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[Y]ou don't by any chance have any "thank-you doctor for your skills and services" type poems hidden away in your ink bladder do you? Living in the Deep South, and getting older, I would like a poetic way to thank the docs and leave the dog out of it.
A brilliant idea. Too brilliant to be selfish about*, so here's my first draft, which I hereby explicitly make available to anyone who wants to use it (exception: you can't simply steal it for profit–you can edit, and you can add, but you can't screw people over). I see the first stanza on the outside of the card, and the rest on the inside, with plenty of room left for you to personalize it for your own particular hospital heroes.
I've heard I had an angel who was watching over me
And who saw my operation safely through
But the heroes and the heroines, as far as I can see
Had no wings attached—and so, I'm thanking you.
Thank the doctors and the nurses, the technicians, and the staff
Thank their teachers, too, for all that they have done
Thank the EMTs and drivers, thank the folks who made me laugh
Thank the donors—even those who think it's fun.
Thank the people on computers making sure it all goes well
Thank the bureaucrats who made it go at all
Thank the people I've forgotten (likely more than I can tell)
Thank you, all of you, for answering my call.
I have a few photos that could go along with this, but not on this computer. If you make any, please share them here!
(If you have suggestions for categories, or for rhymes, feel free to send them. Can you improve on my rhyme? I don't doubt it for a minute–but if you can, do! What other situations need atheist thank you–or other–cards?)
*This is why I never make any money off of my poems.


text: OK, so the newest member of the household is a dog, which was met with much consternation and wringing of paws by our three cats, who have ruled the roost for about 3 years. So far there has been no bloodshed, but the introduction of said canine has cause much growling and nefarious secret cat meetings in the upstairs restroom . Profiles: Dog: Josie: 10 month old mixed "frisbee dog" kinda dog, breeding indeterminate, even tempered, medium sized. Mental health: seemingly stable (for now) Cat 1: Lotta Pussy, age 5: This cat is agoraphobic, spends 23 1/2 hours a day under then bed anyway, but I suspect she may be pulling the strings as the behind the scenes dictator of a puppet regime in a small South American nation. Cats are sneaky like that. Cat 2: Moxy Furvous, age 3 1/2: Maine Coon style of adopted stray, indoor cat, BIG, but not fat. Seems interested in the dog, but the dog is having NONE of that. Much growling and vertical fur. I suspect an alliance in the future with this one. Cat 3: Audrey, age 2 or so. Audrey was adopted after being found on the side of a major urban highway. This cat is a stone cold ghetto gansta cat, yo. Now she lives in the country and is the only cat that goes outside. She's fixed but still has claws. This cat is like Sharon Stone in Fatal Attraction: Gourgeous + Psycho. This cat is a speciesist, she straight up hates dogs. I suspect this cat and dog relationship will be the next Israel/Palestine. So the point of all this is to see if any of you folks have any "interspecies integration" tips. Forced busing has arrived at Chez ButtGumbo, and I gotta enforce the law. Can't we all just get along? Thanks, Kev

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August 29, 2009
Sneak peek NM lines from Twilight Beauty?
The newly launched Twilight Beauty site seems to give us a sneak peek into some lines from New Moon...
When I first read them, a couple were very familiar but the others I couldn't place... it didn't occur to me that it could be because they're lines from the movie - doy!
We all know Edward's "I can't live in a world in which you don't exist" but, am I mistaken, or are the others new:
"I just wanted to look at you for as long as I could" - Bella
"I knew it would come to this" - Rosalie
"I've already seen you open it and guess what? You love it. You're gonna wear it to your party tonight" - Alice
"We never got enough of each other.... we would have forever to try" - Victoria
Now, if only they would add sound bites on top like the New Moon site ;)
Thanks Ash!
- Lorabell
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- SparklesAugust 29, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Yeah I think they're new, yay! The Victoria one is beautiful even though it's from her and Rosalie's is ominous?! I love the Alice one, glad that they are actually bringing her shopping/fashion addiction to this film. I love Alice :) xReplyDelete
Isn't Alice's line on the book??? I could swear I've read it before, or maybe it's just a typical thing Alice would say so that's why it sounds familiar, but the other ones are new!ReplyDelete
- SparklesAugust 29, 2009 at 6:27 PM
I think she says something similar but not exactly word for word. Yes it's a very 'Alice' thing to say lol! :)ReplyDelete
Nothing is available until 9/20! I want it now!ReplyDelete
- Julie M.August 29, 2009 at 7:05 PM
I'm almost positive the Alice one is in the book.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 8:28 PM
alice's one is in the book and i'm pretty sure Victoria's one's from Midnight Sun. I've definitely seen it before anyway.ReplyDelete
- SparklesAugust 29, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Alice says something similar in Eclipse when she brings the outfit for graduation to Bella when they make the link between the missing blouse and the newborns but she doesn't say about it being for the party that night. And Midnight Sun doesn't go up to the point where they meet Victoria. xReplyDelete
- SparklesAugust 29, 2009 at 8:47 PM
She doesn't give Bella an outfit to wear for her birthday party in New Moon. (Very un-Alice like but she doesn't regardless) xReplyDelete
The bella one is from the book. But i think its more a thought...ReplyDelete
Wait could be eclipse, iunno its when edward comes over while shes on house arrest :P
orr when theyre watching romeo and juliet.
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Bella's could be at the end, where she trid to look at Edward for as long as possible, thinking he's leaving again.ReplyDelete
Alice is might be a birthday present, given at school, before the party.
And Rosalie's may be after Jasper tries to attack Bella.
Victoria ?? We don't really see her in the book :/
- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2009 at 4:54 AM
Just so you guys know these were all in the NM script. i found it online. and i think these pics and all the trailers confirm it was rea. everything in there was in the trailers and the pics...plus i read the script like when they finished filming NM so they couldnt have used the bits from that. the website was like megaupload.com or something. but its realReplyDelete


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Oceans For Emotions: God never shuts down
By Elaine Wheat
Oct. 4, 2013 at 5:04 a.m.
"And God saw everything that He made and behold, it was good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day."
- Genesis 1:31
On the seventh day, God saw that His world was good, so He pulled up His biggest creation - His beach - and sat on a tidal shelf and He rested. God smiled at himself and at the beauty He had laid out in front of Him in the form of the sea. But He didn't shut down.
This week, we Americans experienced a strange phenomenon. Our government shut down.
I will not bore you by explaining the three parts of our government that must all work together, or it doesn't work. So, the United States of America shut down.
I am so glad that my God never shuts down. The fact is that when His people feel like shutting down, God works even harder in order to prove His love toward us. This is what we call grace - God's unmerited love.
Dear Lord, thank you for never quitting on us. We won't get it all right in this life so You forgive our sins. We can still one day live with You in Your glory in Heaven eternally. Thank God we never turn to You and You say, "Closed."


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I have a problem which I cannot discuss with my parents or siblings. Hence this post. I am 19-years old, and addicted to self-pleasure. I feel very guilty and sorry about this, I've tried to correct myself for the past 3 years but have failed. Can some brother please tell me what should I do to stop this habit? thank you.
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As'Salaamu Alaikum Zarak,
Though I cannot justify your behavior which you have mention as a Muslim, but as a person as another guy to another I can understand. In actuality its quite normal. But Islamically it is prohibited. Actually brother there are forums here in which "masturbation" which is the self-pleasure I assumed you were referring to is considered a sin in Islam. There are ahadiths which refer to this but unfortunately there are no hadiths availabl where I'm at as I'm traveling right now. But, in accordance to some hadith it is said that when sexual desire is in the mind its best to do three things:
1) prayer
2) fast
3) Read Qur'an
Perhpas the reasons for this, is the sexual desire to please oneself takes time away from pleasing God. In other words while you are pleasing yourself, that time could be best utilized by praying to God or reading Qur'an. But if you happen to keep on doing this I suggest praying to God and asking for his guidence. None of us really can tell you what to do. Ask God what to do and he will help you brother....May Allah guide you aright
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...And btw, masturbation is far better than sexual agression!
If all child molesters would practice self-pleasure instead of attacking children, we would be in a better world. Masturbation may be haram, as it is illegal for a christian, but at my eyes, this is minor, and biologically, it's a natural need.
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Marriage. It will cure the urge for masturbation for about 7-9 years.
It cures all desire for sex after that.
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LOL Bro David that was funny......
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An important thing is to make sure you are doing things. Do you have a job? involved in sports? join a youth group or other non profit organization? Keep yourself active.
Next I would say you should start looking for a wife. These urges happen for a reason. Learn your Islam, get involved with the community, and i promise you will find a good woman.
Temporarily, I would recommend self discipline. You need to get some control over yourself. The fact is that it is not common for someone to be in that much of a need to post this message in this forum. This is a problem if you are truthful. In the meantime take cold showers and think of other thoughts.
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As soon as she stepped onto the legendary stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater Monday night, Carrie Underwood's star shone bright.
The theater was packed with a couple hundred lucky, die-hard Carrie fans who were fortunate enough to get inside for the Live on Letterman event. But the real crowd was at home, watching the whole event live online–and probably dancing in their pajamas.
Carrie sang her heart out for almost an hour, but it felt like the entire concert went by in the blink of an eye. The power balladeer opened with "Good Girl," but by the crowd's reaction, you'd never know if was a new song. The girl-power anthem blasted through the rafters and shook the crowd up and off their feet. And it got Twitter kicking, too:
After just two songs, #LiveOnLetterman was trending on Twitter worldwide, and the show was off to the races.
Carrie belted out a good mix of hits and new material. Fans were treated to some all time favorites like "Last Name," "Jesus Take the Wheel," "Undo It," and "Cowboy Casanova"; these were mixed in with future hits such as "Cupid's Got a Shotgun" "Leave Love Alone," and "Nobody Ever Told You." Then Carrie brought it all home with "Before He Cheats."
The crowd loved it all, but the Twitterverse really exploded when Carrie played "All American Girl," and the song title trended worldwide, too!
You can watch a repeat performance of the epic show on CBS.com by clicking here. And don't forget to check back for more on-demand content and pics!


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Anderson throws 40 pain-free pitches in 'pen session
By Jane Lee / MLB.com
HOUSTON -- Mid-August is looking more and more like the time the A's can expect to welcome back lefty Brett Anderson, who continues to progress in his rehab without any issues.
Anderson, nursing a stress fracture in his right foot back to health, threw his second bullpen session of the week on Wednesday, tossing 40 pitches pain-free.
"He feels as good about this one as he did about the last one, maybe even better," manager Bob Melvin said. "I wasn't out there for this one, but he came in with a smile on his face and said he was nastier this time than he was last time."
The plan is for Anderson to throw another bullpen session before week's end. Should all go well, it's likely he'll then throw to hitters, possibly in a simulated game or simply live batting practice, before the A's decide if he's ready for a rehab assignment.
"Just depends if everything goes well," Melvin said. "We want to make sure every step that we take with him goes accordingly."
Jaso examined for concussion symptoms
HOUSTON -- A's catcher John Jaso has taken a foul ball to his face mask twice in as many days, leading to doctor visits on both occasions to check for concussion symptoms.
Following Wednesday's 4-3 win in Houston, which he departed after seven innings, Jaso underwent a series of vision tests, which came back normal. However, he still felt dizzy, making his availability for upcoming games uncertain.
Jaso, at least, should be able to rest Thursday, with a lefty in C.J. Wilson throwing for the Angels and Derek Norris likely drawing the start at catcher.
"My brain might like the rest, but at the same time I want to play," Jaso said before boarding the team charter. "I feel good right now. I feel like I'm working really good at-bats, so it's definitely not a time I'd want to rest or whatever. A lot of it will have to do with the trainer and what he feels is best."
Jaso went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and a walk on Wednesday, before a foul ball drilled his mask in the seventh. On Tuesday, the same happened in the sixth.
"He was cleared and good for the game, and once he took another one, he told me he had a little headache and that was it," manager Bob Melvin said. "You can't chance that."
Jaso is very familiar with concussion tests, having undergone them in the Minors when he was diagnosed with one.
"It's definitely nothing new to me, it just gets a little scary sometimes," he said. "Like yesterday after I got hit, I was kind of fearing the pitch he was going to throw after that. I had to call time, because I didn't know whether I was going to see the pitch or not. I don't want to hurt the team at the same time. I know, blocking balls, I want to be on top of that in one-run ballgames. I don't want to let pride get in the way of that.
"We're going to have to see how things go. I've got some head problems right now. I don't like making a habit of this."
A's recall infielder Rosales to boost defense
HOUSTON -- More than anything, manager Bob Melvin said, calling up infielder Adam Rosales on Wednesday was about "getting back to the symmetry we had before."
Rosales, designated for assignment on July 8 amid offensive struggles, isn't back because those issues are no more. He hit just .240 over six games with Triple-A Sacramento following his outright, but it's his defense the A's were yearning to have again.
Oakland has committed seven errors in five games since the break, including six in its last two contests, and Grant Green, optioned following Tuesday's loss, didn't look sharp in his five starts at second base. He was charged with three errors in that span.
Green, the A's top pick in the 2009 Draft, was also hitless in 15 at-bats to start his big league career.
"Any time a guy like Grant Green, one of our top prospects, gets to the big leagues and gets a taste of it, it's a good thing, regardless of the results," Melvin said. "I told him that last night. His at-bats were good in the last game. For a younger player to come up that's used to playing every day and have to acclimate to not playing every day can be difficult, but you have to learn to acclimate to it if that's your role, and he'll be better for it the next time he's here."
Rosales was hitting .200 with four home runs and eight RBIs in 48 games with the A's when he was designated. His role -- playing shortstop, with Jed Lowrie at second base, against left-handers -- figures to be the same.
"He's a plus defender at every position," Melvin said. "We have been having some defensive issues here recently, and he's one of the guys that can clean that up."
To make room on the 40-man roster for Rosales, the A's designated infielder Vinnie Catricala, who was playing at the Double-A level, for assignment.
Worth noting
• Coco Crisp entered Wednesday having compiled four hits in his last 12 at-bats, after tallying just 15 in his previous 90 at-bats (.167).
"When we're playing our best baseball," Melvin said, "he's playing his best baseball. I don't want to put that kind of pressure on one guy, but he's the engine that gets us going."
• The A's loss on Tuesday night was their first when leading after eight innings since Aug. 4, 2012. Oakland is 49-1 when leading after eight frames this season, as well as 44-2 when leading after seven.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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K. David Harrison, a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College and a leading authority on dying and little-documented languages, will present Carleton College's first weekly convocation of the spring term on Friday, Apr. 5. His presentation, "Endangered Languages," will discuss his work on language death and language preservation, as well as the connection between the survival of languages and the survival of cultures. Convocation is held from 10:50-11:50 a.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel, and is free and open to the public. Convocations are also streamed live and can be viewed online at go.carleton.edu/convo.
A booksigning follows Harrison's presentation. Copies of The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages and When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge will be available for purchase at the event at a 15% discount.
Harrison's work focuses on the theoretical and social aspects of language. He has documented several languages by living in the communities in which they are used—his specialty is the Turkic language group of Mongolia and Central Asia—and his theoretical interests lie mainly in a set of speech patterns known as "vowel harmony." However, Harrison believes that culture and language are inseparable, living in remote communities to gain a better sense of what people are actually talking about and, more broadly, how languages shape knowledge. His research looks at aspects of culture such as folklore, conceptual systems and naming practices.
Harrison's current research focuses on two Siberian languages, Tofa and Ös, both on the brink of extinction, highlighting a global problem to which Harrison has devoted considerable attention. Approximately half of the world's 7,000 languages, including many native languages in the Americas, are expected to become extinct by the end of the century; it has been estimated that a language dies out every two weeks. Harrison argues that keeping languages alive is essential for cultural preservation and that the loss hurts scientists and humanity as a whole as well as native peoples themselves.
Harrison co-starred (along with Greg Anderson of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages) in the 2008 documentary film, The Linguists, produced by Ironbound Films, which follows the two around the world as they collect recordings of some of the last speakers of dying languages. Harrison's expeditions and research are chronicled in his books, The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages (National Geographic, 2010), a poignant chronicle of Harrison's expeditions around the world to meet with the last speakers of vanishing languages, and When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge (Oxford University Press, 2007), which attempts to demonstrate the preciousness of the human knowledge that is constantly being lost.
In addition to his teaching position at Swarthmore, Harrison is also affiliated with the National Geographic Society and co-leads the society's Enduring Voices Project, which focuses on endangered languages. In 2004 Harrison cofounded the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, an Oregon-based nonprofit that runs language documentation projects worldwide. He has made frequent media appearances in leading newspapers such as the New York Times and on television programs including "The Colbert Report" and "Good Morning America." Harrison received his Ph. D. in linguistics from Yale University, his M.A. in Slavic studies from the Jagiellonian University (Krakow, Poland) and his B.A. in international studies from American University.
For more information about this event, including disability accommodations, contact the Carleton College Office of College Relations at (507) 222-4308. The Skinner Memorial Chapel is located on First Street between College and Winona Streets in Northfield.
Copies of The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages and When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge will be available for purchase at the Carleton Bookstore, located in the Sayles Hill Campus Center, the week leading up to the event at a 15% discount. For more information, call (507) 222-4153 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The mother of a 28-month-old Durango boy with hydrocephalus has taken on the leadership of the Colorado chapter of the national Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation, a support group with a presence in 25 states.
Im promoting awareness of hydrocephalus and raising funds for research, Christina Brown said Friday. There is no cure now, which is unacceptable.
Hydrocephalus is a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain. This can cause pressure in the skull, resulting in enlargement of the head, convulsion, tunnel vision, mental disability and possibly death.
The first fundraiser for Browns group is set for Sept. 23, when participants will bowl at Rolling Thunder Lanes at the Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio.
Brown began gathering information on hydrocephalus when a pediatrician recommended during a well-baby check at 4 months that her son, Jaden, be tested for a neurological disease. Examinations revealed that he had hydrocephalus and hemiplegia (stroke-induced spasticity) on his right side.
She rattles off facts such as:
One in 500 newborns receives a diagnosis of hydrocephalus.
The disease can be congenital or acquired.
Hydrocephalus is the No. 1 reason for pediatric brain surgery.
Americans spend $1 billion a year on treatment for hydrocephalus.
Research into diabetes is funded at $6 per person, hydrocephalus at 30 cents per person.
Brown was in Washington for two days two weeks ago with other families who have children with hydrocephalus to educate legislators and others about the disease and promote research.
There were 20 families from 14 states, Brown said. Well contact them again next year for funding for research.
Josh Green, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, said the group left a packet of information for the congressman. Tipton wasnt in the capital at the time.
Brown knows four families and one adult in Durango who have hydrocephalus in the family. She said there are about 30 similar families in the Four Corners.
Jaden is fine, Brown said. He just had surgery as a result of being tongue-tied and is doing well.
The recently formed hydrocephalus chapter held its first meeting in July. The next meeting is from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 12 in Durango Public Library.


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"Your Child's Teeth" Project, 1991-1993: [New York City] (ICPSR 6578)
Principal Investigator(s): Moss, Stephen J., New York University. College of Dentistry
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an educational program called "Your Child's Teeth", which was designed to modify mothers' care of their young children's teeth. These data, gathered at three consecutive weekly sessions with mothers, children, and dental health counselors in New York City, provide information on the oral health of the children and the extent of the mothers' knowledge of dental care for infants. Information on the oral health of the children includes scores of caries and abscesses in the maxillary teeth, and indices of maxillary and mandibular plaque and gingivitis. Mothers were queried on how to clean infants' teeth and gums, how to prevent use of a baby's bottle from causing cavities, and other behaviors and practices related to dental hygiene. Demographics include mother's age, race, and education, as well as child's age and gender.
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Hour 1: John Digweed
01. Guy J - The Shining [Bedrock Digital | BEDGJDIGI01]
02. Martin Landsky - The Composer (Dub) [Poker Flat Recordings | PFR 125]
03. Laura Jones - Love In Me (Maceo Plex Remix) [Leftroom Records | LEFT 028]
04. Jozif feat. Terri Walker - Twilight (Terrace Dub) [More Music | TIMORE012]
05. Gavin Herlihy - Endless Feeling [Culprit Los Angeles | CP019]
06. Art Department - Tell Me Why (Brennan Green Remix) [Crosstown Rebels | CRM089]
07. Clock Opera - Once And For All (Andy Weatherall Remix) [Moshi Moshi/Island Records | 2794794]
08. Guy J - Fly (Hybrid Remix) [Bedrock Digital | BEDGJDIGI01]
Hour 2: Slacker - Obsessive Sounds
01. Obsessive Intro
02. Flow - Truth & Sunshine (Funk Void Mix) [Urbantorque | URTR023]
03. John Tejada - Paranoia [Palette Recordings | PAL-34]
04. Skystate - Soundflower One [Jukebox In The Sky | JBOX013]*
05. Alex Dolby - Obsessive Sound (Niki B & Christian E.F.F.E. Remix) [Mantra Vibes | MTR 2260]
06. Elektrochemie - Vexed [Get Physical Music | GPM 037]
07. John Dahlbäck - It Feels So Good [Systematic Recordings | SYST00126]
08. Warren G - Make It Do What It Do (Sharam Jey Vocal Mix) [Peppermint Jam | PJMS0095]
09. Sascha Funke - Forms & Shapes (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix) [BPitch Control | BPC074]
10. the Flying Doctors - We Make Contact (Oliver Lieb Remix) [Kindred Sounds | KS 12001]
11. The F.t.t. - Make It Good (Fuzzy Hair Mix) [Rise | RISE 303]
12. Delicious - Let It Drop [Phunkwerk | PHW 001]
13. Mode Hookers Vs Cassius - Breath The Sound Of Violence [Unsigned]
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01. Guy J - The Shining [Bedrock Digital | BEDGJDIGI01]
Guy J - Shining / 1000 Words
Featuring Sian, Hybrid & Kassey Voorn Remixes
1. Guy J - Shining 08:08
2. Guy J - My Thought Of You (Sian's Telepathic Mix) 07:28
3. Guy J & Miriam Vaga - Fly (Hybrid Soundsystem Remix) 09:25
4. Guy J - Azimuth (Kassey Voorn Remix) 08:08
(Bedrock Digital) BEDGJDIGI01
Release: 16/01/12
John Digweed's Bedrock label kicks off 2012 with yet another superb release from one of the standout electronic artists in the world today. Guy J is at the forefront of a movement towards the melody-rich and emotionally charged roots of the house music spectrum. He's a young, innovative producer, DJ and live act, whose infectious production talents resulted in his amazing 3CD artist album (1000 Words) being acclaimed as one of the musical highlights of 2011. Now, three of the album's standout tracks have been remixed alongside a brand new track, to form the hottest package you could hope for to start the year in style.
"Shining" showcases the extraordinary talents of Guy J, from its beautifully subtle melodic intro, through a blossoming, journey-like arrangement with a highly emotive core, this is a masterful brand new track.
On "1000 Words" as the mood moves towards deep, throbbing intensity, with lights down low, "My Thought Of You" turns up the energy levels and gets a little twisted, as Guy J pushes emotion buttons, exploring the psyche of the dance, exploring possibilities, forging ahead into the future. Which is a perfect starting point for Octopus label boss and Bedrock artist, Sian, to begin his audio experimentation on remix duty.
When you have interests ranging from cosmology and marine biology, to the social impact of the rave generation, you tend to make unusual art and Sian stands out as a little more bohemian than the average electronic talent. Adhering more to the avant-garde side of club culture, his tracks develop an otherworldly, and hypnotic slant on techno. His reworking of "My Thought Of You" is yet another exceptional example of creative genius at work.
The gorgeous, heavenly vocals of Miriam Vaga feature on 3 tracks on "1000 Words" with "Fly" providing a stunning finale to CD1, an amazing collection of the more eclectic and experimental side of Guy J's music. The original version can only be described as a listening experience that has been heaven sent, so there was only one possible choice to remix such beauty.
Since they first burst onto the scene with the now classic album "Wide Angle" in 1999, Hybrid have been known as one of the most forward thinking and technically skilled acts in electronic dance music. Before hotfooting it over to Hollywood to work on the soundtrack for the new Terminator movie, they have made time to work their magic on "Fly", and remixes don't come much bigger than this!
The heavenly atmospherics of Detroit techno bring "1000 Words" to a close with the moody magnificence of "Azimuth", which has been boldly taken into a new dimension by Bedrock remix competition winner, Kassey Voorn, from Athens, Greece.
02. Martin Landsky - The Composer (Dub) [Poker Flat Recordings | PFR 125]
Martin Landsky's outstanding form continues with his latest release on Poker Flat Recordings - his first outing on Steve Bug's label since his stunning contribution to the 'Jack is Back EP' earlier this year. With over 10 years of association with the label, Landsky is a Poker Flat mainstay - and with this release, it's not hard to see why.
'The Composer' is an atmospheric tech-house work out that kicks off with a tight and funky groove, and then expands into an off-kilter dance-floor bomb, with nagging synth lines weaving their way through the taut, finely- tuned production.
On the flip, Moodmusic main-man Sasse adds a dubbier take on the track, pushing the drums up in the mix and teasing out the acidic riffs to full effect. Expertly building the tension, the track resolves itself in an epic breakdown.
The Dub version pushes the track into even deeper territories, with a momentum that grips tightly and doesn't let go – a killer Landsky production.
Released by: Poker Flat Recordings
Release/catalogue number: pfr125
Release date: Jan 20, 2012
03. Laura Jones - Love In Me (Maceo Plex Remix) [Leftroom Records | LEFT 028]
Laura Jones' 'Love In Me' has undoubtedly been one of the biggest tracks of the year, prompting Matt Tolfrey to call upon three of the hottest players in the game to remix this dance floor stormer for the next release on the unstoppable Leftroom imprint. Remixers include man of the moment Maceo Plex, golden girl of Chicago Kate Simko and Bristol's finest fresh talent Eats Everything.
The monumental 'Love In Me' was first released on Leftroom in May on 'The Extended Family Part 2'. An exhilarating ride of deep but seriously melodic uplifting house, this summer anthem achieved prolific support championed by the biggest names in the business including Seth Troxler, Dan Ghenacia and Dyed Soundorom and soon became one of the standout tracks that graced all dance-floors from the Miami WMC to the terrace of the notorious DC10. Propelling Laura Jones further into stardom, the track made it to No. 1 in Beatport deep house chart and secured her place as one of the leading ladies in the underground dance scene. A treasured member of the Leftroom family, Laura has been given the creative reigns for this special release, directing the artwork and vinyl colour.
Each of the remixers on board are well known for their own unique and individual styles, which exuberantly shines through in each remix. Finding time between managing his new record label Ellum Audio, releasing a string of smash hits, and relentless touring schedule, Maceo Plex steps up first. Imprinting his signature sound, 'Love In Me' turns into a grumbling deep dance floor modern classic, holding preciously on to the melodic ride that drives the original.
Top female force from Chicago, Kate Simko puts a sensual yet driving spin on it with intricate tribal grooves and smooth melodic undertones. Creating a smokey
progression of emotive synths, warping stabs, and teases of the original melody, Kate's remix delivers an airy injection of sexiness while keeping true to the original.
Hailing from the heart of the burgeoning Bristol camp, Eats Everything makes his mark on 'Love In Me' with a raw bouncy percussion, Chicago vibe and garage bass line. Having secured his place as a firm favourite in the Radio 1 headquarters and fast becoming a name on everyone's lips, its no surprise that Matt Tolfrey called upon this rising star to round off this massive release.
Released by: Leftroom
Release/catalogue number: left028
Release date: Dec 12, 2011
04. Jozif feat. Terri Walker - Twilight (Terrace Dub) [More Music | TIMORE012]
Our twelfth release on More Music and the last of the year for us is out today. jozif Feat. Terri Walker – Twilight which comes with a brilliant dub as well as Casino Times Remix.
Maceo Plex – "Sick grooves all around here from jozif. The Dub is maybe gonna get
the plays from me. Thanks!"
Ryan Crosson – "Dub mix is the one for me here… ultra smooth! Well done jozif!"
Nick Curly – "Always great music from jozif!! Another smash!! I'll be playing!"
DJ Hell – "The original mix from jozif & Terri is just GREAT!!!
Marcin Czubala – "Always full support for me buddy jozif! Wicked single, Twilight on heavy rotation for sure!!"
Joris Voorn – "The original is lovely"
Soul Clap – "This is beautiful.. A match made in heaven… GO jozif!!"
Layo – "I LOVE the vibe on this tracks. Really great work jozif!"
Rocky – (X-Press 2) – "This is beautiful!! Loving it to bits… def playing this!"
Anthony Collins – "jozif's Dub mix is SUPER good!!"
Till von Sein – "Wicked original….mama mia.. I love those strings!"
Kiki – "One word: WOW! And again… WOW!!"
dOP – "Yo! This is some dope shit yo!! Casino Times remix is for us to play."
Lee Burridge – "Very VERY nice original from jozif and Terri. Superb!"
Ali – (Tiefschwarz) – "Just beautiful! Well done jozif, fantastic record!"
DJ Yellow – "This is such a GREAT ep!! Excellent release guys."
Daniel (Trickski) – "Massive! I totally love this release! All three versions are dope! Will play it for sure! Thank you!"
Jonny White – (Art Deprtment.) – "Original is pure class!! A real nice one jozif!!"
Deetron – "Absolutely beautiful Casino Times Remix. The original is nice as well, love the vox!"
Agoria – "I love jozif FOREVER!!!!!! Original my fav!
Released by: This Is Music LTD - More Music
Release/catalogue number: TIMORE012
Release date: Dec 5, 2011
[RA Review 4/5]
Releases from More Music have been sporadic but noteworthy this year, with efforts from Midland and Toby Tobias particularly standing out. The same goes for "Twilight." jozif's latest song—and it is a song—initially pairs swaggering kicks with tiny, polite chords and rounded claps. Nice enough, to be sure, but the track's real pièce de résistance is an arcing, dramatic sequence of well-defined, stabby strings and key strikes which swell the whole arrangement up to epic proportions. In the spaces left behind, a plump and lo-slung bassline gently wiggles its flabby behind and the pure vocals of Terri Walker are allowed to swoon and soar in a way that, to me at least, recalls classic Kate Bush.
Elsewhere, there's a dub which isn't a dub because it keeps the original's vocal, instead drawing out a one finger tinkle on the ivories for its variation, while the Casino Times remix trims some of the dramatic emotional resonance in favour of dance floor energy. Importantly, both versions allow the string centrepiece and sunset vocals of Walker (which also appeared on T. Williams' "Heartbeat" in case you were trying to place them) plenty of room to breathe.
[Ibiza Voice Review 8/10]
More Music have granted us a number of highly adept releases of late (check recent efforts by Michel Cleis and Toby Tobias for proof), yet their most recent outing – courtesy of British up-and comer jozif – can realistically stake a claim as the fledging imprint's finest hour to date.
'Twilight' sees the British label-hopper team up with soul princess Terri Walker with the result – while not quite what I anticipated - a perfect melding of sounds that plays out most blissfully on the ear.
Walker's glistening vocals truly shine alongside a smattering of elongated keys, while the track's subtle kicks ensure it won't sound out of place on the 'floor either. A bonafide house anthem that calls on a number of influences, 'Twilight' brings the listener on a joyous, swinging, utterly compelling journey that's sure to sound most apt over the course of the producer's much revered We Love... sessions.
The dub mix is a more lukewarm affair, though the manner by which it's pitched down before the piano lines and drums re-emerge makes for a real treat. Casino Times' remix is the most playful of the lot though: the UK duo's interpretation curated on a more structured and typical house palette that too, is hard to find fault with. Overall here, it's a case of More Music - more epic moments.
05. Gavin Herlihy - Endless Feeling [Culprit Los Angeles | CP019]
Gavin Herlihy's debut for Culprit 'Endless Feeling' has been gestating for the last twelve months, via a trans-Atlantic creative exchange with Culprit's A+R team. It is a period that's seen Culprit's musical ethos become more focused and unified, in turn more firmly establishing the label's identity and profile in the international dance community. Gavin Herlihy's new EP will go a long way to further that burgeoning reputation.
Herlihy's off-kilter textural warmth was always a natural musical fit for Culprit, and after an initial approach to the label, a continued dialogue and exchange of musical ideas over six months led to the two b-sides making their home on Culprit. Meanwhile Herlihy began crafting his anthemic A-side specifically with the label's aesthetic in mind, resulting in a three track EP that manages a rare feat of offering both a unified vision and an accomplished variety of sound. 'Endless Feeling' is underpinned by Herlihy's out-of-the-box sophisticated take on modern house music.
Herlihy largely steers away from overt 80s - early 90s disco / R&B / classic house axis of references, taking in a wider, more futuristic sonic palette, most notably on 'Tell Me What You Need' and 'The Sequence'. With its analogue Rhodes organ melody, deep moody sub-bass and a confident use of distortion, 'Tell Me What You Need' clearly shows an assured artist in command. 'The Sequence' marries almost choral vocal effects - a bit reminiscent of Beach Boys' 1960s style pop with electric guitar-like synth sweeps and a buzzing 70s funk-infused basslines, creating an orchestral-type layering that adds a 3D feel to the music. 'Endless Feeling' is the most hook-laden and upbeat song of the trio. Although a clear dance floor filler, Herlihy continues to show commitment to analog synth-propelled, timeless textures and sonic depth.
Whilst the EP channels three distinct moods, the tracks come together seamlessly on one complete package for Culprit – a label that strives and succeeds to present a diverse take on modern house music across its catalogue without losing sight of the cohesive vision.
[RA Review 4/5]
Now back in the UK after a Berlin sojourn, Irish dance-music-writer-turned-producer adds Culprit to an already impressive CV which has seen Cadenza, Get Physical and Cocoon make use of his ample musical talents. The emotional tech house of "Endless Feeling" has a doleful analogue bassline snaking through it, a hint of a Kerri Chandler cowbell and swathes of rich pads pummelling you like a Thai massage. It's complex, insofar as there are lots of ideas running through it, but not in an overly fussy way. It's so textured you can reach out and touch it.
In contrast, "Tell Me What You Need" inhabits darker, 3 AM places; Herlihy serves up the warmth of a distorted Rhodes piano to counterbalance paranoid bass growls and minimalist brush strokes. Just to show off, "The Sequence" goes somewhere totally different to its siblings. In this case that's some future disco house Valhalla, where angelic hosts proclaim above twinkling G-funk stylings and heavily-reverbed bass wobbles.
06. Art Department - Tell Me Why (Brennan Green Remix) [Crosstown Rebels | CRM089]
Art Department are back on the mothership Crosstown to kick off 2012 in lurid style with a slice of slow burning, chugging disco-tech and pendulum beats in new single 'Touch You Gently'. The B-side is taken care of with a powerful Brenann Green rework of 'Tell Me Why', from the much lauded album 'The Drawing Board'.
Fresh from topping the RA poll for best labels in 2011, Crosstown Rebels are launching the year with one of the finest duos to emerge out of the trailblazing Toronto scene, Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow aka Art Department. After two years of tearing up the global scene with their inimitable sound, one passionate debut album and stream of killer club tracks including 'Living The Life feat. Seth Troxler' and 'We Call Love', the duo earned a place as one of the years major success stories.
A-side 'Touch You Gently' is an embryonic blend of spooky synths, gliding, sexy bass-lines and futuristic bleeps offset with the ever-presence of Kenny's hypnotic layered vox, as ever, a true testament to their individuality and off-kilter spirit. It's deeper than deep and a sensual brainteaser that shifts up a gear with a floaty melodic breakdown in the final phase.
After attracting an impressive bag of remixers for 2011, including DJ Harvey, Daphi (aka Caribou), DBridge and TEED, It's no surprise that Crosstown have matched one of the most well-respected disco dons in the game with this release. Unlocking deeper dance-floor potential for 'Tell Me Why', NYC DJ and producer Brennan Green delivers his timeless groove with arpeggiated synths, syncopated drums, lush balaeric piano licks and whistles to boot. This remix is simply fantastic… come to that this single is simply superb!!
07. Clock Opera - Once And For All (Andy Weatherall Remix) [Moshi Moshi/Island Records | 2794794]
Released on White Label 12' and digital through Moshi Moshi / Island Records - Timepiece fixated London four-piece receives the epic atmospherics treatment from UK techno legend.
Clock Opera are no stranger to building a twinkling groove; they've been happily at it since Dummy last chatted to them back in 2009, which is when this track first surfaced. High time it's due a re-visit then, and who better to do the tinkering than Mr Andrew Weatherall. He takes his time with it, holding back the drops till the last possible moment and bumping up the high in the process. Proving once again that the moustached one can do wrong.
Released by: Moshi Moshi / Island Records
Release/catalogue number: 2794794
Release date: Jan 30, 2012
08. Guy J - Fly (Hybrid Remix) [Bedrock Digital | BEDGJDIGI01]
Since they first burst onto the scene with the now classic album "Wide Angle" in 1999, Hybrid have been known as one of the most forward thinking and technically skilled acts in electronic dance music. Before hotfooting it over to Hollywood to work on the soundtrack for the new Terminator movie, they have made time to work their magic on "Fly", and remixes don't come much bigger than this !


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After winter study, Rosario ready to pass test
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Between drills at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on a sunny Thursday morning, catcher Wilin Rosario smiled, bounced and broke into a Dominican-accented, baritone version of Justin Bieber: "Baby, baby, baby! Oh!"
The occasion? He was putting away his catching gear before gathering his bats to take some swings.
Rosario set a Rockies rookie record with 28 home runs, led National League rookies with a .530 slugging percentage and drove in the more runs than any Rockies catcher in a season, with 71.
The question now is whether he and the Rockies will be able to sing joyfully when he puts on the catching gear.
Rosario's 21 passed balls and 13 errors are figures recited as often as his power numbers. Granted, the young staff was at or near the bottom in many significant categories, but the 94 wild pitches -- 19 more than the next-wildest staff -- ended up reflecting on Rosario.
It led to a winter of focus on defense, including a stint in winter ball in the Dominican Republic and drill work at the Rockies' complex there. Jerry Weinstein, the Rockies' catching instructor, even made a trip to the Dominican Republic to evaluate and instruct. But will it lead to improvement?
"It's like a test in school," Rosario said. "If you're a student all year, you're going to pass, right? That's what I did in the winter -- study."
In all fairness, the work can't be considered exactly remedial. Rosario was limited to 73 games in 2010 in Double-A because of an injury to his right knee that required surgery. He played at that same level in 2011 before making his big league debut, and his hitting last spring forced the Rockies to jump him past Triple-A last year. That move left the club trying to teach him on the run, and the errors and passed balls flowed.
The degree to which the problems affected Rosario is debatable.
There was the embarrassing afternoon in Philadelphia when he committed four passed balls and was threatened by then-manager Jim Tracy with a benching, only to have to be thrown back into action because of Ramon Hernandez's hamstring injury -- his second injury of the season. There were also strange games in which he played third base and first base, with poor results.
But if his problems on defense were weighing on him, it didn't affect his hitting.
"Either he is a great actor or he is a very even, self-confident personality and understands the reality of the environment and he's able to control those," Weinstein said. "In my opinion, it's the latter."
The original plan last year was to play Rosario occasionally and work on fundamentals between starts. But Hernandez's strained left hand early in the season meant Rosario had to be taught on the run -- but sometimes pregame work on handling pitches inside to batters, blocking pitches at his feet or correcting stance habits left him unable to react freely during games.
Instruction is being simplified. He and the other catchers block balls every day. While catching bullpen sessions, they work on the transfer of the ball from the glove to the free hand. (For all the errors, by the way, Rosario threw out a healthy 32 percent of would-be basestealers.)
The Rockies consider Rosario an exceptional athlete, and not overcoaching such a talent is a tenant of coaching. The test will be when he has his first miscue or the inevitable slump.
"I am kind of like the guard rails on the freeway," Weinstein said. "But the reality is, the player taken personal responsibility, and making his own adjustments is far better than somebody on the outside looking in, and taking care of that person to where they become codependent on that coach or manager."
History suggests that a season filled with passed balls doesn't kill a career. Ted Simmons appeared in eight All-Star Games in a career that ran from 1968 to 1988, but he led his league in passed balls three times -– with 28 one year and 25 another. Benito Santiago had seasons in which he allowed 23 and 22 passed balls. Former Red Sox captain Jason Varitek had 25 in 1999. Young staffs and the presence of a knuckleballer are conditions that can drive up such figures.
New manager Walt Weiss believes that Rosario's struggles last year are a result of his abrupt entry into regular big league playing time with a young pitching staff.
"He's got the skills to be a frontline catcher, and he's got the all-around skills to be a star in this game," Weiss said.
The Rockies also downplayed a couple of physical issues that affected Rosario, but there was one they had to acknowledge. On June 20 he caught a spike in the dirt behind home plate in San Diego, fell awkwardly and had to leave the game with a sprained left ankle. He still played regularly, so the injury never healed.
Another key impediment was not discussed. The surgery he underwent in 2010 cost Rosario -- already built for lower-body explosion but not for extreme flexibility -- the ability to comfortably maintain a low stance.
That stance isn't necessarily bad. Working from a similar position, all the Cardinals' Yadier Molina does is win Rawlings Gold Glove Awards -- the last six. But Rosario had a difficult time staying low enough to block pitches, and setting up on the corners and reaching pitches off the plate were challenges.
"At some point -- if you ask me, I say I don't know -- I changed my stance, to a 75-25 angle," said Rosario, who is doing preventive flexibility work under the care of strength and conditioning coach Brian Jordan and head athletic trainer Keith Dugger. "Now [with the tips of my toes at or about even], I can see the ball better, and I feel better."
Left-hander Jeff Francis said that the Rockies need for Rosario to be comfortable and competent in all aspects of the game. After Francis' first Spring Training bullpen session on Monday, he made it a point to offer encouragement and information to Rosario.
"I'm impressed by what we saw last year, but one thing for sure is, he can help this team more behind the plate than at the plate," Francis said. "We take it on ourselves as pitchers to make him better, as well."
Having done the requisite homework, Rosario is eager to do what everyone wants to do when school is out -- have fun.
"I'm not going to worry about anything," he said. "I'm not going to worry about if I miss or if I'm wrong somewhere. I just want to go out and play."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Science News reports on a paper to be published in Physical Review Letters in which an international team of researchers describes their computer simulation of the most violent collision imaginable: two black holes colliding head-on at nearly light-speed. Even in this extreme scenario, Roger Penrose's weak cosmic censorship hypothesis seems to hold — the resulting black hole (after the gravitational waves have died down) retains its event horizon. "Mathematically, 'naked' singularities, or those without event horizons, can exist, but physicists wouldn't know what to make of them. All known mechanisms for the formation of singularities also create an event horizon, and Penrose conjectured that there must be some physical principle — a 'cosmic censor' — that forbids singularity nakedness ..."


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Beinn Dorain Climber's Log
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|Munro logged
Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2010
|Climbed with wife, Jill.
Climbed Beinn an Dothaid on 30 May 2010 with Jill.
|Posted Sep 3, 2011 6:36 am
|Walked up, flew down - twice
Date Climbed: Jun 20, 1991
|This is one of my favourite mountains in the highlands. Been up it several times - but twice flew off by paraglider. First time I launched from the top and flew straight to the bottom in about 6 minutes, late evening after work July 1989. Second time I picked a thermic day in June 1991, launched half way up, flew up past the summit and up to cloudbase at around 5200ft, before runnig the gauntlet with fighter jets hurtling through the main valley below and landing. This flight lasted 55 minutes.
|Posted Aug 7, 2011 9:06 am
|Attic Tony
|From Bridge of Orchy
Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2002
|Climbed this in some of the worst weather I've ever experienced - the rain wasn't just horizontal it was 45 degrees uphill! Got completely soaked, and there were no views either.
|Posted Jun 4, 2010 8:22 pm
|Rainy day
Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006
|Wet day, nice mountain.
|Posted Jan 23, 2009 1:12 pm
|First Munro
Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2006
|Knee deep snow to the summit, but a better day out than retreating from Ben More the day before!
|Posted Apr 20, 2008 7:11 am
|Uphill rain and then snow on top.......good day of mad weather
|Posted Jan 26, 2008 1:22 pm
|Memories :+)
|This was part of a a two week mountain binge at the end of university exams. We packed my old Toyota until it groaned and headed off to Lochdochart where we rented out a farm house and bagged everything we could find. There are some long circular routes in this region with fantastic views, which certainly make the days worth while.
|Posted Jan 23, 2008 5:05 am
|Dan Bailey
|done several times
|but yet to climb a winter route
|Posted Aug 28, 2007 9:57 am
|Mist and rain
Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006
|Day started well, until we got completely drenched half way up. First time I had convinced my young brother to join us as well. Brief views at the summit when the mist and cloud broke. Path on the descent was muddy and boggy at points due to the amount of rain. Hate it when my feet get wet.
|Posted Apr 20, 2007 2:03 pm


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The traffic obstruction law that was suspended over fears it will not hold up in court is being dusted off and redrafted as city commissioners amp up efforts to drive groups of homeless people out of downtown.
Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously voted to give unusual latitude to City Attorney Robert Fournier and police captains to explore new ways to deter gatherings of homeless people citywide — efforts that have been met with praise from downtown condo owners and ire from homeless advocates.
Sarasota officials will also take another shot at writing the pedestrian and vehicle traffic obstruction ordinance that is often used to roust the homeless from public places.
Much of the renewed push to enforce laws that deter so-called "vagrants" is a symbolic gesture to police captains who said they worried that officers could step into trouble because of vague language in the city's ordinance.
"We need to be very clear to these officers," Lt. Randy Boyd said. "We need to have clear direction."
Last spring, the American Civil Liberties Union accused police of violating the civil rights of more than 6,500 people over four years by using trespassing warnings to shoo people off downtown sidewalks. After a lawsuit was filed, the city suspended that program and tethered its enforcement of similar laws like the obstruction ordinance.
Commissioner Terry Turner echoed the board's orders for police to roust those who break a slew of ordinances aimed at deterring large groups of homeless.
"You have our support," Turner said. "This is a high-priority problem for the city."
The city's trespassing program – often used in tandem with the traffic obstruction ordinance -- was among a crop of other ordinances and policy decisions made by commissioners the past two years, such as a no-smoking ordinance in city parks and a decision to remove park benches where the homeless gathered.
The trespassing and obstruction ordinances became especially controversial after the arrest of an Occupy Sarasota protester, Christopher Young, who was arrested Feb. 25 for chalking slogans in a city park. Those charges were later dismissed.
At Tuesday's meeting, Young chided the commission for its plans to clamp down on the homeless.
"This is really hilarious to me," Young said. "This homeless issue — it's a big problem. But what is the city doing? Nothing. They're just harassing the homeless people, moving them out and wanting nothing to do with them."
Since Young's arrest and the subsequent lawsuits, police captains complained that in several instances they were unsure whether they could warn someone who was perhaps impeding movement on a sidewalk but not, as the law required, blocking it.
That reluctance by police officers led to an apparent uptick in incidents involving the homeless downtown, officials said.
But with renewed public support from commissioners, police captains reported that there were 55 arrests in a 24-day period for a variety of violations downtown.
Commissioners plan to wait until after a public hearing before acting before any new ordinances are drafted.
There are still kinks to work out in the obstruction ordinance before a new version will see a public hearing, Robert Fournier, the city attorney, said.
For instance, it is unclear which cases might be prosecuted by the city attorney and which might be under the purview of the state attorney. Local and state laws might overlap in some cases. "I think our office and SPD and the state attorney's office need to talk about it," Fournier told commissioners.
Sarasota revisiting homeless measures
The traffic obstruction law that was suspended over fears it will not hold up in court is being dusted off and redrafted as city commissioners amp up efforts to drive groups of homeless people out of downtown.


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No joke, Amare has to go down as one of the worst defenders of all time. Dude has absolutely no idea on how to play defense.
No joke, Amare has to go down as one of the worst defenders of all time. Dude has absolutely no idea on how to play defense.
Did anyone else hear Melo scream "OHHH ****!"?
Who saw Shump just stare at Amare like what the **** is your bum ass doing? Play some ****in defense
Holy crap, everybody! A 7-point run sparked by Melo and Amare! Who could have thought it possible?
I just notice the Wizards are 0-6, they better not get their first win against us.
Shoulda hit Booker with a T right there for being demonstrative..
I submit for the approval of the forum the following nicknames for our offense/defense:
Broken Condom Defense - because everything gets through
Powerwalk Offense - because don't expect to see a good run
Playing a little better now..Nice lob, STAT to Melo
This is the 5 I like....Shumpert also has Wall under control right now, STAT is attacking and him and Melo playing off each other well right now
Walker's a lazy defender -- no way he can stay with Nick Young.
As bad as we've played so far tonight, you get the feeling this game is still there for the taking.
Amare and Melo have 29 points combined, the rest of the team only 8 smh


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Bad Apple
Woz bought one of these.
Apple has thrown the book at a student who last year sold White iPhone 4 conversion kits to those sick of waiting for an official product to surface. In November 2010, with release dates for the white iPhone 4 constantly pushed back, one fanboy's impatience got the better of him. New York teen Fei Lam ordered parts from Apple …
Woz bought one of these.
He should have gone to the media! This is a 17 y/o ffs.
No other company would do this. Apple are as evil as the RIAA.
I assume that is why Apple dropped the lawsuit right away. Either they realized how bad it would look, or they just filed it to make a point in the first place: "If we wanted to, we could sue you into oblivion."
From what I understand, only the Apple logo and the iPhone trademark make it illegal; but the infringement is as clear as it could be.
I still don't get what the fanboy icon is supposed to represent.
He contacted and sourced the parts from Foxconn FFS, not something you'd expect an every day Joe to do. Still, Foxconn should be getting it in the neck imho.
Why is it he could do something that apple took a year to do? They should be embarrassed, not taking legal action... Get a grip.
He bought the parts, and painted them, as I understand it. If the parts were stolen, that's a different matter. If Foxconn weren't meant to sell him the parts, that's more the fault of Foxconn than him.
If you bought the panel of a car, painted it a different colour and sold it, would you expect the car manufacturer to sue you?
Beware of calling other people "not exactly very bright" when it may also apply to yourself.
From the article, Apple's complaints — and my guesses at the reasoning behind them are:
"infringed upon patents and violated its trademark", i.e. manufactured (if he was painting them himself as other commenters allege) and sold equipment with the Apple logo on without permission.
"using deceptive practices in the creation and sale of the product", presumably by making some sort of claim that these were authentic Apple parts for genuine white iPhones rather than genuine black parts, repainted.
Though it's ironic that Apple appear to be using (amongst others) laws with the purpose of allowing a company to protect is reputation to sue a 17-year old who through significant initiative managed to fill a gap they'd created when they failed to ship a simple product for an extended period of time. I think they're being really stupid on this one.
... it is a Gimp mask.
Now, what is the Windows user icon about??
If the poor little lad had bought the parts from Apple you'd have a point. He did not. He bought the parts from Foxcon.
Apple can't really pursueFoxcon in a US court, but they can pursue the tyke because he is selling illegally branded parts.
If Ford had their door panels made by SheetMetalPressers and you bought Ford panels from them and then painted them and sold them, Ford would too.
Appears to be a tramp with a can of special brew. No, I'm not sure why, either.
Probably because your average windows user can't afford apple products?
much as I despise apple and pity iDrones, unfortunately the way trademark law works - use it or lose it + enforce it or lose it, it does mean that companies develop twitchy trigger fingers when it comes to setting the dogs of law onto potential infringers.
Indeed, I think you're right. If they let too many things slip through then they could well loose their trademarks. They have no choice but to take action. At least they dropped it immediately, probably for some minuscule fee, like $1. So they can tick the right boxes for their trademarks.
You have to defend your trademarks or you lose them.
Also, the casing is a registered design and if anyone was allowed to produce and sell it then almost exact clones would be permitted.
They didn't want him - they wanted the Foxconn leak that was selling him the parts so they used a law suit to frighten him (or rather his parents) enough to give them all the details of the supplier.
I would guess that Apple will shortly be filing against that person and won't be dropping it quite so quickly.
What a bunch of c*****. They're really going after a kid. Yes, as he's in the US he's probably been able to drive for the last 10 years, but won't be able to buy a beer for another 15 or have sex for a further 5.
Would be tempted to get rid of my iPhone now, if it wasn't for the small matter of being tied in for X months.
Angry, meaningless protests that don't come to fruition - yeah!
Not sure why on earth he would sell it with the Apple logo on the back, tip ex it out!!
It would seem to have been a genuine Apple part purchased in good faith from the actual manufacturer. I can buy genuine ASUS spares from Europe and ASUS don't sue me.
Still, yet another reason not to want anything made by apple, as if I need it.
Fuck Apple.
Fanboi cos the gimp loves a good bending over.
...Two legs better
What a bunch of self-important wankers.
Apple, or the posters on this forum? :-)
Wha? Surely that wouldnt work unless he used their credit card to buy stuff.
(note, IANAL) Under 18s in the US are minors. Among other things, they cannot legally enter into binding contracts, or vote, or enlist in the military, etc. Until they reach their majority, their parents are liable for the actions of the little darlings, to a large extent.
The U.S. has allowed the prosecution of 12 year olds (age at prosecution, not crime) as full blown adults. Merkins are very schizophrenic in deciding at what age a child is really a child.
They can enter into legally binding contracts. It's called employment and they are paid set wages (usually minimum and sometimes less as contract farm workers, wait staff, or in the case of an aquaintence... a bikini dancer (no nudity until 18).
They can register to vote if they'll be of age at the time of the election.
They can most certainly sign up for military service under 18 years of age.
Minors can be employed, under very specific conditions (limitations on hours, etc.) ... However, a minor cannot, for example, sign a contract with a mobile phone service provider ... dear mummy and daddy must do that for them. In fact, TechDirt points out that every single murkan Google user under the age of 18 may technically be violating the law: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090625/0241115358.shtml
If they want to join the military under 18, their parents MUST sign for them. Also, they cannot be deployed until they turn 18.
In murka, chilluns must be:
18 to vote (note, not "register to vote" -- actually vote)
18 to smoke or purchase cigarettes
18 to sign a legally binding contract (like, credit card, mobile phone, etc.)
18 to join the military (UNLESS parents sign for them at 17)
21 to drink or purchase alcohol
However, if the courts so decree, they can be prosecuted for crimes as an adult from a very young age. Make sense? Nope. Gonna change anytime soon? Nope.
That Apple's customers drool over the next model. That tongues hang out over the colour of a piece of plastic is just ridiculous.
The fuckers! They just have to have every last penny profit they can.
I'm one person who will never give Apple a single penny. If on the off-chance I ever need an Apple product (and I really can't see me doing so) I'll get it off eBay.
And yet Apple seem to be doing OK even though you won't buy their products......bet they're quaking in their boots now.
and that is why apple will FAIL very badly very soon.
slowly as more and more of these stories make it to the newspapaers even joe blogs down the street will realize the evil pervading their live and ditch the satanistic ways of the the jobs Cult.
People have been saying this about Microsoft / Sony / Every other large multinational for years and it simply isn't the case.
Apple will still be making huge sales of iPhones, iPads, iPods, iMacs and everything else starting with "i" regardless of what you buy.
For every idealogical "I won't buy their stuff" there is still a hundred or a thousand people who will.
It might be sad but it's still true.
...it's about what I do. I'm holding to my principles. Sooner or later the other people doing the exact same thing will increase. Slowly but surely.
Apple were popular for a small time in the 80s, then interest fell off.
The funny thing about history is that it tends to be circular.
I also refuse to buy Apple products. In fact I have a rule that they are not to even come into my house. A few friends had iPhones and weren't happy about leaving them in the car, but my house - my rules. After explaining a few things to them about Apple and its wannabe tyranny, I've successfully weaned four people off of Apple products and moved them onto other brands instead. I'm currently working on a fifth, and I will keep going after that.
Just because millions of fanbois keep on buying their products does not invalidate the actions of those of us who disagree with Apple's business models and general screw-everyone attitude. Each person I wean off of Apple is one less customer to buy their next iGadget. And I'm not alone, as evidenced by some of the comments here.
Remember the old Chinese philosophy of Sil Lum Tao - the great mountain made of many small pebbles. If enough people take a few pebbles each, eventually there is no mountain left.
You sad man!
They were apparently official "repair parts", surely the problem is miscommunication between Foxconn and Apple on the availability of white repair parts.
It's quite simple, Foxconn selling parts direct to consumers or non-Apple divisions is not allowed. It's Apple's IP and copyrighted design.
Just like a DVD and CD manufacturer doesn't have the right to sell cheap films and music CDs direct to customers either. They don't own the film or music, they are just contracted to make them.
I love how people have been selling replacement bodies for nokia et al for literally decades (no, not fascias) yet when someone does it to apple it suddenly becomes a cardinal sin.
This kid was not selling pattern parts or copied designs, he was selling official parts acquired illegally.
Nokia designed the phones to have easily removable covers and made this a feature of the phone which was used to sell it.
Canging the cover on an iPhone is so difficult that it's almost as though Apple don't want people to do it for some reason.
Not all nokias were designed to have easily removable covers.
I also said 'et al'.
In order to determine the legality of the kid's purchases from Foxconn, there needs to be a bit more info about that deal in the public sphere. Nobody else but YOU has such info?!? Post a link explaining why you believe the deal is illegal or figure out how to keep your mouth shut until you have some facts at your fingertips.
They NEED protection from white pieces of plastic that look like the Holy Real Thing. They might get CONFUSED while sourcing polymers from a third-party website and think the are communicating with an AppStore[tm] or even one of one of those rumored Apple Stores that bless us with their Earthly Presence.
Of course, they should inherently sense that the JOBSIANESS is not inherent in these heathen pieces of cheap chinese lookalikes and their IMPATIENCE at the obtaining the Next Holy Gimmick to clad their Holy Product caused them to stray from the path of virtuosity. The flesh is weak.
Bless, bless!
Apple have been unable to produce a white iPhone 4 for months, yet, Foxconn, offical Apple supplier, were able to supply white iPhone4 parts, back in November.
Either these were very poor quality test samples, or Apple have been able to produce the holy grail of iPhone4's all along and have withheld them until sales started to level out, so that the super-fanbois can ditch their black ones and buy a white one... just months before the iPhone5 arrives.
No, Apple wouldn't do that, would they?
I doubt fabrication of the plastic shell has been the problem. From what Apple has said, they ran into significant problems with the ambient light sensor not working with white plastic rather than the black plastic. I am not sure anyone is certain how Apple addressed the problem, if it was a software change, a sensor change, or a change to the white shell. Heck, the parts this kid bought from Foxxcomm could very well be early prototypes that were scrapped.
I bought a white conversion kit and they do differ from the final product in several ways. Most noticeably as you can see from the picture in El Reg's article the proximity sensor above the speaker is a mesh-like rectangle. If you look at the released model on Apple's website there's a dark lozenge shape in that place, suggesting Apple had to re-design the proximity sensor by recessing it in the case (I've noticed on mine it tends to make the screen brighter in well lit areas and darker in dark areas, which for me actually works better!)
Other differences between the conversion kit and the final product are that the screens have no oleophobic coating and the Home button is not quite the same colour and it's slightly crooked (that one might be my fault, iPhones are bloody fiddly inside, I've never seen such small screws)!
I think it did take Apple an unusually long time to get the white iPhone out, but certainly their reasons for the delay jibe very closely with the flaws in the kit I bought.
Wasn't he just changing the colour of a apple product? He was not claiming it was anything other than an apple product - so why does fuckwit law apply here? All I see is an enterprising reseller - no copyright laws broken there.
Or is it that apple want to be the only ones to sell overpriced cases?
From the small amount of information revealed here it isn't totally clear he's broken any law. It's not an obvious trademark infringement as he's clearly using the mark to refer to Apple rather than pretending to be Apple, and it's not a clear copyright/design infringement as he didn't make the parts himself. However, it looks as though somebody has infringed the copyright/design and this guy was working together with that somebody.
"It's not an obvious trademark infringement as he's clearly using the mark to refer to Apple rather than pretending to be Apple..."
In the United States, with US trademark laws, that doesn't matter. Any unauthorized use of a trademark, even if the infringer is not claiming or pretending to be the company the trademark belongs to, is still infringement.
A lot of folks get really upset when they see stories like this, without understanding that US trademark law is written in such a way that trademark owners have little choice. Disney occasionally sues mothers who paint Mickey Mouse upon their bedroom laws or day care centers that put Donald Duck on the side of the playroom. It's the same thing.
The law specifies quite clearly that if a company owns a trademark, and the company becomes aware that someone is using the trademark but doesn't sue that person, the company can lose the trademark. This is called the "doctrine of laches" and it's a part of US trademark law (Title 15, § 1115, section B, paragraph 9), as well as trademark law in most of the various states.
It's kind of stupid; I for one would prefer trademark law to be more similar to copyright law, in which failure to act against an infringer doesn't mean you lose the copyright forever.
But unfortunately, it's not.
Trademark and patent law in the US is kind of broken. Mostly, it's broken in ways that protect the interests of big companies. When it comes to this, though, it's broken in a way that doesn't serve anyone's interests. Big companies don't like suing 17-year-old kids; even a company as famously arrogant as Apple knows that's bad publicity. But they have no choice, if they want to keep the trademark on the Apple logo.
Only because they're no decent judges around. A decent judge would take one hard look at the case and give a huge claim to the youngster. If they ran the risk of getting a judge in appeal that would slam the cuffs on them, they're eagerness to "sue you into oblivion" would soon cool down.
And that is of course the only appropriate action.
But NOOOOOH, law isn't judge on what's fair and what's not.


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In early December 2012, Alaska Native language faculty members Alice Taff and Xh'unei Lance Twitchell led a workshop in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, for the Council for Yukon First Nations. They introduced the mentor-apprentice approach to five language teams during the three-day event. These teams included Northern Tutchone, Southern Tuchone, Han, Gwich'in and Tlingit languages. The traditional lands of the last three languages exist on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border; despite the current international boundary, it is important to keep up cross-border communications and activities in order to maintain the ancestral integrity of each language group.
The mentor-apprentice strategy pairs a fluent speaker with an adult learner; the pair spends 10 or more hours per week together doing routine activities, staying in the ancestral language the entire time. It is not easy. One person knows the ancestral language and the other does not. The concept is not to take a class, but live completely in the language. It takes practice and willpower to not use the English language, common to both people, when communicating. One of the keys to success is active dialogue between the mentor and apprentice, so that each session begins with a plan and is carried out through activities and with props. For example, an apprentice might call the mentor and say, "I am coming over in an hour. Can we talk about weather today?" and the mentor might respond with, "That is good. We can also talk about seasons, and what that means to us." The idea is to have a solid outline of content beforehand, so there is little time without subjects or activities. Other ideas shared are playing games in the language, or looking through photo albums and having the mentor talk about memories.
The group worked on communicating with body language, using gestures in addition to the ancestral language, planning and carrying out "language immersion" sessions, setting language learning goals, keeping language journals, and using pictures to stimulate talk. Discussion topics also included brain development during language learning, the excellent ability of adults to learn languages, and the universal stages of natural (infant) language learning. They also talked about methods to implement language revitalization efforts in their communities and how to create jobs for language learners and teachers.
• Alice Taff is a Research Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Languages at the University of Alaska Southeast.


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SARASOTA, Fla. - Officials say red tide is responsible for thousands of dead fish that have washed up along the beaches in Sarasota and Charlotte counties.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports the dead fish started washing ashore on Monday. Crews spent Thursday afternoon cleaning the beaches along Blind Pass, Manasota and Englewood Beach.
Sarasota park and recreation director George Tatge calls the red tide outbreak "significant."
He says most of the dead fish are large mullet. Tatge suspects a large school of mullet likely got caught up in a red tide bloom and washed ashore thanks to strong wind from the west.
Officials say the beaches are safe. But people with asthma or chronic respiratory issued should be wary of the red tide conditions.
Red tide can also be dangerous to dogs.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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"Neumann's direction [of the Mass]
is patient, solid and sensitive to detail, especially in the Sanctus
. The Dvorák is a very much a no-holds-barred sort of performance: strongly accented, with impressive keenness of attack in all departments (the timpanist has a whale of a time) and a plethora of intense facial expressions that suggests just how involved the players are. In other words, it's the sort of experience we've come to expect from the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, total commitment multiplied many times over. Happily the cameras capture it all with admirable clarity and a laudable sense of visual balance. I loved it."Gramophone


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