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At Fuzz Audio, all vintage/NOS vacuum tubes purchased through our website are guaranteed for one year from purchase date. We accept returns for tubes going noisy, losing output/performance prematurely, and of course losing function all together. (Read about power tubes below).
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This policy is meant to protect the buyer from having a tube go out on them prematurely from a flaw we missed. Tubes, especially preamp tubes, should last half a lifetime, and well beyond a year, so we want to guarantee each customer that you get a tube that will last.
For power tubes, although we will honor any faults mentioned above, we will not accept a return for a power tube that has obviously been used for 6+ hours a day for every day of the year for one year. Power tubes that have clearly been used beyond their normal wear point will not be accepted.
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Talking Duke Nukem Forever With Gearbox Software's Steve Gibson
Gibson shared that initially he wondered if getting into Duke Nukem Forever wasn't along the lines of inviting bad karma, much like the legendary Curse of the Bambino. But the reassurance, he told me, was that they knew the game was good. And it made sense to get involved because of the unique position Gearbox held with both 3D Realms and publisher 2K Games, with which they enjoy a healthy relationship. "We were the only middle party that happened to have a trusting relationship [with 3D Realms] and the resources available to hold both sides and make that happen."
Already several months into working on getting the game done, Gibson said they are at the stage of polishing it for release. They decided to wait to show the game, though, because "we've got this game; nobody believes it's coming. So we kept it quiet. Clearly if you make an announcement of hey, we're picking up Duke Nukem Forever everyone is just going to laugh." Then they decided to unveil at PAX where everyone could hold a controller, play the game, and see that yes, it's really coming. Their thinking behind this strategy was to, "let the gamers make the decision because they're not afraid to say what they really think because they're not worried about their credibility. Whereas a press guy worries what if I say this is great but I'm actually wrong."
My full conversation with Steve follows after the jump and if you weren't one of those at PAX who braved the line to play the game, check out Brian's hands-on preview of Duke Nukem Forever.
Shacknews: After covering the Duke story for so long for Shack, what was it like when they walked in said, "hey, we're looking at finishing up Duke Nukem Forever" to you?
Steve Gibson: Mostly hilarious, I think really. You go through the stages of like, "Okay, you're joking around; there's no way," because we were all aware of the lawsuits going on. Then there was, "oh, you're serious, really?" That kinda seems like a...you think about things like the Curse of the Bambino situation. This is a thing that'll sink a studio.
But we knew it was good. There never was a real question of how good the game was. Just getting it all together, as one cohesive piece you could play front to back, fitting it within memory, all the optimizations and trying to get it on console platforms -- that was the thing. Making the game fun, they know how to do that; they had that for a long time and everyone knew it. That's how so many developers are still attracted to come work at 3D Realms, because when you see that game, you're like, this is fun as hell. I want to work on this thing. I want to make this thing get out the public. It was always good; it was just a matter of putting it in a package.
Shacknews: It sounds like what we'd heard about the work on the game over the years being fractured, and there being lots of pieces but no whole, was pretty accurate?
Steve Gibson: That's pretty much the way it was and when the studio did shut down in 2009, there was some real hope that this game was going to ship in the next year.
Shacknews: Right, it was going to be the April Fool's "joke" and release on April 1.
Steve Gibson: The producer at the time on Duke Nukem Forever was Jason Bergman, who Shackers certainly know because he was a writer there, so yeah, once the company shut down and Jason felt like okay there's no way this thing is going to happen, might as well say, "well, this was the plan: we were shooting for April first. That was real; that was in the plan. And then money ran out and that didn't happen."
Shacknews: What's the state of the game you guys wound up with and what are the priorities you have to tick off in order to get Duke out the door?
Steve Gibson: We are straight into polish mode now. We have the game assembled; you can play the game front to back.
Shacknews: That seems awful fast. How long have you been working on it?
Steve Gibson: We made the deal in 2009. And development, even when 3D Realms shut down, it did not fully stop. There were guys like Allen Blum and David Riegel. Like Allen Blum, that guy is the co-creator of Duke Nukem, the very first, and that guy has stuck through the whole thing. So what happened was when the studio shut down, these guys started working out of their homes. Like, we're going to finish this thing. All the legal stuff was not worked out but these guys had tunnel vision on finishing the game.
Gearbox Software got wind of that. Randy started investing in that, trying to make that happen. It was certainly a complicated situation to get worked out because you had people throwing lawsuits around. You've got a really contentious relationship between 3D Realms and Take Two. Gearbox was in a unique situation. Two of the founding partners of Gearbox worked at 3D Realms. They were there, and helped ship Duke Nukem 3D, and were around for the first little bits of Duke Forever. So George knew these guys really well and trusted them. So we had a good relationship with 3D Realms because of that. And, we were just getting wrapped up with Borderlands at the time. So we had a really good relationship with the publisher who was like this game is rockin' and you guys know how to ship games and it's great. So we were the only middle party that happened to have a trusting relationship and the resources available to hold both sides and make that happen. It was an amazing coincidence of circumstances that we were able to do that.
Shacknews: Did you bring those guys on then?
Steve Gibson: Yeah, Allen Blum and those guys, they're actually now in the Gearbox Software building on the tenth floor. We brought them in; they're now connected to the Gearbox infrastructure and our central team of animators and modelers and sound engineers. So it's a collaborative effort now to wrap this thing up and put it in the box.
Shacknews: How did you guys feel about facing the world going out there and saying Duke is back, again?
Steve Gibson: When we were planning on the announcement we were like, man, alright, we've got this game; nobody believes it's coming. So we kept it quiet. Clearly if you make an announcement of hey, we're picking up Duke Nukem Forever everyone is just going to laugh. So the whole plan was we need to work on this thing, and work on it for a long time. Get to the point where we know we're going to ship that game 2011, and we know we will. And then, you don't announce that either. You just show up at the show, put controllers in people's hands. That's the only way to do it.
We wanted to put it in the gamers' hands first. No press played the game. At the opening of the show, there were gamers in line getting to play that before even the press did. The reality is, a lot of those guys have seen the game for so long that we're sure those guys are far more jaded to this. A lot of the press has been at this and watching this for ten years. There's a lot of games who just think okay, I heard this game is never coming out. And we knew that we could get those guys on our side. We bring them a quality, fun game and we could do that. Instead of some press guy hedging because he's not sure he wants to commit, put it in gamers' hands. Let the gamers make the decision because they're not afraid to say what they really think because they're not worried about their credibility. Whereas a press guy worries what if I say this is great but I'm actually wrong.
Shacknews: You've had more time with it than even the gamers, what are some of the things that you really like in how it's coming together?
Steve Gibson: Well, Borderlands was a whole lot of fun, right? It was irreverent and you can do a bunch of crazy stuff in it but it was a sci-fi fantasy world. So things like toilets and all the contextual humor of real world situations--obviously hyper-world with Duke--you can put the craziest most obscene, absurd things in this game and it's fine. When we're in our develop thing we're thinking okay, we know the game is going to be M rated, how close can we get to the line of AO. That's the thing. How offensive can we be? It's nuts. There's a blowjob scene in our game, in the very first demo people are seeing. You don't see that too often.
Shacknews: You have to be really careful with that, though, I'd think. It's easy to cross the line like say a Shadow Warrior did.
Steve Gibson: The thing was they went into the world of being racist. You stick to the 12 year-old humor but not stereotypes. You don't touch stuff like that. You should just sort of carry that as a mantra in your life. Don't be a bigot.
Shacknews: To wrap things up, one of the biggest topics people are talking about is the move to two weapons at a time. What's with the decision on the limit?
Steve Gibson: I wasn't part of that decision. I can understand and sympathize. You've got to also look at the reality of where games were 12 years ago, and who was playing games, and who plays games now, and how to make a successful game. You've got to realize who your audience is. It's a lot different audience now. I'm having a hard time imagining, these days, someone thinking numbers one through twelve of what my weapon is. Try to imagine sitting down with, like, your uncle who hasn't played games before and saying "don't forget, number seven is the rocket launcher, number six is the freeze ray." I imagine that was a lot of what the decision was. I'm not the guy making the call.
Shacknews: Thanks Steve.
Steve Gibson: Yeah, thank you. I miss the Shack.


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If your pet is being treated by a veterinarian, it's likely that you will be asked to return for a follow-up examination. This physical examination is usually scheduled a few weeks after the initial examination and may be done for a number of reasons.
Read More Food Allergy
Food allergy (also called food hypersensitivity) refers to a type of physical reaction to food. Food reactions are classified into two categories: those that are the result of immune system stimulation and those that are not. Food allergy occurs when the immune system begins to overreact to ingredients that the pet has eaten with no problems in the past. Food intolerance occurs when what is eaten has a direct, negative effect on the stomach and/or intestines, such as spoiled meat, chewed up toys, food additives, and abrupt changes in diet. Food intolerance is not an immune reaction.
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Pets aren't picky eaters. It's common for them to eat objects, such as string, toys, rocks, and articles of clothing. Smaller objects may pass through the digestive tract uneventfully. Objects that don't pass through easily may cause obstructions that can damage or perforate the digestive tract, which can lead to death. A foreign body surgery is an emergency procedure to retrieve an object before it damages the esophagus, stomach, or intestines.
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Fructosamine testing involves checking the level of fructosamine in the blood, and this testing is one of the ways a diabetic pet is monitored. Fructosamine is a protein that binds very strongly to glucose (sugar) in the blood. Because fructosamine occurs in proportion to blood glucose, it can provide an accurate estimate of the amount of glucose in the blood. When fructosamine is measured, it helps determine the average glucose level for the previous 2 to 3 weeks.
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A fungal culture test is a method of identifying a specific fungus that is infecting an animal. Fungal infections are relatively common in cats and dogs and include conditions such as ringworm. Ringworm can cause hair loss, itching, and a skin rash, but in most cases it is treatable and not life threatening. However, there are other fungal infections that can cause serious illness (such as pneumonia) and death in cats and dogs.
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The head of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was captured overnight by U.S. and Mexican officials in the Pacific coastal town of Mazatlan.
The Associated Press first broke the story, quoting an unnamed "senior U.S. law enforcement official." NPR's Carrie Johnson has confirmed the arrest.
AP reports:
"Guzman faces multiple federal drug trafficking indictments in the U.S. and is on the Drug Enforcement Administration's most-wanted list. His drug empire stretches throughout North America and reaches as far away as Europe and Australia. His cartel has been heavily involved in the bloody drug war that has torn through parts of Mexico for the last several years."
Carrie spoke to a law enforcement source who said that Guzman was captured at a resort.
"The discovery of a complex of tunnels under various residences helped authorities nab Guzman," she says, whose source says "no shots were fired in the capture."
The New York Times reports:
"Few details were available on Saturday morning, but a picture of Mr. Guzmán, who appeared to be handcuffed and with a few cuts to his face and torso, circulated among law enforcement officials. So hidden was he that there was uncertainty what he looked like, but American officials believe they have the right man. Mexican marines captured him in the Pacific beach resort area of Mazatlan. ... In the past year, several of his top associates had been detained and crime analysts who follow the drug world had speculated his days were increasingly numbered."
In a 2012 story in the Times, Guzman was described as "the world's most powerful drug trafficker."
The Times wrote:
"Guzmán's organization is responsible for as much as half of the illegal narcotics imported into the United States from Mexico each year; he may well be the most-wanted criminal in this post-Bin Laden world."
It's not the first time that authorities had gotten close to Guzman. In 2012, NPR's Melisa Goh reported that the Mexican Navy had had to backtrack after announcing that the drug kingpin's son, Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, had been captured, only to realize later they had gotten the wrong man.
The Drug Enforcement Agency and FBI have "high confidence" that they got Guzman this time though, Carrie says.
"To give you a sense of El Chapo's reach and longevity, he has been charged in eight different U.S. districts," she says, adding that there's no word on possible extradition.
Later, Guzman was taken to the capital, Mexico City, where he was paraded in front of the media at a navy hangar, before boarded a helicopter surrounded by armed troops. AP quotes Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam as saying Guzman was taken directly to prison.
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A European style transparent watercolor, Holbein watercolor also preserves the brush handling qualities inherent in traditional Japanese watercolor techniques. Without ox-gall or other dispersing agents, Holbein watercolor moves slowly, thus permitting greater color density and brush control. It is a color line with a consistent creamy texture that remains smooth when dry without cracking, crumbling, chipping or molding in the palette. It may be re-wetted easily like a pan color. For this reason Holbein does not produce watercolors in pan form but allows artists to create their own selection.
Fill the wells of a suitable palette with the desired color selection. Permit to dry, then wet the color when needed. Holbein watercolors produce brilliant transparent washes as well as powerful clean darks when used in more concentrated applications. Engineered to surpass the quality standards set by both North American and European manufacturers, Holbein watercolor is widely preferred around the world for its handling qualities. Holbein watercolor ranks as the worlds finest.
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On Saturday Louisiana holds its Republican presidential primary, and Friday all four remaining candidates will be campaigning in the state. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, both of whom have won other Southern primaries, have been in and out of Louisiana all week, hoping to keep their slim chances at the GOP nomination alive with another win there.
Neither a balky sound system nor a gale that delayed Santorum's motorcade dampened the enthusiasm of members of the Mandeville Tea Party earlier this week.
Santorum stood before them with what at first looked like a black book by his side with red edges. A Bible perhaps? Turned out it was the bottom of an Etch A Sketch — a prop to illustrate the now famous gaffe of an aide to Mitt Romney, which Santorum brandished to poke fun at Romney and tout his own steadfastness.
"You have an opportunity here in Louisiana to make a very clear statement. You're not looking for someone who's the Etch A Sketch candidate," Santorum said. "You're looking for someone who writes what they believe in in stone and stays true to what they say."
Santorum is the favorite to win Louisiana based on recent polling. But Republicans in the state are a divergent lot, notes James Garand, a political science professor at Louisiana State University.
"You have part of the states that are just like the regular deep South. The northern part of the state is Bible Belt — very conservative — and Republicans are very similar to Republicans in Alabama and Mississippi," Garand says.
The southern part of the state, Garand says, has a large Catholic population, which he says is likely to be more receptive to Mitt Romney. Romney has done better among Catholics than has Santorum, despite Santorum's being a Catholic.
Still, Garand says, "I think overall if you look at the entire state, Republicans are more probably going to be more comfortable with a Rick Santorum-type candidacy."
Even with a win in Louisiana, it's hard to see how Santorum will gain much on Romney's delegate lead, since both are likely to receive delegates.
Harder still to figure are the chances of Newt Gingrich. The former speaker has been campaigning sporadically, but he apparently believes he has a shot in Louisiana too. Gingrich spoke at a Baton Rouge Tea party rally at LSU Thursday night.
"With your help on Saturday I believe that once again, for the ninth or 10th time in this cycle, we'll reset the race. And I think we have a huge opportunity to reset the race, but we need your help right here in Louisiana on Saturday," Gingrich told the crowd.
LSU student Paul Garrison says he plans to support Gingrich in Saturday's primary but is realistic about his chances. "It's not over, but it is unfortunately looking that way, but I'm going to try my hardest and vote and get all my friends to support Gingrich until, you know, the end. And if Romney wins it, I guess I'll shift towards him but in the meantime I'll be for Newt," says Garrison.
Gingrich and Santorum both have busy schedules in Louisiana Friday, and they'll be joined in the state by Romney, and even Ron Paul, who has been all but absent from the campaign trail but apparently believes he can pick up a few delegates here as well.
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Voters didn't always get the straight goods when President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made their case for foreign policy and national security leadership Monday night before their last super-sized audience of the campaign. A few of their detours into domestic issues were problematic too.
Romney flubbed Middle East geography. Obama got Romney's record as Massachusetts governor wrong.
At the same time, they injected a little more accuracy into two leading misstatements of the campaign: Romney's claim for months that Obama went around apologizing for America, and the president's assertion, going back to his State of the Union address in January, that the U.S. military's exit from Afghanistan will yield money to rebuild America.
A look at some of their statements and how they compare with the facts:
ROMNEY: "Mr. President, the reason I call it an apology tour is because you went to the Middle East and you flew to Egypt and to Saudi Arabia and to Turkey and Iraq. And by the way, you skipped Israel, our closest friend in the region, but you went to the other nations. And by the way, they noticed that you skipped Israel. And then in those nations, and on Arabic TV, you said that America had been dismissive and derisive. You said that on occasion America had dictated to other nations."
OBAMA: "Nothing Gov. Romney just said is true, starting with this notion of me apologizing. This has been probably the biggest whopper that's been told during the course of this campaign. And every fact checker and every reporter who's looked at it, governor, has said this is not true."
THE FACTS: Romney has indeed repeatedly and wrongly accused the president of traveling the world early in his presidency and apologizing for U.S. behavior. Obama didn't say "sorry" in those travels. But in this debate, Romney at last explained the context of his accusation: not that Obama apologized literally, but that he had been too deferential in his visits to Europe, Latin America and the Muslim world.
Obama said while abroad that the U.S. acted "contrary to our traditions and ideals" in its treatment of terrorist suspects, that "America has too often been selective in its promotion of democracy," that the U.S. "certainly shares blame" for international economic turmoil and has sometimes "shown arrogance and been dismissive, even divisive" toward Europe. Yet he also praised America and its ideals.
OBAMA: "What I think the American people recognize is, after a decade of war, it's time to do some nation-building here at home. And what we can now do is free up some resources to, for example, put Americans back to work, especially our veterans, rebuilding our roads, our bridges, our schools."
THE FACTS: If Romney's "apology tour" was a campaign whopper, so has been Obama's repeated claim that ending expensive wars meant the U.S. now has money to spend at home. There is no such peace dividend because the wars were financed largely by borrowing.
Yet Obama, too, watched his words a little more carefully Monday night, with his milder suggestion that "some resources" are freed up. That's a more plausible point, if only because U.S. "resources" include the ability to continue to go deeper in debt, but for the purpose of fixing roads, bridges and the like, instead of for making war.
ROMNEY: "Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea."
THE FACTS: Iran has a large southern coastline with access to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. And it has no land border with Syria.
ROMNEY: Said that when he was Massachusetts governor, high-school students who graduated in the top quarter "got a four-year, tuition-free ride at any Massachusetts public institution of higher learning."
OBAMA: "That happened before you came into office."
ROMNEY: "That was actually mine, actually, Mr. President. You got that fact wrong."
THE FACTS: Romney was right. The John and Abigail Adams scholarship program began in 2004 when he was governor.
ROMNEY: "I said that we would provide guarantees, and that was what was able to allow these (auto) companies to go through bankruptcy, to come out of bankruptcy. Under no circumstance would I do anything other than to help this industry get on its feet. And the idea that has been suggested that I would liquidate the industry. Of course not. That's the height of silliness. I have never said I would liquidate the industry."
OBAMA: "Gov. Romney, you keep on trying to airbrush history here. You were very clear that you would not provide government assistance to the U.S. auto companies, even if they went through bankruptcy. You said that they could get it in the private marketplace. That wasn't true. They would have gone through a liquidation."
THE FACTS: It's true that Romney didn't preach liquidation of GM and Chrysler and that he saw his approach as a way to save the auto companies. But his was an improbable course. Opposing a government bailout, Romney instead favored private loans to finance the automakers' restructuring in bankruptcy court. His proposed government loan guarantees would only have come after the companies went through bankruptcy. At the time, however, both automakers were nearly out of cash and were bad credit risks. The banking system was in crisis and private money wasn't available. So without hefty government aid, the assets of both companies probably would have been sold in liquidation auctions.
ROMNEY on SYRIA: "What I'm afraid of is we've watched over the past year or so, first the president saying, 'Well, we'll let the U.N. deal with it.' And Assad — excuse me, Kofi Annan — came in and said we're going to try to have a cease-fire. That didn't work. Then it went to the Russians and said, 'Let's see if you can do something.' We should be playing the leadership role there."
OBAMA: "We are playing the leadership role."
THE FACTS: Under Obama, the United States has taken a lead in trying to organize Syria's splintered opposition, even if the U.S. isn't interested in military intervention or providing direct arms support to the rebels. The administration has organized dozens of meetings in Turkey and the Middle East aimed at rallying Syria's political groups and rebel formations to agree on a common vision for a democratic future after Syrian President Bashar Assad is defeated. And Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton brought dozens of nations together as part of the Friends of Syria group to combine aid efforts to Syria's opposition and help it win the support of as many as Syrians as possible. The U.S. also is involved in vetting recipients of military aid from America's Arab allies like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Romney is partly right in pointing out Obama's failure to win U.N. support for international action in Syria. But the Friends of Syria group has helped bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid and other forms of assistance to Syrian civilians and the political opposition.
OBAMA: "What I would not have had done was left 10,000 troops in Iraq that would tie us down. And that certainly would not help us in the Middle East." THE FACTS: Obama was suggesting that he had never favored keeping U.S. troops in Iraq beyond the December 2011 withdrawal deadline that the Bush administration had negotiated with the Iraqi government. Actually, the Obama administration tried for many months to win Iraqi agreement to keeping several thousand American troops there beyond 2011 to continue training and advising the Iraqi armed forces. The talks broke down over a disagreement on legal immunity for U.S. troops.
ROMNEY: "We have an enormous trade imbalance with China, and it's worse this year than last year and it's worse last year than the year before."
THE FACTS: That's true as far as it goes but the imbalance is far from unique to the Obama years. The U.S. has run a trade deficit with China since 1985 and the gap has widened nearly every year since. According to Chinese customs data, Beijing reported a $181.3 billion trade surplus with the United States in 2010. That grew to $202.3 billion last year. The surplus for the first nine months of this year was $161.9 billion, well ahead of the level at this point in 2011.
OBAMA: "You are familiar with jobs being shipped overseas because you invested in companies that were shipping jobs overseas. And, you know, that's your right. I mean, that's how our free market works."
THE FACTS: Bain Capital, the private equity company that Romney ran from 1984 to 2001, did invest in several companies that shifted American jobs and operations from the U.S. to China and other foreign nations. In one instance in 1998, Bain bought a 10 percent investment stake in Global-Tech, a Hong Kong firm that used mainland Chinese factories to make toasters and other appliances for U.S. manufacturers that were phasing out American operations and jobs. Romney held full Bain partnership stakes in that deal before the firm sold its holding later that year. Bain also invested in several firms that outsourced to Mexico in the early 2000s, but by then Romney had begun shifting away from Bain to a role running the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. And in almost all of these cases, it remains unclear how much oversight Bain had in the overseas shifts. The Romney campaign has said that Romney's holdings were mostly passive in nature, particularly after he left the firm.
ROMNEY: "In the 2000 debates, there was no mention of terrorism."
THE FACTS: There was passing mention of terrorism in the 2000 debates. In the Oct. 17, 2000, debate between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush, Gore talked about his work in Congress to "deal with the problems of terrorism and these new weapons of mass destruction." And in the vice presidential debate, Democrat Joe Lieberman defended the Clinton administration's record of preparing the armed forces to "meet the threats of the new generation of tomorrow, of weapons of mass destruction, of ballistic missiles, terrorism, cyber warfare." Romney's larger point, that the U.S. did not anticipate anything on the scale of terrorist threat that existed, is supported by the light attention paid to the subject in the debates.
Associated Press writers Bradley Klapper, Robert Burns, Tom Raum and Stephen Braun in Washington, Charles Hutzler in Beijing and Tom Krisher in Detroit contributed to this report.
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Homeless Man Who Returned $40,000 Receives More Than $70,000 in Donations
It pays to be honest.
Actually, it pays quite handsomely.
Glen James, a homeless man in Boston who returned a backpack he found filled with $40,000 worth of cash and traveler's checks to the police, will earn a sweet payday for his efforts, thanks to Ethan Whittington, an Alabama native who was moved by James.
Whittington's Internet campaign has raised more than $70,000 for James, who will also get a citation from the Boston Police Department.
The response has been so overwhelming that there's now a goal to raise $250,000, with the aim of James using the funds to build his own house.
James also says people have stopped on the street over the last few days to give him money. In fact, he's raked in so much cash he's been able to open a bank account.
You can see James being honored by Boston police below, as well as a video about the campaign to raise money for him, below:


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Monday 14 November 2011
Sepia Saturday 101 : Saturday 19 November 2011
38 comments:
- Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy said...
Hi, I just stopped by to see what this week's theme is ... love the new personalized "coupon" look. I don't know yet if I'll be on theme or not, but I'm looking forward to see what we all come up with. Thanks!
Kathy M. - 15 November 2011 at 15:11
- Bruno Laliberté said...
I love the idea of including the prompt with the logo. would be swell if you made it a regular feature as I always include the SS logo in my posts.
HUGZ - 15 November 2011 at 18:15
- Little Nell said...
The colours and style of the advert nudged me off on a new line of communication! I like the mini logo too as it allows readers to refer easily to the prompt. Well done Alan, always something new.
- 15 November 2011 at 18:38
Biggest and best so far - woo hoo! As a petrolhead, the car theme has my brain working for Saturday coming :-) Jo
- 15 November 2011 at 19:57
- dakotaboo said...
I was half-expecting an Orwellian, Sepia Saturday room 101 theme for the 101st edition ;-)
Having been late for the past 2 weeks, I am alarmingly early for this week's submission. - 16 November 2011 at 12:20
- Postcardy said...
My theme is vintage graphics with cars and Minnesota vacations.
- 16 November 2011 at 22:36
- Unknown said...
Cars looked something then
- 17 November 2011 at 18:58
- Liz Stratton said...
Love the new mini-logo. My auto tour heads to the slopes instead of the beach. Thoroughly enjoyed looking at old car photos for this one!
- 18 November 2011 at 07:47
- Tattered and Lost said...
I've actually done two posts for this lovely theme. You'll find photos of men with cars at my vernacular photography site and a link to my ephemera site where you'll find a fun old promotional piece for 1937 Studebakers.
As usual Alan and Kat, thanks! - 18 November 2011 at 08:23
- Bob Scotney said...
I just tired.
- 18 November 2011 at 15:26
- Karen S. said...
Okay, I admit I really had some fun with this one! Thanks Alan for taking my mind off on a great journey! Happy 101 post!
- 18 November 2011 at 16:26
- Julie Goucher said...
This week's contribution is a little early and is linked to a transport theme from the late 1950s.
- 18 November 2011 at 17:15
- Ana Wiebe said...
Couldn't wait to post again! Picture from 1930 :)
- 18 November 2011 at 19:07
- Alan Burnett said...
A couple of cards and a load of memories for me.
- 18 November 2011 at 19:37
Finally, I manage to do a SS post earlier than 8pm on a Saturday! Thanks for the inspiration, Alan, and congrats on SS100 :-)
- 18 November 2011 at 19:42
- Marilyn & Jeff said...
An old car and a group of people feature in my post but of a different time and era to the one above.
- 18 November 2011 at 20:13
- Kristin said...
Cleages with a car, about 1928.
- 18 November 2011 at 20:19
- tony said...
off-topic (unless you think the theme might include "transport")
- 18 November 2011 at 22:49
- tony said...
PS #19 (my second link is wrong,sorry)i dont know if/how to delete myself.......
- 18 November 2011 at 22:51
- Unknown said...
Working on mine...will link in after I have the post up, later this eve.....
- 18 November 2011 at 23:05
- Mike Brubaker said...
I'm on theme. At least if you know where Chevrolets are made.
- 18 November 2011 at 23:26
- The Cedar Chest said...
Wonderful image! This is the first time I have found you. glad to be a part of the list!
- 18 November 2011 at 23:47
- Sean Bentley said...
Whew - worked through the dinner hour to get the new puppy posted, and then realized I already had posted one on this week's theme some time ago! Well, consider it a two-fer.
- 19 November 2011 at 02:56
- Bruno Laliberté said...
In less than 2 hours, you'll get my post.
Still working on it.
Pray that I stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hugz - 19 November 2011 at 03:30
- Bruno Laliberté said...
Sean cracks me up!!
OK!!! - 19 November 2011 at 03:31
- Bruno Laliberté said...
Here I am!!
pics mostly, thankfully!!
HUGZ - 19 November 2011 at 05:17
- Linda said...
Hadn't thought about a certain Mustang in ages...
- 19 November 2011 at 07:10
- DougVernX said...
Allen you can drive your car across my post. Can you guess what it's about? :)
- 19 November 2011 at 11:37
- Unknown said...
Last week was indeed a great time for celebration. I loved it. My post this week is about celebration the, 200th. mark for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and the unveiling of the official U.S. Postal Service Christmas stamp at Nazareth. Love to share a ride in your Chevy.
QMM - 19 November 2011 at 13:38
- mary said...
I remembered the day I got my permit to drive.
- 19 November 2011 at 14:28
- Sheila @ A Postcard a Day said...
I know not a thing about cars but I learnt a little from my research.
- 19 November 2011 at 16:26
- Sherri said...
I have loads of old photos of planes, trains, and automobiles (and horses and tractors and...). This was a fun one. Thanks!
- 19 November 2011 at 16:58
- Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy said...
Good Lord, I just spent 3 hours on this one post this morning! I stayed on topic for a minute and then dug deeper into the Johnsons of Summers, Arkansas. Still need to fine-tune but wanted to get it on here.
I can't wait to visit everybody and see what you have for us this week.
Kathy M. - 19 November 2011 at 17:39
- viridian said...
Not cars but rocks and mountains.
- 19 November 2011 at 18:16
- Jinksy said...
A bit of a yarn from me today...
- 19 November 2011 at 18:18
I am late and went with the water in the background - beach and bathing suits!
- 19 November 2011 at 19:04
- Karen S. said...
Sherri, so sorry I couldn't leave a comment but had to get this to you anyway, hope you see it.
Oh my, all these photos are just great! But I just love the first one...too funny...and the one with your mother and all her baby dolls, and but of course the family auto in there too..your grandpa Vince handsome..and I was just at Disneyland two weeks ago at that very Dumbo ride...although they are all painted much darker and brighter today! Thanks for this lovely post! - 19 November 2011 at 19:43
Repeat Post this week, but at least I made it!
- 19 November 2011 at 21:44


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Dead Man's Bones Bio (2009)
When Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields met in Toronto in 2005 they wanted to hate each other. The two were dating sisters and resented the forced time they were expected to spend with one another, until a conversation stumbled upon their mutual obsession with the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland. Zach was so preoccupied with ghosts as a kid that he was put into therapy, and Ryan parents moved out of his childhood home because they believed it was haunted. Neither of them had really outgrown their fascination with ghosts, monsters, graveyards, zombies or anything deathly. Once they realized their shared affinity for the eerie, they started trying to write a theatrical monster ghost love story for the stage. They decided that this story should have music so they began learning how to play various instruments. By the time they had written their first few songs they realized how difficult it would be and how much money it would cost to create the show. They decided to continue with the music and put the play aside. Some of their sounds reflected the music they listened to--a little bit of doo-wop and artists such as The Shangri-Las,The Shags, The Cure, Company Flow, Sam Cooke, The Misfits, James Brown, Bobby Vinton, Joy Division, The Andrew Sisters and Daniel Johnston, to name a few.
Zach and Ryan were also individually inspired by two musical programs of the past. Ghetto Reality is a 60's musical masterpiece conceptualized by Nancy Dupree (an inner-city school music teacher in Zach's hometown of Rochester, New York). She made a name for herself and her students when she stepped away from a traditional curriculum to let her students make their own music about things that were relevant to them and their world. In Canada, where Ryan was raised, Hans Fenger brought together 60 untrained children in 1976 and created The Langley Schools Music Project, Innocence and Despair, that featured flawed young voices singing the tunes of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and songs by many other famous artists. It was decided early on that their newly formed band, Dead Man's Bones, wanted to work kids into what was shaping up to be their first album, Monster Music. There was something about the earnest recordings of those kids that hit a nerve with Zach and Ryan that seemed to resonate with their own musical evolution.
They gave themselves rules for the recording process (akin to Dogma 95) to make sure that their mistakes were captured and integrated into the music making process. Examples of rules ranged from trying not to do more than three takes no matter how bad the outcome, not using any steel string or electric guitars, no click tracks, playing all the instruments themselves even if they had never touched them before, etc. Of course, rules fracture here and there but the intent was to keep focus on not trying to appear more sophisticated than they were or trying to hide where they might be amateur and instead finding a way to feature their faults by framing them with their strengths.
Also incorporated into the project was foley such as tin foil for rain, creaking doors, paper ripping for thunder, foot steps, screaming, crying, waves, werewolf howling, boat noises, crickets, etc.
Two years later Dead Man's Bones finished their record with the L.A.'s Silverlake Conservatory Childrens Choir, produced by Tim Anderson (of Imarobot). Tim was fated to job from the moment Ryan heard him slip Disney's Haunted Mansion record into a mix while spinning at a party. He became the producer of the group and of Werewolf Heart Records, the label that the trio formed to stay true to the idea of doing everything themselves. Dead Man's Bones first full length debut comes out October 6th after signing to Anti Records this summer.
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Putting a statistic on disappointment, the Obama administration revealed Wednesday that fewer than 27,000 people signed up for private health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on a problem-filled federal website.
States running their own enrollment systems did better, signing up more than 79,000, for a total enrollment of over 106,000.
Still, that was barely one-fifth of the nearly 500,000 people administration officials had projected would sign up the first month of Obama's signature program, a numerical rebuke to the administration's ability to deliver on its promise. The 106,185 people who made it all the way through to selecting a plan represent just 1.5 percent of the 7 million people the administration hopes to enroll by next year.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said things will get better, and quickly. "There is no doubt the level of interest is strong," she said.
The administration said an additional 1 million or so applicants have been found eligible for government-subsidized private coverage in new state-level insurance markets, and about half are within sight of having their plans lined up for the start of next year. An additional 396,000 have been found eligible for Medicaid, the safety-net program that is shaping up as the health care law's early success story.
The numbers landed amid a political storm on Capitol Hill. Democrats who had hoped to run for re-election next year on the success of the health care law are increasingly worried.
It's not only the website woes, but a wave of cancellation notices hitting constituents whose individual health insurance policies don't measure up to the law's requirements. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has scheduled an all-Democrats meeting Thursday with White House health care officials.
The administration has staked its credibility on turning the website around by the end of this month. From the president on down, officials have said that HealthCare.gov will be running smoothly for the vast majority of users by Nov. 30.
Some outside experts are concerned. "People are starting to get nervous because there is not enough indication from the government that things are on track," said Caroline Pearson, who runs the health reform practice at Avalere Health, a market analysis firm. "You wonder if there are still underlying programming problems that are causing the system to shut down when volume is high."
Administration officials have not specified what "running smoothly" means, or what would constitute the "vast majority" of users.
On daily media calls, Health and Human Services department officials have described a situation where problems get fixed and then new issues crop up as consumers are able to venture further into the website. It's a bit like traffic heading back to a city late on a summer Sunday: You get past one jam, and odds are you run into another.
There was a hopeful sign this Tuesday when Julie Bataille, HHS communications director for the rollout, said that 275,000 people who got hung up in the early days are being invited back to try to complete their applications. The administration is sending the email invitations in batches, so as not to risk any disruptions. White House chief technology officer Todd Park told Congress on Wednesday that system response times are much faster, and error rates have plunged.
But other signals have raised questions. In a blog post on Saturday, Bataille quoted chief White House troubleshooter Jeff Zients as saying improvements would continue in "December, January, February — just like you do with any website."
Asked whether the Nov. 30 target was still achievable, Bataille said on Tuesday, "I want to be clear that our plan remains the same. We are on a path to make improvements week by week so that by the end of November, the site will be working for the vast majority of users."
It's unlikely that Congress will let the effort keep floundering much beyond Nov. 1. Millions of lawmakers' constituents are losing current individual policies that don't meet the law's requirements. To guarantee they don't experience a break in coverage they would have to select new plans by Dec. 15. That's a major political problem for Democrats who so far have stood by the president.
The main federal website is central because other enrollment routes, from call centers to counselors to paper applications received by mail, all depend on having that access.
"They either need to get HealthCare.gov up and functioning smoothly, or they need to come up with work-arounds so enrollments can be processed without going through the website," Pearson said.
In Congress earlier Wednesday, the House's chief investigator plunged into the technical issues behind the dysfunctional rollout.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is investigating a long list of issues: insufficient testing, possible security flaws, design shortcomings — even allegations of political meddling.
But as his hearing went on, there didn't seem to be a "smoking gun" behind the technical failure that has mortified supporters of the health care law and cheered its opponents. The technology's cost to taxpayers: north of $600 million and climbing.
It was the sixth major congressional hearing since computerized insurance markets went live Oct. 1 and millions of consumers encountered frozen screens. The oversight committee was sharply divided along partisan lines.
"Established best practices of our government were not used in this case," said Issa. As a result, the law's promise of affordable health insurance "does not exist today in a meaningful way." Like other Republicans, Issa wants the law repealed, not fixed.
Ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings of Maryland questioned Issa's fairness.
Addressing Issa directly, Cummings said: "Over the past month, instead of working in a bipartisan manner to improve the website, you've politicized this issue by repeatedly making unfounded allegations."
Associated Press writer Anne Flaherty contributed to this report.
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1964 Pontiac GTO
Photos by Tony Firpi
It's hard to imagine that the GTO might never have made it into production. Had it not been for a small group of managers at Pontiac who were also car enthusiasts and visionaries, the GTO might not have been. This small group was prepared to fight the battle on three unique fronts.
The first and perhaps most important battle was with the United States Justice Department. During the early 1960s, General Motors was so large it captured nearly 60 percent of the domestic car market. Just as they did with the Standard Oil Company, the Justice Department was prepared to break up The General if their market share exceeded 60 percent. Incredible as it may seem, GM was purposely trying to slow down vehicle sales in an effort to thwart such an action. The second front occurred on January 24, 1963 with the killing of the Super Duty Group that was responsible for Pontiac's dominance in both NASCAR and drag racing. The third front was getting the car approved by corporate bean counters, and the legal staff who initiated a policy that limited GM cars to ten pounds per cubic inch.
Pete Estes, Divisional Manager of Pontiac, and John Z. DeLorean, Pontiac's Chief Engineer, were devising their own plans to get the car launched–regardless of who wanted it stopped. They were keenly aware of the youth market, and were determined to build something unlike any other performance car. Now they had to find a way to convince (some would say trick) the corporate stogies into building the car.
All of the 1964 mid-size cars were entirely new. Gone was the unibody, replaced by the traditional body-on-frame design. The new vehicles were sleeker and longer, and the full frame allowed a larger engine to be installed between the framerails. That's just what DeLorean and the gang wanted to do. There was, however, one problem. The ten-pounds-per-cubic-inch issue. Stuffing the 389 into a Tempest would defy the corporate edict. By using the "better to ask forgiveness than permission" philosophy and knowing that the staff honed in primarily on unique models, the GM hot rodders decided the GTO would be an option instead of a unique model, the W62 option to be exact.
Checking off the W62 box changed the mild mannered LeMans into a tire-melting muscle car by using Pontiac's 389 cubic-inch engine, topped with high-output 421 cubic-inch heads and a Carter four-barrel carburetor. A Tri-power option became available midyear and increased horsepower to 348. Other components of the GTO included a three-speed manual transmission with floor-mounted shifter, heavy-duty suspension, special hood with twin faux hood scoops, and GTO emblems on the front, side, and rear of the vehicle. Other fun options included quad exhaust tips, two versions of the Muncie four-speed trans, or a two-speed automatic and a garden variety of rear axle ratios.
With all of the potential for the upcoming GTO, there was still one problem, Frank Briggs. Briggs was the Pontiac Sales Manager and not a fan of the GTO. His opinion was that the GTO wouldn't sell and it would wind up sitting on dealer lots. Unbeknownst to upper management, Estes and DeLorean pre-sold 5,000 units. Briggs had to give in.
The GTO came in three body styles: two-door-post coupe, two-door hardtop, and convertible. Customers received a GTO by first ordering a LeMans at a cost of $2,776 (coupe) then ordering the W62 package for an additional $295.90. The total price for a GTO coupe was $3071.90. A plethora of options were also available to increase the dealer profit on each car.
By year's end, the GTO was an incredible success–sales of 32,450 showed that Estes and DeLorean were correct. The youth market was about to explode, and Pontiac was poised to give them exactly what they wanted.
Fuel For Thought
The first true American muscle car
Styling was unequaled
Three carburetors are always better than one
32,450 sold in 1964
Number built – 18,422 hardtop, 7,384 coupe, 6,644 convertible
Construction – Body-on-frame
Engines – (2) 389 cubic-inch V-8s
Power/Torque – 389 cubic-inch V-8s, 325 horsepower, 428 lb-ft torque, 348 horsepower, 428 lb-ft torque (Tri-power)
Transmissions – Three-speed manual, four-speed manual (wide and close ratio), two-speed automatic
Suspension front – Independent, unequal-length upper and lower control arms with coil springs
Suspension rear – Coil springs, two upper and lower trailing arms
Steering – Low friction, re-circulating ball-race gear
Brakes – 9.5-inch, four-wheel drum
Length/width/height – 203/73.3/53.5 inches
Wheelbase – 115 inches
Weight – 3,443 lbs. (hardtop)
0-60mph/quarter mile – 7.7 seconds, 15.8 seconds at 93 mph (Motor Trend, January 1964)
Top speed – 115 mph (Motor Trend, January 1964)
MPG – 12 - 16 mpg (Motor Trend, January 1964)
Price – MSRP - $3,071; Today – $21,900 - $64,200
Insurance cost
Insurance cost is $320/year for a $37,600 1964 Pontiac GTO convertible. This is based on 3,000 miles per year of pleasure driving.
*Based on a quote from Heacock Classic Car Insurance, www.heacockclassic.com
Engine – The basis for the 389 cubic-inch engine started with the 1955 model. In general it's a dependable powertrain, with the main weak point being the wear-prone nylon camshaft gear. The engine takes well to performance mods and can fend for itself against Chevrolet, Ford, and Chrysler performance cars.
Handling – With a stiffer suspension than the LeMans, the GTO was near the top of the list when it came to mid-size handling. All GTOs came with a front stabilizer bar that lessened the effect of its heavy V-8.The car was designed for straight-line acceleration, and road handling ultimately took a back seat.
1964 Oldsmobile 442
Number built – 2,999
0-60/quarter mile – 7.5 seconds, 15.5 seconds at 90 mph
Top speed – 116 mph
Price – MSRP - $3,069; Today – $12,750 - $36,600
1964 Chevelle Malibu Super Sport
Number built – 75,622
0-60/quarter mile – 9.7 seconds, 17.4 seconds at 80 mph
Top speed – 110 mph
Price – MSRP - $2,646; Today – $10,800 - $25,100
Strong Points
It's a GTO!
Great styling
Outstanding performance
Excellent appreciation
Weak Points
Somewhat expensive to purchase
Un-restored vehicles tend to have rust issues
Many cars don't have the original engine
Because it was an option, verification paperwork is necessary
Vehicle Category
Many GTO owners, regardless of the value of their vehicles, drive them as much as possible. Most vehicles are not locked away in garages unless the weather doesn't permit a drive. National clubs bring enthusiasts together to share their love for the GTO.
What To Pay
1964 Pontiac GTO convertible
Low – $21,900
Average – $37,600
High – $64,200
*Based on prices from the Classic Cars and Parts Price Guide, fueled by NADA and available wherever Classic Cars & Parts magazines are sold.
Parts Prices
Carpet kit $299.95
Interior door panels $159.95
Interior seat cover set (front/rear) $369.95
Quarter-panel sheetmetal $249.95
Quarter-panel emblem $49.95
*Based on information from Original Parts Group
GTO by Darwin Holmstrom
Muscle: America's Legendary Performance Cars by Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holmstrom
Pontiac GTO by Steve Statham
GTO 1964-1967 (Muscle Car Color History) by Paul Zazarine
GTO Red Book: Pontiac GTO 1964-1974 by Peter Sessler
The first true American muscle car started a culture that continues to exist today. Pontiac took a chance on an unknown, and with the vision of a few key people brought excitement to the car business. The GTO stands out as the catalyst for that excitement. Owning a "Tiger" is as close as you can get to screaming "hot rods forever" out your driver-side window.
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read, readv, pread, preadv -- read input LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc) SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <unistd.h> ssize_t read(int fd, void *buf, size_t nbytes); ssize_t pread(int fd, void *buf, size_t nbytes, off_t offset); #include <sys/uio.h> ssize_t readv(int fd, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt); ssize_t preadv(int fd, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt, off_t offset); DESCRIPTION
The read() system call attempts to read nbytes of data from the object referenced by the descriptor fd into the buffer pointed to by buf. The readv() system call performs the same action, but scatters the input data into the iovcnt buffers specified by the members of the iov array: iov[0], iov[1], ..., iov[iovcnt-1]. The pread() and preadv() system calls perform the same functions, but read from the specified position in the file without modifying the file pointer. For readv() and preadv(), the iovec structure is defined as: struct iovec { void *iov_base; /* Base address. */ size_t iov_len; /* Length. */ }; Each iovec entry specifies the base address and length of an area in memory where data should be placed. The readv() system call will always fill an area completely before proceeding to the next. On objects capable of seeking, the read() starts at a position given by the pointer associated with fd (see lseek(2)). Upon return from read(), the pointer is incremented by the number of bytes actually read. Objects that are not capable of seeking always read from the current position. The value of the pointer associated with such an object is undefined. Upon successful completion, read(), readv(), pread() and preadv() return the number of bytes actually read and placed in the buffer. The system guarantees to read the number of bytes requested if the descriptor references a normal file that has that many bytes left before the end-of-file, but in no other case. RETURN VALUES
If successful, the number of bytes actually read is returned. Upon reading end-of-file, zero is returned. Otherwise, a -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error. ERRORS
The read(), readv(), pread() and preadv() system calls will succeed unless: [EBADF] The fd argument is not a valid file or socket descriptor open for reading. [ECONNRESET] The fd argument refers to a socket, and the remote socket end is forcibly closed. [EFAULT] The buf argument points outside the allocated address space. [EIO] An I/O error occurred while reading from the file system. [EBUSY] Failed to read from a file, e.g. /proc/<pid>/regs while <pid> is not stopped [EINTR] A read from a slow device (i.e. one that might block for an arbitrary amount of time) was interrupted by the delivery of a signal before any data arrived. [EINVAL] The pointer associated with fd was negative. [EAGAIN] The file was marked for non-blocking I/O, and no data were ready to be read. [EISDIR] The file descriptor is associated with a directory residing on a file system that does not allow regular read operations on directories (e.g. NFS). [EOPNOTSUPP] The file descriptor is associated with a file system and file type that do not allow regular read operations on it. [EOVERFLOW] The file descriptor is associated with a regular file, nbytes is greater than 0, offset is before the end-of-file, and offset is greater than or equal to the offset maximum established for this file system. [EINVAL] The value nbytes is greater than INT_MAX. In addition, readv() and preadv() may return one of the following errors: [EINVAL] The iovcnt argument was less than or equal to 0, or greater than IOV_MAX. [EINVAL] One of the iov_len values in the iov array was negative. [EINVAL] The sum of the iov_len values in the iov array overflowed a 32-bit integer. [EFAULT] Part of the iov array points outside the process's allocated address space. The pread() and preadv() system calls may also return the following errors: [EINVAL] The offset value was negative. [ESPIPE] The file descriptor is associated with a pipe, socket, or FIFO. SEE ALSO
dup(2), fcntl(2), getdirentries(2), open(2), pipe(2), select(2), socket(2), socketpair(2), fread(3), readdir(3) STANDARDS
The read() system call is expected to conform to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1990 (``POSIX.1''). The readv() and pread() system calls are expected to conform to X/Open Portability Guide Issue 4, Version 2 (``XPG4.2''). HISTORY
The preadv() system call appeared in FreeBSD 6.0. The pread() function appeared in AT&T System V Release 4 UNIX. The readv() system call appeared in 4.2BSD. The read() function appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX. BSD
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Good morning.
Our early headlines:
-- Homeless Man Given Boots By NYC Police Officer Chooses To Go Barefoot Again.
-- His Holiness Comes To Twitter: Pope Benedict Is '@Pontifex'.
Other stories making headlines:
-- " 'Fiscal Cliff' Clock Ticks, Political Battle Rages." ( CBS News)
-- "Clinton Warns Syria On Chemical Weapons." ( The Associated Press)
-- "U.K. And France Summon Israeli Envoys In Settlements Row." ( BBC News)
-- "More Israeli Settlements Could Scuttle Peace Plan." ( Morning Edition)
-- "Russia Urges North Korea To Abandon Rocket Launch." ( The Independent)
-- "Egypt's Draft Constitution Divides Nation." ( Morning Edition)
-- "Egypt's Top Court Shuts Down, Blames [Pro-Morsi] Protesters." ( Reuters)
-- Three Cups Of Tea Co-Author David Oliver Relin Is Dead; Committed Suicide, Medical Examiner Says. ( The Associated Press)
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Arlington Cemetery: Possible Problems With 64,230 Graves Or Records
A review of 259,978 gravesites and more than 510,000 records at Arlington National Cemetery has identified 64,230 cases of potential problems that range from minor mistakes in files to errors on gravestones, according to a U.S. Army report delivered to Congress on Thursday.
And the report warns that it's possible that new "burial errors" — military personnel buried in the wrong graves, for example — may be discovered as a task force continues its work to straighten out problems at the revered resting place.
The cemetery has been the focus of national attention the past few years as evidence of mismanagement, mistakes and misidentified remains came to light.
In June 2010, the Army announced management changes at Arlington after it was revealed there had been "unmarked gravesites, improper handling of cremated remains and discrepancies in burial records there."
It will be about six months before the task force completes its look at the 64,230 cases of possible problems, The Washington Post reports.
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If you're a fan of the aspects of pro sports that reveal and display character, then you're probably a fan of UFC featherweight Darren Elkins. And if you're not, you should be.
No, he will probably never end a fight with a flying armbar or a spinning backfist, but as he's quietly put together a streak over the last three years in which he's won six of his last seven bouts, including three in a row in the 145-pound weight class, he's done the little things that don't show up on highlight reels, but that win fights.
"You keep fighting for the little stuff, fight for every inch, and don't panic," said Elkins of his attitude in the Octagon. "If you're in there saying 'oh man, I'm getting my butt kicked,' it's going to wear mentally on you and maybe you'll give up a little easier. But if you keep focused on saying that you can still win the fight, you win little fights, and in an instant the fight can change. And that's what I wait for. I keep pushing hard, trying to change my fortune."
His fortunes have changed ever since moving from lightweight to featherweight in 2011. Successful throughout his career on the local circuit at 155 pounds, where he compiled a 10-1 record, he decided after beating UFC vet Gideon Ray in 2009 that he was ready for a change.
"When I first got into the gym, I was a little bit heavier and '55 was a good fit for me," said Elkins, who trains out of the Duneland Vale Tudo school in Indiana. "But after training for a while, I started losing some muscle and naturally losing some weight and I felt like 145 would be a pretty easy cut, but right around then is when the UFC called me."
Looking for someone to replace Spencer Fisher against striking technician Duane "Bang" Ludwig in March of 2010, the UFC rang up Elkins, who wasn't going to turn down that offer, even if it was at 155.
"I had success at 155, they didn't have 145 in the UFC at the time, and the UFC was always my dream, so I just decided to go at '55 and go from there," he recalled, and it was a good decision, as he won in the first round after a freak leg injury while being taken down forced Ludwig out of the fight. Elkins' next trip to the Octagon didn't go so well, as he was submitted by Charles Oliveira five months later. But when it was announced that the UFC was bringing in the featherweights and bantamweights from the WEC, Elkins had the opening he needed to drop 10 pounds and continue his career in the promotion.
"When they added 145, I thought it was time to actually make that jump," he said. "I like being bigger and stronger than most of my opponents, so I think I would have dropped to 145. It's more of a natural fit for me because the '55 pounders are getting bigger and bigger, and with me not carrying the extra weight, my cardio's better, my conditioning's better, and I think it helps with my flexibility too."
Since then, Elkins has gone three for three in his new division, turning back Michihiro Omigawa, Tiequan Zhang, and Diego Brandao. And though his Saturday fight with Steven Siler (who has an impressive three fight winning streak as well) sits on the preliminary portion of the UFC 154 card, diehard fans are looking forward to the bout and seeing who emerges with the victory.
"I've been hearing that a lot of people are wanting to see this fight and looking forward to it," said Elkins, 15-2 as a pro. "He's on a three fight win streak, I'm on a three fight win streak, so it's a big fight for both of us, and the winner comes out 4-0 in the 145 division."
The winner is also likely to get propelled into a much loftier position both in the rankings and in card placement, both of which are just fine with Elkins, even if he's staying focused on what he can control, not what he can't.
"I'm under the radar and I definitely want to get in bigger fights and be on the main card, but I just take one fight at a time, focus on that, and I think each fight I win I'm moving myself a little bit closer, and that's all I can really focus on," he said. "The other stuff is not really anything I can control as much, so I just focus on fighting my fights and trying to go out there and win."
It's the attitude that led him to 191 wins in 200 high school wrestling matches and two years at Division II University of Wisconsin-Parkside. When it was over, he picked up the family business as a union pipefitter, assuming his athletic career was done.
"I think for most wrestlers, college is the end," said the Portage, Indiana native. "The alternative is coaching. A lot of people become coaches after their wrestling careers, and that's the closest to being competitive that they used to have before mixed martial arts came around. After college, if they're not going to the Olympics, which is a chosen few, then coaching's the other option, and it's not the same as competing for yourself. And I was thinking of getting an education and maybe becoming a coach, and then MMA came around for me and I decided that I still wanted to compete and not coach."
Turning pro in 2007, Elkins has taken his blue collar background and attitude into the Octagon with him every time out. And he's proud to admit it.
"I'm definitely blue collar to the bone," he said. "My whole family's pipefitters, and I come from a hard-working family where everything that we get, we earn, and you get out of the work what you put into it. We're not going out there to showboat or tell everybody how good we are – we'll go out there and prove how good we are."
He'll do it again this Saturday.
"An advantage for me is the mental toughness," said Elkins. "You go through that grind, you train for everything, and you can't always be winning every second of the fight, but you've got to find a way to win no matter what, and that's the 'never give up' attitude I've had in my life, and it usually pays off for me."
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Lyme disease is one of the more common tick-transmitted diseases found in the world. Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. When a tick carrying Lyme disease bites a dog, the organism will pass through the bloodstream and typically enter the joints. Symptoms of Lyme disease in dogs include lameness, swollen joints and fever. However, since other diseases can also cause these symptoms, identifying Lyme disease in dogs can be challenging.
Symptoms of canine Lyme disease include:
There are several options for protecting dogs against canine Lyme disease. One option is vaccination, which may be the best choice for pets who live in an endemic area. Annual vaccination is an affordable means of protecting pets against this disease, which can have serious health implications. Some dogs that are affected by canine Lyme disease are never fully "free" from this disease and may continue to exhibit symptoms even with treatment. Vaccination prior to infection provides the best possible outcome. If a vaccine is administered, a booster is necessary two to three weeks after the initial vaccine; then annual booster immunizations are recommended.
If your adult dog has never been vaccinated against Lyme disease, it is important to first test to see if your dog has been exposed to Lyme disease. This test is often performed at the same time that a dog is being tested for heart worms as there is a test kit that checks for both; results are available within 15 minutes of testing. If the test is positive, your veterinarian will recommend a follow-up test at the reference laboratory to see if there is an active infection.
Without proactive treatment, most dogs will eventually develop serious kidney problems and, in many cases, renal failure. Symptoms of renal failure include vomiting, diarrhea, lack of appetite, weight loss, increased urination and thirst at first, then it may change to not drinking enough. Even with treatment, however, not all joint pain symptoms may resolve. In fact, some pets continue to experience pain even after bacteria is eradicated from the system. Consequently, prevention through vaccination is important.
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Reported Lyme disease cases by state, 1993-2007.
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Freestyle skiing pioneer Sarah Burke died this morning at the University of Utah Medical Center from injuries suffered nine days ago while practicing the sport she championed.
"Sarah passed away peacefully surrounded by those she loved," says a statement from the medical center. "In accordance with Sarah's wishes, her organs and tissues were donated to save the lives of others."
The 29-year-old Canadian X-Games champion was practicing at the cavernous Eagle Superpipe course at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah on January 10 when she bounced from her skis to her head. Witnesses said Burke did not seem to hit hard but doctors say she suffered a ruptured neck artery and cardiac arrest.
"Sarah sustained severe irreversible damage to her brain due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest," the hospital statement says.
The Superpipe is a canyon of snow carved steeply into a slope. The Park City Superpipe has walls that rise nearly 90 degrees and 22 feet high. Snowboarders have been doing flips, twists and turns on similar courses for years. Burke helped bring the sport to skiing.
As NPR's Tom Goldman noted in this recent story about the skier:
"Burke not only was one of those who lobbied hard to get ski halfpipe into the Olympics — it'll start in 2014 — but she fought for the inclusion of women in the sport as well."
Goldman included an excerpt from the Ski Channel feature film "Winter" in which Burke recalls the fight.
"It was a lot of sad calls to my parents, not understanding why I could beat half those boys but they wouldn't let me in the contest," Burke recalled. "I remember sending emails to X Games, you guys got girls yet?"
Favorite for Olympic gold
Burke won four X-Games gold medals and was considered a favorite for the first Olympic gold in the event in the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. She was training for the X Games competition when she was injured.
"Together we felt that we could prove to everyone that we were talented and fun to watch," said Jen Hudak, a member of the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team, in Salt Lake City's Deseret News. "That's what this sport is about — performing and loving what you do... Sarah embodied all of that and was our leader in doing so."
Olympic snowboarding hopeful Kevin Pearce was severely injured on the same course just before the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Pearce is still recovering from a serious brain injury but recently began snowboarding again.
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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Director at the 2001 Urbanworld Film Festival, Blue Hill Avenue focuses on the rise of the drug trade in Boston, as seen through the eyes of three childhood friends. The time is the late '70s, and Tristan (Allen Payne), Money (Aaron D. Spears), E-Bone (William Johnson), and Simon (Michael Taliferro) are all high-school pals and petty thieves on the mean streets of the city's South Side. Their antics bring them to the attention of Benny (Clarence Williams III), a charismatic drug dealer who takes the four friends under his wing. The most straight-and-narrow of the bunch, Tristan manages to keep his nefarious trade under the radar of his parents. As the years pass, however, the dealers introduce crack to their line of narcotics, and Tristan's sense of guilt over his neighborhood's demise leads to an inevitable betrayal of Benny, followed by a grisly showdown.
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Levy outlines what she refers to as our current "raunch culture:" a culture in which women are just as eager to participate in the objectification of women as men are. Cases in point: Girls Gone Wild (videos in which girls on spring break excitedly flash the camera while drunk), cardio striptease classes, grown women wearing baby tees adorned with the Playboy bunny, and so on. Just a couple weeks ago, there was a post on Jezebel.com about a new line of girls' t-shirts from Hollister, which have "sassy" slogans such as "the twins are quite a handful." (Written across the breasts, of course. Get it? Twins? Handful? Ugh.)
Levy is befuddled that women seem to think that participating in raunch culture is fun and harmless, as well as a strategy for empowerment. She asserts the intriguing argument that unresolved issues of the feminist movement of the seventies (aka the "porn wars") led to this current state of confusion.
So. What does this have to do with vintage sewing? A lot, I think. I started to wonder if a return to vintage fashions signifies, in some ways, a return to a sense of propriety. In other words, by wearing 50's fashions (which can be sexy but aren't overtly sexual) am I displaying my unwillingness to participate in raunch culture?
Or is dressing vintage just another side of the same coin? Think about it: girls who wear the Playboy symbol on clothing and jewelry most likely think that they come across as sassy and fun-loving. But the danger is that they are ignoring the very real oppressive history of this symbol. (After all, as Levy points out, Hugh Hefner chose the bunny as his trademark because the sweet, uncomplicated animal represented the ideal woman to him.) But are those who enjoy vintage fashions ignoring the very real roots of those girdled, dark times for women?
And lord knows, images of the 50's can be as sexualized as they come: just do a Google search for "fifties housewife," and you'll see what I mean. (An instance is the "sexy 1950's housewife costume" you can buy here, spatula included.)
In any case, I do think there's an idea here. That by eschewing Hollister and sewing my own clothes (from vintage patterns or otherwise), I can forge my own path and not feel represented by logos or brands that stand for things I find abhorrent.
Anyway, I know you ladies will have brilliant and diverse insights on this. Let's hear them, please!