition.
Democratic transition includes two stages: liberalization and democratization. Liberalization refers to the ability to exercise the freedom of expression and the freedom of forming political parties. [For the Communist Party,] the key is to tolerate the existence of oppositions. Democratization refers to free and direct election of the government.
Viable Alternative
When talking about China's political transformation, some people often lament the lack of viable opposition parties, and from there, they find justification for the one-party system. So evident are the paradox and confusion of such a notion: the non-existence of viable alternative parties is the result of one-party's dictatorial rule; for it in turn to become the justification for the one-party system is inherent to the self-perpetuating nature of that dictatorial system.
Over the last 30 years, nearly 70 countries in the world have transformed themselves into democracies. Only a small fraction of these countries, such as Brazil, Uruguay, and South Korea, had strong opposition parties prior to the transformation, and they were the benefit of these countries' respective historical legacy: They had been democracies before and they were returning to democracies, and the military coups that had overthrown democracy didn't eradicate the existing political organizations altogether.
Most of the other countries, such as the eastern European countries whom we know more about, didn't have any independent, influential political parties before the transformation occurred, with perhaps the rare exception of Solidarity Union in Poland, if it can be seen as a political party.
Over the course of democratic struggles, there can be seeds or early forms of democratic parties. But rapid growth of independent political parties is only possible when the ban on forming parties is lifted. In 1988, as soon as Hungary issued new laws to allow free associations, various parties quickly emerged. In 1989 when Bulgaria abolished from its Constitution articles about the Communist Party's leading status, opposition parties quickly came into being.
When, in September, 1986, the Democratic Progressive Party announced its establishment in the Grand Hotel in Taipei, Chiang Ching-kuo's (蔣經國) government acquiesced its existence without clamping down. It was seen as the beginning of Taiwan's democratic transformation.
Lifting the party ban is the beginning stage of democratic transformation, the core of liberalization. Democratic transformation is only possible when the monopolizing party is willing to accept multi-party competition and embrace the risk of losing power. In eastern European countries, after the transformation, the communist parties have all re-organized into Social Democratic Parties and taken turns to govern with parties evolved from oppositional organizations. In Taiwan we know that's the case too.
My conclusion is therefore clear: To gauge whether or not political change is coming to China, the key is whether the ban on forming political parties will be abolished or contravened, whether the Communist Party, in power for over 60 years now, will engage in equal competition with other political parties, and whether it will face up to the issue of the party ban or avoid it.


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So for the past year, every time we introduce a new team member, we have done our own version of a talk show. We have had a total blast with it and it allows our students to have fun with and get to know new leaders in our ministry.
I wanted to share it with you in case you wanted to have some fun the next time you are introducing a new team member! Here are the basics:
We start as though we are doing a traditional welcome up top and we bring the new team member onstage and introduce them. Then, when the host says something to the effect of "Welcome to the (name of host) Show" a group of volunteers quickly set up a talk show set. Traditionally, we just do two chairs, an end table, a plant, and have a blazer ready for the host to wear. We recently just added a bumper to play during the set up (see video below).
We then have the host ask the new leader ridiculous questions, some they know are coming and some surprises. Some examples are:
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-We found this photo of you (embarrassing Facebook photo goes onscreen) can you tell me what is happening here?
-There have been several rumors going around that you have a Myspace. Would you like to make an official comment on that?
-If someone were to catch a leprechaun, would that count as kidnapping? Why or why not?
Finally we finish with a question that allows them to get a little more serious like, "what are you most looking forward to in this ministry?"
It has been a huge win for us and might be able to be one for you to! Hope this helps!


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While I have the usual reservations about scientific positivism - not so much that it is a kind of imperialism, but rather that it is ultimately a totalising method, leaving little room for the qualitative experiences of people - I nevertheless have no sympathy for those nay-sayers, flatearthers, religious charlatans and general luddites who insist that anything that comes under the nomenclature of 'genetics' is FrankenBad.
Are we determined by nature? Are we determined by nurture? Why would the latter be so preferable to the former? Surely it is the 'determinism' itself that instils the fear. Or, if a creationist, why are you so reassured by the idea that you are determined by a God? How stultifying. And besides, why think of nature versus nurture, as though they are opposing ends of a spectrum? Why not think of nature and nurture as parallel determining, but open-ended, forces?
If the determinism of the physical laws of the universe is able to result in such a diverse and mind-boggling phenomenon as the universe itself with its dark matter, strange quarks, planetary nebulae, disc galaxies and comfortingly reliable gravity, why should we resent being also determined? Given that such determinism nevertheless is so convoluted as to produce the sense of agency that we so dearly cling to and to which we attribute our illusion of individuality, should we not be grateful for the laws that result in it? Wasn't Keats basically full of shit when he moaned about unweaving the rainbow? (I think that's a fair summary of Dawkins' book).
I say all this by way of pre-emptive defence. If you don't like an idea, the easiest way to attack it is to attack its author - and once you have dispensed with that author, all his subsequent ideas become anathema. E. O. Wilson, author of Sociobiology has incurred the wrath of the aforementioned nay-sayers, since his ideas can be caricatured as the basest form of genetic determinism - a gene for homosexuality, a gene for liking people called Alicia, a gene for grazing your knee when you're 12. Evolutionary psychology is an easy target for those who wish to further their own agenda - such as continental philosophers, proponents of the 'blank slate' (not in themselves objectionable, just intellectually weak as demonstrated by Pinker), cognitive scientists, sociologists with no knowledge of biology, and the like.
But I repeat - if there were, say, no gene for altruism after all, would we suddenly cease to bother being altruistic? And if there were found such a gene, would it mean our altruism were worthless? There is category error in abundance here.
So, having attempted to head off, at the pass, the common criticism of Wilson, I stand in awe at the project that is the Encyclopedia of Life. An electronic page on every species known to man. A collaborative project between a number of biological research institutions to make available to everyone our accumulated knowledge of earthly diversity:
When completed, www.eol.org will serve as a global biodiversity tool, providing scientists, policymakers, students, and citizens information they need to discover and protect the planet and encourage learning and conservation.[EurekaAlert]
An excellent intervention of knowledge into the public domain, and an awesome implementation of the power of our network, the determinedly FrankenBad Internet.
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And what do the BBC do? Editorialise and announce. That's what they're good at. Don't get me wrong, there is a place for the institutional voice, and of all the institutions I'll be sad to see go when anarchy finally reigns, it will be the BBC I'll mourn most. In fairness, the only other thing I'll mourn will be a constant supply of Irish Whiskey, since I imagine that when we surface in our future collective mutualism, Bushmills will be hard to source.
Radio 4 is, as Stephen Fry has already said, one of the pinnacles of human cultural achievement (well for an hour or so a day anyway). Its factual programming is excellent and illuminating in a middle-class sort of way. It's where I learn most of the UK political news that I consume, and as Mark Frauenfelder says on BoingBoing, 'In Our Time' is one of the best programmes available as a podcast produced by anybody in the world.
But the BBC doesn't know how not to editorialise and announce. Many commentators, especially in America, have lauded many of the announcements that come out of the BBC, citing it's funding structure and public service remit as a the reason why it is so ready to embrace participation and 'user generated content'. Actually, for all of these announcements, the beeb have failed to do much of it, and revealed a fundamental misunderstanding of what this so-called 'UGC' is really about.
What announcements were these?
October 2006: BBCi to showcase user's content. Right okay, where in the vast fray of people talking to each other on the internet did you get the overwhelming feeling that what they want was for their stuff to be 'showcased'? What are you, butterfly collectors now? When was the last time you went to a gallery to observe a conversation - indeed, how do you 'showcase' communication? Surely all you need to try to do is facilitate it? Sure this happens already on h2g2 and other talk boards hosted on BBCi, in a heavily moderated sort of way. Thanks for protecting us from ourselves. And what makes you think that the creations that people make need to be legitimised by your patronage?
September 2006: BBC sign a 'memo of understanding' with Microscoft. Ah, now here's a clue to the underlying thinking here. Microsoft, king of the embrace-and-extend technique, are called in to help you do your web services. On the surface, there's nothing wrong with seeing new stuff, and wanting to do the same thing better. Under the skin, all that's really there is institutionalisation and monolithic thinking. Microsoft's embrace-and-extend is really only about breaking and pulverising. Excuse me if waiting for this to happen doesn't give me the bends. Besides, the point is to do what you like, how you like.
May 2006: BBC & We-Media. Headlined as talking about 'a media revolution'. Talk on. A conference dominated by bitching about blogging vs journalism, with the BBC's Helen Boaden arguing that journalists sift facts, while bloggers are trying to 'steamroll' their subjective accounts of the world. Way to get all revolutionary.
April 2006: Creative Future of audience participation, so good they announced it (at least?) twice. Mark Thompson tells the world that BBC will spend six years transforming itself into something relevant to the digital age. Ashley Highfield chips in with plans for users to 'contribute'. Central to these announcements is the notion of audience participation and personalisation. Excellent plans. But do you really know how to do it? Honestly, I'd love to see you adopt this approach. But so far the evidence of your ability to deliver on these promises is scant, and I'm not the only one who thinks so...
March 2006: Reinventing web services. And of course, this is typical. Why do you need to reinvent them? They've already been invented. Make better ones. Was your Creative Archive, that brilliant experiment in delivering creative-commons-licensed, mashup-able clips of, um, penguins, proof of your prowess in getting in on the whole creative web thing? The point of these web-services is that they put an end to walled gardens of content. They let people make stuff and spread it around. You don't know how to do it, because it's the opposite of what you do. Remix the schedule? Gee thanks.
You see, after the 2005 We-Media conference, at which Richard Sambrook stated (listen to the 'We News' mp3 download) that he saw the future of BBC news as being a kind of 'framing organisation', harnessing the participation of the 'audience', I was really looking forward to seeing it happen. A few weeks later, Kevin Marsh, then editor of Radio 4's Today Programme, gave a talk at Bournemouth University (which, we were told, was supposed to be off-the-record, well sod them). I asked him about Sambrook's statement, and what plans were in place to start the process of embracing the audience and engaging with 'citizen-journalism'. He said that the BBC planned to sign up 100 people who would be non-professional, and provide them with the facilities to blog on the BBC website. Well, that's a great start. Unfortunately, that was a year ago, and if it happened, it was bloody quiet.
And what have we seen most recently? Your News. Whose news? Yours? Ours? Mine? Theirs? That's the first hint, I suppose. 'You' aren't 'us'. Here's us, over here, and there's you, over there. So I watched the first one when it launched on BBC News 24 a couple of weeks ago. I even showed the first few minutes to some undergraduates. We got a countdown of the top 10 stories, measured, I think, by number of comments generated on the BBC talk boards. It was backed by a bit of a racy jingle, which put me in mind of Mark Goodier doing the Sunday night top 40. In the first three minutes of this program there was none of my news, nothing of anyone's news. Just BBC editorialisation and patronisation. What the hell are you thinking? Who the fuck is going to watch this bollocks? Is the premise really that, having made ourselves some news, you'll deliver it back to us like some infinitely recurring mirror nightmare? Do we really need you to tell us what you noticed we gave a shit about? I tell you what, give us that fucking camera if you're not going to do anything useful with it...
As you can see, it actually made me angry.
BBC, I love you really, like I love my bookcase or my box of tapes, or my aging car. But please, just stop making all these fucking announcements! Oh, hang on, that's, um, what you do...


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I'm a big fan of Sam Dyer's Bitmap Books. I plan on buying all of his creations via Kickstarter Campaigns. Currently raising money for the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom Compendium, I do hope he reaches the goal of £175,000 so we can all enjoy the Lenticular Slipcase.
More importantly, I hope on his todo list is an Amstrad Book, and in the spirit of this was curious what the cover might look like. This concept was lightly based off the ZX Spectrum Compendium.
The colour of each box below represents 26 (+ black) of the 27 colour palette the Amstrad CPC computers have.


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What do you associate with the end of exams? For me, it's dumplings. For the last 3 years, Chris and I have celebrated the end another gruelling semester with steaming baskets of Xiao Long Baoat the incredibly popular city establishment – HuTong Dumpling Bar, who together, with Shoya and Flower Drum, complete the holy trinity of Asian food in Market Lane.
|(Fron Left) Interior, Chopsticks, Stairs to Level 1
Despite this not being my first visit, I once again find myself impressed with the decor. HuTong proves that good dumplings don't have to be synonymous with sticky tables and mismatched furniture, with their interior of dark wood, logoed cutlery, and smartly uniformed staff.
|Xiao Long Bao ($11.80 for 8)
And because this place is known to us as 'dumpling place', there is no way we can leave without ordering some of their signature Xiao Long Bao ($11.80 for 8). Translucent skin filled with piping hot broth (see those dumplings? That's the only time a saggy bottom is a good thing),top notch pork mince and dipped in vinegar, these 8 little morsels of delight are just that – a delight.
|Wonton in Chilli Oil ($8.80 for 8)
The Wontons in Chilli Oil ($8.80 for 8) is another specialty here. Despite being rated '2 chillies' on the menu, and arriving paddling about in a fiery looking sauce, these slippery little parcels aren't nearly as ferocious as they look. The chilli oil is actually a little sweet, a perfect complement to the tingle of the spices and crunch of sesame seeds sprinkled on top. What I'm actually most impressed with are the chilli flakes in the oil – their taste is spot on, fragrant from being stir-fried at high temperatures, and just pulls the whole dish together.
|Spicy Roast Beef ($11.80)
Our last dish was the Spicy Roast Beef ($11.80), served sliced and cold. Aside from being slightly on the salty and dry side, they tasted exactly as they should, and the beef was wonderfully streaked with tendon. There was more than enough to feed the 2 of us. Our meal was completely with Jasmine Pearl Tea ($3pp), which was delicately fragrant, even if we didn't realise at the time that there was a surcharge for it!
There is a lot on the menu here that catches my eye, pity most of them are big dishes made for sharing. But that didn't deter the couple next to us, who were still making their way through their 6 orders by the time we paid our bills and left.
Rating: 14.5/20 – Xiao Long Bao


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Tom Onslow-Cole British GT Rockingham Report
Time to gather the thoughts of our resident race-ace once again as he takes to the impressive complex at Rockingham Motor Speedway to try his new Aston Martin GT3 car for the very first time. Safe to say, he's got his head round the new car already!
Tom. Rockingham is an interesting place. It's a fantastic facility, and really great for the fans to spectate from – particularly with the great view of the pits. But, from a driver's point of view, we're almost using it a little out of context. It's a high-speed oval really, with a very tight and twisty infield, meaning it's a challenge for a big GT car like the Aston. It's a fight I always enjoy, though!
I can't tell you how excited I was to be driving the Aston for the first time in anger. It's a wonderful opportunity. After all, it was a similar spec car that won the BGT championship last year, and as a driver, it's always a good feeling to be sitting in machinery that you know is capable of hitting the top step. When the chance arose to drive the ex-BILSTEIN-liveried car, which took pole at the N24 last year and won at Silverstone in Blancpain too, it was a no-brainer. This is the very car that made me want to get into British GT in the first place. The Nissan that I drove at Oulton is a superb bit of kit, don't get me wrong... but the Aston is far more refined and brutally quick. The differences between those two GT cars are very much like the differences between the road-going equivalents, I think, only massively amplified.
On arriving at the track, I'll be honest, we were quietly confident that we had a good chance here. Ironically, it's not the best track to unveil our new secret weapon, as the Aston prefers leggy, power tracks like Silverstone, Spa or Snetterton. All that stop, squirt and sprint that the Rockingham infield demands doesn't really suit this car, but we still felt like we could put on a good show, nonetheless. Both Paul (my team mate) and I felt we could place the car somewhere near the front, all things being equal.
Saturday's driving was a little "tricky". I did my 5 laps to simply bed in some brakes and then handed over to Paul. He also did a few laps but then had a somewhat nasty argument with the tyre wall, which rendered the Aston a little less beautiful than it had been that morning. When it arrived back in the pits it all looked fairly minimal, but as he and I scrutinised the onboard footage, watching just how bad the shunt was, and the team starting peeling back the mangled parts, we could see how bad it all was. There was a lot of damage; the front panels, aero, 'A' pillar and chassis leg were all pretty torn up, so it was going to be a long night! Luckily our techs are originally from the rally side of the team, so they're never happier then when they have to fish a ton of dirt and gravel out before they start work! They worked liked troopers and did a stunning job - but we had to miss Free Practise 2 in the end… We were ready for qually though, and that's what matters most!
Despite the fact the car was freshly repaired, I felt very confident when I first went back out. I had only done 5 laps, so I needed to get on intimate terms with it very quickly. The trick with the Avon rubber is to maximise the tyre 'peak' – that sweet spot when the fresh tyre gives its optimum performance. When they're immediately 'in' and warm these Avons are worth 2.5 seconds a lap in terms of time, then immediately, they lose half a second a lap for the next 4 or 5 laps until they plateau at their race pace. So, you really have to make sure you're "on it" for those first few laps and maximise what they are capable of delivering. Everything works so well during those early minutes and I really couldn't fault the car in any way. It's mad when you consider the engine mods you would need to make to gain that kind of lap advantage, so it's a whole new part of my BGT learning curve, making sure I factor it in to my strategy and work the tyre percentages. I'm still appreciating how to get the very best out of it for qualifying. Getting it in that sweet spot and hooking up that one fast lap is everything. The car is just so far away from my old BTCC car, it's simply crazy. The speeds and forces are a very different experience and I'm loving the mental and physical challenge that this brings.
After a great session, I had managed 9th and with Paul's run, we were 14th overall. Chatting afterwards, we both agreed that moving from the GT-R to the Aston was a good idea. Paul was understandably a little tentative after his smash, but we were both hugely optimistic about our chances in the race.
As the first longer race of the season, it required a different approach. Being a 2 hour stint, our 14th place wasn't really an issue. It's much easier to make up those places over such a long race, so our realistic aim was to get inside the top 8, and try to be one of the three fastest Astons on track. Paul started in our 14th slot and did a great job of getting us up to 9th, just before the pit stops, getting a bit of luck along the way as the Safety car bunched the field up. A problem with our fuelling rig cost us a little time, but we were only 7 seconds adrift of where we were, and back to 12th, but we were still very much in contention, that was the main thing! I was able to make up 2 places immediately, before the Safety Car bunched us up again. Chasing down the Aston GT3 of Richard Abra and then passing Jonathan Adam in last year's championship winning car felt really satisfying, I can tell you! It also proved what a superb job the team had done with the repairs! I managed to get us up to 5th on the road, but the hard drive to get us there had really hurt the tyres. My only option was to defend for the last quarter of the race, but 7 years of BTCC has more than equipped me for that, don't worry!
Ultimately, the with the 4th place Ferrari being penalised, we gained 4th overall, exceeded our aim by being the quickest Aston, and the first past the post! Posting the 2nd fastest lap overall didn't hurt any, either! As first outings with a new car go, that one certainly ticked all the boxes. Better yet, next up we have Silverstone, where this car really should shine, so here's hoping we can stay near the front once again!


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Gina Rodriguez is taking it to the next level for her new role! The Jane the Virgin star debuted her edgy new hairstyle via Instagram. "Annihilation #AnyaThoresen," the 31-year-old captioned the pic, showing off her newly chopped tresses and buzzed-off sides.
Gina is gearing up for her new role in the sci-fi film Annihilation. Although it is unclear who the actress will play in the movie, which is set for a 2017 release date, it looks like she is already having some fun getting into the role. When complimented by a fan on her new look, Gina responded that she too "loves it."
Prior to showing off her new cut, Gina tweeted a warning to fans about her upcoming drastic transformation. "Easily 5lbs lighter. And I shaved my head. Can't wait to show everyone," she tweeted.
On Monday, Gina shared a picture of her slightly shorter locks before making the big chop. "Short hair, don't care. Ha Not true. It'll take some adjusting. I'll be a little crazy till the fairy dust settles," the post read.
It's no surprise that Gina is embracing her new look. The Golden Globe winner has been candid about body positivity and image. During an interview with E! News, Gina shared the reason behind all of her wisdom. "I grew up with two amazing people in my life," she said. "My parents were so phenomenal when it came to body image and to beauty and being very comfortable in your own skin."
She continued when asked if she always looks so flawless: "I did not wake up like this. But I do love what I look like when I do wake up in the morning," she said. "I have that balance to know that I'm comfortable in my skin the way God made me and then I'm also comfortable getting did and having fun and playing dress-up and knowing that those two are different and being comfortable in both. It's very exciting. But also, we create body image. We're the ones who create. We decide. Just like we decide trends, just like we decide everything in this world."


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The actor and filmmaker discusses his career to date, from early successes with Doctor Who and Kidulthood, to latest projects including Storage 24, and upcoming features The Knot and the Star Trek sequel.
Published on 3 July 2012.
Words by Quentin Falk.
Noel Clarke's production company is called Unstoppable Entertainment, and a quick glance at his current work rate would suggest that it is exceedingly well named. But if you also thought the 36-year-old Londoner was perhaps getting just a little ahead of himself, he quickly and rather disarmingly undercuts any such idea.
"Unstoppable? I kind of did that on purpose not because I necessarily believed that, but because, to be honest, I thought it would annoy a lot of people," he chuckles, mischievously.
Clarke, who in 2008 won BAFTA's Orange Rising Star Award, is, four years on, now firmly established as what Hollywood might describe as a 'quadruple threat,' working not only as an actor, but also, on occasion as a writer, producer and director.
He wears three of those four hats for Storage 24, a sci-fi horror with a streak of black comedy, and again for The Knot, a ripe marital comedy – in The Wedding Crashers/Hangover tradition, he promises – while Fast Girls sees him doubling as merely screenwriter and co-star.
Clarke first became known as an actor, principally in Doctor Who as the nervous boyfriend of the Doctor's companion Billie Piper. His high-profile stint in the successfully revived TV series also coincided with a role in the hugely successful low-budget urban drama, Kidulthood, directed by Menhaj Huda, for which he also wrote the original screenplay.
"Unstoppable? I kind of did that on purpose not because I necessarily believed that, but because, to be honest, I thought it would annoy a lot of people."
"If I were just an actor," Clarke now muses, "I'd be homeless, so I was forced to start writing. I enjoy it, but it comes from necessity. When my friend Huds didn't want to direct Adulthood (again written by Clarke, reprising his role from Kidulthood), it looked as if the film might not happen. Then someone on the UK Film Council said to me, why didn't I direct it? Basically, if I didn't do it, there would be no film."
Adulthood also turned out to be a sizeable low-budget hit, punctuated by various acting-only jobs, to his directing the diamond-smuggling caper, 184.108.40.206. Unstoppable was now off and running.
If, as he suggests, he has taken on increasing behind-the-camera responsibilities in order to maintain a forward momentum with his career, he would cite writing as "probably my least favourite" of the four.
"I love creating stuff but the consequence of that is that you then have to write it. With directing as with the acting, you're there on the set either composing a shot or working with the other actors. When you write, you're usually on your own. The kids are at nursery, my wife is at work and I'm writing hours a day, constantly. It'll maybe get to the point when people then say, 'We don't like it' and then it doesn't even get made." Frustrating.
"If I were just an actor I'd be homeless, so I was forced to start writing. I enjoy it, but it comes from necessity."
Clarke's stock has, however, now risen to the point where he can keep a small production team around him. So, when he and his wife were suddenly struck one day by the inherently eerie possibilities of mayhem ensuing inside of those ever-proliferating storage facilities (the ones with big yellow doors) – corporate Unstoppable swung into action.
After he'd written the first draft of Storage 24, he then handed it over to two writers, Davie Fairbanks and Marc Small, whom he'd been mentoring for a while. After they'd taken a pass at it, it was time for signed-up director Johannes Roberts to contribute his vision. Once their writing collaboration had gelled, the project moved into production.
"Am I then able to stand back? Absolutely. You can't hire a guy to do a job and then not let him do it. If you have opinions, then make sure they're made known in 'prep.' If the other actors ask if they can change a line, I always tell them they must ask the director."
Clarke admits that sometimes changes have to take place out of necessity, as was the case with the very final scene in Storage 24. "I originally wanted to have a 60-man SWAT team surrounding the place. The fact is we couldn't afford to do that – 60 extras with fake guns and armour." The solution was a very elaborate effects shot, which turned out not only to be a cheaper, possibly "cooler" alternative but also suggests sequel possibilities if the film turns out to be a hit.
"Filmmaking is not just about pretty moving pictures, it's about being able to tell a story with your cast and visuals. Some directors are great visually but can't tell a story. That's the one thing I think I can do."
As a self-confessed sci-fi fan – his tastes within the genre range from Alien to E.T. – Clarke must also have been somewhat overwhelmed when he was suddenly summoned to audition for JJ Abrams' Star Trek sequel. The result was three months in Hollywood together with his family, as he became one of a select band – including another Enterprise resident Simon Pegg – who have appeared in both Doctor Who and Star Trek, arguably the two most popular sci-fi franchises of all time.
A non-disclosure agreement prevents him from saying much more than, "I just watched and learned. I nodded, smiled, was as polite as I could be and then came home. You never quite know what the budget is for that kind of thing but you have an idea. I think I could probably make 120 films for that," he laughs.
Clarke has well and truly acquired the taste for directing and clearly hopes that Unstoppable will prove a suitable conduit for likely projects including "a really intense thriller" he's currently developing.
To aspiring filmmakers, he offers this: "Make sure that at all times you get the meat-and-potatoes of your scene. If you had to tell the scene in just one line, what's the line you'd choose because everything else is just fluff? Filmmaking is not just about pretty moving pictures, it's about being able to tell a story with your cast and visuals. Some directors are great visually but can't tell a story. That's the one thing I think I can do."
"It really gave my career a much needed boost. Those others were all much more industry people and probably didn't need it as much, and they're all now doing Hollywood movies consistently."
When asked to recall scenes of which he's proudest or the hardest to direct, he cites his feature debut, Adulthood, on both counts. "There were scenes in that – with my mother and girlfriend – where the film really slows down. The audience for that kind of film is quite alpha-male-ish and just wants high-paced, swinging bat-type action. I was anxious to try and draw them in and just get them to listen. Here you had a guy crying, being punched in the stomach and left on the ground. Trying to tread that fine line was very difficult; you could lose the men quite easily."
It's intriguing to think back to that Rising Star Award and consider just who Clarke pipped to the prize at the time – Michael Fassbender, Michael Cera, Rebecca Hall and Toby Kebbell, all of whom have since blossomed.
Says Clarke: "It really gave my career a much needed boost. Those others were all much more industry people and probably didn't need it as much, and they're all now doing Hollywood movies consistently.
"What was really important to me was that it was the people who voted for it. If there's anyone who has more regular joes on their team then it's me, whereas those guys have real industry clout and the chops which I really don't believe I have as yet."
* Storage 24 and Fast Girls are on general release; The Knot is due out in the autumn; the Star Trek sequel is set for May 2013


text: French pianist, conductor and composer, Jean-Michel Damase (1928-2013) was composing by the age of nine. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire under many significant professors and won the 1947 Prix de Rome. 17 Variations for Wind Quintet is no exception to the composer's success. Damase is remembered for tackling every genre of music in order to bring further elegance to the tradition of French music. Frequently played in concerts, 17 Variations for Wind Quintet is a charming work for an advanced quintet containing a Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon and French Horn. For all aspiring advanced Wind Quintets, Damase's 17 Variations is an exciting addition to the ensemble's repertoire.


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Users on the federal and several state healthcare-exchange websites were unable to enroll in health insurance yesterday after the federal data hub went offline.
Terremark, the Verizon subsidiary which runs the data center that operates Healthcare.gov, underwent a failure in a networking component Sunday and the attempted fix crashed the system, according to Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Joanne Peters. The failure hit the Data Services Hub, which connects the federal exchange to various federal databases, preventing users on some state exchanges from signing up, as well.
The failure comes one day after HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius promoted the Hub on the HHS website.


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Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Argus Panoptes
Argus (or Argos), was also called Panoptes ("the all-seeing") because his entire body was covered with up to one hundred eyes. He was involved in a few adventures, as when Hera charged him to keep watch over Io, the nymph-turned-into-a-cow with whom Hera's royal husband, Zeus, had the firm intention to spend some time in a hayloft. To free Io, Zeus asked Hermes to slay Argus, a story which will no doubt deserve its own cartoon in the near future. The possibilities offered by a hundred eyes are simply limitless!
In fact, for more Argus, you can look here, here, here, and here.
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Gilman, Frederick J. and Wise, Mark B. (1979) Radiative weak decays of baryons as single-quark transitions. Physical Review D, 19 (3). pp. 976-980. ISSN 0556-2821. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:GILprd79a
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Radiative weak decays are investigated in the context of the quark model assuming the basic transition is an s quark decaying to a d quark plus a photon. This assumption, which encompasses a number of more detailed models, is used to predict relative rates and angular distributions for radiative weak decays of baryons. The measured decay rate for Σ+→pγ and upper limit on that for Ξ-→Σ-γ are in disagreement with the predictions and appear to rule out such models.
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Culture are a Jamaican roots reggae group founded in 1976. Originally they were known as the African Disciples. The one constant member until his death in 2006 was Joseph Hill.
The group formed in 1976 as the vocal trio of Joseph Hill (formerly a percussionist in Studio One house band the Soul Defenders), his cousin Albert "Ralph" Walker, and Roy "Kenneth" Dayes, initially using the name The African Disciples.[1] They soon changed name to Culture, and auditioned successfully for the "Mighty Two" - producer Joe Gibbs and engineer Errol Thompson.[1] While at Gibbs' studio, they recorded a series of powerful singles, starting with "See Dem a Come" and including the hugely successful "Two Sevens Clash" (which predicted the apocalypse on 7 July 1977), many of which ended up on their debut album Two Sevens Clash.[2][3][4] The song was sufficiently influential that many in Kingston stayed indoors on 7 July, fearing that the prophecy would come true.[5] A second Gibbs-produced album, Baldhead Bridge, followed in 1978, by which time the group had moved on to record for producer Sonia Pottinger.[2] The group entered into a long-running dispute with Gibbs over royalties to the first album.
Two Sevens Clash meanwhile had become a big seller in the United Kingdom, popular with punk rock fans as well as reggae fans and boosted by the support of John Peel on his BBC Radio 1 show, and reached number 60 on the UK Albums Chart in April 1978.[5][6][7] This prompted Virgin Records to sign the group to its Front Line label, releasing Harder than the Rest (1978) and International Herb (1979).[1] Culture also released records on other labels in Jamaica, including a dub version of Harder than the Rest, Culture in Dub (1978, High Note), and an album of different recordings of the same album, Africa Stand Alone (April 1978).[1] An album recorded for Pottinger in 1979 with a working title of Black Rose remained unreleased until tracks emerged in 1993 on Trod On.[1]
Culture performed at the One Love Peace Concert in 1978.[6]
In 1981 the three singers went their own ways.[8] Hill carried on using the Culture name, and recorded the Lion Rock album, which was reissued in the United States by Heartbeat Records.[1] Hill and his new band recorded a session for long time supporter John Peel in December 1982, and the group went on to record further studio sessions for Peel in 1998 and 2002, and their performance at the Royal Festival Hall in July 1998 was broadcast on his show.[9] For their part, Walker and Dayes recorded a handful of songs on their own - a few of which turned up on an album titled Roots & Culture. Hill performed at the Reggae Sunsplash festival in 1985 and in 1986 the original line-up reformed to record two highly regarded albums - Culture in Culture and Culture at Work.[1]
Several albums followed in the 1990s on Shanachie Records and Ras Records, often recorded with Sly and Robbie, with Dayes leaving the group again around 1994, with Reginald Taylor replacing him.[1][10][11] Dayes subsequently worked as a solo artist under the name Kenneth Culture.[12]
By 2001 Telford Nelson had replaced Taylor.[13][14]
Joseph Hill, who came to symbolise the face of Culture, died in Berlin, Germany on 19 August 2006 while the group was on tour, after collapsing following a performance.[15] His son, Kenyatta Hill, who had acted as the group's sound engineer on tour, performed with his father's band at the Western Consciousness show in 2007, which was dedicated to Joseph Hill, and became the lead singer of Culture; Walker and Nelson continue to provide backing vocals.[16][17][18]
In 2011, Live On was released, featuring Kenyatta's performances of his father's songs, including "Two Sevens Clash" and "International Herb".[18]


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- The Employee Free Choice Act's fate increasingly hinges on Sens. Blanche L. Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.) — two wavering moderates who would love to dodge the controversy. AP Photo
Lincoln, for one, has told confidants she's in no rush — and doesn't want to move on EFCA until after the epic battle over reform.
"Right now, my No. 1 priority is strengthening our economy and putting 90,000 jobless Arkansans back to work," Lincoln wrote in an e-mail to POLITICO. "I'll consider legislation to change union organizing rules sometime after it's introduced in the Senate and before it's brought to a vote."
Last week, AFL-CIO legislative director Bill Samuel sparked a mini-firestorm when he told reporters that Landrieu, Lincoln and her fellow Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor were already on board.
Pryor more or less confirmed that account, saying he's supported the bill in the past but would consider amendments to it.
Lincoln and Landrieu, on the other hand, were considerably more noncommittal.
"Sen. Landrieu is carefully reviewing the issue. She understands that it is a heated debate and wants to make an informed decision," said a Landrieu spokeswoman, adding that her boss's calendar brimmed with card check meetings this week. "Part of that process is actively meeting with interested groups on both sides. Sen. Landrieu is also reviewing the proposed bill."
For their part, labor leaders seem to recognize the need to cool their jets, refusing, for the most part, to put a timeline on votes.
"I'm not a congressional strategist, [but] I would say that in the end both houses are going to get to vote," SEIU President Andrew Stern told the Huffington Post last week. "And whatever way makes sense — where it starts and where it ends is really not that important, as long as in the end everybody understands the importance of getting this job done."
For legislators in the 22 Western and Southern right-to-work states, the vote is an agonizing one.
On one hand, big labor's cash and third-party ads in red-to-purple states have been a major factor in Democrats' historic gains in 2006 and 2008. On the other hand, those wins have taken place in parts of the country with the low levels of popular support for unions and the strongest business associations.
That pressure has begun to take a toll. On Friday, centrist Oklahoma Rep. Dan Boren became the first House Democrat to declare his opposition to the measure — saying SEIU officials were "apoplectic" over his decision.
"It's a terrible, terrible vote for us," said an aide to a Senate moderate who still intends to vote in favor of EFCA. "I think it will pass. But it's a lose-lose."
Ben Smith contributed to this story.


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Should I replace or can you 'wash' this part on the RV8!
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Peter the air filter should be washed out and dried and then re-oiled , there is a kit for doing this that can be obtained from K&N filters or from Clive Wheatley.
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Make sure you wear some gloves when you do this. If you don't you'll note that your hands will feel quite slimy whilst your doing the job - that's all the natural oils and moisture being drawn out by the cleaning agent and you'll end up with dry/cracked skin for a while which can be quite painful.
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Making a Difference in the Lives of Four Families
From March 6-25, 2016, three university groups each provided a week of building at our new Pinehurst subdivision in Edgewater. The groups resided in our fully furnished Habi-Dorm, and after work, enjoyed sampling the fare in New Smyrna Beach restaurants. On Thursdays, each group kayaked at Cracker Creek in Port Orange, followed by a bonfire and outdoor dinner.
Many thanks to Buddy Hughes of Professional Title, for volunteering to cook a sumptuous dinner each week after the kayaking, and to the Myers family, who cooked a hot lunch at the build each Tuesday for the students, our volunteers and staff. We are so grateful to them for donating food and a lot of prep time to feed our hungry workers.
The groups all enjoyed the beach every afternoon, since the weather was great throughout the spring break period, and they also did some sight-seeing in their free time. Their energy and enthusiasm is endless, and it is always wonderful to be with young people who are happy to spend their holiday time traveling across the country to help others.
ANNA MARIA COLLEGE from PAXTON, MASS.
A team of fourteen young Christian men and women worked hard at Pinehurst, our new subdivision in Edgewater, building the frame of the future home of Lisa Kenney and her children. They also began to frame a second house.
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY from CLEMSON, S.C.
The second team of fourteen lively men and women came from Clemson University, and continued the framing of no. 30 Pine Brook, the future home of Dixie Herrera and her two children. Dixie and other family partners enjoyed working alongside the students.
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY from ST. PAUL, MINN.
The third spring break team consisted of ten young women who loved our warm weather, and were ready to build! They worked at Pinehurst for two days, continuing the frame of no. 30 Pine Brook, then moved to Hamilton Street, New Smyrna Beach, where they helped prepare two homes for families who will be moving in just a few weeks. The team joined our volunteers and partner family Paul and Jackie Bartholdson, laying the turf for 542 and 592 Hamilton St, and helped with some paintwork.
Every year, groups from different universities join us for Winter and Spring break Collegiate Challenges. They bring with them energy, enthusiasm and fun. Most of all they are wonderful workers who dedicate their days to doing the best job and as much work as they can to help our partner families.
Thank you for so much accomplished, and for new friendships formed at Southeast Habitat for Humanity. We hope you'll come back again!


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When Asuka was four (in the year 2005) her mother was in the hospital - her mother was insane. She'd gone insane while synchronizing within Evangelion Unit-02. Her mother worked for Gehirn and, unbeknownst to Asuka, had gone insane trying to synch with Evangelion Unit-02. She often talked to a doll, one that beared resemblance to Rei Ayanami. Asuka's father never paid much attention to his daughter - he cared more for his work. Asuka was assigned as the new pilot to Evangelion Unit-02 and was named the Second Child. She was to start training. She ran to go tell her mother of this great accomplishment, and when she entered her mother's room in the hospital, saw her mother hanging from the ceiling with the doll's head on the ground. This scared Asuka forever, and from then on she vowed never to cry. Not when she watched her mother's grave, not even when she lost for the first time. She is a girl with a lot of power and pride who uses it in such a way to make some people dislike her. Asuka lives to be told, "I love you", because she was never told these words after her mother's death.
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The #5 Seward County Lady Saints couldn't have written a much better script for their opening day of tennis action in 2017 on Friday as they swept a pair of ranked opponents in #12 North Central Texas and #17 Jacksonville by 9-0 scores to begin the season 2-0.
In their first match of 2017, Seward took on North Central Texas in Plano, Texas. The Lady Saints and Lady Lions got things going with doubles play that Seward dominated, getting an 8-0 win from Thalita Rodrigues and Lisa Suzuki at #1, an 8-2 victory from Steffeny Burmudez and Sarah Manseri at #2, and an 8-4 win at #3 from Madison Hoelting and Tadi Mrewa to take a 3-0 lead into singles play.
It was more domination from the Lady Saints as singles action got going as 9th ranked Rodrigues defeated 35th ranked Ana Orozco 6-0, 6-2 at #1 and Manseri matched 6-1 scores against Essence Green at #2 to clinch the match for Seward. Suzuki cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win at #3 while Bermudez won 6-2, 6-3 at #4 to put Seward up 7-0. The only close set of the match came at #5 where Martina Borges outlasted Augustina Grimolizzi 7-6 in the first before finishing her off 6-1 in the second and Fernanda Santana cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win at #6 to finish off the sweep for the Lady Saints.
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On paper, the Lady Saints second match of the day looked like it would be a good early season test against #17 Jacksonville, but it was far from that. The Jaguars gave Seward three points from defaults to start things and even with a shifted lineup, with the Lady Saints top four players taking a rest, Seward dominated.
Playing at #1 doubles, Hoelting and Mrewa took an 8-2 decision and Borges and Santana matched that score at #2 to give Seward a 5-0 lead. Mrewa played at the #1 spot in singles for Seward and had no trouble in a 6-0, 6-0 victory while Santana played at #2 and came away with a 6-1, 6-0 win to put the Lady Saints up 7-0. Borges took a 6-1, 6-4 decision at #3 and Hoelting finished off the day with a shutout against Allison Singleton to give the Lady Saints another 9-0 sweep.
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The #5 Seward County Lady Saints dropped their first match of the 2017 season Saturday in Plano, Texas, falling 5-4 in a nailbiter against #10 St. Petersburg to wrap up their weekend in the Collin County Bash.
The Lady Saints got off to a good start, taking a 2-1 lead after double action. Sarah Manseri and Steffeny Burmudez teamed for an 8-4 win at #2 while the ever steady Tadi Mrewa and Madison Hoelting earned an 8-4 win at #3 to give the Lady Saints the lead.
Seward struggled in singles action though. The Lady Saints lone wins were at #4 and #5 where Bermudez and Mrewa took straight set wins home, but the same happened to Seward at #1, #2, and #6, including 6-0 second set blankings at the top two spots to tie the score at 4-4. The match came down to the battle at #3 where Seward's Lisa Suzuki took on St. Petersburg's Kokoro Chishaki. The match went three sets with Chishaki eventually prevailing 10-8 to clinch the math for the Titans 5-4.
The loss drops the Lady Saints to 2-1 on the year while St. Pete remains unbeaten at 4-0.
Seward will have a while to regroup, taking this week off before returning to the court on February 24th when they travel across the state to Emporia to take on the Hornets in a Friday dual.
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THE Three Types of Christmas Movies
It's one day from Halloween, and I'm writing an entry about Christmas, yes I know I am weird lol. But seriously, I couldn't help but think about the idea of Christmas movies for a few reasons. One reason is due to the fact I am planning a special Christian Christmas movie night at the end of November; hopefully we'll have snow by then so we can go tubing. Besides that though, I know very soon companies will start releasing their DVDs, TV Specials, commercials, products, etc for the "holiday season". Because there are plenty of movies out there which are and have been made for the Christmas time of year, I couldn't help but think more about them. At one point, I remembered some of my previous blog entries and movie reviews about Christmas, and I also remembered some of the previous Christmas films I've watched in the past and have heard other people talk about. And then it hit me. Really when you get past all of the details, there are really only three types of Christmas movies.
Before I get to what the three types are, I'm sure some of you maybe wondering… "Ben why does it matter?" Well it matters, because of what Christmas is supposed to be all about. Christmas is supposed to be about many things, but there are somethings which are emphasized which may not necessarily be as important as other details if even important at all. In fact some of these details are reasons why some don't celebrate Christmas and even hate those who do practice it; or at least hate the time of year… Now this is very important to note, because some of those said people think that's why people celebrate Christmas, when that isn't true in actuality and if someone is actually doing it for those grrr-able reasons then they ought to reexamine their life. What are those details to which I am referring? They'll be addressed as I'm revealing to you THE three Types of Christmas Movies:
1) Secular Christmas Movies. These were the common format for what a Christmas movie was back in the day. (when I say 'back in the day' I mean within the 90s and earlier.) I have enjoyed and currently own many of these types of movies. These type of Christmas Movies have to take place around Christmas time; in fact any Christmas movie must. These also emphasize certain ideas within the plot like Family, Peace, Joy, Love, Friendship, and Forgiveness which are very good things. What makes it secular, however, is the fact these movies won't say much about Jesus; though might give a quick slip of a reference indirectly. Now I'm not saying that's a completely bad thing, because I don't expect all movies to talk about Jesus but with Christmas being what it is, all those other themes I mentioned a few sentences ago are secondary themes. Primarily this is done simply to reach out to a broader audience, which I can respect depending on how it's done of course. I would argue such movies as Trapped in Paradise, All I Want for Christmas, A Muppet Family Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and others are good examples of Secular Christmas movies.
2) Christian Christmas Movies. I know that might sound like an oxymoron to some people, but unfortunately in today's culture it is not. Now again I am not demonizing Secular Christmas movies, because there are some very good ones out there besides the examples I mentioned a moment ago. However, a good Christian Christmas film will do everything a Secular Christmas movie does, and will also not be afraid to tell people that Jesus is the reason for the season. It is, after all, THE Primary reason we ought to celebrate Christmas in the first place. If someone grrs at that idea, that's too bad because that is nonnegotiable. I do not expect, nor should every Christmas movie to be a reenactment of the Nativity scene, because that isn't the only way a movie can talk about Jesus Christ and some of those reenactments are questionable for interpretation anyhow. Sure movies like Christmas With a Capital C , Saint Nicholas, The Perfect Gift, and others are great movies made by Christian based groups, however not every Christian Christmas movie needs to be necessarily made by a Christian company. I mean there are other movies/TV Specials like A Charlie Brown Christmas, Noel, Nestor the Long Eared Christmas Donkey, and others which are examples of Christian Christmas movies not necessarily made by a Christian based company.
3) Holiday Fluff. I wrote and talked about this a little bit last year, but it needs to be said again. Holiday Fluff in short is a concept which appears very sugary sweet and might even taste good with a quick lick, but when heavily consumed it gives the person a stomach ache and doesn't satisfy their hunger. Unfortunately, this is the type of "Christmas" movie which is more popular in modern times. These types of movies promote stuff like shopping, decorating, Santa Claus, finding a tree, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, having family over at the house, wrapping presents, Frosty the Snow man, snow, opening presents, and other things/ideas which don't necessarily need to even be apart of Christmas to make it Christmas. Holiday Fluff are also the types of movies which will absolutely REFUSE to talk about and show anything referring to Jesus Christ, the Nativity, or anything else which is Christian based at all; unless it's in a negative way. Because of this complete refusal, companies will even go as far as trying to reinvent what it means to celebrate Christmas, and much of what they try to promote are what makes some people grr at the Holiday Season. Honestly, if Christmas was all about what Holiday Fluff tries to paint this time of year to be, I'd be standing right next to the protest sign holding Atheist in support. Despite this, however, there are some likeable Holiday Fluff movies including Elf, Christmas With The Kranks, and A Christmas Story. But then there are others like Gremlins, Die Hard, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Four Christmases, Olive the Other Reindeer, Beethoven's Christmas Adventure, Home Alone 4 and others which make me think "How is this Christmas???"
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This beautiful, basement apartment has recently been fully restored and now features a spacious, bright living /dining area, a modern open plan kitchen, a bedroom and a modern en-suite bath room.
The living room boasts a comfortable sofa the can convert into a sleep-sofa for 2 persons a large dining table with 6 chairs and a window stunning views of the Herengracht Canal. Furthermore it has all modern necessities, such as a flat screen TV (cable), DVD, and free wireless internet access.
The modern open plan kitchen is of Italian design and features a dishwasher, 4 gas cookers, a refrigerator, microwave, oven and a coffeemaker. Perfect to prepare a breakfast or a homemade diner!
The bedroom contains two single beds (2x80cmX200cm) that are joined into one large double bed and there are 2 single duvets, bedside tables, reading lamps and a wardrobe offering ample storage space.
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Located in the heart of the city, the Herengracht Residence is housed in a row of historic buildings on the Herengracht, Amsterdam's oldest major canal. Behind the 17th century façade you find a wonderful place to unwind after a day of exploring the city. Dam Square, Leidse Square, Rembrandt Square, Anne Frank House, the central railway station, shopping (the nine streets), restaurants, museums and theatres are all within walking distance.
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