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This guide offers practical solutions for ordinary noise problems that a person is likely to meet. The book describes the ways in which sounds are generated, travel to the listener, and affect his hearing and well-being. Recommendations are given for controlling noise at the source and along its path of travel, and for protecting the listener. This guide instructs the reader by way of qWarning Singsq on how to determine whether he is being subjected in his environment to prolonged noise exposures that may prove hazardous to his hearing.Remedies are given for noise problems that a person is likely to find in his home, at work and at school, while traveling, and in the growth and development of his community. The remedies include noise prevention techniques and selection of quiet alternatives to existing noise sources. General principles for selecting quiet appliances are given. Ways of searching for the sources of noise and for determining the paths over which they travel to the listener are described. A detailed index is given for individual ways of looking for inherently quiet homes and travel accomodations are described.In a final chapter, there are suggestions for enlisting community help where large external sources of noise must be quieted, such as those arisseing from public utilities and public transportation.HOW TO LOOK FOR NOISE LEAKS: In a high percentage of cases, the main cause of noise transmission problems within homes or apartments, or between ... USE YOUR EARS: When used properly, your ears are highly versatile instruments.
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October 30, 2007 07:00 ET
NEW YORK, NY and LONDON--(Marketwire - October 30, 2007) - MessageLabs, the leading provider
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announced the results of its MessageLabs Intelligence Report for October
2007. The new data reveals that spammers have introduced MP3 music files
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stock for nefarious reasons.
On October 17, MessageLabs intercepted the first copies of an estimated 15
million email spam run which lasted 36 hours and used StormWorm-infected
computers to disseminate the emails. Purporting to be a legitimate music
file, the MP3 file names were all music-related such as beatles.mp3,
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The voice was synthesized using a very low compression rate of 16 kHz to
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attachments including text, html, image, ZIP, RAR, RTF and PDFs. Analysis
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responsible for sending out PDF spam in early October, highlighting the
frequent interchanging of tools being used.
"The MP3 spam tactic is a natural progression for cyber criminals following
runs of image, PDF and Excel junk mail earlier this year," said Mark
Sunner, chief security analyst for MessageLabs. "As users become wary of
certain file attachments, scammers will move on to their next tactic, ever
hopeful of finding the key which will easily open all inboxes rather than
having the door slammed in their face by anti-spam filters. Video spam and
PowerPoint are both well anticipated so watch this space for the next
format du jour."
This recent trend proves that spamming techniques are becoming more
innovative. As image spam shifts from email attachments to images on free
image-hosting sites, MessageLabs experts believe that it is only a matter
of time before the spammers apply the same approach to audio spam and
upload the message to free multimedia hosting sites such as YouTube, Google
Video, MySpace or any number of sites competing in this new media market.
Other report highlights:
Web Security: Analysis shows that 45.9 percent of all web-based malware
intercepted was new in October. MessageLabs identified approximately 1,100
new sites per day which harbored malware, an increase of 63 percent
compared to September levels. Gambling sites appeared back in the top ten
of policy-based filtering triggers and rose to fourth place for large
Spam: In October, the global ratio of spam in email traffic from new and
unknown bad sources, for which the recipient addresses were deemed valid,
was 74.5 percent (1 in 1.34 emails), an increase of 1.0 percent on the
previous month.
Viruses: This month, the global ratio of email-born viruses in email
traffic from new and previously unknown bad sources destined for valid
recipients was 1 in 161.5 emails (0.62 percent) in October, a decrease of
1.43 percent since the previous month. This decline is almost certainly
linked with the fall in the number of StormWorm-related emails,
particularly active in August and September. This takes the email virus
rate to the lowest level since April 2007 when virus traffic accounted for
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phishing attack. Viewed as a proportion of all email-borne threats such as
viruses and trojans, the number of phishing emails has risen by 36.8
percent to 92.8 percent of the malware threats intercepted in October, the
highest level on record.
Geographical Trends:
-- Israel continued to have the highest spam rate this month with 77.1
percent; however, the sharpest increase in spam this month among the top
five was again in Canada where levels rose by 5.6 percent, tied with China.
-- Sweden had the lowest spam rate with 25.9 percent.
-- Virus activity fell in India by 0.24 percent although it remained the
most targeted country. The largest rise in virus activity was observed in
Spain where levels rose by 0.29 percent, closely followed by Germany with
an increase of 0.25 percent.
-- The UK, China and Spain entered the top five this month, replacing
Austria, Ireland and Singapore.
Vertical Trends:
-- Spam levels decreased across almost all sectors in October, with the
largest decrease noted in the Non-profit Sector, where spam fell by 9.6
-- Telecom has become the most targeted sector for spam despite a fall of
6.4 percent since September.
-- Education sector remains the most targeted sector for viruses although
virus levels fell by 0.25 percent since September.
-- Virus levels in Agriculture rose by 0.02 percent in October, although
Agriculture remains the least targeted sector in October.
The October 2007 MessageLabs Intelligence Report provides greater detail on
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Greater Salisbury Committee salutes the efforts of Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver. After decades – literally decades – of getting oh so close to bringing the question of what to do about a deed restriction that limited the Civic Center's ability to sell alcohol at events in the building – Culver took the bull by the horns. And he took on the deed restriction. As it turns out, the bull had no real kick to it. Not ONE public comment was made in opposition to ending this decade's old ban. A deed review by stellar attorney Paul Wilber found an opening. Our County Liquor Board took a courageous vote. And the Maryland General Assembly passed a bill. And now, as a fully functioning Civic Center, one that sells beer and wine, it can more fully compete on the regional stage for acts and entertainment. Another step forward for our community.
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Raising Steam – by Terry Pratchett
"Raising Steam" is Terry Pratchett's 40th Discworld novel – quite an achievement! It seems to be a novel that has split his legions of fans, some of whom feel that this latest offering is "not in keeping" with the Discworld series. That being said, it doesn't seem to be a fifty-fifty split, most Discworld fans (including me) seem happy enough.
It's certainly true that the latter Discworld novels, from about "Monstrous Regiment" onwards, have been getting a little grittier – some would say darker. "Raising Steam" may be the grittiest yet, but if that's the way that Sir Terry wants to take it, then fair enough. He is the author after all.
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For myself, I enjoyed the book. Yes it is a little darker than the last one, which was a little darker than the one before – and so forth, but I don't think Pratchett has taken things "too far". It remains an enjoyable read, outrageously funny at points and with plenty in jokes and references to his earlier Discworld novels. The fact that Discworld's parallels with our own society are a little more in your face doesn't spoil thing for me at all. You may not agree of course.
In summary, the railroad has arrived in Ankh-Morpork – and it's going to spread throughout the Disc. It's a new and exciting age which is bringing change to Ankh-Morpork and Discworld as a whole. Change can be a good thing, as long as it's properly controlled of course, which is why Lord Vetinari "appoints" Moist von Lipwig (in the form of an offer he can't refuse) as controller of railway development.
It's nothing short of the industrial revolution on Discworld, with all the opportunities for success and epoch changing events that entails – and all of the backstabbing and underhand tactics that huge stakes like that always engender. It's up to Moist to keep thing on the right track.
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Okay, so before the website crashed and had to be rebooted, we had a forum talking about Anita Sarkeesian and her videos, and how frustrating it is to watch them. Here's a wayback link below:
Anyway, Anita released her last Damsels in Distress video last summer, and ever since then, I felt that she would release more videos about more things she would like to complain about. And I was right. Last month, Anita released a video on the Mrs. Male Character trope and it was yet another load of things for her to complain about and more things to groan over. Now, as the video suggests, the video talks about when a female character is basically a copy-and-paste of a male character.
Now I have two major complaints about that video. One is every comment she had on Commander Shepard in Mass Effect. I really dislike how she bashed on girl Shepard for no reason at all. And second, Anita gripes about female characters that are copy-and-paste cuts of males. But look at this picture:
Hypocracy much?
Anyway, I'm hoping that Soundmonkey44, Renzokuken, and neonwalrus would have something to say on this forum like they did last time around. And I'm hoping that Ninja_Shinigami_Mage and rob1610 would make a comment or two as well.
I understand where she's coming from. But she seems to be one of those people that does more harm towards whatever goal she's trying to achieve then good. Not to mention she'd probsbly find a way to spin it where anything is sexist. Basically, like many modern day political/social activists. Even if her heart is in the right place, her approach could use some work. A lot of work actually. XD
I understand where she's coming from. But she seems to be one of those people that does more harm towards whatever goal she's trying to achieve then good. Not to mention she'd probsbly find a way to spin it where anything is sexist. Basically, like many modern day political/social activists. Even if her heart is in the right place, her approach could use some work. A lot of work actually. XD
Pretty much. I've tired of her and a lot of this debate because what I've observed from her and responses to her videos is that it comes down to looking at things differently. It does depend on how you spin it sometimes. That's not to say that there isn't a problem, just that I think there's some wiggle room for people to see the same thing in a different light. Maybe she could have a debate video where she brings a guest on who disagrees with some of her points and they can discuss why they see things differently.
You know, Soundmonkey, I'd safely say that Anita is more or less the next Jack Thompson. Here's an article about why we don't think it's a good idea to take her seriously:
Maybe [Anita] could have a debate video where she brings a guest on who disagrees with some of her points and they can discuss why they see things differently.
That's a brilliant idea! That way there could be an actual debate and not some complain-fest. And she could actually do something productive for once! And it would be more entertaining as well. And I have a good idea for who gets to be her opponent in the debate: Thunderf00t. Now, if you don't know who he is, he made my personal favorite Tropes Vs. Women response video: Feminism Vs. Facts. And to be honest, I didn't watch Anita's video until sometime after watching Feminism Vs. Facts. Here's the video. Enjoy.
By the way, thank you, Soundmonkey, for this great video. I have enjoyed it all year. And I have also liked the part 3 video:
Anyway, I would like to say something about an opening comment for last site's video. The one that you, Soundmonkey, said when you opened it up:
Personally I think she makes a few good points I agree Krystal got jipped by never getting her own game But theres A LOT of bias here thats kind of annoying, again I get what she's saying and I agree to a point but I feel the poster is going about her argument in a somewhat sexist manner herself later in the video.
I agree. When Antia said in her Damsels in Distress Part 2 video that "the true source of [the heros'] pain stems from feelings of weakness and/or guilt over his failure to perform his socially perscribed patriarchal duty to protect his women and children," I thought, "Now, does that sound misandric to anyone besides me?" I mean, at one point, my Dad and I were talking about it and Dad said, "If a story about a man protecting his wife and children is misogynistic, then a story about a woman protecting her children is ageist against children." Anita's sexism is pointed out in some of the response videos I've been seeing. Honestly, listening to her gives me a headache. I'd love to post more response videos, but I tried it and it caused problems. But, regardless, let's analyze the debate from as many angles as possible.
Well, I guess it was inevitable that Sarkeesian would eventually get her own thread here, and not much has changed including my opinion of her, although it has evolved.
First, I'll do a little review and sum up; to me, it's people like her, people who choose to see any form of discrimination, or in this case, sexism as a one sided equation. In doing so, such people prove themselves to be as misandristic as they are ignorant and have no right or entitlement to my respect.
Everything word they speak is suspect, every statement as transparent as their biased ideology; to me, Anita Sarkeesian and people like her with their extreme liberalism/borderline Marxist, hyper politically correct, hipster mentalities embody and are precisely everything that is wrong with modern geek/pop culture.
After all; it's always easier to rip creative work apart, complain and do so in the name of a faux pas ideological thought process than it is to go out and create something; after all, that would require hard work, determination and due diligence. Oh, and it doesn't pay as much nearly as often especially when someone can play the damsel and collect almost $160000; that's a lot of money.
I could write pages upon pages about many of the fallacies Sarkeesian and others who share similar belief patterns along with the negative impact it has had on various communities including the anime community. However, I don't want to write too much, I just wanted to summarize some of my thoughts on this issue; I'm tired right now, perhaps over time I may add a little here and there.
I will say a little more though; I find it ironic, downright hilarious that Sarkeesian has referred to, and described primarily the male members in the gaming community as "entitled" and "spoiled" when she and people just like her come barging into something that has existed for quite some time that none of them helped create and demand everything change on their account. Let's be honest here, the only reason that this is happening is because in this day and age it is socially acceptable for people to play video games as opposed to 15, 10 or even 5 years ago when people who played video games were seen as nerds in the negative sense; I'm talking:
I was also listening to an interview on a radio show with some female MRA's speaking on this subject and I can post the entire video upon request if everyone wishes me to do so. One topic that came up was that one of them had always played video games, but her gender was never an issue, she called herself a "gamer" not a "girl gamer" and they made a great point about feminists like Sarkeesian; these people say gender shouldn't matter, yet they're the ones making the bigger deal out of it.
I can say more, but I think I'll let these videos do the talking.
Very interesting…………..
I can share more videos at another time.
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I watched this video for the Mrs. Male Character trope
and at one point, there was a link to a petition for getting Antia Sarkeesian to finally knock it off. So, I highly encourage a lot of you to just sign up and join the revolution. If any of you are ready to make Anita leave the Feminism to real feminists, then it's time to fight back. Sign up and get ready to roll.
I watched this video for the Mrs. Male Character trope
and at one point, there was a link to a petition for getting Antia Sarkeesian to finally knock it off. So, I highly encourage a lot of you to just sign up and join the revolution. If any of you are ready to make Anita leave the Feminism to real feminists, then it's time to fight back. Sign up and get ready to roll.
You know, I disagree with Sarkeesian and most other feminists, like almost all of them, it's safe to say I'm quite anti-feminist with much of what I say and present. I find the very core of it to be quite misandristic and demeaning to women in the sense that it removes their agency by putting the responsibility and blame for everything on men and this "patriarchy" I keep hearing about not to mention seeing sexism as a one way path that keeps women in a state of perpetual victim hood. My research and experience shows both men and women as perpetrators and victims; in other words; doing great good or evil is a human trait; not a gender specific trait; the sooner we understand that the better off we'll all be.
As I said before, while I can express my disapproval for feminism by writing page after page of everything I feel is wrong with the ideology, I will not partake in anything that will take away their right to their freedom of speech. After all I can always exercise mine by being able to express my disagreement.
Well, this poll isn't really to silence Anita Sarkeesian so much as it is to get her to accept any and all legitimate, civilized criticism. This poll isn't made to take away her right to freedom of speech. so much as it is to get her not to take away ours.
And I think that simply ignoring Anita isn't going to solve the problem. She's just going to work her way into the system and manipulate the industry to her will. I don't think she should be ignored like that. I mean, we ignored Jack Thompson and he only got stronger because if it. He got disbarred because we took action. Just watch this video:
I agree that ignoring her isn't really an option. She's caught people's attention already and has enough followers to have at least some kind of influence. But people need to be careful in how they approach things. Lashing out and making rude remarks and threats just got her more attention. If people put more energy into civil complaints and arguments then things will turn out much better.
That video where she says that she's "not a fan of video games and had to learn a lot about them" to make that music video (the one mentioned in the beginning of the last video neon posted titled "Anita and the White Knights") kind of goes way against what she says about loving games when it came to her Kickstarter. I've watched the other videos uploaded by the person who posted that original B&W video of Anita saying she doesn't like games, and they raise some interesting points, particularly in how her social media made practically 0 mention of video games at all before her Kickstarter campaign and how she started with a conclusion and then started seeking evidence to support it. Not using her own footage isn't doing her any favors either. It would be much better if she used her own footage because it would prove she's actually played the games she talks about and might help her in the case of people doubting her honesty when it comes to her liking video games as a result.
Good fucking Christ! Here too? Well, people here have given my opinion. This is why I'll NEVER use or donate to KickStarter, e-begging is risky and pathetic. I hate talking about feminism despite the fact that I support it. It's still a massive pill to swallow. It's almost 2014 and women are sill aren't being treated equally! Sure it's an improvement but it's still not enough! 25% of women are sexually assaulted; that's a disgusting number! It's more the media that needs to be changed and balance things out as the pen is mightier than the sword.
Don't drink the poison Kool-Aid.
I remember a time when video games were just video games they did not have to have any underlying message
Screw underlying messages. Let's just pick up and play.
Hm… then again, the underlying messages of Bioshock were wonderful. They informed just how horrible extremist capitalism and communism were and did so flawlessly. So, if a game were to send an underlying message, I want them to be ones that are made to enhance the world.
I don't really remember there being any underlying messages in Infinite. Most of it was like, Infinite would have some kind of underlying message, and then it would be so proud of it that it would show it to you again and again and constantly ask if you saw that cool underlying message they put in
I've never played Infinite, so I have no way of knowing what kinds of messages that game would have.
All, right, we, as a general consensus believe that Anita "Feminist Frequency" Sarkeesian is just being a whiner wanting the gaming industry re-worked to favor her own personal ideas on how to portray women… which she is still not truly explaining to us. Every time I watch her videos, I can't help but think, "Why am I watching this?" She takes a lot of things that aren't truly trying to be sexist and calls them sexist for some pretty ridiculous reasons, such as the Mario and Zelda franchises. Yes, we do want Peach and Zelda in more active roles, but other than that, their portrayals were quite respectful. However, I would like to point out that she does sometimes point out games that really are sexist. For example, she at one point in her Damsels In Distress Part 2 video flog Duke Nukem Forever for its blatant misogyny, and personally, I agree. Duke Nukem Forever, the steaming pile of pixels that should have remained in development hell for eternity, is absolutely sexist. But the thing is, I could have figured this out without watching Anita's lecture videos. Anyone with an actually functioning brain can figure out how disgustingly sexist it is. Heck, Adam Sessler of X-play lashed out at its misogynistic portrayals of women in his review of the game. You see, Anita? People like Adam Sessler are much smarter than you think they are. And since the main character, Duke, is portrayed as a horny, tough guy who's just looking to blow up aliens and get laid, I'd say that the game is sexist against men too.
So, I find Duke Nukem Forever to be a blatant example of something that objectifies women. This leads us to a very important topic: objectification. Here's a very important question: what is objectification? Well, people define it as "treating a character as an object and not a person." Now, one question on this subject that we keep on asking is "Does dressing up a female character in sexy, revealing clothing automatically objectify her?" My answer to that is "no." And here's why: I watched some videos from Youtube channel Extra Credits and in multiple videos, they make the following statement: "Actions define a character." Even if a female character does look desirable, and/or act like a temptress, she can still have good characterization, a relatable backstory, good chemistry with other characters, a great personality, a reasonable amount of depth, and other reasons to make her someone we can actually care about and not just drool over. Yes, we don't really like female characters that are eye-candy first, character second, but those kinds of characters, thankfully, tend to be forgotten. If your sexy woman character is written to have little-to-no personality and/or have little-to-no relevance to the story, or if you just make her a reward for the male, then that is how you objectify her. So, I consider objectification to have more to do with portrayal and characterization. And another thing that objectifies some female characters in some games or anime is if the sex appeal is presented in an exploitative manner. A while back, Soundmonkey44 make an "Is Anime Sexist" forum and I wanted to post onto there that I personally do not find anime itself sexist. I know of several anime that treat their female characters pretty well, even if some of those characters are sexualized.. There is, however, a specific type of anime that I find sexist: echi. Shows like Ikki Tousen, Queen's Blade, We Without Wings, and High School DXD are so exploitative with their sex-appeal that they are not only misogynistic, they are also painful to watch. Because of this, they tend to get left behind in the dust and it's all the better for it.
But, I would like to mention Samurai 7 for a quick moment. I'm not sure if I should call it sexist or not, but part of me does tent to lean more towards the "yes" column. You see, Kirara, the water priestess who finds and recruits the samurai, is more or less a weak and dependent female character. I do find her be one of the less annoying examples of this, one of the more tolerable examples, (compared to Bella Swan at least) but I still find it irksome. To be fair, Rikichi was just as useless, at least until episode 16, but seeing Kirara constantly end up in danger and have to rely on the samurai to rescue her kind of gave me the impression that anime tended to portray its women as weak, submissive, and unable to take care of themselves, even though at the time I first watched Samurai 7, I was playing Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, which did have some strong women in them. Plus, there were cartoons and movies I watched and video games I played that did have some strong women in them. Including the first two Metroid Prime games. Still, seeing Kirara as incredibly weak and helpless bothered me. And I got the feeling that she was basically just there for eye candy. I mean, the creators intended otherwise, considering that she helped recruit the samurai, helped them find paths to her village, and helps to heal their wounds, but I would have seen it more easily if her shirt didn't show off her tummy. In my opinion, exposed midriffs look better on kick-ass women anyway. And it's not just Kirara that was weak; all the women in Samurai 7 were non-combatant. Every single warrior in the show was male. I could say that it's a personal problem I have with the show, but there's a reason some Samurai 7 fan fictions sometimes include a female fighter or two.
Seeing Kirara be weak and dependent made me appreciate seeing strong women in the media a lot more, and after seeing it on IFC, if made me want to see strong women in the anime medium some more. When I looked at Funimation's iTunes account and saw that the animation team behind the Samurai 7, Studio Gonzo, made another anime called Burst Angel. And that show featured women who spent the whole show killing bad guys and blowing things up. I do wish they toned down on the fan service, but I thought it was refreshing to see an anime where the women actually fight. Then, I learned of another anime series called Claymore which had a ton of strong women in it. There were only two male warriors in that show and they were only in two episodes. Every other warrior in Claymore was female. And after seeing Samurai 7, I felt that Claymore was a breath of fresh air as 99% of the women in that show were total badasses. But, unfortunately, it seemed to have come at a price of having a weak, dependent, and useless male character. Raki has been hated on for being weak and useless. And while some may argue that useless tag-along male characters don't enforce harmful gender-based stereotypes, well, that doesn't really change anything. Weak, useless characters are still annoying. At least Raki becomes badass and powerful. In the manga!! And his staying useless in the anime is purely due to how rushed the ending was. I love seeing strong women. But it shouldn't come at the cost of weak men.
Then there's Fairy Tail which, from where I stand, truly supports gender equality. There, just about anyone, male or female, gets to be a total badass. The titular guild comprising of our heroes is pretty much a balanced mix between the two genders, all treated equally, and when there's trouble, all of them just get out there and fight. Even Lucy has some cool moments. And with the exception of the all-female Mermaid Heel, the other guilds let just about anyone of either gender join. Even the Dark Guilds put their women on the same page as the men. Hiro Mashima did sexualize his female characters, but he didn't let their sexy looks serve as a poor substitute for personality, depth, and emotion. He really made sure they had more than just "sexy" going for them. And besides, who's to say that he didn't sexualize Grey or Natsu? And on top of that, the series also features Erza Scarlet, my all-time favorite anime woman and one of the most badass women in anime history. It's funny how both she and the aforementioned Kirara are both voiced by Colleen Clinkenbeard; one is weak and dependent, always having to be rescued, and the other is strong and independent, always doing the rescuing. Actually, Erza had to be rescued a few times, but that was due to her reaching her limit or getting hit with a surprise attack. Not the same thing. And after she gets rescued, Erza then goes back to doing what she does best: fighting and kicking ass. After all, you gotta respect a woman who can take down a hundred monsters all by herself!!!! How is that not awesome?
Anyway, back to video games: the only other example of a video game objectifying women that I can think up at the top of my head is Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball, and I hope I don't need to go into detail as to why I listed it as such. At one point, people accused Team Ninja of degrading women in the game and Yoshinouri Uweda had this to say:
From our perspective, we're trying to make beautiful women, that has been the focus - we want our characters to be beautiful. The DOA characters are strong and that they look the way they do is based on trying to bring out the beauty of women. We're certainly not trying to degrade women. They have beautiful bodies. We're trying to show off the beauty of their bodies but we're not trying to be degrading about it - we're trying to show that they are beautiful characters.
As far as I am concerned, Uweda is talking out of his ass. And a game that I definitely consider sexist is Metroid Other M, which I find not only sexist, it's insulting in every way imaginable. It took long time Metroid heroine Samus Aran, who has always been a strong, brave, well respectable heroine, and made her into a mopy, co-dependent lame-o. That's a bad portrayal of women to begin with, but the real kick in the morph balls is how it completely goes against everything about Samus that has been established in every other game in the franchise. Misogyny plus character derailment equals absolute insult to humanity, and her portrayal alone was enough to make Other M a gigantic wad of suckage! Because of this, so many people lashed out at Yoshio Sakamoto for the game. After looking at Metroid Other M's Elephant In The Room article, Yoshio Sakamoto said this in and article:
Depicting the story of Samus Aran in this game was one of the most important game design concepts from the very beginning because before Other M I did not think about what kind of person Samus Aran was and how she thinks and her personality….Plus because of the existence of the Metroid Prime series many people might have different ideas about what kind of person Samus Aran was….So with Other M I really wanted to determine and express what kind of human Samus Aran is so that we can really tell what kind of natural step she should be taking in the future. - See more at: http://moonbase.rydia.net/mental/blog/gaming/metroid-other-m-the-elephant/article.html#sthash.SWOAvwzS.dpuf
This quote gave me this theory as to why he portrayed Samus the way he did though: he didn't work on the Metroid Prime games and so when he found out that three Metroid games that he had no involvement in whatsoever became smashing successes, he got angry. He hated the Metroid fanbase for choosing Metroid Prime 1-3 over the games that he worked on, so he portrayed Samus the way he did as a way of backlashing against the fanbase. I hope one of you knows his e-mail address because I have a nasty e-mail I want to send to him:
What the hell were you thinking!? Your portrayal of Samus Aran in Metroid Other M was inexcusable! It was unforgivable! It was unacceptable! Your portrayal of Samus Aran is nothing but a giant middle finger to Metroid fans! You took one of the most beloved and well-respected heroines in all of gaming and turned her into an incompetent, whiny, weak, and unlikable git with battered housewife syndrome! It's like you were not really the creator himself, but rather some idiotic, obnoxious fan-fic writer who undermines his characters and portrays them in a way that any sane person would reject and want to punch you in the face for. If this is your envisionment of Samus Aran, then there is obviously something wrong with you! If this is your envisionment of Samus Aran, then your envisionment is obviously one of the worst envisionments for a previously well-established character ever. If this is your envisionment of Samus Aran, then you should be fired. If this is your envisionment of Samus Aran, then you need some serious therapy. If this is your envisionment of Samus Aran, then the fans have envisioned her infinitely better than you did. You see, ever since the original Metroid was released, we have envisioned Samus Aran as a brave, independent, confident, tough-as-nails bounty hunter who took down enemy after enemy without hesitation or anything to hold her back. Then Other M came along and took our envisionment of Samus Aran and completely tarnished it beyond repair and we felt like we were kicked in the 'nads all throughout the game! You made Samus weak, pathetic, incompetent, indecisive, and codependent and that is how nobody, nobody has envisioned her all these years. Why didn't you portray Samus in the way we envisioned!? WHY DON'T YOU LOVE US, SAKAMOTO!?!?
I want you to take a look at a little article on the internet talking about how you established the relationship between Samus Aran and Adam Malkovich. To put a long story short, you wrote it as an abusive relationship that you glorified. You had Adam be such an abusive punk towards Samus Aran and you glorified it, while making Samus Aran just be some submissive yes-woman just doing everything that Adam said and you had heroic music accompany him and had sad music play during his sacrifice. And you had Samus do almost nothing important while she did almost everything important in the rest of the franchise. And don't give me that crap about you making Samus more human in Other M than she was in the Prime games. From where I stand, she was more human in the Prime games than she was in Other M.
Not only that, you yourself portrayed Samus in other games and the Metroid manga in better ways. The manga wasn't pulitzer prize material, but the way you portrayed Samus in it was a lot better than the one you have her in Other M. You had Samus grow and learn things. You made her struggles feel more believable and understandable. And you also portrayed her well in the games you made before Metroid Other Mess came along. You treated her well in Super Metroid, Fusion, and Zero Mission. So not only did you betray us with your horrendous portrayal of Samus in Other M, you also betrayed yourself.
You should be ashamed of yourself. Just as we are ashamed of you. You should be mad at yourself. Just as we are mad at you. You should hate yourself. Just as we hate you. I want you to mend the wounds of the fans first by putting the Prime trilogy back into the Metroid timeline and removing Other M from it, meaning that the Prime games are canon and Other M isn't, (the way it should be, mind you) and then by making a choice: either leave Nintendo so that you could never tarnish Samus Aran any further, or you can make a re-written version of Other M that portrays Samus in the way we envisioned. Portrays Samus as a headstrong, confident, independent, uber-powerful one-woman army that tears Space Pirates apart and lays waste to anything that would threaten the galaxy. That's what we've pictured her to be like and that's what you should have pictured her to be like. If you always envisioned Samus as a bratty, codependent lapdog, you don't belong on Nintendo's development team. You should be fired and replaced with someone who envisions Samus the way we do. Who envisions Samus the way the original Metroid portrays her. Who envisions Samus the way Super Metroid portrays her. Who envisions Samus the way the Prime games portray her. Who envisions Samus the way the Metroid Prime 2 manga portrays her. Who envisions Samus the way she was meant to be envisioned.
And you want to know what else, I hate? I hate hearing people use a bunch of silly excuses to defend Other M's portrayal of Samus like "It was made in Japan" or "She has emotions in this game" or "he's the one who made it, so deal with it" or any of that crap. I do not think that Metroid Other M gets too much hate. I think it deserves every ounce of hatred that it gets.
But, I think that the majority of video games treat their women pretty well. The Tales games have their female characters be equal to the male ones and portray them, even the sexualized ones, quite respectfully, and made them incredibly believable and they did that with the men too. Tales of Vesperia in particular, at one point, subtly expressed that there's nothing wrong with thinking a woman is sexy, just treat her as a human being. Protagonist Yuri Lowell does find it hard not to get aroused when Judith is nearby but he respects her as either his equal or someone who could surpass him. And sees her as both a friend and a combat ally. Most Final Fantasy games are good at respectably portraying their heroines, and while Princess Zelda ends up being a damsel in distress a lot of the time, she does everything she can to help Link out every chance she gets and that's why a lot of us respect her. And say what you will about Rouge the Bat from the Sonic series, but I actually thought she was cool and brave and independent, and thus doesn't deserve nearly as much hate as she gets. And Blaze the Cat was incredibly awesome, and while any bashing on Amy Rose is valid, I'll say that she does have some redeeming value. Like Ninja_Shinigami_Mage said on the Sonic the Hedgehog forum, Sonic Lost World brought back her caring nature and motherly wisdom from the Adventure games, particularly the first one, and her Piko Piko Hammer makes her a force to be reckoned with, especially in the Sonic games where she's a playable character. The only two female Sonic characters that aren't treated well are Elise and Marine the Raccoon, but did either of them show up in more than one Sonic game? Plus, there are just as badly mistreated male Sonic characters like Big the Cat. Bottom line: while some sexist portrayals of women do exist out there, there is actually much less of it than some people like Anita make it sound like. Yes, there is definitely room for improvement, but we should also appreciate the improvements that have been made already.
I agree that ignoring her isn't really an option. She's caught people's attention already and has enough followers to have at least some kind of influence. But people need to be careful in how they approach things. Lashing out and making rude remarks and threats just got her more attention. If people put more energy into civil complaints and arguments then things will turn out much better.
And that's what this petition is devoted to. It's called "Acknowledge and Present Legitimate Criticism of Anita Sarkeesian" and it's trying to get legit criticism on Anita out and get news sources to do it. Now, sign up aind join the revolution!
I think it's sad so many people abuse sociopolitical views to push their own agendas. Feminism is about creating equality between men & women, not some stupid battle of the sexes!
Anita it seems is a Radical Feminist, and as we all know, radical anything is NOT good!
Personally I think the EcoFeminist & Liberal Feminist (which is actually quite moderate despite its name) movements are much better and more well rounded. Radical Feminists all to easily turn into shamers & bullies.


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My 3 year old kid loves Android and loves playing all kinds of games (Amazing Alex, Riptide, Asphalt 6) but since I bought a Nexus 7 Ive started the search for Apps and Games that would fit his age and help him learn. This is the top 10 of apps he loves at this moment
1. Dr. Panda's Hospital – Vet Game
In this game kids will learn about health and anatomy all having fun taking care of some cute animals.
2. Dr Panda, Teach Me! – Toddlers
In this game kids will learn about numbers, colors, shapes and animals and it comes in 7 different languages.
3. Thomas Game Pack
Its Thomas what kid doesnt love Thomas…
4. Kinectimals
Kids can play and care their very own cub.
5. Sprinkle Junior
Kids have fun playing with water and exploring the world of sprinkle.
6. Kids Connect the Dots
Keep your preschoolers occupied while they gain and improve their number and letter recognition
7. Color & Draw for kids
One of the best coloring apps on the market, only downside its that even with the paid app, more drawings are only available with in app purchases
8. Kids Learn to Read (Preschool)
Awesome app to help them learn to read.
9. The Cat in the Hat – Dr. Seuss
Nice interactive digital book.
10. Kids Animal Piano
A piano with animal sounds to play, kids would love it.
Hope your kids loves them too :-)


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Portrait of the week - Katharina von Mecklenburg
Katharina von Mecklenburg, by Lucas Cranach the elder, 1514.
This portrait is very typical of the painting style of Cranach and of the German Renaissance. The dress is brightly coloured in red and yellow and gold. The arms are slit to show the white linen beneath it. The waist is laced and around her neck are chains of gold. Her fingers are adorned with rings with precious stones. Her hat is a barrette with white plumes.
This is a dress of a noble woman, that you can tell without knowing anything else about her - which we do, though. This is the latest fashion of the time, portrayed to really state the economic and social situation of its wearer.
The lady in question is Katharina of Mecklenburg, the daughter of the duke of Mecklenburg. She was born in 1487 and married Henry the Pious (Heinrich der Fromme) of Saxony in 1512, at the not so tender age of 25 - the husband being fifteen years her senior. But neither was married before this match. The had six children, four sons and two daughters. One of the sons died at the age of eleven, but all the other reached adulthood - another rare feat at the time.
Henry was at the time of the marriage in charge of the areas of Wolkenstein and Freiberg, he was the younger brother to the duke of Saxony, and the duke had two sons himself. There was no reason to suspect that they would inherit the duchy.
This was also the time of the Reformation, and Katharina turned to Luther but her husband did not follow her example, at least not officially - probably much due to his older brother being a fervent Catholic. But he eventually overcame this fear and in 1536 Freiburg officially became Lutheran. By 1539 the Duke of Saxony, Henry's older brother, had lost both his son and according to the laws that made Henry heir presumptive. The brother did not approve of it, because of the difference in religious views and he did not want Saxony to turn Lutheran. But the Duke died before he could do anything about it and Henry and Katharina could take up residence in Dresden.
Henry died just two years later but Katharina would live for another twenty years, mostly residing in the castle of Wolkenstein. She died in 1561 in Torgau.
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Walmart expands employee healthcare to cover spine, transplant surgery
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has launched a first-of-its-kind Centers of Excellence program that will offer its associates quality health care with no out-of-pocket cost for heart, spine and transplant surgeries at six of the leading hospital and health systems in the United States.
The six designated health care organizations include the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio; Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa.; Mayo Clinic sites in Rochester, Minn., Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz., and Jacksonville, Fla.; Mercy Hospital Springfield in Springfield, Mo; Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas; and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Wash.
"We devoted extensive time developing Centers of Excellence in order to improve the quality of care our associates' receive," said Sally Welborn, SVP global benefits at Walmart. "We have identified six renowned health care systems that meet the highest quality standards for heart, spine and transplant surgery. Through these hospital systems, our associates will have no out-of-pocket expenses and a greater peace of mind knowing they are receiving exceptional care from a facility that specializes in the procedure they require. This is the first time a retailer has offered a comprehensive, nationwide program for heart, spine and transplant surgery."
The new Centers of Excellence program is being expanded from covering transplants, which began with the Mayo Clinic in 1996, to include treatment for certain heart and spine surgeries. Walmart's associates and their dependents who are enrolled in the company's medical plans will receive consultations and care covered at 100 percent without deductible or coinsurance, plus travel, lodging and food for the patient and a caregiver.
In providing this service at no cost to its enrolled associates, Walmart has worked with these Centers of Excellence health systems to provide exclusive and unique bundled pricing arrangements for these types of procedures. Through Centers of Excellence, Walmart is working with all the health care organizations to collectively share best practices that will allow collaboration around best measures of service and new industry findings in comparison to industry practices.
E-prescribing: Patients want it
When given a choice, patients prefer to receive an electronic prescription if they receive a prescription from their physician, according to the most recent Patient Views infographic. To be specific, 64% of respondents said they would choose an e-prescription when provided an option, according to an exclusive survey of nearly 800 patients conducted by AccentHealth and DSN in late July and early August. How many patients are actually given a choice as to how they receive their prescription, and how many currently are receiving electronic prescriptions? Currently, only 36% of patients said they are given a choice as to how they receive their prescription.
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Study: Health insurance managed lives grew by 13 million from Jan. 2011 to June 2012
BENSALEM, Pa. — Thirteen million more Americans had health insurance in June 2012 than 18 months earlier, according to a new report by BusinessOne Technologies, a healthcare technology and data company.
The report, titled "Managed Lives Trends in the Current Health Care Reform Environment," found that the 5.4% increase in total coverage between January 2011 and June 2012 was due in part to healthcare-reform measures that are increasing access ahead of the planned 2014 rollout of the healthcare-reform law's individual mandate.
The measures include coverage of dependent children and adults up to the age of 26 years, tax credits for small businesses and early Medicaid expansion in some states. According to the report, Medicare coverage grew by 12%, while Managed Medicaid grew by 10.4% and commercial insurance grew by 5%. Commercial insurance saw the largest increase in the number of insured individuals, which was up by 7.6 million.
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Thank you, Chanda, for your guidance. I would not have been able to make all the decisions and transitions the past few months without you.
- Lynn Isom Rockville, Maryland – August 2008
About Chanda
How did I get into this? My fascination began at age 23 when I first met my husband Troy and we adventured to Boston, Massachusetts. Grief hit me hard that year, I was devoted to learning all I could about the afterlife when several family members died right within a few months of each other. Needless to say, this traumatic experience started me on my own truth journey. It set me on a path of learning and self-discovery that has led me to the work I do now as a Psychic Intuitive, Spiritual Teacher and Soul Path Consultant.
What a ride it has been, and wow what an amazing life to be able to help people with my gifts and abilities. Who knew a small town girl like me would be able to fly from the nest and find my true calling? It still blows my mind to this day, and I thank god daily for helping me stay the course.
My background: I have had so many interests and passions, maybe too many to count! I remember days of flipping burgers at the tasty freeze in my hometown. I also waited tables at a pub in Boston, MA. I have been a professional house cleaner, I have a Masters Degree in Theatre Education, I was in over 20 stage plays and musicals, I worked as a chiropractic assistant, I facilitated trainings at the public broadcasting affiliate in Fargo, ND and was even a nanny for two wonderful families. I feel truly blessed to have had so many unique and interesting stops on my journey. They have all helped me build character and peel back to my truest essence. For that I am truly thankful!
You are tired of reading "woo-woo" books about thinking positive and find yourself feeling unsettled most of the time no matter how many self help books you read. I understand you. I am most famously known as a "compassionate pitbull" and if you agree to do a session with me, you will hear the truth. The truth about what the roadblocks and barriers are to the life waiting for you. I don't waste your time (or mine) and so a reading with me is less about having a conversation and more about getting to the meat of the matter. I guarantee you will be crystal clear what needs to change for you to move forward.
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Earl Grey Tea
Hot baths
Wholesome home cooked food
Uninterrupted time with my family
Snuggles with my kids
Private time with Troy
Donna Woolfolk Cross, Pope Joan
Anita Diamant, The Red Tent
Paula Deen, It Ain't All About the Cooking
Sarah Bartlett, The Tarot Bible
Lynn A. Robinson, Divine Intuition
Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love
Troy Parkinson, Bridge to the Afterlife
Kathryn Harwig, The Intuitive Advantage
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69 Beach on the Big Island, Hawaii
Camping and hiking in Missoula, Montana
Anything in Portland, Oregon
The Redwoods in Northern California
Times Square in New York City
Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts
My childhood home in Burlington, North Dakota
GPS (never go anywhere without one)
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Living Proof: Celebrating the Makers Craft Spirits Tasting
Join us SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018 For Plimoth Plantation's signature spring fundraiser!
In its 4th year, Living Proof has garnered a loyal following of those who appreciate fine spirits paired with delicious food, lively music, and great company - all to support Plimoth Plantation's historic mission.
Living Proof features Massachusetts-based distilleries and a craft brewery, complimentary appetizer pairings, live music from The Lindsays, historical demonstrations, and a raffle stocked with covetable items. Have fun in our festive lounge with group games and activities!
To reserve tickets, visit https://livingproofplimoth.eventbrite.com or call (508) 746-1622, ext. 8207. Ticket prices will increase to $60 at the door so purchase your tickets in advance!
2018 Sponsors:
Media Partner: Edible South Shore & South Coast
Lounge Sponsor: South Shore Young Professionals
Supporting Sponsor: Pathstone Federal Street Advisors
Friend Sponsors: Colony Place Development, LLC; Emerald Excavating
2018 Featured Distillers:
2018 Culinary Partners:
You can also purchase your Raffle tickets! You won't want to miss out on this year's prizes:
Alden Park Bar & Grill: Gift Card, value: $100.00
Cape Rep Theatre: Two Ticket Voucher for 2018 season, value: $56.00 - $80.00
Berkshire Mountain Distillers: Bottle of Two Lanterns Whiskey, Bottle of Greylock Gin, a Tour card for Four, Bottle of Maple Syrup, Smoked Black Pepper, Smoked Himalayan Salt, glasses and swag value: $350.00
Boston Harbor Distillery: Tour and Tasting for Two, value: $20.00
Captain John Boats: Round-trip Plymouth to Provincetown Ferry for Two, value: $106.00
Plimoth Plantation: One Plus Anyone Membership, Four Plimoth Cinema tickets with refreshments and Plimoth Beer swag, value: $175.00
Plimoth Plantation: Heart of Mayflower, hand-carved during its 2017 restoration x2, value: priceless
Plimoth Plantation: Two Tickets to A Bridge to the Past: An Evening of Indigenous Film, Food & Music on Friday, May 4, 2018, value: $130.00
Privateer Rum: Bottle of Privateer Silver Reserve Rum, Sample of Privateer Sugar, Two T-Shirts and Tour for up to 25 people, value: $500.00
Quahog Republic: Gift Certificate, value: $25.00 x2
See how your business can get involved in 2018:
This is a terrific opportunity for you to increase your community and commercial visibility and reach potential local clients. Sponsors will be listed here on the event's micro site, and your name and logo will be displayed throughout the evening. Advertising opportunities also include a feature on Plimoth Cinema's pre-show screen, as well as, listing in PR materials and social media releases. As a Lead or Lounge Sponsor, your business will also be featured on many take-home items.
In-Kind Opportunities:
You may also draw in new clients by donating to our raffle. Raffle Donors will be listed here on the event's micro site and a board at the event, and the items and experiences that you contribute will be displayed throughout the night.
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If you're discovering that your Mac wakes up from sleep randomly without any interaction, it's not a ghost, but rather some settings that probably need changed around. Here's how to fix it.
When you put your Mac to sleep, it essentially powers down, but remains on standby. So while most of the components are shut off, like the processor, storage drives, etc., the memory is still on so that when you wake it up from sleep mode, it will instantly be back to where you left off.
Sleep mode is great for when you don't want to completely shut down your Mac, but want to conserve power when you're not using it.
However, sleep mode is rather pointless if your Mac randomly wakes up from sleep mode at times. Sometimes, it may wake up randomly one evening, or the problem could be more severe where it wakes up immediately after every time you try to put it to sleep.
Read: 9 Common OS X El Capitan Problems & How to Fix Them
Your Mac waking from sleep mode randomly can be pretty frustrating to say the least, but it's a problem that has some easy fixes. Plus, it's a problem that can be a little scary, making you think that there's a ghost or some paranormal activity going on in your house.
In any case, here's how to fix your Mac randomly waking up from sleep mode.
USB Devices
A big culprit of most sleep mode problems on Mac comes from the USB devices that you have plugged in, like a mouse, keyboard. etc., so it might be a good idea to see if any of your USB devices are causing the problem.
To find out if a mouse or keyboard is causing the problem, temporarily set your Mac's automatic sleep mode to its shortest setting in System Preferences > Energy Saver. From there, slide the slider next to Computer sleep all the way to the right.
Next, unplug all of your USB devices and wait for your Mac to automatically go to sleep. If it doesn't wake up from sleep like it usually does with your problem, then it's one of your USB devices that's causing the issue. Redo all of this but only plug one USB device back in until you figure out which device is causing the issue.
So why would a USB device be the culprit? It could be that a key on your keyboard is malfunctioning and sending that info to your Mac so that it can never truly go to sleep. The same could happen to the mouse, where one of the buttons could be stuck and is pressed down the whole time, preventing your Mac from sleeping.
Network Activity
If your Mac is connected to the internet, it's possible that it's randomly waking from sleep because there's internet activity or other network activity occurring that wakes it up.
This is especially the case if you have your Mac connected to a network drive or server in your house. Whenever, the network drive is active, it could send a command to your Mac to wake up. This can also be the case for iTunes sharing, Printer sharing, and File sharing.
To prevent this from happening, go to System Preferences > Energy Saver and uncheck the box next to Wake for network access. This will prevent any outside internet or network activity from waking up your Mac randomly.
Reset the SMC
The above two solutions are what cause random wake ups 99% of the time, so if all else fails, it wouldn't be a bad idea to reset the SMC.
Sleep mode on your Mac is controlled by your Mac's power manager, which is called the System Management Controller, or SMC. It stores options for when the system sleeps, among other features throughout your computer. It's possible that information on the SMC could get corrupted and cause random wake ups.
To fix this, start by put your Mac to sleep and wake it up after it has gone to sleep. Then, restart your Mac. Wait for it to fully boot up and then completely shut it down.
On a MacBook, plug in the charger so that it's getting power and then press the Shift, Control, Option keys on the left side of the keyboard, as well as the Power button all at once. Hold for a second or two and then release all the keys and buttons at the same time. Then, turn on your Mac.
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(Houston, Texas) Today, Senator Sylvia R. Garcia cancelled her appearance at the Macy's at the Galleria Hidalgo to kick-off the 2013 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday.
"While I strongly support the tax free weekend that allows parents struggling to provide clothing and supplies for their children before they return to school, I was dismayed to learn that Macy's and Kroger would oppose equal pay for equal work. As a co-sponsor of the legislation and supporter of equal rights, I am supporting the call to boycott until these stores reverse their position and declare their support for equal pay, " stated Senator Garcia.
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Macy's, Kroger, and a few smaller retailers sent a letter to Governor Rick Perry asking him to veto the equal pay for equal work legislation, known as the Texas Lilly Ledbetter Act.
On average, women make just 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. Over a woman's career, that disparity leads to more than $430,000 in lost wages. During the regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature, Senator Wendy Davis and Representative Senfronia Thompson authored and passed House Bill 950, which gives legal standing to women who are paid less for doing the same job as a man. Governor Perry was urged by retailers, including Macy's and Kroger, in a letter to veto the bill - which he ultimately did.


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|European Arrest Warrant and Surrender Procedures Between Member States
Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley): Will the Minister help me to clarify the change of which he speaks by considering a particular case? He talked about introducing mutual recognition of legal standards. That will introduce an idea from commercial law in the EU—that we all accept that one thing is as good as another throughout the Community—into criminal law. However, in the case of the 12 plane-spotters, alluded to in the press, there has been a different appreciation of the issues. Greece does not appear to have a ready understanding of plane-spotting, and has a different approach to habeas corpus; it has kept those people for three weeks without trial. Were those people to have returned to this country and an EU arrest warrant to have been made for their return to Greece, would the proposal have made it easier for the Greeks to get them back to Greece? Would the effect of the proposal be a speedier system than that under current extradition laws? Is that the change to which the Minister alludes?
Mr. Ainsworth: It is always fraught with difficulty for a Minister to comment on individual cases. The only thing to say to the hon. Gentleman is that we should not frame our decisions in this place on the basis of press reports about the criminal justice system as it operates in another country. We should certainly not do so where British criminals face judicial systems in foreign countries or where foreigners face the judicial system of this country. That is not a reliable guide to where justice lies.
David Cairns: I have a much briefer question. What are the implications, if any, for Scotland of the existence of different criminal law systems in this country, and what input have Scottish law officers had?
Mr. Ainsworth: As my hon. Friend will know, this is an issue on which the Home Office leads for the United Kingdom. However, the Scottish Executive and Scottish legal authorities were consulted when the original documents on proposed changes to extradition law were drawn up, and they were also consulted during the past few months' discussions on specific proposals in the framework document. They were happy with the proposals, but I should stress again that the Home Office led the discussion.
Simon Hughes: I should like to ask about the breadth of the definitions in article 2(2), which relates to the concern expressed by the Scrutiny Committee in a previous report about the vagueness—in some cases, complete absence—of the definition of offences involving dual criminality. For example, have the Government worked out which offences in English law—or in Scottish law, for that matter—are covered by the general headings of high-tech crime, environmental crime, and racism and xenophobia? In keeping with the question from the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Mrs. Dunwoody), and in the light of the Government's promised Bill, how would we deal with a situation in which Parliament did not want a British person to be extradited to another EU country, on the ground that the offence in question did not exist in the UK? There would be no reason for the person concerned to assume that the act in question was an offence in that country, and there is the genuine concern that they might be extradited for it. The simple principle, ''When in Rome, do as the Romans do'', is not easy to apply in the context of legal consequences such as detention.
Mr. Ainsworth: It will be for the issuing authority to frame its warrant according to the offences listed in article 2(2). The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: on drafting the Bill we will not have the ability to say that we are unwilling to accept application of the European arrest warrant to an area that is covered by the positive list. As with cases in this country, ignorance of the law is not a protection from it. However, we would rely on those in the country in question accepting mitigating circumstances when such a trial took place.
I ask the hon. Gentleman to accept the broad thrust of our position. If we are to expect our European neighbours to have confidence in our legal system and to extradite their nationals to face justice in this country, we must show the same confidence in return. However, thus far, some European Union countries have not been prepared to show such confidence. Potentially, if a national of such a country committed a serious crime on our streets, the prospect of getting him to return to this country to face justice would be minimal, if not non-existent. None the less, we cannot be prejudiced. We cannot expect our European neighbours to accept and show confidence in our judicial system by allowing it to apply to nationals who have committed crimes in this country, if we are not prepared to accept the reverse.
Mr. Maples: Will the Minister help me with article 2 of the proposals? I completely understand paragraphs (2) and (4), but I do not understand paragraph (3):
—presumably, under our legislation—
which, in our case, would be the United Kingdom. I imagine that the intention is that any offence not listed in paragraph (2) would be subject to the dual criminality rule. That would be the meaning if the paragraph stopped at that point. I do not understand what is meant by the addition of
I have thought about it on and off for about three days, but I simply cannot understand it. If it means that the offence was committed partly in the United Kingdom, the offence would be prosecutable in the United Kingdom and the offender would not be subject to extradition to another country. Alternatively, it could be an attempt to introduce the concept of extraterritoriality, which I asked the Minister about earlier. However, if it is intended to provide a get-out when a foreign judicial authority tries to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction, why would it not apply to the paragraph (2) offences as well? At best, the provision is badly drafted and confusing and, at worst, it does not mean anything.
I may be wrong, and I would be grateful if the Minister would clarify the paragraph. With the help of two or three people in the Library and a couple of lawyers, I have tried to understand it but cannot. If the intention is to apply dual criminality to offences not listed in paragraph (2), the final words
are superfluous. Otherwise, it is complicated and unclear.
Mr. Ainsworth: I do not know which document and paragraph the hon. Gentleman refers to.
Mr. Maples: Article 2(3) of the conclusions of the presidency of the Council dated 31 October, which begins:
I do not understand what is added or taken away by the final line.
Mr. Ainsworth: I think that the hon. Gentleman is working with an earlier version of the text than the one I have. I will try to return to his point during the debate; that is all that I can say at the moment. A copy of the text that he is using has just been given to me, and it is not the same.
Mr. Hawkins: On a point of order, Mr. Griffiths. Perhaps I can assist the Minister. The text that my hon. Friend is using is the one that was supplied to members of the Committee.
Mr. Ainsworth: The up-to-date text has been supplied to the Committee, but that is not it.
Mrs. Dunwoody: Further to that point of order, Mr. Griffiths. I have been working from the papers that I picked up as I entered the Room. The rule of the House of Commons is that, if papers are to be discussed in a Committee—including a European Committee—they are to be supplied to Members. I wish to raise questions on article 16 about decisions that are extrajudicial and superior to those of British judges, and on articles 17 and 18. Am I to understand that I have been working from a text that is not the same as the Minister's? That would constitute a minor problem.
The Chairman: I thank the hon. Lady for making that comment. I have looked at the papers, and it appears that the papers that we in the Committee received were handled within the Committee structure. The paper that has just been handed to the Minister is the up-to-date version from the Home Office. As it is apparent that there is a difference, I ought to suspend the Committee, if not postpone it. I will suspend the Committee for a maximum of 15 minutes so that the usual channels can try to sort something out. If they cannot do so in that time, I will adjourn the Committee until a later date.
Mrs. Dunwoody: Further to that point of order, Mr. Griffiths. We are in no way challenging your view, as that is probably the immediate and sensible response. However, the hazard in suspending the Committee is that even if the usual channels come to an agreement, we will still be unable to access the papers from which the Minister is working. I hope that you adjourn the Committee, as it would be very unwise for proceedings on something so important to the individual freedoms of United Kingdom citizens to continue without the text that we are supposed to be discussing.
Mr. Hawkins: Further to that point of order, Mr. Griffiths.
Mr. Maples: Further to that point of order, Mr. Griffiths.
The Chairman: order. Members could go on raising points of order for a long time. If it appears—I should be a part of the discussion—that there are several differences between the texts, it would not be fair to carry on, and I will adjourn the proceedings. We will have a quick look; if there are several changes, we will have to adjourn.
Mr. Hawkins: Before you do so, Mr. Griffiths, may I say that I already know the point of view of the Opposition Front-Bench team? I wish to take further legal advice. We have taken legal advice on the text that we thought was to be debated this afternoon, and I shall be submitting the content of discussions with the Minister. The Committee should be adjourned, because as the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich has just said, on an issue as important as this, 15 minutes is not enough time to get such advice.
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HATFIELD TWP. >> Toy maker K'NEX is being put up for sale by owner PNC Bank National Association.
The toy company and its parent company, Smart Brands International Co. LLC, will be auctioned to the highest bidder on Jan. 29, according to a legal advertisement on Philly.com.
The legal notice states that "PNC has received an offer from a third party" and a proposed sale agreement with that buyer sets a price of $21 million; "any bid received at the public sale...must be higher or better than the offer contained in the proposed sale agreement," according to the legal notice.
K'NEX was founded in 1992 and the company manufactures and sells color-coded plastic rods, wheels, and connectors that can fit together to create a nearly endless variety of shapes, vehicles and other assemblies. The company played host to a visit by then-President Barack Obama in 2012, and hosted candidate Hillary Clinton for a campaign stop in July 2016, according to Reporter archives.
A K'NEX spokesperson said Thursday they were unable to comment on the possible sale, and a PNC spokesperson said they had no further comment beyond the sale notice. Township officials said Thursday that they had no knowledge of the auction, but hope the company's future remains bright, and that the company stays in Hatfield and no jobs are lost in the transition.