text:
Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Developing a comprehensive EU strategy to measure crime and criminal justice
The Commission is proposing a five-year action plan and is setting up an expert group to remedy the lack of statistics on crime and criminal justice at European Union level.
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee of 7 August 2006 - Developing a comprehensive and coherent EU strategy to measure crime and criminal justice: an EU Action Plan 2006-2010 [COM(2006) 437 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
This Communication presents an action plan with a view to developing statistics at European Union (EU) level on crime and criminal justice for the period 2006-2010. It specifies the method to be applied in coordination with the Member States and the organisations concerned so that high-quality quantitative information is available to combat crime in the EU. The Commission has also decided to set up an expert group to ensure the implementation of the action plan and to identify the needs for information on crime and criminal justice.
Statistics for the benefit of the EU
The production of Community statistics is governed by rules set out in the Regulation on Community Statistics. Actions on the establishment of these statistics are carried out according to the Community Statistical Programme and its annual programmes, respecting the principles set out in the European Statistics Code of Practice. Consequently, crime and criminal justice statistics have been included in the annual work programme since 2005 and Eurostat has held regular consultations within the structure of the European Statistical System (ESS). This new statistical system will meet the following needs:
- establishment of reliable statistics on the trends, the levels and the structure of crime and terrorism and the measures taken to prevent and fight these problems in the Member States, the EU and the rest of the world;
- harmonisation of the definitions and data-collection procedures: national statistics are compiled according to criteria and procedures which may differ from country to country. There is agreement among all the key actors to define a common framework for producing comparable statistics at EU level that is based on harmonised definitions and collection procedures.
The objective is to develop statistics that will allow comparisons regarding the structure, levels and trends of crime as well as the various criminal justice measures between Member States and regions within Member States. In the near future, available national data will be collected and assessed for quality in order to form the first Community statistics on crime and criminal justice.
The role of the experts
The establishment of an expert group to assist the Commission would help to identify the needs for data on crime and criminal justice (Commission Decision 2006/581/EC). In addition, it would optimise the pooling of resources by avoiding the duplication of work carried out by either the Commission or other bodies on organised and volume crime.
Mainstreaming statistical information within the EU
Statistical comparisons at EU level can be achieved only if Member States collect data in a harmonised way. This harmonisation, which requires extensive resources, often proves to be complicated. It is a medium-term goal which can be achieved only through close association of the Member States and the European Commission on the basis of an assessment of the urgency for information or binding legal acts.
The adoption of a framework decision, directive or regulation which would announce common measures to prevent and fight crime through a common definition or agreement would facilitate this acquisition of knowledge. Quantitative information on the structure, level and trends of the problem that the instrument addresses are essential for effective implementation of a policy and its subsequent evaluation.
For each legal instrument designed to prevent or fight crime that is drafted, the Commission, as a mainstreaming initiative, will introduce a requirement to provide appropriate statistics in accordance with the European Statistical System.
Action plan 2006-2010
The Commission has introduced an action plan for the period 2006-2010 to prepare a comprehensive European strategy to measure crime and criminal justice, which defines six objectives:
- comprehensive coordination at EU level;
- coordination at international level;
- stocktaking and development of knowledge;
- identification of policy needs and development of general tools;
- development of specific indicators;
- dissemination measures.
Implementation and monitoring of the action plan
This action plan will be updated as the preliminary work progresses and the activities identified will be included in the relevant Commission work programmes, the Community Statistical Programme and the annual work programmes. The action plan will also need to be extended, from a practical or financial point of view, when new instruments relating to crime and criminal justice are adopted.
The Commission will prepare a mid-term review in 2008 and inform the relevant Council working groups on progress. At the end of 2010, the Commission will prepare a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the implementation of the action plan and outline proposals for future work in the area in the context of examining the need for a legal instrument on EU statistics on crime and criminal justice.
Following the conclusions of the Millennium Strategy on organised crime, the Dublin Declaration recommended the development of precise, coordinated statistics on crime in the EU in order to assess the risks and trends in organised crime. The Hague Programme welcomed the initiative of the Commission to establish appropriate EU instruments for measuring terrorism and organised crime.
See also
For further information, please refer to the Internet site of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security.
Last updated: 14.06.2007


text:
Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies I-X' started by Khan 2.0, Jun 1, 2014.
30 years ago today the 2nd best Trek film was released
"Jim. Your name is Jim."
^ It was the only line I instantly remembered.
I should have used "Don't call me Tiny!"
One could approach it from the POV of the Abramsverse:
"The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."
What do the Abrams films have to do with this discussion?
Star Trek III is a fun romp, one of my favorite Trek movies.
Because, like politics, some people feel the need to bring it up even when the discussion has nothing whatsoever to do with it.
"That's what you get for missing staff meetings, doctor."
Not a great movie, but a fun one, especially for Star Trek fans, and I revisit it often.
Calling SFS a fun romp is like calling ALIEN3 lightweight summer fare.
They blow up the ship, kill Kirk's son, invalidate pretty much every good thing from the previous film, and even when they do something right, like casting Robin Curtis, Nimoy blows it by mutating the character into a full Vulcan stuck with the lamest possible lines, pretty much like sending the actress into battle with an arrow already stuck through her head.
Now if you said it was operatic, then yeah, I'd go with that, since there is plenty of sturm and drang. Mostly dumbass sturm and drang, but even so ...
Yeah a very frustrating watch for me---from one classic scene I like to a scene I don't like all the way thru for 105 minutes.
As a boy back then, I enjoyed the breakout of McCoy from starfleet security to the stealing of the Enterprise from spacedock.
Fantastic movie - easily in my top five. I have some really fond memories of early VHS rentals/purchases... and watching, rewind... watching, rewind... watching...
Star Trek III is my second-favorite as well. It exemplifies what my favorite elements of TOS have always been: drama, adventure, some light-heartedness, and the emphasis on friendship and family.
It is also a unique story (stealing the ship and sacrificing everything for friendship and loyalty) and did a fantastic job of expanding the Star Trek universe (modern Klingons, bird of prey, Oberth class, Excelsior class, spacedock, etc). Great flick, and a great companion piece to Wrath of Khan.
I'm a big fan of III, preferring it to II. I loved the epic sense of adventure, and how it seemed to open up Trek's world.
Not a fan of Saavik Mk 2, though.
Kirk: My God, Bones... what have I done?
McCoy: What you had to do, what you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live.
Sums up the movie for me.
It doesn't live up to TWoK, and there are better Trek films besides, but it most certainly has its moments.
I think III got a bum rap because it was sandwiched between an all time classic movie and one of the biggest box office draws in the franchise so it always seemed to be looked upon unfavorably and is where the bullshit 'odd movie curse' sprang from. I look back on it now in a much better light - like other posters have remarked it brought so many firsts for the franchise, and aside from the odd slow part or cheap looking set remains an entertaining movie and I rank it above TVH these days, and definitely above the likes of Generations, Insurrection and The Final Frontier.
The theft of the Enterprise remains the movie's best scene and one of my favorite sequences in all of Trek, not only that it captured just the right blend of drama and humor which TFF failed to do (bar the campfire scenes), TVH went way over the top with and TMP which didn't even try.
The special effects were pretty good too - standouts werethe Enterprise on approach to the first spacedock reveal, the theft and destruction of the ship itself were all well done for 1984.
The only things I didn't really care for were the story itself, which was bordering on the preposterous, and the slow ending with all the Vulcan mumbo-jumbo comes across as very cheesy these days, but at least it tried to capture the spirit of TOS.
I'm a big fan of Star Trek III
SFS is my third favorite after TWOK and First Contact. Fantastic movie.
"I choose the danger.... hell of a time to ask!"
Fun movie. Not perfect, but enough to love within that I don't feel the need to bitch about it.
And it has a superb score from James Horner.
Grab the soundtrack and listen to Horners "Stealing the Enterprise" with headphones and some volume, truly an outstanding piece.
I actually rate Horner's score as superior to TWOK.
Separate names with a comma.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
|Active Topics Memberlist Calendar Search Help
|Register Login Old Forum
|Islam for non-Muslims
|IslamiCity Forum - Islamic Discussion Forum : Religion - Islam : Islam for non-Muslims
|Topic: Belief in God _ part 2
Male Islam
Joined: 25 August 2010
Location: Algeria
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 96
| Topic: Belief in God _ part 2
Posted: 12 March 2012 at 7:48am
God Alone Is Entitled To Worship
Islam lays much greater emphasis on how belief in God translates into righteous, obedient life and good morals rather than proving His existence through theological intricacies. Hence, the Islamic motto is that the primary message preached by the prophets was surrender to Gods will and His worship and not so much the proof of Gods existence:
And We never send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad) without having revealed to Him: none has the right to be worshipped but I, therefore you shall worship Me (Alone). (Quran 21:25)
God has the exclusive right to be worshipped inwardly and outwardly, by ones heart and limbs. Not only can no one be worshipped apart from Him, absolutely no one else can be worshipped along with Him. He has no partners or associates in worship. Worship, in its comprehensive sense and in all its aspects, is for Him alone.
There is no true god worthy of worship but He, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. (Quran 2:163)
Gods right to be worshipped can not be over emphasized. It is the essential meaning of Islams testimony of faith: La ilah illa Allah. A person becomes Muslim by testifying to the divine right to worship. It is the crux of Islamic belief in God, even all of Islam. It was the central message of all prophets and messengers sent by God - the message of Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Moses, the Hebrew prophets, Jesus, and Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him. For instance, Moses declared:
Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
Jesus repeated the same message 1500 years later when he said:
The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord. (Mark 12:29)
And reminded Satan:
Away from me, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only. (Matthew 4:10)
Finally, the call of Muhammad some 600 years after Jesus reverberated across the hills of Mecca:
And your God is One God: there is no god but He (Quran 2:163)
They all declared clearly:
Worship God! You have no other god but Him (Quran 7:59, 7:65, 7:73, 7:85; 11:50, 11:61, 11:84; 23:23)
What Is Worship?
Worship in Islam consists of every act, belief, statement, or sentiment of the heart which God approves and loves; everything that brings a person closer to His Creator. It includes external worship like the daily ritual prayers, fasting, charity, and pilgrimage as well as internal worship such as faith in the six articles of faith, reverence, adoration, love, gratitude, and reliance. God is entitled to worship by the body, soul, and heart, and this worship remains incomplete unless it is done out of four essential elements: reverential fear of God, divine love and adoration, hope in divine reward, and extreme humility.
One of the greatest acts of worship is prayer, invoking the Divine Being for aid. Islam specifies that prayer should only be directed to God. He is deemed in total control of every mans destiny and able to grant his needs and remove distress. God, in Islam, reserves the right of prayer for Himself:
And do not invoke, along with God, anything that can neither benefit you nor harm you, for behold, if you do it, you will surely be among the evildoers! (Quran 10:106)
Giving anyone else - prophets, angels, Jesus, Mary, idols, or nature- a portion of one's worship, which is essentially due only to God, such as prayer, is called Shirk and is the most enormous of sins in Islam. Shirk is the only unforgivable sin if not repented from, and it denies the very purpose of creation.
(IV) God Is Known By His Most Beautiful Names and Attributes
God is known in Islam by His beautiful Names and Attributes as they appear in revealed Islamic texts without the corruption or denial of their obvious meanings, picturing them, or thinking of them in human terms.
And the Most Beautiful Names belong to God, so call on Him by them (Quran 7:180)
Therefore, it is inappropriate to use First Cause, Author, Substance, Pure Ego, Absolute, Pure Idea, Logical Concept, Unknown, Unconscious, Ego, Idea, or Big Guy as divine Names. They simply lack beauty and thats not how God has described Himself. Instead, Names of God indicate His majestic beauty and perfection. God does not forget, sleep, or get tired. He is not unjust, and has no son, mother, father, brother, associate, or helper. He was not born, and does not give birth. He stands in need of none as He is perfect. He does not become human to understand our suffering. God is The Almighty (al-Qawee), The One Incomparable (al-Ahad), The Acceptor of Repentance (al-Tawwaab), The Compassionate (al-Raheem), The Ever-Living (al-Hayy), The All-Sustaining (al-Qayyum), The all-Knowing (al-Aleem), The All-Hearing (al-Samee), The All-Seeing (al-Baseer), The Pardoner (al-Afuw), The Helper (al-Naseer), The Healer of the Sick (al-Shaafee).
The two most frequently invoked Names are The Compassionate and The Merciful. All but one of the chapters of Muslim scripture begins with the phrase, In the Name of God, the Most-Merciful, the Most Gracious. The phrase is used, one might say, by Muslims more commonly than the names Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are heard in Christian invocations. Muslims begin in the Name of God and remind themselves of Gods Compassion and Mercy every time they eat, drink, write a letter, or perform anything of importance.
Forgiveness is an important dimension of human relationship with God. Human beings are realized to be weak and prone to sin, but God in His tender mercy is willing to forgive. The Prophet Muhammad said:
Gods mercy outweighs His wrath. (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)
Along with the divine names The Compassionate and The Merciful, the names The Forgiver (al-Ghafur), The Oft-Forgiving (al-Ghaf-faar), The Acceptor of Repentance (at-Tawwaab) and The Pardoner (al-Afuw) are among the most used in Muslim prayers.
|IP Logged
Forum Jump
|You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Note: The 99 names of Allah avatars are courtesy of www.arthafez.com
Sponsored by:
IslamiCity Donation Program http://www.islamicity.org/Donate
Complete Domain & Hosting Solutions www.icDomain.com
Home for Muslim Tunes www.icTunes.com
Islamic Video Collections www.islamiTV.com
IslamiCity Marriage Site www.icMarriage.com


text:
Follow Us
3033 232nd St,
British Columbia,
Our Tasting Room & Wine Shop is open 7 days a week. Wine tastings are free for groups of 12 and under. We also have delicious pairing platters available. Call us to book a tour or private event.
As a member of the BC Wine Institute, we are held to a high standard. The BC VQA designation assures that the wine you're purchasing is 100% from BC & has met rigorous quality regulations.
Click the checkboxes below to display the appropriate item(s) on the map.
A fun evening of wine basics including tastings of six wines for just $30 pp.
More Info
View all locations
Find over 6,000 restaurants, activities and accommodations in BC on your smartphone or tablet.
We value your privacy and never share your information, and you may withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time.
Privacy Policy


text:
|Active Topics Memberlist Calendar Search Help
|Register Login Old Forum
|Groups Women (Sisters)
|IslamiCity Forum - Islamic Discussion Forum : Culture & Community : Groups Women (Sisters)
|Topic: Unfaithfull Friend
|Page of 2 Next >>
Joined: 29 October 2005
Location: Canada
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 7
| Topic: Unfaithfull Friend
Posted: 13 January 2006 at 7:55am
I have a good muslim friend who just comitted adultery to my other muslim friend, who is her husband. She told her husband knowing her mistake. He doesn't know what to do with her now. He loves her to death and wants to forgive her. My question is, even tho it was a huge mistake on her part, do u think God and her husband will be able to forgive her?! She is confused right now and doesnt't kno what to do. She promised never to do it again. Is there a way to solve this without divorce, stoning, or lashes!?
Thanks all! Ur great
Never Give up on yourself or Allaah....for you two are the only ones that can make yourself happy!
|IP Logged
Male Islam
Senior Member
Senior Member
Joined: 01 March 2000
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2550
|Posted: 13 January 2006 at 12:59pm
Bi ismillahir rahmanir raheem
There is no islamic government to punish this person, so you will not have to worry about stonning or lashes.
Which is unfortunate since stonning for a married person who commited such a sin was not simply punishment it was the means by which the person was purified of this sin and admitted to jannah.
Allah does not punish a person in the next life if they recieve there punishment in this life.
Your friend will have to find another means of forgivness from Allah.
Rasul Allah (sallah llahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord" and whoever knows his Lord has been given His gnosis and nearness.
|IP Logged
Senior Member
Joined: 11 July 2005
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2555
|Posted: 17 January 2006 at 9:04am
I'm still trying to find the Stoning thing Rami.....where are you getting that? It says flogging here....in the Quran.
Edited by Angela
|IP Logged
Senior Member
Joined: 26 January 2005
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2473
|Posted: 17 January 2006 at 6:41pm
Why is he so eager to forgive this? Was he away for a long time? Is he ill and unable to be a husband to her? What possible excuse does she have for him that he would want to not only forgive her, but believe that she won't do the same thing again?
I knew a Muslim Arab couple once where this happened. The woman was stunningly beautiful and sweet. He gladly took her back She did it again. But the second time she ran off with the guy. The poor husband took a long time to recover from this betrayal. But he is happily remarried now, Al-Hamdulilah.
Al-Hamdulillah (From a Married Muslimah) La Howla Wa La Quwata Illa BiLLah - There is no Effort or Power except with Allah's Will.
|IP Logged
Senior Member
Joined: 05 October 1999
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 4871
|Posted: 17 January 2006 at 7:35pm
As Rami mentioned, there is no Islamic authorities to administer punishment prescribed for this major sin. How very sad this has happened, (we ask Allah to protect us from this) but it should serve as a reminder for us to heed the limits set by Allah, Most High, ie, lowering our gaze, not being alone with a non-muhram, and avoiding unnecessary talk and meetings - fearing Allah.
Do not despair, for Allaah the Most Exalted and Glorified said (interpretation of the meaning): "Say: Oh my servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the mercy of Allaah, for Allaah forgives all sins; for He is oft-forgiving, most merciful." [Surah 39,Verse 53]
Tell your friend that she has to increase in good deeds so that Allah will wipe out her evil deeds, as Abdullah ibn Masud reported. He said that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, Oh Messenger of Allah
|IP Logged
Joined: 29 October 2005
Location: Canada
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 7
|Posted: 18 January 2006 at 11:28am
She told him and myseld that the reason she did this was because she didn't think that he loved her anymore. He never treated her like a wife, or anything like that. It wasn't right but I assume she got his attention now. She swore she would never do this again...I guess u just have to believe her right
Never Give up on yourself or Allaah....for you two are the only ones that can make yourself happy!
|IP Logged
Senior Member
Joined: 08 April 2002
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 307
|Posted: 20 January 2006 at 7:59am
There is a Hadeith about comitting adultry. When they asked the Prophet (pbuh) what to do with the 2 people that comitted adultry he said to stone them. They stoned the woman but the man ran and begged for mercy and repented and promised he was sorry and never would do it again. They told the Prophet this and he said do not stone him if he is truely sorry and repented. Of course, the found him and stoned him anyway (others).
So, there is mercy and foriveness if one is truely sorry.
|IP Logged
Joined: 22 October 2005
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 85
|Posted: 20 January 2006 at 9:59am
what does stoned mean? i don't really know. i looked it up in the dictionary and it said to throw stones or a person thats drunk.
"Words have Power" ex: The Quran
|IP Logged
|Page of 2 Next >>
Forum Jump
|You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Note: The 99 names of Allah avatars are courtesy of www.arthafez.com
Sponsored by:
IslamiCity Donation Program http://www.islamicity.org/Donate
Complete Domain & Hosting Solutions www.icDomain.com
Home for Muslim Tunes www.icTunes.com
Islamic Video Collections www.islamiTV.com
IslamiCity Marriage Site www.icMarriage.com


text: Hi, Sorry, I guess I didn't read your post good enough. Reading rgb's answer, I realized that the throughput is probably not your actual problem (well, with sever 100s of GB, I guess it will still be a problem). If your are only looking for a way to hand out the chunks to the jobs and the throughput is not the problem, you might want to take a look at MW for Condor http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/mw/ It is a C++ class library which is designed for Master-Worker applications and uses condor. It should make it fairly easy to write a Master-Worker application the way you need it. Bye, Thommy > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Berukoff [mailto:steveb at aei-potsdam.mpg.de] > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:36 AM > To: beowulf at beowulf.org > Subject: data transfer and condor > > > Hi all, > > We're looking at using Condor on our cluster for its checkpointing and > job-handling abilities, as the routines we're running don't require much > in the way of internode communication. We have an NFS file server which > contains our entire fileset (something on the order of 100s of GB), a > master node for the cluster, and several nodes. Outside of Condor, our > algorithm requires that each of the nodes get some subset of the data (on > the order of perhaps 100MB) and runs the analysis code on this data > segment. Obviously, each node must gather its share of the data from the > NFS file server; this of course requires a large amount of network > traffic. > > Does anyone have a clever idea about scheduling the data > transfers so that it is accomplished in a reasonable fashion? We were > hoping Condor provides this functionality to some degree, but it doesn't > seem to. > > Thanks > Steve > > > > ===== > Steve Berukoff tel: 49-331-5677233 > Albert-Einstein-Institute fax: 49-331-5677298 > Am Muehlenberg 1, D14477 Golm, Germany email:steveb at aei.mpg.de > > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


text:
TACOMA, Wash. – In just 60 minutes, 30 piquantly honest plays will be performed on stage at University of Puget Sound, as students adopt the experimental Neo-Futurist format for two public performances in November.
What's Neo-Futurism? It's all about actors who appear as themselves on stage, performing short plays written to reflect their own personal experience. It's also about a production that evolves regularly, so each night is a living, newspaper-like collage of the comic and tragic, the political and personal.
Catch the performance of 30 Neo-Futurist Plays From Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind at the traditional Neo-Futurist hour of 10:30 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 16 or Saturday, Nov. 17, in Norton Clapp Theatre, Jones Hall on campus. Tickets are cheap! Each audience member's ticket price will be determined by a roll of the dice at the door.
Puget Sound is fortunate to have Chicago-based Neo-Futurism founder Greg Allen (pictured right) and Neo-Futurist historian Erica Milkovich on campus as visiting artists this fall. They are joining theatre arts visiting Assistant Professor Marilyn Bennett (pictured below) in shaping the production.
Allen created the original stage play Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, which has been running continuously in Chicago since 1988 and in New York City since 2005. Milkovich participated in the Chicago production for four years, studying every facet of the genre for her 2010 dissertation.
Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, which provides the framework for the Puget Sound production, has been praised for breaking down the wall between the audience and the performers. Backstage magazine described it as "Like the glory days of Saturday Night Live, only funnier and slightly surreal."
Neo-Futurist thinking demands that everything that happens on stage is not an illusion. Nothing is pretended, as each actor plays him or herself; the time is the present; all lines spoken are a relatable truth; and the emotional reactions of the actors are honest and in the moment. The two-minute plays tend to be wildly eclectic, from the satirical to the poetic, as each play is written as an artistic expression of the company member's very individual life.
Each of the 30 short plays in the Puget Sound production has been selected by the college's theater company from among the 600-plus published Neo-Futurist plays. (The Neo-Futurists have written more than 8,000 plays.) The 14 student actors will still play themselves, having adapted the 30 pieces to reflect their own sensibility and context. A "Neo-feature" of the two nights is that the audience will determine the order of the plays by selecting titles from a menu, so the cast members will have no idea what is coming up next. And there are consequences if they don't complete all 30 plays in 60 minutes.
The production is sponsored by the Department of Theatre Arts and the Matthew Norton Clapp Visiting Artists Endowment.
Greg Allen is the founding director of The Neo-Futurists and creator of Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind. He has written and directed more than 50 other professional productions and is well-known for K., his award-winning adaptation of Kafka's The Trial; and his nine-act, seven-hour production of Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude. Allen teaches theater and performance at a number of prestigious universities, including The University of Chicago, The Theatre School at Depaul University, the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut, and in residencies all over North America.
Erica Milkovich is an independent scholar based in Eugene, Ore. She received her doctorate in theater arts from the University of Oregon in 2010, after completing her dissertation, A History of Neo-Futurism. In the 1990s she worked as a "tech gal" for The Neo-Futurists, which inspired her interest in Chicago theater and in new and devised plays. Milkovich recently co-edited a book called Beyond Steppenwolf: Chicago's Established Alternative Theaters, which will be published in 2013. She also has published in Theatre Journal and the Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance.
FOR TICKETS: Tickets are cheap! The price will be determined by a roll of the dice at the door.
For directions and a map of the campus: www.pugetsound.edu/directions.xml
For accessibility information please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or 253.879.3236.
Press photos of Greg Allen and Marilyn Bennett can be downloaded from: www.pugetsound.edu/pressphotos
Photos on page: Above right: Greg Allen as Hamm in Samuel Beckett's Endgame; above left: Marilyn Bennett
Tweet this: 30 plays in 60 mins. With a roll of the dice, Neo-Futurism arrives @univpugetsound. Fri. Nov. 16; Sat. Nov. 17. http://bit.ly/Ouy9V0
Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/univpugetsound


text:
Ichiro and Friends
I have a confession to make. I did not watch the MLB All-Star Game. But I also didn't watch the Pro Bowl, the NBA All-Star Game and whatever it is the NHL is doing these days. Most of it was apathy, part of it was being busy. But it's hard to feel strongly about something that seems so contrived.
I suppose it's somewhat blasphemous to have missed the mid-summer classic. After all, it is an annual rite of passage and ever since King Bud decided to imbue it with meaning, it has taken on slightly more importance. But really, why would I watch Ichiro and friends when I can watch Ichiro's countrymen instead:
Seriously, Japan. What are you guys doing over there?
Happy Saturday!


text: I'd say it would have worked much better. The problem is that when Douglas Trumbull took over the special effects he really didn't have much time left. So he had to find a way to simplify things, without diminishing the movie's visual impact, and having Spock going alone was certainly simpler. This is something I've always found funny. They had 10 years to make a movie and still they end up doing it in a rush. I remembered when the Star Wars DVDs were released, one of the people in charge said that their main enemy has been time. So the movies were released at least 20 years before, Star Wars was absolutely the last franchise to be released on DVD and still they did it rushing. It must be part of the nature of man: always allocate less time than necessary to do something. Maab


text:
I have ZA (free) 8 version installed and my OS is windows XP Pro, Sp3.
Since the new (free) version of ZA 9 is now available, would it be ideal to uninstall the current ZA-8 & install the 9 version for purpose of keeping more up to date w/any changes/improvements, etc.?
Thanks for any helpful answer, opinion, info.


text:
Q. Hello dear Oracle,
Can you please tell me whose is this hand (at 1:40), and what is the meaning of the Bigger Stronger video?
Thank you very much dear Oracle, my best wishes and respectful feelings,
Your fan who loves you all, Hasna.
Originally the video was going to be for Spies but they changed their mind so it actually has no relation to anything lyrically or otherwise to Bigger Stronger.
I can't really explain the meaning because of that reason.
Also, as it was filmed just before my time with the band, I have no clue who the hand belongs to. Mat Whitecross directed this video so I asked him: "it was a guy called Balint, who did the props on the day".
A nice nugget of new information!


text:
This Leaked 50 Cent Audition Tape For American Gangster Is My Favorite
[There was a video here]
An intrepid tipster just leaked us this video of 50 Cent auditioning for a role in American Gangster, the 2007 Denzel Washington drama about drug kingpin Frank Lucas' rise to power, and there is nothing about this that is not amazing in every way.
50, who prefers to go by Curtis Jackson for his more serious acting roles, had a narrow body of work when he taped this audition—mainly just his widely panned turn in Terence Winters' Get Rich Or Die Tryin'—but that doesn't seem to have stopped him from putting himself up for the role of one of Lucas' brothers, a lieutenant in his drug army.
This tapes brings up so many questions:
- Which talent agent at William Morris, who represented him at the time, thought this was a good idea?
- Did Jackson actually submit this tape to Universal?
- Who is the older-sounding woman heroically trying to read lines opposite him?
- Is Jackson actually...not completely awful?
While his crying on demand skills may leave something to be desired, the rest of the tape isn't the absolute worst, despite its laughable production value. The role Jackson auditioned for ultimately went to Chiwetel Ejiofor, who is currently garnering solid Oscar buzz for Steve McQueen's Twelve Years A Slave.
If you have any more details on how and why this tape was created, drop me an e-mail. Got even more embarrassing audition tapes? Send those in too.
UPDATE: A tipster tells us that the agents behind this blessed mess were Joanna Wiles and Dana Sims, both of whom were let go from William Morris when it merged with Endeavor, and are now at ICM.


text:
Aramis starting Classic would be Crew milestone
By Caitlin Swieca / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- When several Brewers made huge jumps in the latest round of All-Star Game balloting results, released on Monday by Major League Baseball, perhaps the biggest surprise was the surge of third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who went from fourth to first place among third basemen in the National League.
Ramirez is no stranger to the Midsummer Classic -- he started for the NL in 2005 and was a reserve in the '08 game, both as a member of the Cubs. But if fans choose Ramirez to start this year, it would be a milestone for the Brewers, who have not had a third baseman start the All-Star Game since Paul Molitor in 1988.
The veteran Ramirez has certainly made a case for himself this year, despite missing several weeks with a left hamstring strain. Ramirez entered Wednesday batting .290 with 10 home runs and a .490 slugging percentage. He recently moved into sixth place on the all-time list of career home runs for third basemen, passing Matt Williams with No. 360.
Ramirez said he'd be happy to make the trip to Minneapolis next month, but he's more excited about contributing to a Brewers team that boasts several potential All-Star selections.
"If I go, it's fun for me and my family," Ramirez said. "If not, I get four days off and get to go home. For me, it's really a win-win situation. For now, my focus is just trying to win games. We've got a really good thing going here. We're in first place, and that's my main focus right now."
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday, July 3, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15 on FOX.
Brewers add Figaro, option Fiers for 'pen depth
MILWAUKEE -- On Wednesday, the morning after pitching four innings to help keep the Brewers tied until the 16th inning of a 4-2 loss to the Nationals, right-hander Mike Fiers was on his way back to Triple-A Nashville, optioned in favor of right-hander Alfredo Figaro.
The move was a matter of necessity for the Brewers' bullpen: Fiers, who threw 22 pitches on Monday and 59 on Tuesday, was going to be unavailable until Saturday. It's a sign of the state of the club's relief corps that Milwaukee chose to call up Figaro, who threw 22 pitches in two innings for Nashville on Tuesday. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said that Figaro would be available against Washington on Wednesday afternoon.
"That's tough, because I really like the way [Fiers] threw the ball yesterday," Roenicke said. "You ask a guy to come in and throw that many innings, you think you're going to win a game if he puts up three zeros. But we needed the arm, and he wouldn't have been able to pitch until Saturday."
Fiers said he would move back into the Nashville rotation and make a start on Monday. Though he eventually relented on Tuesday night in allowing a two-run home run to Ryan Zimmerman in the 16th inning, Fiers said he felt he left a good impression with the Major League club.
"I felt good; I threw the ball well," Fiers said. "Zimmerman got me for the two-run homer, but other than that, I was pitching well. I don't really regret anything I did or pitches I threw. I've just got to do the same thing down there. If the opportunity comes, I'll be back up."
The move maintains the eight-man bullpen that Milwaukee has used since June 14. Because of the large bullpen, the team has had only four bats available off the bench, and Roenicke had previously said the Brewers would re-evaluate that balance after the Washington series.
Tuesday's night's lengthy game -- in which Rob Wooten, Will Smith, Francisco Rodriguez, Zach Duke, Tom Gorzelanny and Fiers pitched -- changed those plans. Roenicke said the Brewers would keep the large relief corps through this weekend's series against Colorado and re-evaluate heading into Monday's off-day.
"We're going to go [with eight relievers] for a while here and see if we can get our bullpen back in order, where they're at least a little bit rested, and then re-evaluate it," Roenicke said. "Before we get to that first off-day, we'll look at it and see where we are. If we're good a couple of days before, maybe we'll do something there. We'll see how it goes."
Quick turnaround lets Crew rest banged-up stars
MILWAUKEE -- Though it's not unusual for starters to get a break when a day game comes on the heels of a night game, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said that resting on Wednesday was particularly necessary for third baseman Aramis Ramirez and right fielder Ryan Braun.
Roenicke said that Ramirez, who was removed after the 11th inning of Tuesday night's 4-2 loss to the Nationals in 16 innings, was still hurting from the left hamstring injury that kept him on the disabled list from May 13 to June 4. The manager said the Brewers planned to re-evaluate Ramirez after Wednesday's game and see if he needed additional time off.
"He was hurting; it worked out, but I needed to get him out of there somewhere," Roenicke said of Ramirez's removal from Tuesday's game. "It's a little bit of everything. The back is creating some things. The hamstring, that one is still not 100 percent gone. He feels fine, but that tightened up."
Braun endured a DL stint of his own in May because of a right oblique strain and sustained a mild right ankle sprain last Sunday in Colorado. Roenicke said that Braun's hamstring has also been bothering him.
Catcher Jonathan Lucroy was also out of Wednesday's starting lineup, and Roenicke said that center fielder Carlos Gomez was hurting as well, though he was well enough to start. The Brewers haven't had an off-day since June 9, and it's fair to say Roenicke is looking forward to the team's two days upcoming days off, Monday and next Thursday.
"Sometimes they work out to where you'll have some quick games and you'll rebound," Roenicke said. "But when you have a game like you do last night, you can't rebound from it. [Lucroy's] a guy that it's not too often that I come to the ballpark and I ask him how he's doing and he gives me an 'Ugh.' Well, he's there. It was a tough one."
Last call
• Brewers reliever Jim Henderson made more positive progress on Tuesday in a mound session at Maryvale Baseball Park. He has been on the DL with a right shoulder injury and is aiming to return soon after the All-Star break. Brewers general manager Doug Melvin has begun preparations for the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, and Henderson's progress could play a significant role in whether Milwaukee seeks bullpen help.
The news was much less encouraging for another injured reliever, Tyler Thornburg, who remains unable to throw, according to Roenicke, because of a right elbow injury.
• Brandon Kintzler revealed he was unavailable in Tuesday's game because of some fatigue in his right shoulder, but he said he was able to pitch if needed on Wednesday afternoon. The Brewers have tied to limit Kintzler to a reasonable workload since he was on the DL earlier this season.
-- Adam McCalvy
Caitlin Swieca is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text:
Singular Software, developer of automation applications for digital media markets, is pleased to announce the availability of PluralEyes™ version 1.2 for Apple® Final Cut Pro®. Ideal for multi-camera, multi-take, DSLR and dual-system audio production workflows, the award-winning PluralEyes application automates the synchronization of multiple audio and video clips, saving editors countless hours in post. The newest release of PluralEyes adds an assortment of enhanced and brand-new workflow capabilities, including the powerful merged clips feature, options for single output sequence and support for locked tracks. "Customers provided valuable feedback and we listened – PluralEyes 1.2 contains an abundance of new features that simplify working with multi-device video projects," says Bruce Sharpe, CEO, Singular Software. "Users will find syncing DSLR video and other dual-system audio workflows even easier than before. We are pleased to offer Final Cut Pro users such a substantial upgrade and look forward to imminent updates for the other host applications - Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas."
What's New in PluralEyes 1.2 for Final Cut Pro: • Merged Master Clips – A powerful new feature that automates creation of merged master clips in the browser; a great starting point for the creative editing process.
• New Project and Sequence Sync Select – Version 1.2 sports a more convenient and intuitive project and sequence sync select option.
• Single Output Sequence – The new single output sequence option simplifies working with groups of synced clips.
• Replace Audio – This lets you automate replacement of existing audio with higher quality audio: ideal for productions using DSLR video cameras and external high-quality audio recording device.
• Locked Tracks Support – The new support for locked tracks makes it easier to update a previously synced sequence.
• Integrated Help – A message-specific help system provides in-depth information on each status message.
• Enhanced Multiclip Management – The new PluralEyes 1.2 update offers improved multiclip handling, including better support for subclips and in/out points.
• Optimized File and Project Management – Version 1.2 also improves the management of temporary files and handling of large projects.
PluralEyes Pricing and System RequirementsPluralEyes 1.2 for Final Cut Pro is available immediately through the Singular Software web site (http://www.singularsoftware.com) for an MSRP of $149.00 USD. Existing PluralEyes 1.1 for Final Cut Pro owners may download the update at no charge from: http://www.singularsoftware.com/downloads.html.


text:
The first time Michael Franti heard himself on the radio it might have been out of pity.
While in high school Franti recorded a cassette tape with his band called The Casualties. The singer and his bandmates would hang out at the local college radio station where he lived in California just begging the DJs to play one of their songs. "They hated us there," Franti told Radio.com. "We were always pestering them."
One day though, the station agreed to play one of their songs. "I think it was to get us to leave finally," Franti explained. "They took our cassette and the DJ played it at 3:30 in the morning and I remember we ran outside because we were in the studio and we just wanted to hear it coming out through the speaker."
Franti said it was thrilling to hear his song played over the airwaves that day and it was something that at that time he hoped would happen more often. Unfortunately, it would take nearly 25 years before that wish would come true.
Related: Michael Franti Blends EDM With Social Activism On New Album 'All People'
"Through 95% of my career, we never depended on radio to really play our records," Franti said of his career, which started in 1987 with his band The Beatnigs. "We felt lucky to have some college station play one of our songs or a little mom and pop radio station somewhere play one of our songs. We were thrilled."
So in 2010 when "Say Hey (I Love You)" off his sixth album with his band Spearhead, All Rebel Rockers, made its way to No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart–his first song to ever crack the Top 20–Franti should have been over the moon. Instead he was in the hospital.
Read more about how Franti earned a hit single and lost an appendix in the process on Radio.com


text:
The board is to meet by teleconference at 3:30 p.m. Monday to invoke the 90-day Emergency Powers Act, which can provide early release to some female inmates.
The panel will also address a memorandum of understanding between the department and Washington County.
Washington County is to house up to 12 construction inmates while the Correction Department renovates the National Guard Armory in Springdale.
The board regularly uses its emergency powers to ease overcrowding.


text:
A recent blog
by Ed Bott over at ZDNET has brought
even more attention to Microsoft's Windows Genuine Authentication (WGA) which
has been coming under increasing scrutiny
and has even been the subject of a lawsuit.
Computerworld and Ed Bott have been
trying to get to the bottom of the whole WGA mystery and some of the issues
being brought to the forefront are quite interesting.
Microsoft's WGA utility, which is used on the Windows XP
operating system to combat piracy, has been used in the past to validate OS
installs so that users could download certain system updates as well as
downloads like Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta and Windows Media Player 11. But
while Microsoft sees WGA as a major ally in the fight against pirates, the
utility has been pegging some innocent customers as having pirated copies of
Windows XP. "80% of all WGA validation failures are due to unauthorized
use of leaked or stolen volume license keys," said
a Microsoft spokeswoman to Computerworld.
Ed Bott, not satisfied with this response from Microsoft,
fired off his own inquiry into the reason for a 20% false positive rating for
WGA and received this response from Cori Hartje, Director of Microsoft's
Genuine Software Initiative, "While we will don't have specifics to share
on other forms counterfeit installations, they mostly result from activities
such as various forms of tampering and unauthorized OEM installations."
It'd be nice if Microsoft would go into more detail on that
other 20%, but that likely won't happen anytime soon. Microsoft is no longer accepting interviews on the WGA
matter -- possibly due to the pending lawsuit.


text:
January 2018 M T W T F S S « Jul 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Sam Buick
A lover and disciple of Jesus Christ. Married to my best friend, Lori-Anne. Father to 3 incredible daughters, Carragh, Caitlin and Erinn, and sons-in-law Alex, and Stephen Davis. An avid reader, a Droid user, a Mac addict, a lover of footy ball and football (there is a difference), and hockey. Once a soldier. Once a youth worker. Once an ordained minister. Once a claims adjuster. Once a charismatic, now a cessationist. Once a just war advocate, now a pacifist. A disciple of Christ, 5 point classical Calvinist. There is only one way to God, and that is through Jesus Christ alone.
Playlist of Favourite Music
Proud Canadian
Sam Buick RSS Feed
- YOLO: You Only Live Once & Then The Judgment 27/07/2017Death is not the end Most people never get to speak at their own funeral. With today's technology, you can record audio, video, you can speak on your own behalf to those who gather to honor and remember your life. … Continue reading →Sam Buick
- Operation Dynamo Dunkirk 1940: Divine Intervention In Human History 22/07/2017OPERATION DYNAMO, THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION WAS INDEED A MIRACLE. #Dunkirk #DunkirkMovie #OperationDynamo #PowerofPrayer #Intercession #PrayerIntervention #ReesHowells Here we are in July of 2017, and a new block buster film has opened, a film on the evacuation of Dunkirk, when 330,000 … Continue reading →Sam Buick
- APPLE is no longer "great" at Customer Service & Customer Support 09/06/2017Apple no longer #1 in Customer Service Yesterday, I went to the Waterloo Apple Store at Conestoga Mall. I have been a keen Apple geek and #MacAddict since 1988, since the SE40 Macintosh, all the way through various desktops and … Continue reading →Sam Buick
- YOLO: You Only Live Once & Then The Judgment 27/07/2017
- Follow Post tenebras lux – After Darkness Light on WordPress.com
Recent Comments
issuudotcomslashdewa… on Church is 'Risky Busines… Resist! (Part 2): Re… on Resist! Whatever You Are Feeli… Sam Buick on I No Longer Like Nor Enjoy…
- A Deeper Story
- Alise… Write!
- Annie Blogs
- Baby Bloomr
- Blaine Hogan
- Boycott Israel
- Brad Jersak
- Bryan Allain
- Canadian Council For Religious Freedom
- Carole Smith Turner
- Christena Cleveland
- Christian Piatt
- Confessions of a Funeral Director
- Daniel Fast
- Danny Eason
- Derek Flood
- Experimental Theology
- Faith Goes Pop
- Formerly Fundie
- Fulfilled Connection
- History In The Making
- Holy Spirit Activism
- Homebrewed Christianity
- In.A.Mirror.Dimly
- Jamie The Very Worst Missionary
- Jayson Bradley
- Jesus Creed
- John Shore
- Jonathan Martin
- Joy In This Journey
- Krista Dalton
- Mama Monk
- Man of Depravity
- Mercy Not Sacrifice
- Michael Hardin
- Nadia Bolz Weber
- One Zone Social Community (Preterists)
- Peter Enns
- psifonian
- Rachel Held Evans
- Red Letter Christians
- Redemption Pictures
- ReKnew
- River Of Life Fellowship
- Robby MacAlpine
- Sarah Bessey
- Sarah Over The Moon
- Shawn Smucker
- Slacktivist
- Sojourners
- Some Wise Guy
- Sparks From The Soul
- Split Frame of Reference
- Stephen Brewster
- Tamara Out Loud
- TFC Bible Tools
- The American Jesus
- The God Article
- Theoblogy
- Unfundamentalist Christians
- Zero Gov
Blog Catalog
Networked Blogs
One Campaign
U2 Playlist
World Vision
World Vision
Mennonite Central Committee
- Follow Post tenebras lux – After Darkness Light on WordPress.com
Follow me on TwitterMy Tweets
Sam Buick's Blog Page
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Peace Maker Teams
Bible Gateway
Creative Commons
SM Buick by Samuel M Buick is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://smbuick.wordpress.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at https://smbuick.wordpress.com.
Tag Archives: Commitment
Church is 'Risky Business': 'Buying In' Implies More Than Agreement. It Implies 'Commitment'
Posted on 16/05/2017 by Sam Buick
I recently connected to a local congregation in our twin cities Believe me, it was not an easy thing to connect with this fellowship, especially when I have a tendency to break out in "spiritual hives" whenever I want to … Continue reading →


text:
Fully Autonomous Car? Don't Buy Shotgun Yet
29 comments post a comment
I suspect what's discussed today as an "autonomous car" is likely to emerge in phases. These cars in each phase will come with fine print stipulating the conditions under which they must be driven.
I doubt that I'm alone in feeling a bit disturbed by the business media's breathless coverage of the autonomous car and the industry's aggressive forecasts for it.
Sure, seeing a glimpse of how Google Car is driving on surface streets in Mountain View, Calif., is exciting. But when I hear BMW predicting fully automated cars by 2025, I can't help but say, "Oh, come on, man."
Granted: Ten years is an eternity in the Internet era.
But picture a "driver" in an autonomous car in 2025 trying to go from Russia to Germany, or New York to Florida? Each country and, in the case of the United States, each state, has different vehicle regulations. Aligning all the laws and regulations in 10 years will be no easy task, says Luca De Ambroggi, principal analyst for automotive semiconductors at IHS Technology.
I suspect what's discussed today as an "autonomous car" is likely to emerge in phases. These cars in each phase will come with fine print stipulating the conditions under which they must be driven.
Obviously, the automotive industry and technology suppliers have every incentive to paint a bright future for autonomous cars. It's not just BMW. Practically every carmaker is hot to trot out multiple ADAS (advanced driving assistance system) features in their new models.
NCAP effect
Everyone's gunning for the top overall rating of five stars from the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) -- either the Euro or North American version -- which publishes safety reports on new cars.
But when car companies start pitching ADAS as an important first step for the self-driving car era, well, let's not hold our breath. After all, highly automated cars and autonomous cars aren't the same thing. In fact, there's a huge gap.
Before dissecting autonomous cars, let's take a closer look at the ADAS market.
We see automotive semiconductor suppliers elated with big growth numbers for ADAS chips. IHS, for one, recently predicted worldwide revenue for ADAS chips to "reach $2.6 billion in 2020, more than fourfold the size of the market of $643.8 million a decade earlier in 2010."
Driving ADAS won't be just sensor ICs, radar, and cameras, although they are a big part of what constitutes the ADAS chip market today.
Other components contributing to ADAS growth include microprocessors, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and memory. If image sensors are equivalent to "cars' eyes," these are the "cars' brain," says Ambroggi. IHS predicts that the MPU/memory segment will eventually hold 50 percent of the ADAS chip market by 2020.
How much functional integration takes place in each of these processing units, and how much more software (or apps) each processor ends up running, will depend on the system architecture and the capability of each processing unit.
There is an equal argument for car OEMs and chip vendors to opt for the modular route, Ambroggi told me. It allows easy decoupling between safety-critical hardware and non-safety-critical ones, and makes adjustment of a system more flexible, depending on the attach rate of advanced features for each model.
Either way, how many more "advanced" driver assistance features a car is designed to offer determines the level of the processors, radars, and sensors the car requires.
Evolution from ADAS to autonomous to fully autonomous
ADAS, in fact, comes into two classes: passive and active. Passive ADAS, for example, warns a driver when the car starts to veer off the center of a lane. It takes active ADAS for the car to actually intervene, by nudging the steering wheel and putting the car back on center. Active ADAS, if necessary, would brake the car if it sees imminent danger on the road ahead. In contrast, passive ADAS would simply warn the driver.
In implementing active ADAS functions such as automatic emergency braking (AEB), adaptive cruise control (ACC), and lane keeping assist (LKA), we are asking the car to interpret road signs and road conditions, make an appropriate decision, and take the wheel from the driver. Surely, this level of control would require a redundant system to be built in, so that the extra computational power would double-check the situation.
Some ADAS functions such as automatic braking, steering, and platooning are expected to emerge in the next five years, according to the IHS analyst. But again, that's not the same thing as autonomous cars, he cautions.
In order to make a car self-driving, carmakers need to first connect all the systems together, says Ambroggi. Separate ADAS features should no longer operate independently. They need to be integrated into one coherent system so that a car can drive itself from point A to point B without driver involvement.
But even then, autonomous cars aren't the same as "fully autonomous cars," he says. He foresees the autonomous car initially coming with different constraints -- in terms of when, where, and how a driver can use the car in autonomous mode. More specifically, there will be specific constraints such as which streets accommodate autonomous driving, at what speed, under what weather conditions (no snow, for example), etc.
That's a lot of restrictions, when you come to think of it.
My forecast? I'll be surprised if I'm riding shotgun in a fully autonomous car -- without any of those constraints -- 30 years from now.
— Junko Yoshida, Chief International Correspondent, EE Times


text:
BERLIN – A professional group of tree experts will be coming to Berlin this October to spend a day in a town park.
Berlin's largest park will host the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (MAC-ISA), a society of tree professionals, in October as part of a three-day conference on arboriculture. All MAC-ISA members are certified arborists.
"This is the first time the Mid-Atlantic chapter has ever been in this area," said Greg Purnell, a town of Ocean City arborist.
The MAC-ISA conference, "Riding the Waves of Arboriculture," will be held in Ocean City, with the "Field Day," an in the field training day, held in Berlin.
Conference participants will gather at Stephen Decatur Park on Oct. 19 for seminars and demonstrations on tree climbing, tree assessment, tree risk management, tree preservation and "CSI" techniques for invasive insects.
Purnell said he expects over 200 tree professionals at the conference.
The field day will include an assessment by attendees of the trees in Stephen Decatur Park.
"This is not the reason we're coming but since we are here we'd like to provide that service for the town," said Purnell.
Participants will also be offered a tree tour of Berlin and surrounding areas with Purnell pointing out significant trees in northern Worcester County.
Berlin, Purnell said, is a town of special trees, including the fourth largest magnolia tree in Maryland as well as notable trees on Main St., which is home to a large English elm, and Jefferson St. He will also point out notable trees in Briddelltown and Ocean Pines.
Mayor Gee Williams asked Purnell at last Monday night's Berlin Mayor and Council meeting to make sure the new scrap tire walking path is not harmed during the field day.
"Make it as practical as possible and protect that new asset," said Williams.
Purnell agreed that the walking path should be looked after. "It's a great asset to the park," he said.
Williams was excited about the tree professionals including a stop in Berlin for their conference.
"It's great that so many out of towners will see Stephen Decatur Park," Williams said. "It's been a source of town pride for 35-plus years."
Purnell said, "We're going to try to promote Berlin every way from an aboriculture, arborists standpoint."


text:
One of the little known facts about micro finance is that it is heavily dependent upon information technology. Even though loan sizes are small the amount of transactions necessary to properly account for all of the transactions can, in the aggregate, easily exceed a million transactions a year for a given institution. Recently I had the opportunity to work with Ivonne Balsecca.
She works as an information systems engineer for the Fundacion Espoir, the MFI that I am currently working with as a Kiva Fellow. Fundacion Espoir specializes in providing group communal banking services to women. Ivonne has been working with Espoir for a little over five years and works from home. She is married to Washington Sinchiguano who works as the chief of communication for the Fundacion.
A few years ago Ivonne's daughter, Valentina, was born a few months pre-mature and was diagnosed with periventricular leukomalacia. Valentina has had to attended therapy sessions ever since. Because of this the Fundacion Espoir worked with Ivonne during this period and was able to set it up so that Ivonne could telecommute to work. This is a rarity in Ecuador. She is very proud to work with an organization that exists to help women, including those who work within it. Additionally, the therapy is paying off in a big way. The doctors initially thought that Valentina would be bed ridden her entire life and would never be able to sit up or lift her head. She now does both, with a smile on her face.
On the day that I arrived at Ivonne's house to work with her I arrived at 10:45 in the morning to get to work. My morning had been pretty easy. Wake up at 8:00, go back to sleep, wake up at 8:30, get some coffee and clean up. I was out the door at 10:00 to do our work.
Ivonne had been up early to get her son ready for school and after dropping him of she took her daughter to her therapy session on the other side of town. After the therapy session she then returned home to work with me on reporting borrower repayments into Kiva's system. When I arrived her mother and sister were busy in the kitchen baking cakes for another sister's upcoming baby shower. With the aroma of baked goods in the air we sat down to work. I watched as Ivonne deftly telecommuted into work and compiled a repayment report that was due to Kiva. I say deftly because I was trying to keep up and take enough notes so that I could intelligently report back to the Kiva team in San Francisco on how the process worked on Ivonne's end. Needless to say I was like a sea anchor, I did nothing but slow her down. Luckily, she slowed down and worked at my pace.
Half way through the report her son and niece came home from school. They arrived just in time for lunch. She invited me to partake and I got to watch as her son played with his food and her niece stared at me suspiciously. All the while Ivonne was answering my questions concerning the fundacion and life in general.
Once lunch was finished her son, Martin, and niece began to play with a large alphabet puzzle on the ground next to us while we concluded the report due to kiva. At about 3:30 I was done with my assignment and Ivonne graciously invited me to her sisters baby shower (which I am sure was due to the fact that every 15 minutes I commented on how good the cakes in the oven smelled). I went on my merry way back home to finish up my report.
Ivonne went back to the kitchen to finish up the baking and getting her errands for the day done. She would also spend an additional two hours working with Valentina on her home therapies. Later she would make dinner for her family, help with homework, and put her kids to bed. After all that she spends three to four hours consolidating close out reports from 18 different branches so that the central database that Fundacion Espoir maintains is accurate.
Ivonne plays a key (yet unseen) role in providing micro-financing to the hard working women of Ecuador and helps maintain the integrity of the repayment process to Kiva lenders. She is a mom and a micro-financier.
You can join the "Fans of Espoir" here or you can learn more about Fundacion at http://www.espoir.org.ec/.
Entry filed under:
Valentina is super-cute! What
Valentina is super-cute! What a great story :)
Permalink Submitted by Kevin on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 13:51
I really love this true live
I really love this true live story, I'm very proud to be ecuadorian and specially being her cousin Ivone is my inspiration to follow am really proud of her hard work.
Permalink Submitted by Adriana on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:50
Add Your Comments
Leo Della-Moretta is a former Captain in the US Army where he served as an Infantry and Logistics Corps officer. He has lived in 10 countries on four continents, speaks Spanish fluently, an adequate amount of Italian, and basic French with a horrible accent. Leo attended college at the University of Kansas where he studied Political Science and International Studies. Upon graduation he entered the US Army and is a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and has served as a peacekeeper with the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai, Egypt. In between his trips to the Middle East Leo lived in Europe where he grew to love smelly cheese and developed an aversion to ice in his drinks. He is interested to see how Kiva's capital distribution system can improve the economic security of people around the world and is particularly interested to see it's positive effects on women's empowerment. He will be attending an MBA program in Europe in the fall of 2013.


text:
Weekend By Max Mara red coat from What If seen with Zoe Kazan (Chantry)
Trendy Boy Bait: After a string of bad romances, Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) convinces himself that love is just an excuse to be selfish. And for this preppy, layer-loving med school dropout, his belief in love is about to get another shakedown. After attending a friend's party, Wallace meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan), the perfect, Peter Pan collar loving girl of his dreams. Only one problem - she's taken and makes a very business-like deal to 'just be friends.'
It's no wonder Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) starts falling for the peppy and charming Chantry (Zoe Kazan). For one, her wardrobe is bomb. Peter Pan collars, oversized glasses, and berets add a bit of whimsy while statement trenches, blazers, and lace dresses keep her closet grownup.
Scroll down to see more clothes, outfits and products identified from What If.
Comments and Suggested Matches
Add a comment:How do I add links/pictures?
Suggest a product match (optional):
Suggest a Product Match
Select Image | Use an Image Link
Image Link:
Product Name:
Price: (optional)
Match Type:
Tell us how you know this is an exact match:
Select a size and copy the HTML above to embed this interactive movie frame into your website!×


text:
By clicking on a link above, you will leave the Ruger website and be transported to the website of an independent, federally licensed retailer of Ruger® products. Once there, you can verify that the Ruger® firearm you seek is available through that retailer and order it, subject to all federal, state and local laws.
Please note that due to export regulations, this service is not available to international customers. Distributors of Ruger® products based in the United States are not authorized to export our products. Any inquiry should be directed to a distributor in your country. For a list of foreign distributors of Ruger® products, please click here.
Traditional western-style, hand-filling grip has long been acknowledged as one of the most comfortable and natural pointing of any grip style.
Patented reverse indexing pawl allows for easier loading and unloading, while the traditional beveled cylinder simplifies holstering.
Patented transfer bar mechanism and loading gate interlock provide an unparalleled measure of security against accidental discharge.
Handsome, larger crescent-shaped ejector rod head boasts traditional form, perfect for every cowboy or cowgirl.
Cold hammer-forged barrel results in ultra-precise rifling that provides exceptional accuracy, longevity and easy cleaning.
Includes an extra 9mm Luger Cylinder
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. As a full-line manufacturer of American-made firearms, Ruger offers consumers over 400 variations of more than 30 product lines, from the ubiquitous 10/22® and Mini-14®, to the new and exciting LCP® II, Mark IV™, Ruger American Pistol®, Ruger Precision Rifle®, SR-556 Takedown®, AR-556® and Ruger American Rifle®. Our awarding-winning products (the Gunsite Scout Rifle, SR9c®, LCR® and LCP®) all prove that Ruger has a rugged, reliable firearm to meet every shooter's needs. For more than 60 years, Ruger has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. Our motto, "Arms Makers for Responsible Citizens®," echoes our commitment to these principles as we work hard to deliver quality and innovative firearms.
Rugged, Reliable Firearms®Copyright © 2018 by Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.
Connect With


text:
Prices, promotions, styles, and availability may vary. Our local stores do not honor online pricing. Prices and availability of products and services are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Lowe's reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted.
Trex Transcend Tree House Composite Deck Post Sleeve (Fits Common Post Measurement: 4-in x 4-in; Actual: 4.45-in x 4.45-in x 40.5-in)
Item # 109370 Model # 800002
Lifestyle images - accessories not included
Manufacturer Color/Finish
Tree House
Product Information
- Trex Post Sleeve fits over a 4 x 4 pressure-treated post or post surface mount
- Trex railing won't rot, warp or splinter - maintains beauty with simple soap and water cleaning
- Step 1 of Trex's easy 4-step railing selection process
- To finish 1 post you will need 1 each of the following: 4-in x 4-in post sleeve flat cap (not included) and 4-in x 4-in post sleeve skirt
- Trex railing pairs perfectly with any deck and modular components lets you mix and match your customized look
- Trex railing is backed by a 25-year limited residential warranty
- Trex railing is made of 40% recycled material
- Trex railings are designed to meet national building code requirements for residential and commercial dwellings
- Trex products install easily with common tools; no sanding, staining or painting required
|Series Name
|Actual Height (Inches)
|Actual Width (Inches)
|Actual Depth (Inches)
|Manufacturer Color/Finish
|Tree House
|25-year limited
|Fits Common Post Measurement
|4-in x 4-in
|Color/Finish Family
|Wood Species
|N/A (not wood)


text:
(NNPA)—After studying the records of vice presidential candidates for more than a century, Nate Silver wrote in Saturday's New York Times that Paul Ryan, the person Mitt Romney selected to be his vice presidential running mate, is "as conservative as Representative Michele Bachmann, the controversial congresswoman of Minnesota…Mr. Ryan is the most conservative Republican member of Congress to be picked for the vice presidential slot since at least 1900. He is also more conservative than any Democratic nominee was liberal, meaning that he is the furthest from the center."
As chairman of the House Budget Committee, the Wisconsin Republican has served as the chief architect of the GOP's budget priorities. Detailed analysis of Ryan's budget plan show him to be what Jesse Jackson often called on the presidential campaign trail in 1984: a "Reverse Robin Hood"—one who likes to take from the poor to give to the rich.
That's exactly the point documented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
"…These regressive new tax cuts would come on top of the Bush tax cuts, which also were costly and provided disproportionate gains to the highest-income households. Combined, the Bush and Ryan tax cuts would provide an annual windfall of nearly $400,000 apiece, on average, to people with incomes over $1 million."
It added, "By combining large budget cuts (and tax increases) that disproportionately harm lower-income Americans with big tax cuts that disproportionately help those at the top of the income scale, the Ryan budget would significantly worsen inequality and increase poverty and hardship (and reduce opportunity as well, through deep cuts in programs such as Pell Grants to help low-income students afford college)."
Even William Gale, who served as a senior staff economist for the Council of Economic Advisers under President George H.W. Bush, agrees.
"At a time when our country faces a daunting fiscal challenge, Ryan asks nothing of the wealthiest Americans. His budget proposal would simultaneously cut tax rates for the rich and corporations while slashing programs for the poor and elderly: he would shift many federal low-income assistance programs to state governments and would transform Medicare into a premium support system that will shift health care costs to seniors if health care inflation cannot be controlled," said Gale, now co-director of the Tax Policy Center.
A Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analysis of Ryan's 2013 budget plan found that it "would get at least 62 percent of its $5.3 trillion in nondefense budget cuts over ten years (relative to a continuation of current policies) from programs that serve people of limited means."
It explained, "Ryan's cuts from programs benefiting low-income earners include "$2.4 trillion in reductions from Medicaid and other health care for people with low or moderate incomes" and "$134 billion in cuts to SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program." In addition, Ryan would cut at least $463 billion from "mandatory programs serving low-income Americans (other than Medicaid and SNAP)" and "at least $291 billion in cuts in low-income discretionary programs."
Like his running mate, Ryan favors repealing President Obama's signature Affordable Care Act. And what he proposes as a cure for America's ailing health care system is worse than the illness.
"Ryan budget would divide our health system into a distinct two tiers: those who could afford the care they need would get it; many others would not," said Edwin Park, vice president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Referring to Ryan, the former White House official said, "He would convert Medicare into a voucher to buy private insurance or traditional Medicare, and cap Medicare financing for the vouchers at levels that wouldn't keep pace with health costs. By 2050, the Congressional Budget Office says, federal funding for a 67-year-old beneficiary's health costs would be 35 percent to 42 percent lower than under current law. With vouchers growing more inadequate over time, beneficiaries would face much higher premiums and cost-sharing. Some would become uninsured; others would forgo care they couldn't afford."
And the problem with Medicare and Medicaid would not stop there under Ryan's plan.
"He would turn Medicaid into a block grant program and give states less financing each year," Park said. "States would get one-third less by 2022, which led the C.B.O. to conclude that unless states spent substantially more of their own money on Medicaid, they'd have to make substantial cuts to eligibility, benefits and/or provider payments. When Ryan proposed a similar system last year, the Urban Institute estimated states would cut 14 million to 27 million beneficiaries by 2021."
In an effort to shore up his conservative base, Mitt Romney has selected a running mate clearly out of step with the American public.
(George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National NNPA and editorial director of Heart & Soul magazine. He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, http://www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at http://www.twitter.com/currygeorge.)


text:
Know your rights: Landlord does not have to change a lease
Nov. 12, 2011 at 5:12 a.m.
I signed a lease with my friend. She now is getting married and wants her name removed from the lease. Even though my credit is good and I can afford the rent, the landlord will not remove her name. What can we do to get her name off the lease? She is having trouble renting another apartment.
A lease is a contract between the landlord and the tenants. In this case, the three of you have entered into a contract for the lease of the apartment. That lease cannot be changed unless all of the parties agree. If the landlord does not want to change the lease, there is no way you can force him to do so. I suggest you speak with him and try to work things out. Maybe if you agree to a larger security deposit, he will allow you to sign a new lease with just your name.
My husband cashed his paycheck at a convenience store. The store is now calling him, saying there are no funds in the employer's account. Is my husband liable for the check or is the company? Does my husband have any rights against his employer for all of the bounced check fees he incurred as a result of his paycheck being returned?
When your husband cashed the check he endorsed it. Placing his indorsement on the check makes him responsible for the amount of the check if it is not paid. In other words, the store that cashed the check has the option of going against either your husband or the company that wrote the check. If your husband pays, however, he has a claim against the company that wrote the check.
In my opinion, your husband is also entitled to damages against his employer for the amount of fees incurred for checks that bounced as a result of his paycheck being returned. I suggest he immediately let his employer know that he expects it to pay the check and compensate him for all of the fees he incurred as a result of its check bouncing.
I live with my fiancé. We have decided not to get married and split up. Do I have the right to sell the engagement ring and use the money to get a new place to live?
As a general rule in Texas, an engagement is considered a conditional gift. The gift is given on the condition that you get married. Whether the ring must be returned, however, usually depends on who breaks off the engagement. If the man calls it off, most courts say the woman may keep the ring. If the woman calls off the wedding, or the decision is mutual, the ring probably must be returned. Based on what you say, you have mutually agreed to end your relationship. If that is the case, my opinion is that you must return the ring, or get him to agree to allow you to sell it.
I got a form will at the library. Is it valid, or do I need a lawyer and a notary?
A will is valid if it meets the requirements of Texas law. There is no requirement that the will be prepared by an attorney or that it be notarized. Having said that, these are both good ideas. If you use a form will (paper or from a computer program) and it is properly witnessed, it can be valid. On the other hand, if you make a mistake, or you use a form that does not comply with Texas law, you could cause your loved ones a great deal of frustration and expense.
In my opinion, having an attorney prepare a will may be the best way to save money in the long run. Also, having the will notarized, although not necessary, makes it easier and less expensive to probate. Many attorneys will prepare a simple will for a very reasonable fee. Sometimes, the fee charged is not too much more than the do-it-yourself kits. I suggest you make some phone calls to see if you can find an attorney to assist you.
Richard Alderman, a consumer advocate popularly known as "the People's Lawyer," is a professor at the University of Houston Law School in Houston. His column appears weekly in the Victoria Advocate. Write to him at UH Law Center, Houston, Texas 77204-6391. He also maintains a Web page at www.peopleslawyer.net.


text:
If you are trying to prove something and have a lot of information with "Manga Facts" it has no chance if the point does not get across. Simple as that. It's like this for example. A lot of threads have loads of information and pictures. It may not be bad but no ones gonna read something that's a wall of text with abilities that they already know and don't want to go through with the whole routine. Users of NarutoBase don't like to read. And we tend to overlook things that are long and quite frankly boring. Not all threads that are long are boring but most people don't get the point.
Your viewers want the same informative writings. But it's all meaningless if no one gets the point. You know what I'm saying?
People like myself are slow and a bit brain dead. I have a hard time to follow up with the manga then most people. And I don't know much abilities. So a quick well written thread that has key points would be awesome!
Would you read a long thread? Or a thread that's short and sweet and to the point?


text:
Lay-off has Petrie keen to dish it up
A long rest and the desire to atone for a finals defeat are driving Drew Petrie.
DREW Petrie joked that he had better repay coach Brad Scott for giving him almost three months off over the pre-season to rest a body preparing for its 13th AFL campaign.
While Petrie, 30, was typically self-effacing, it was understandable why Scott and his sports science division had given their marquee forward plenty of leisure time.
A glance through the statistics supplied by Champion Data says ''Petrie's form often decided North Melbourne's fate last season''.
The Kangaroos won 12 of the 15 matches in which Petrie had multiple goals, while they lost six of eight when he kicked fewer than two goals. He finished the season with a career-high 58 goals, was the fifth-most used target inside 50 in the AFL and had his second-best season in terms of contested marks.
If the Kangaroos are to continue their ascension this season, having reached September for the first time in four years last season, another strong campaign from Petrie will likely be needed.
''It's more than me kicking a goal. It's the boys kicking it to the right parts of the ground and the other forwards working well so I get space and then I work well so they get space,'' Petrie said of the analysis.
''It is probably never as simple as it looks. If I could average two or three goals a week that would be great. If Lachie [Hansen] and Robbie [Tarrant] could do the same, I reckon that works better than one of us needing to kick six or seven each week.''
Despite debate from outside the club, Scott stuck with his plan of three marking talls inside attacking 50 in the second half of the season - and the rewards flowed. The Kangaroos stretched opposition defences, a tactic they are likely to continue.
''The three of us really worked in well together. Lachie and Robbie kicked over 20 goals each,'' Petrie said.
''When the side went better I think was when each of us kicked a couple of goals and played our role - it wasn't a case of one of us kicking a bag and the others not getting a sniff.
''It was a case of everybody chipping in with a couple of goals. We also put more focus on defensive efforts and retaining the footy in our half of the ground. That was just as important.''
What will be important early in the new campaign, beginning with the NAB Cup next month, is how the Kangaroos rebound from what Petrie described as an embarrassing 96-point loss to West Coast in last season's elimination final in Perth.
Several players, including Shaun Atley, Ryan Bastinac and Ben Cunnington, continued to develop well last season, but clearly there is still much work to be done before the Roos leap into the elite bracket.
Midfielder Jack Ziebell has said the team let itself down in Perth, a point Petrie, his fellow vice-captain, agreed with.
''We know the standard of footy that is required now to compete against the best sides,'' Petrie said.
''The first couple of years under Brad, we didn't beat the top eight sides as consistently as we probably did a bit more last year. We still got a couple of hidings.
''Now we know what to bring each week, the guys have now brought that to the training track through the pre-season. We have definitely set a higher standard in everything we have been doing, from running to the skill work. The boys have been really competitive in the gym as well.''
The Perth loss has been touched on by the players but it's something they would prefer to forget.
''That game, looking back on it, it was a little bit men-versus-boys affair. It was over very early,'' Petrie said.
''There is still a bitter taste in the mouth from that game. It's been spoken about just a couple of times, not in any great length, just as a driving factor that we don't want that to happen to us again. It is embarrassing to get beaten by so much.
''The terrible feeling of defeat, the feeling you haven't given a yelp, that as a feeling for a footballer isn't a good one.''
What at present is a good feeling for Petrie, though, is his health. No longer worried about what had been troublesome feet, Petrie, off contract at the end of the season, is feeling as good as ever.
''Brad was great,'' he said.
''I had nine weeks off once the season had finished and he gave me another two-and-a-half weeks at Christmas.
''I have had enough rest. I joined the boys in Utah [for altitude training] for three weeks, so I probably did my shortest pre-Christmas block of training.
''I haven't missed a session, which has been really good, considering a couple of years ago I broke the feet but the body is holding up really well. It's now my job to make sure I repay Brad and perform.''
Jon Pierik is a sports writer with The Age, focusing primarily on AFL football, cricket and basketball. He has won awards for his cricket and basketball writing.
Get the Morning Edition
Sign up for our daily wrap of the news you need to start your day.


text:
Just when we think Durango Mountain Resort appreciates our business they blow it again. Recently, I was rushed to the hospital with a heart issue that necessitated the installation of a pacemaker.
My cardiologist told me that I would be unable to ski until next season.
Having already purchased my season pass, I took my doctors letter to the DMR office and asked for a refund. The response was, it doesnt give refunds regardless of the reason.
How about that? The mountain hasnt even opened and it refused a refund. Wolf Creek and Telluride seem to get closer every year.
Don Southworth


text:
Love this man.
Love this man.
Sig made by Sons of Thunder
Woodson gives JR a long leash with a tight grip
He allows JR to play his game under certain circumstances, play D, make the right play and be aggressive
He never fit with Scott and Karl does this **** with a lot of guys
Great motivating coach. Gotta love this guy.
" It's a new era for the Knicks "
I view Woodson as being almost like a fatherly figure to JR. Hes helped him transition from a boy to a man, not all of us are ready to be a man after high school. It takes some of us til our late 20's, some of us never become real men. This is great to see with JR, hes taking basketball very seriously now. In some ways hes been our most consistent player on both ends of the court. Melo has had some defensive lapses. JR has just been great, hes been the type of teammate Id love to play with if i was good basketball player. Its great to see him doing big things while hes still in his prime athletically
In defense of the old school hip hop style, wearing oversized jeans doesnt make u a bad person or mean that your not a man. Those are all stereotypes that come along with the hip hop culture. Stereotypes are sometimes true but not 100%. Lets take AI for example, hes still got that thug image but he gets his respect. AI reps the culture to this day better then most rappers do
Sorry AI was incredible for a while but its how he carried himself that hurt him the most.
The NBA is a business and your team is your company.
He is not a thug. He's true to his self, speaks well, and is a good person. No one is perfect, and no one should be a labeled as a thug for not being perfect. Clothes don't make a man.
Some of his choices may have lost him a lot of things, but he always admits his mistakes and has learned from them, and he walks on with dignity as he continues to be a better person. I may be a huge fan of the man, but I always felt that the core of him is good.
Sig made by Sons of Thunder
I miss the good old days when our coach`s motivational skills were to clap his hands and shout "lets go, lets go, lets go"
Seriously though, every time I read something about Woodson and the way he is handling this team I am more and more impressed.
The guy knows how to get the most from his players....I like him a lot
I like the way coach Woodson tries to stay in shape! And this team is helping him!
But this really is great to hear, can't think to a guy that could do a better job than him right now!
Hes getting a big contract next summer. He should give some to Woodson...


text:
By Ben Golliver
A frustrated Mark Cuban has thrown up his hands at the NBA's officials and is crowd-sourcing suggestions for their improvement. The Mavericks owner wrote on his Twitter account Saturday that his efforts to improve the league's officiating have "failed miserably."
"I'm sorry NBA fans," Cuban wrote. "I've tried for 13 years to fix the officiating in this league and I have failed miserably. Any suggestions? I need help."
Prior to Dallas' 99-96 loss to the Hornets in overtime on Saturday night, Cuban told reporters that he believed the referees had incorrectly officiated a key late play in a Wednesday night overtime loss to the Heat.
ESPNDallas.com reports that Cuban said the referees were "lucky I wasn't there" and that there was a "misapplication of the rules" on an out-of-bounds call that went Miami's way. Cuban also reportedly said that the league's review system, which allows teams to dispute calls after the fact, is a waste of time.
"I will tell you this: We used to turn plays in all the time," said Cuban, who did complain to the NBA office about the out-of-bounds play. "We don't do it anymore. I just turned it in because I was mad, but it's just not worth the time. You know the definition of insanity."
Cuban's comments run the risk of yet another fine from the NBA league office, which forbids public criticism of its officiating by owners, front office executives, coaches and players.
Cuban's battles with the league office over the quality of its officials dates back to early in his tenure as Mavericks owner and has proved to be costly. He was most recently fined $75,000 for comments made about the officials following a Feb. 1, 2012 loss to the Thunder. The comments that drew that fine were reported by ESPN.com.
"I haven't said a whole lot about the officiating in a long, long time, but I haven't seen it this bad in a long, long time. Guys miss calls; that's part of the game. You're not always going to have a great crew. Officials have got to learn that's part of the game. But these were officials that have been part of the league for years, and it was just off-the-charts bad. And, if no one ever says anything, nothing ever happens."
Of course, Cuban was fined $250,000 after he went on to the court to protest the officials during a Game 5 loss to the Heat in the 2006 NBA Finals. Reports indicate that Cuban has been fined well over $1 million by the NBA during his time as owner of the Mavericks, which dates back to 2000.
Perhaps Cuban's frustration here shouldn't be surprising. His Mavericks are 13-21, good for the 12th best record in the Western Conference, and they've lost eight of their last nine games. If the season ended today, Dallas, which has played most of the season without franchise forward Dirk Nowitzki, would miss the playoffs for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. The Point Forward's Rob Mahoney wrote recently that Nowitzki's recent return from an injury does offer some hope for the Mavericks' postseason chances and the All-Star made his first start of the season on Saturday night.LeBron James said that he understood Spurs


text:
EMERGENCY services are warning drivers to take care as flooding continues to affect parts of Worksop, Retford and Gainsborough this morning.
Readers reported several road closures following the weekend's torrential downpours, including under the railway bridge on Shireoaks Road at Rhodesia.
In Misterton, readers took this photograph showing flooding under the railway bridge on Fox Covert Lane.
Yesterday, Notts County Council's Paul Mckay, Service Director and Chairman of the Risk Safety Emergency Management Board, said: "I am asking drivers please do not attempt to drive through a road that is closed due to flooding, even if you are in a 4x4."
"And please do not move cones or signs, they are there for your safety. The council will re-open roads when it is safe to do so."
"The County Council's focus at the moment is supporting those areas in most need, ensuring alternative accommodation is made available if required by anyone evacuated from their home and ensuring vulnerable people who need care in their home continue to receive the services they need. We are also working closely with private sector care providers."


text:
enlightenment wrote:
Look at the OP.
Let me start off by saying he is 7 foot 1 and is 24 years old.
Then notice how at every stat for post ups, he is in the top 5 (top 4 ppp, top 2 fg%, top 2 TO in post ups [the good kind of top 2 for TO])
Spencer also shoots 36% from 3
and averages 7 rebounds, 1.4 blks in 27 minutes.
Spencer Hawes is so freaking good its hilarious..
Hawes for Bargs straight up, and we will get ourselves a HUGE steal.
Amir Hawes and Val would be AWESOME. Id almost prefer him over Carlos Boozer
Are you saying it'd be awesome for Spencer Hawes to start alongside Jonas Valanciunas or to be his backup?
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Forum Rules


text: Chairman Sheila Bair To Leave FDIC Next Month News & Features NPR · Jun 21, 2011 Listen Story audio 1min 15sec Copyright 2018 NPR. Stay Informed The news on your schedule from MPR News Update Email Address* Zip Code MPR News Update AM MPR News Update PM See our Privacy Policy. Must be age 13.


text:
Hi all,
This morning, I was in stop/start traffic on the motorway. I had stopped and about 20 seconds later felt a bang and push that lurched me forwards. I looked in my mirror and the guy in the car behind wasn't doing anything, just sat there. I drove forward when I could, checking his car in my mirror, and it looked fine. As I drove forward, he actually followed me, as if nothing had happened. He wasn't giving any indication anything had happened and I know it sounds stupid - but I started to doubt myself. I even told myself maybe I stalled the engine. I have a Peugeot 107 and because the back is flat, cars often look closer than they really are. I carried on driving in this stop/start traffic, and the car stayed behind me. I didn't want to stop and get out as I was in the outside lane and I didn't want a barrage of blasting horns if nothing was wrong! After 10 minutes, the guy started to make his way off the motorway. I watched him in my mirrors and when we were level (he was in inside lane to exit) he was staring back at me. Then I realised this guy was probably in the wrong. I pulled up on the hard shoulder to inspect my car, but could not see anything obvious. I was quite shaken the whole time... I don't know how I got to work. When I got to work I checked the back again and there are some marks and one of the lights above my reg plate is dented. I am going to get it looked at by a Peugeot garage tomorrow.
Luckily, I had a pencil and an old receipt in the front of my car, so I wrote the guys reg and car make down. I have phoned my insurance company and they have got his insurers details, and so are going to write off to them. But I am nervous the guy will deny the incident? I am annoyed at myself but also shocked that someone could actually drive into another car and act like nothing had happened!?