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Apparently Andy Dick is still staggering about the wilds of Portland, as the Bridgetown Comedy Fest organizer announced from the stage last night that no one knew where the hell he was, he had missed his flight, and if anybody sees him, please to DM the organizer on Twitter, etc.
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Monday, 25 April 2011 17:10 (six years ago) Permalink
What a champ, that guy.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 25 April 2011 17:11 (six years ago) Permalink
Oh Andy.
Maybe it's just me...but the Rogan interview didn't feel real to me. He was open and talked about his life and whatever but his tone, the way he responded to questioning, he just felt very closed off and like he was tolerating Maron and not actually participating fully. Or something. Maybe I just don't like Rogan.
Oh and he would spout these random little lectures about bizarre pseudo-science that made me actually yell at my car stereo at one point AGGH YOU ARE SO FULL OF SHIT and then I had to stop listening for a little while because i'm crazy :)
― VegemiteGrrl, Monday, 25 April 2011 17:13 (six years ago) Permalink
Maybe Marc is secretly working through the entire cast of Newsradio. Can't wait for him to talk to Stephen Root!
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 25 April 2011 17:14 (six years ago) Permalink
the Joe Rogan interview was (another) one that made me think "Marc has some deep, DEEP issues"
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Monday, 25 April 2011 17:19 (six years ago) Permalink
andy dick interview has the potential to be amazing
― adult music person (Jordan), Monday, 25 April 2011 17:46 (six years ago) Permalink
But if it was a cavalcade of batshittery, wouldn't Maron be hyping it as such? He did with Gallagher, and I haven't heard a peep about Dick on the latest WTFs (unless it's on today's, in which case I'll stop talking now).
― Funky Mustard (People It's Bad) (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 25 April 2011 17:59 (six years ago) Permalink
I actually liked the Rogan interview! I don't like him as a comedian or actor but he seemed a lot more thoughtful guy than I expected, and like I think I said on the comedy podcast thread, Maron was being pretty annoying in that interview. He seemed to have all these preconceived notions about who Rogan is (basically a really aggro dude) and then wouldn't back off from those notions no matter how many times Rogan denied them, which isn't really great interviewing technique. Rogan did creep me out when he was talking about all the steroids he does.
I want Maura Tierney to start doing standup so she can be a guest.
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 25 April 2011 18:04 (six years ago) Permalink
Bobcat Goldthwait episode was one of the best of the recent batch btw.
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 25 April 2011 18:05 (six years ago) Permalink
could listen to 5 more podcasts of Bobcat. Love him.
― VegemiteGrrl, Monday, 25 April 2011 18:06 (six years ago) Permalink
I still blame him indirectly for Phil Hartman's death, so unless his hour with Marc is some kind of self-flagellating apology fest, I'm not interested.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 25 April 2011 17:47 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― popular gay automobile (a hoy hoy), Monday, 25 April 2011 19:34 (six years ago) Permalink
Hartman's friend and former SNL colleague Jon Lovitz has accused Hartman's former NewsRadio co-star Andy Dick of re-introducing Brynn to cocaine, causing her to relapse and suffer a nervous breakdown. Dick claims to have known nothing of her condition.[48] In 2006, Lovitz claimed that Dick had approached him at a restaurant and said, "I put the Phil Hartman hex on you; you're the next one to die."[49][50] The following year at the Laugh Factory comedy club in Los Angeles, Lovitz and Dick had a further altercation over the issue.[50] Dick does not believe he is at fault in relation to Hartman's death.[48]
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Monday, 25 April 2011 19:35 (six years ago) Permalink
I've heard Dick questioned about Brynn Hartman before, and he just bounces into five minutes of "I didn't go to her house and put a GUN in her hand and tell her SHOOT PHIL, I wouldn't do that. She was MENTALLY ILL, that's not the cocaine's fault. I didn't know she had a problem with coke, or I wouldn't have given her any. Oh maybe I would have, I was on coke, hahahahaha. Of course' it's a tragedy but you can't dwell on these things. Whatever! I do what I like!"
― Unusatralian (sic), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 02:15 (six years ago) Permalink
I know it's an integral part of his personality, but I'm getting weary of the "problems" Maron has with almost any comedy that didn't spring from exactly the same place as he did, or with comedy scenes he feels excluded from. This episode he didn't "get" absurd humor--which is okay. But he's always lightly dissing alt comedy and nerd comedy, has said he doesn't understand British comedy. He rarely has black comics on the show, possibly because stand-up is pretty segregated and he never plays the same clubs as those guys. (I'm pretty sure I've heard him scoff a few times when young stand-ups talk about Chris Rock being their main inspiration.) The only people he likes seem to be the ones who gave him breaks (like Conan), who came up in his era or before him, or younger comics who praise him.
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 13:36 (six years ago) Permalink
I dunno, I was listening to the Aziz Ansari WTF last night, and they definitely didn't come from the same place (couldn't have -- Ansari is about 20 years younger than Maron). And Ansari wasn't praising Maron to the skies or anything.
― Funky Mustard (People It's Bad) (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 13:43 (six years ago) Permalink
yeah but didn't have some thing where he thought Aziz was going to be arrogant?
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 13:45 (six years ago) Permalink
He always ends up coming to a resolution with his guests on the show, but then he regresses again. He'll get along with some alt type comics, but then a few weeks later he's back to talking about how he feels excluded from the alt scene. It gets to seem like schtick--he has to have a problem with each guest that can be worked out on the show.
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 13:48 (six years ago) Permalink
The point is he is capable if turning the corner, and he is getting better at being less combative. But at some point, it is still his show and it will always be about him to a certain extent. Maybe Maron just isnt your bag
― VegemiteGrrl, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 13:50 (six years ago) Permalink
Yeah, but I took that as more "He's so famous so young so quickly!" rather than jealousy. I do get what you're saying about the conflicts he invents or imagines (or doesn't), but I guess I find that appealing. He's going through the same personality-navigation that every working comic is, but is open and honest about it.
― Funky Mustard (People It's Bad) (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 13:55 (six years ago) Permalink
it is funny to me how he has that bit or at least line abt richard lewis's act 20 yrs later being the same whining, etc & his reaction of "so you havent worked out any of this?"
...which is funny but maron p consistently has the same perspective too & is stuck in it in a v similar way
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 13:57 (six years ago) Permalink
x-post no the shows are entertaining, but it sometimes grates to hear someone being close-minded about genres of comedy, or anything. I do admire his attempts to get over it though.
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 13:58 (six years ago) Permalink
I agree that he definitely has that schtick of placing himself in opposition to his guest and then building to a resolution. I think maybe this started with Louis CK, where it was a genuine progression, but since then he's kind of forced it sometimes, it can seem very artificial. Even as a schtick, I think it works for some guests, gets them to talk about stuff they wouldn't normally talk about. The problem is when it doesn't work but Maron refuses to change his style or strategy to fit the situation.
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 14:02 (six years ago) Permalink
Wasn't it Aziz he talks to about Chris Rock being a v. funny influence? And they discuss how odd it is when he does shows trying to work out his next routine without doing it 'Chris Rock style'?
I generally agree that Maron has a limited view of what comedy he likes but when something from outside that hits him, he can't shut up about it. I mean I am about as big a Stewart Lee mark as there is but stfu about dude already in every single podcast.
― popular gay automobile (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 15:37 (six years ago) Permalink
I also think he is starting to be better about opening up to his trad. idea of comedy. Like discussing stuff with whoever it was who wrote Night Of The Musuem and understanding that it isn't some sort of way to attack his perceived notion of real comedy but as a well-paid job for dudes trying to make a film that entertains children. And I think as the show goes on and he's already interviewed all his buddies he'll start to open up more - hell you can see that with things like Gallagher.
― popular gay automobile (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 15:40 (six years ago) Permalink
He said on twitter a couple weeks ago that he's trying to arrange a Chris Rock interview. Who knows if it will happen or not, but it would be nice to finally put that to bed.
Really hoping there's a surprise Chappelle interview at some point (maybe #200), but that's a pipe dream.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 15:46 (six years ago) Permalink
Isn't any Chappelle interview with anyone in the outside world a pipe dream?
― popular gay automobile (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 15:47 (six years ago) Permalink
Probably, but when was the last time he was interviewed only about his standup (which is presumably/hopefully what Maron would focus on)?
― Funky Mustard (People It's Bad) (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 15:48 (six years ago) Permalink
He's not a recluse by any means. Chappelle still does impromptu sets at clubs around the country, but he hasn't done any media for years.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 15:49 (six years ago) Permalink
x-post He already went after Tom Lennon a little bit months ago about writing Night at the Museum and Herbie, so I guess he got it out of his system by the time he had Lennon's writing partner on.
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 15:49 (six years ago) Permalink
Really? Cool, I thought he was a hardcore recluse.
― popular gay automobile (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 15:51 (six years ago) Permalink
Ha! I didn't know about this:
In April 2007, Chappelle set a stand-up endurance record at the Laugh Factory Sunset Strip comedy club, beating comedian Dane Cook's record of 3 hours and 50 minutes. In December of the same year, Chappelle broke his own record with a time of 6 hours and 12 minutes. Cook took the record again in January 2008, with a time of 7 hours.[28] On November 19, 2009 Chappelle performed at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, where it was speculated that he would aim to take back the record. However, he was disqualified according to the club owner, after he left the stage, five hours into his routine.[29]
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 16:01 (six years ago) Permalink
Jeffrey Ross said on Bill Simmons podcast that Chappelle had been appearing in LA on the reg, late at night just working out material
Would love a Chris Rock wtf. Or Chappelle.
― VegemiteGrrl, Tuesday, 26 April 2011 16:27 (six years ago) Permalink
And they discuss how odd it is when he does shows trying to work out his next routine without doing it 'Chris Rock style'
this was kind of amazing to me. i would love to see a chris rock set where he is intentionally dead pan, trying out the words without any kind of funny delivery.
― adult music person (Jordan), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 16:55 (six years ago) Permalink
I felt like Andy Dick filibustered a lot during that interview. If I knew nothing about Dick I probably would have enjoyed it more as a bunch of crazy sex & addiction stories--but he went all Andy-so-innocent during the Phil Hartman part & called his assistant. It reminded me of Mencia & his defensiveness.
― President Keyes, Thursday, 28 April 2011 13:15 (six years ago) Permalink
I'm 10 minutes into the interview and I've already paused 3 times for a "I dont know if I can do this" break.
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 28 April 2011 14:06 (six years ago) Permalink
Does Andy Dick talk about jerking off as a 12 year old in every interview he does? Probably a bit too late for him to try telling jokes, I guess.
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 28 April 2011 16:31 (six years ago) Permalink
nope. he talks about another 12 yr old jerking him off.
― adult music person (Jordan), Thursday, 28 April 2011 17:24 (six years ago) Permalink
The bit I liked best was Andy Dick laying into his 'birth' father for wanting to get back in touch because of his money, then claiming to have offered any woman that he got pregnant financial support to make up for the fact he couldn't parent any resulting child, and then further making it clear that despite the fact he was only in his own children's lives until the age of five, he still paid his way.
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 28 April 2011 18:41 (six years ago) Permalink
the australia stand-up clip he played recently where he called out the heckler was some srs lulz
― Mordy, Thursday, 28 April 2011 22:19 (six years ago) Permalink
yeah that was pretty good. his heckler stories are always great...cool to hear a live clip!
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 28 April 2011 22:22 (six years ago) Permalink
i was really fine w/ andy dick on this idk i dont have any neg feelings built up abt him and get maybe a little that hes like proactively trying 2 play the sympathy card here & cotton favor & knows maron has a p huge audience but i truly felt some sympathy 4 the dude! altho of course hes brought everything on himself & earned the rep as a fuckup
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 28 April 2011 22:26 (six years ago) Permalink
he creeps me right the fuck out...I still havent finished listening yet
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 28 April 2011 22:27 (six years ago) Permalink
meh, hes just a messed up dude. not like im ever gonna go see him or anything but thats mostly cuz i dont really think hes funny and nvr have
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 28 April 2011 22:33 (six years ago) Permalink
I did end up really liking the Andy Dick episode after my initial misgivings. Much as I wanted Maron to go at him more, in the end I was kind of touched by Maron's genuine affection for him. I mean, he is still a fuckup, no question...but kind of fucking sad to know that he knows he is fucked up but that he doesn't want to deprive himself. I dunno. It was like hearing Maron interview his fuckup kid brother or something...he tried to act like "Andy Dick" for a while at first and the way Maron just let it go right by, not even call him on his crazy outbursts and weird pervy statements, it was a good way to get to something that was closer to the real Andy. Or something like him. I dunno. I definitely came away with a different impression.
also Sue Costello was great. Got a bit selfhelpy at times, some of the therapy-language gets a bit much for me, but her message, her journey really hit home for me. Should send the whole interview to my Mum, lol.
― VegemiteGrrl, Saturday, 7 May 2011 03:35 (six years ago) Permalink
I don't know who she is but Sue Costello's laugh gave me tingly feelings, the good kind. She was a bit self-helpy, yeah, but I liked her.
― popular gay automobile (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 7 May 2011 06:14 (six years ago) Permalink
her laugh was terrific, I agree totally.
― VegemiteGrrl, Saturday, 7 May 2011 06:21 (six years ago) Permalink
Winters interview was great
― President Keyes, Monday, 9 May 2011 13:23 (six years ago) Permalink
Man, just listened to the Tobolowsky, and his stories of hanging out with the Vaughan Bros. are great. Totally weird he was there at so many important junctures (at least as far as Stevie Ray and Jimmy Vaughan go).
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 9 May 2011 18:11 (six years ago) Permalink
Damn, that Jonathan Winters episode was like a big comfy blanket. He was so great! And Maron was really good with him. Excellent episode, for sure.
― VegemiteGrrl, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 02:55 (six years ago) Permalink
Eddie Pepitone made me legit lul on the recent live ep
― Mordy, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 03:15 (six years ago) Permalink


text: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republicans assumed control of both chambers of the Arkansas Legislature on Thursday after delayed election returns showed the party winning a 51st seat in the House, as the GOP transitioned into its newly minted role as the majority party in the state Senate.Sue Scott won a House seat in Benton County, defeating an independent candidate and giving the GOP the votes necessary to control the 100-member chamber. Results had been delayed due to software problems in the county's vote-counting equipment.The GOP holds a 51-48-1 edge in the state House, with the Green Party holding one seat — though a Democratic candidate who lost Tuesday has asked for a recount. Republicans won a 21-14 margin in the Senate in Tuesday's election, and new members of the upper chamber met Thursday and elected a Republican to lead them in 2013.Democrats had controlled the Arkansas Legislature since 1874, when Reconstruction ended here. Arkansas was the last state in the old Confederacy to never have Republicans hold either chamber at a Statehouse since the end of the post-Civil War period.Sen. Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville, noted that he'll take over as Senate president as the chamber faces a daunting list of tasks that includes a projected $358 million shortfall in the state's Medicaid program and questions over whether to expand its eligibility under the federal health care law."We're prepared to work together to solve these problems," he told the Senate.Lamoureux's election to the leadership role came with no opposition on a voice vote. Lamoureux will replace Senate President Paul Bookout, D-Jonesboro.The Senate had previously elected Democratic Sen. Larry Teague as its next president late last year, but opened up nominations Thursday following Tuesday's election results. Lamoureux was the only candidate running.The leadership of the House remained up in the air. House members planned to gather at the Capitol on Friday to make committee assignments and prepare for next year's session, but it was unclear when or how Republicans would try to elect a new leader for that chamber.Democratic Rep. Darrin Williams, the speaker-designate for next year's session, said he was waiting to see what would happen with the recount in a House race in east Arkansas. A Democratic state House candidate who lost a race Tuesday, L.J. Bryant, asked clerks in four counties to tally ballots again in an effort to overturn a 44-vote victory by John K. Hutchison, a Republican.Even if the results flip, the Democrats still will have lost a majority they've enjoyed for 138 years.Election Commission panels in Independence and Poinsett counties scheduled meetings for Friday to discuss how to proceed with the recount, while the Craighead County commission met late Thursday. Jackson County's meets Tuesday.Republicans said Thursday they had dispatched a legal team to monitor the recount.House Republican Leader Bruce Westerman said that on Friday he plans to submit a request from the incoming 51 GOP representatives to House Speaker Robert Moore for a new election to select the chamber's leader for next year. State law requires Moore to hold a House caucus on the next speaker if at least 50 incoming members sign a petition asking for one.Williams had been elected speaker-designate this year, and the House traditionally formally seats the speaker on the first day of the session in January.Moore said he would hold the House meeting next week to give potential candidates time to prepare. Westerman said scheduling the vote next week would also allow time for the recount to occur."We want this to be a smooth transition process," Westerman said. "I know the Senate was able to do it with a smooth transition, and we want ours to be a smooth transition as well."Williams said, meanwhile, he would continue preparing for next year's session as speaker."Until there's a vote telling me I'm not (speaker), I don't think it's proper for me to stop doing something or to not prepare," Williams said.With leadership questions surrounding the razor-thin margin Republicans claim in the House, Senate leaders sought to paint their chamber as working in a bipartisan fashion after a bitterly fought election. Lamoureux was nominated for the Senate presidency by Democratic Sen. David Wyatt, who won re-election Tuesday in a heated race."I continue to believe we will do what's best for Arkansas," said Teague, who was Lamoureux's pick to co-chair the powerful Joint Budget Committee. "Now the vision may be a little different, but I still think it will be business as usual, us getting in here and trying to do our work and take care of the people."But the advantage Republicans have in shaping policy next year was clear as the Senate set committee assignments. The GOP holds a majority of seats on all but two of the Senate's top committees. The Public Health Committee, which will play a key role in Medicaid discussions, was split evenly between parties. Republicans hold a majority of seats on the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, which will likely hear a proposal by Beebe to further reduce the grocery tax and other tax cut ideas.The assignments were welcome news for Rep. Bryan King, a senator-elect from Green Forest, who said he plans on trying again with a proposal next year to require voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot. King's photo ID measure passed the House last year, but died before the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee.Republicans now control five of the eight seats on that committee."I think we're going to finally get the voter reforms here that I've always tried to pass here," King said. "I'm ecstatic."___Associated Press Writer Chuck Bartels contributed to this report___Andrew DeMillo can be reached at www.twitter.com/ademillo

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Because I know Rady is dying to get a team in this league, he'll be more appreciative to participate.
Enough of this.
Let's just play the game.
Because I know Rady is dying to get a team in this league, he'll be more appreciative to participate.
Enough of this.
Let's just play the game.
Hot****ingdamn. Some classic KO right here.
Metros smack talking posts really got my competitive fire flowing. Can't wait for the season to start.
Rono and Smokes fielded talented teams and brought some highQ game. Rono took mad injury hits, ans Smokes no doubt has been preparing to up the level of competition this yr and dominate us. No doubt he feels he is, and will be, the best owner.
I won't front, I added two Cs last season to our scoring/lineup system. It was a game changer. It did spice things up and force ppl to think more critically and purely about the draft and nba players and their overall managing. I'll be honest n say it prolly wasn't best move though, , and I should just have tweaked the scoring in ways (vs a roster change).
So I can respect Metro for basically attempting to do the same. It seems this is basically what he said his reasoning is for the scoring?
I honestly can't see how he is gaming **** either. Since we're all subjected equally, and have equal information and opportunity based off that.
Just calling stuff how I plainly see it here. I haven't really analyzed the new controversial system (will later today so I know what's what) but my usual response in spots like these is that unless it somehow let's Metro (or whomever) game ****, or has some EXTREME flaw, is that it's just what's up. And it's time to prepare for battle and get ready to open liter sized cans of whoop ass on fools.
I'm partial toward this attitude, and it's how I approach sports and competition in general.
Don't wanna seem like I'm dropping ball on Smokes or Rono, but straight up so we can move forward in everyone's best interest and get down to balling, unless the system has a major ass flaw... I'm inclined to accept it.
If it needs some precise tweaks to prevent major scoring issues, let's get it done. But I don't wanna start messing w the whole system and trying to make it "perfect" at this point in the game.
Moving forward I would also propose this: whoever wins league makes all rules for next league, and has a certain date to create the league rules. If they don't for whatever reason, the buck passes on to 2nd place (and so forth).
The only way the rules can be amended once finalized by the creator, is if 2/3rds or more of the league votes against it, and it gets vetoed.
I'll take a real look at the sys and Smokes arguments against it in a bit, which deserve more than me just glancing them over. But overall my thoughts mentioned above are how I generally feel about these types of issues, and also how I'd go about stuff moving forward to prevent any ongoing disputes.
The problem is he's too idiotic and stubborn to realize the only thing he has done is made scoring points more important and everything else less important.
C'est la vie. Enjoy the league lads, I'm sure you won't get horribly shafted at all.
Good call letting the worst cheating bitch in the league be commish
If you're going to debate, debate.
If you're going to insult, get out.
Last edited by metrocard; Oct 17, 2012 at 03:16.
Does it really matter, even if everything was worth 1 it doesn't matter in the end think about it
Just enjoy the league, Metro's done fine stop bitching
It's the truth, but what ever helps you sleep at night.
Most of my trades were pity trades, with how my team dominated the league the majority of the season, I got bored and wanted to experiment with a new squad. It just merely out of fun. But you're bragging about Bronze...over my team that was mostly injured...you're trying too hard here bro. Don't bring that weak stuff to this season!
You're just going off emotion right now.
Not a good look for you, the league or the site.
You seem really upset here again.
It's obviously affecting you deeply.
Kinda wasting your time though, you've been repeating yourself the last 10 post and trolling this thread hard now. I don't get what you're trying to accomplish here, feels futile.
You sound even more upset here. I guess facts bother?
I'll reply nonetheless.
Basic math or "basic maths"? Maybe I'm the one messing it up here. I'm used to saying math.
Smokes, you're acting like a child who doesn't get his favorite color Power Ranger.
You're getting the pink ranger and you're going to deal with it. Your sour attitude doesn't help the members here respect you and doesn't make you much fun to play in the league with.
This league is made for fun, also use our basketball logic as a skill to lead each of our teams to a successful season.
I am not here to fight or even argue with you.
Your arguments are poorly presented and obviously bias. I am not going to change your mind, nor have interest.
How did you rank McGee the 29th best player in the NBA when the season hasn't even started yet? That doesn't make a bit of sense. Where are you sources and show us your mathematic work on how you calculate this. Your arguments are empty right now, this is why I or anyone on this forum doesn't take you seriously in the past. Didn't you mention fantasy "experts"? Haven't seen anything sited. You claimed to passed high school when but I see they didn't help you guys with providing evidence and information.
I'm stopping at here.
You can insult and throw shots at me all you want... I can't waste time on you when I have a great league to commish with some badass players ready to make some great draft picks and run a great team and I can't wait to play with every single one of them.Don't bother beating this dead horse; I am not going back and forth with you fighting about stat categories...complete waste of time and trolling, go shove the standard system up your ass guy; especially since you're unhappy to be in the league I'll grant Rady a spot on the squad, last warning.
When I win first place, then it'll be my time to commish!
Last edited by metrocard; Oct 17, 2012 at 03:23.
Told you to stop the insults.
Last edited by metrocard; Oct 17, 2012 at 03:42.
Goodnite kid.
Have I gone mental, or has smokes received an infraction and had his posts edited because of this? How that's warranted I don't know.
This site is straight ****ed right now.
Good luck to me trying to bring in new members with the full blown crying going on at KO in the last week alone.
Did I miss the draft lol


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Summaries of EU Legislation
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Edible caseins and caseinates
Caseins * and caseinates * intended for human consumption are a type of lactoprotein (proteins founds in milk). Their composition and manufacturing characteristics have been harmonised at European level. The Commission has proposed a revision of the legislation (Directive 83/417/EEC) to establish a list of authorized enzymes in the manufacturing of caseins and harmonise their labelling. Enzymes authorised in the manufacturing of caseins must comply with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 on food enzymes.
Directive 83/417/EEC Council Directive 25/1983/EEC of 25 July 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to certain lactoproteins (caseins and caseinates) intended for human consumption [See amending acts].
This directive defines the lactoproteins to which it applies and reserves the names corresponding to those definitions. These names must be used in trade to designate products conforming to the rules of the directive
The products defined by the directive may not be placed on the market unless they conform to the definitions and rules laid down in the directive. Products which are not covered by the directive must be named and labelled in such a way that the buyer is not misled as to their nature, quality or use
The composition characteristics and processing specifications of caseins and caseinates are laid down and included in the definition of the products concerned
In addition, caseins and caseinates are subjected to heat treatment for health and hygiene reasons.
Without prejudice to Community provisions on the labelling of foodstuffs, labelling of caseins and caseinates must include:
- for caseinates: the cation or cations;
- for mixtures: the words "mixture of…" the products which make up the mixture, the cation or cations for caseinates, and the protein content in the case of mixtures containing caseinates.
- the net quantity expressed in kilograms or grams;
- the name or company name and address of the manufacturer or packager, or seller established within the Community;
- the name of the country of origin for products imported from third countries;
- the manufacturing date or an indication identifying the batch or lot.
The directive also requires that the indications on the label should also be easily understood by consumers. (For further information concerning the use of the languages for consumer information).
Purity criteria
Purity criteria for edible caseins and caseinates and sampling procedures are adopted by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission
Free circulation and safeguard clause
The directive ensures the free movement of edible caseins and caseinates in the EU, except in cases relating to the protection of human health, the prevention of fraud (cf. the case of misleading or comparative advertising) and the protection of industrial and commercial property.
Committee procedure
The Commission is assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (established by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003).
The methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of caseins and caseinates were covered in Commission Directive 85/503/EEC. Subsequently, it adopted Directive 86/424/EEC, laying down Community methods of sampling for their chemical analysis (cf. "Related acts" below).
Key terms used in the Act
- Caseins: the principal protein constituent of milk, washed and dried, insoluble in water, and obtained from skimmed milk by precipitation, either by the addition of acid, or by microbial acidification, or by using rennet, or by using other milk-coagulating enzymes.
- Caseinates: products obtained by drying caseins treated with neutralising agents.
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Amendment of annexes
ANNEXE I – Edible caseins: Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 [Official Journal L 354 of 31.12.2008].
First Directive 85/503/EEC of the Commission, of 25 October 1985 on methods of analysis for edible caseins and caseinates [Official Journal L 11 of 20.11.1985]. This directive lays down Community methods of analysis which must be followed when testing edible caseins and caseinates.
First Directive 86/424/EEC of the Commission of 15 July 1985 laying down Community methods of sampling for chemical analysis of edible caseins and caseinates [Official Journal L 243 of 28.08.1986]. This directive establishes sampling procedures.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Diabolically imaginative and ever interested in the potential applications of film to politics, Nazi propagandists made a fake documentary about life inside the Warsaw Ghetto. While this film will disturb you, you should take time from your busy schedule to see it. It represents a unique historical artifact, the implications of which are only now becoming apparent.
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Information and communication Technologies
To develop and integrate the promotion of information and communication technologies in European Community development policy as a tool to achieve the main objectives in this field.
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 14 December 2001 on information and communication technologies in development. 'The role of ICTs in EC development policy' [COM(2001) 770 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
The digital revolution that has taken place in recent years has enormous repercussions. information and communication technologies (ICTs) offer substantial opportunities to facilitate and accelerate the development of the poorest countries. However, if they are used poorly, they may exacerbate the marginalisation of developing countries.
The international community has already tackled the subject and acknowledged the existence of a digital gap or rift between developed and developing countries, which could hinder the development of the latter. The European Community, for its part, has already adopted initiatives in this field, but not systematically.
The term ICT covers a wide range of services, applications, technologies, equipment and software, in other words tools such as telephony and the Internet, distance learning, televisions, computers, networks and the software required to use these technologies.
The use of ICTs in developing countries
The current level of access to these technologies in developing countries remains very low. For example, in 1998, the rate of telecom access per 100 inhabitants was 72.1 for countries in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) and 7.8 for non-OECD countries. Uneven access to ICTs exacerbates inequalities between and within countries as rural populations, for example, often have poorer access than urban populations.
Developing countries must face many challenges in attempting to increase their capacity in this area. This does not only involve the financial obstacles that hinder the purchase of services, equipment, etc. A global approach covering all the aspects linked to ICT access and use must be adopted. It is now necessary to increase the purchasing power of the poor, train and build human capacity, raise levels of literacy, improve electricity supplies and access to capital, and attract investment to ensure that the countries make full use of ICTs.
There are also other constraints, particularly the lack of an appropriate, clear and coherent policy in developing countries that tackles all aspects of this field, the absence of an appropriate regulatory framework to reduce inequalities and resolve certain problems, as well as high tariffs on imported products.
Nonetheless, the two main obstacles are the weaknesses in the availability of the necessary infrastructures and the shortcomings in affordable pricing for services and equipment.
Framework for action
The budget for public development aid is limited and well below the amount required to fill the digital gap. As a result, the private sector is going to have to play an important role in this field. Underdevelopment in this field is not, however, the main problem of certain poor communities, which often suffer from a lack of essential resources such as drinking water and electricity. The development of ICTs is therefore not going to be a priority field for the European Community's development assistance. However, these technologies are an important tool in combating poverty and, once integrated in development policy, they may also facilitate the implementation of development assistance and make it more effective.
The Commission outlines some key political issues for the development of a framework for action in the field of ICTs:
- ownership of initiatives by usersDirect participation of the population and ownership of the project must be ensured;
- entry of additional market playersThe opening-up of the sector to competition is an important element. Greater competition may lead to a fall in network access prices and infrastructure costs. Healthy competition also attracts essential investment;
- independent regulators and institutional capacity building Capacity building is required in fields such as trade and competition and the independence of the regulatory authorities must be guaranteed in order to ensure fair competition;
- adoption of clear and transparent rulesThis involves regulating the market effectively and maintaining a balance between the benefits for consumers on the one hand and service providers on the other;
- ensuring universal accessThis involves a range of basic services available to all at an affordable price;
- improving public access to ICTs (via public payphones, for example);
- improving Internet connectivity;
- developing specific infrastructures (including basic infrastructures such as electricity);
- developing and stimulating the private sector in order to encourage investment;
- developing human resources to be able to benefit from the new technologies;
- ensuring that the content is tailored to the local users (languages, subjects, images used on an Internet site, for example).
Development of ICTs and future policy of the European Community
The European Community is integrating this aspect into its existing development policy as a tool for its implementation, especially in the following six priority fields:
- trade and developmentProviding technical assistance to facilitate the participation of local enterprises in trade through development in the field of ICTs (institutional capacity building, for example);
- regional integration and cooperationSupporting regional cooperation to enable the countries to benefit fully from ICTs (supporting regional networks, developing common rules, etc.);
- support to macroeconomic policies and promotion of equitable access to social services Encouraging the use of ICTs in the management of public finances and information on social services. Supporting the role of ICTs in sectors such as education where they may be used to facilitate access to teaching via distance learning programmes, for example;
- transportDeveloping the integration of infrastructures and the incorporation of ICTs in air and maritime transport;
- food security and sustainable rural developmentDeveloping programmes for the collection and dissemination of data on farmers' activities, natural resources, natural disasters, etc.;
- institutional capacity building Supporting the creation of autonomous regulatory authorities for the telecommunications sector and promoting the inclusion of ICTs in government or NGO programmes in the area of democracy, human rights and good governance.
Initiatives in this field are planned within the framework of the country strategy papers and regional strategy papers which are drawn up by the Commission and the authorities of the country or region concerned.
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5) follow-up work
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HOUSTON - A mother accused of driving nearly 200 miles to have sex with a 14-year-old girl she met online has been arrested.
Recay Scott, 41, has been charged with sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. She was arrested in Killeen, Texas, overnight, detectives said.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said Scott met the girl through a social networking site called Glogster.com. Detectives said the two exchanged phone numbers and began texting each other before they arranged a face-to-face meeting.
Sources told KPRC Local 2 that Scott, who lives in Killeen and the teen agreed to meet at a hotel on Eldridge Parkway on July 7.
The girl told a friend about what was happening, and that friend decided to tag along because she was worried about the girl's safety, officials said.
When the girl and her friend went to the hotel, they found Scott and her own 14-year-old daughter there, investigators said.
Scott's daughter and the girl's friends played video games while Scott and the girl had sex in another room, detectives said.
The girl's friend got worried, went to check on her and discovered what was happening, officials said. A short time later, the friend told her mother what happened and the mother called investigators.
On Friday, Scott's home in Killeen was raided. Detectives said they took an iPad, an iPod touch and a cellphone.
Officials said they tried to talk to Scott, but she wanted to hire a lawyer first.
Investigators said they are working to determine if Scott had been involved with any other teens. Detectives said they checked her Facebook page and found that she is friends with about 12 girls in the Houston area, all of whom are about 15 years old.
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Quote: Just questioning the mass varieties of functions it has been given and continues to be given. Such as being used as training for a UFC fight.
Quote:BTW, I'm not rubbishing all kata based training. Just questioning the mass varieties of functions it has been given and continues to be given. Such as being used as training for a UFC fight.
Quote: Again i'll ask, how do you view Judo kata in this regard? Is it Kata training as a whole you are rejecting or just the usefulness of the solo aspect?
Quote: I will grant you I have seen a lot of uses thrown about for Kata, and I have seen a lot of bad Kata. Maybe I live in a bubble, but the second you remove fighting application from your training, well you have lost me, that's the whole point.
Quote: Not that every Kata is a fighting Kata mind you
Quote:I do not have experience of Judo kata. The Judo clubs that i've trained with (for only relatively short periods at a time) appeared not to show any emphisis on kata as in karate. Is this the norm?Is this a good representation of Judo kata:?http://youtube.com/watch?v=VVHapcWbhAE
Quote:Also I've clearly stated i've not rejected the usefulness of kata training. I don't see that kata is useful for UFC fights as has been suggested. I've also pointed out that the reason/function for karate kata in not known and varies dramatically between styles, within style, between individuals, perhaps even within individuals!
Quote:Do you think, like has been suggested, that Kata (just performance and complete training) is a useful method for training for a UFC fight?
Quote: Not that every Kata is a fighting Kata mind you --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Which does seem a contradiction. What did you mean by the above?
Quote:Their fighting is always self defence based. Not MMA, not even sport karate.
Quote: A pro boxer didn't have the skills to put motobu in a RNC, armbar, etc... or it would have been a different story. Kata can be what you make of it,but I don't see how it could be beneficial to mma. I especially don't see how it could be more beneficial than mma training to mma. I still don't see how kata training helped Machida in any way,his fight training helped him along with his natural attributes. Nor do I see how that if he trained in 'pure' Okinawan kata that none of his fights would have went to a decision. GERK!!!
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Walmart on Tuesday updated its plans for its Canadian division, saying that it plans to complete at least 37 supercenter projects in the country during the company's next fiscal year (Feb. 1, 2013 to Jan. 31, 2014). The announcement comes a couple of months before Target Corp.'s spring launch of its stores in Canada.
Walmart also announced it will expand its distribution network to support its ongoing Canadian store growth and expansion plans. The distribution center projects, new store construction and expansion, remodeling or relocation of existing stores represents an investment of more than $450 million in the Canadian economy. The plans are expected to generate more than 7,000 store, trade and construction jobs.
"Our associates across the country have done an incredible job this past year serving our customers and opening a record number of new stores and supercentres," said Shelley Broader, president and CEO of Walmart Canada. "This year, we are ramping up our focus on lowering prices and helping customers lower their cost of living, as we continue to bring our supercentre format to more Canadians."
Full grocery sections will be added to more locations across Canada.
"We're truly delighted to be adding a full grocery section to more locations across the country, including the opening of our first supercentres in the Maritimes," said Broader. "We look forward to helping our customers coast-to-coast save money on groceries as well as their general merchandise purchases."
As of Jan. 31, 2013, Walmart Canada will have 379 stores, including 209 supercentres. The new round of expansion is expected to bring the company's store count to 388 by the end of January 2014.
The retailer will grand open nine supercenters this Friday, Jan. 25. The final two stores included with the 73 store projects planned for the current fiscal year will grand open on Jan. 31.


text: On 26 Apr 2007, at 10:06 am, Toon Knapen wrote: > Tim Cutts wrote: >> The compromise we ended up with is this set of LSF queues on our >> system (a cluster with about 1500 job slots): >> QUEUE_NAME PRIO STATUS MAX JL/U JL/P JL/H NJOBS >> PEND RUN SUSP >> yesterday 500 Open:Active 200 10 - - 1 >> 0 1 0 >> normal 30 Open:Active - - - - 281 >> 110 171 0 >> hugemem 30 Open:Active - - - - 3 >> 0 3 0 >> long 3 Open:Active - - - - 4022 >> 2987 1035 0 >> basement 1 Open:Active 300 200 - - 127 >> 0 127 0 >> yesterday: >> a special purpose high priority queue for the "I need it >> yesterday" crowd. No run length limits, but very limited in terms >> of how many slots the user can use. > > > Do you have slot reserved exclusively for the 'yesterday' queue or > to any of the other queue's ? No, yesterday is just the highest priority queue, so when a slot comes available anywhere yesterday jobs tend to get it. Given the number of job slots we have (more than 1,500) and the various limits that are in place, the pathological corner cases which would stop a yesterday job getting onto the system within a couple of minutes are pretty rare (and in fact I have not yet seen it happen). Even if the system were full of jobs running for the full 24 hour maximum, you'd get a node coming free on average every minute or so. I should point out here that the vast majority of our jobs are serial single processor jobs solving embarrassingly parallel problems. If we start to get significant multi-CPU jobs we may have to re-think this strategy. The only queue which has dedicated slots is hugemem, because its specifically for the Altixes (and none of the other queues can send jobs to the Altixes). We don't dedicate any other machines to individual queues or purposes, because doing so would reduce the cluster's throughput unless it was *extremely* carefully managed. My personal view is that it's only worth dedicating nodes to a particular task type if you can guarantee that there are enough of those tasks available to keep the specialised nodes continually busy; in which case you effectively have a second cluster dedicated to that task. Tim _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf !DSPAM:46306f42269821735719037!


text: Next for Madrid? Fluorescent balls, says Tiriac Madrid tournament owner Ion Tiriac tells DPA that despite the controversy over his selection of blue clay for the event, he is already working on another innovation: Phosphorescent green or orange balls. "We will improve the ball well," he said. "We think it fluorescent green or fluorescent orange, which grabs more light and works best in contrast with the blue clay." Tiriac added that he has yet to consult the ATP about the new balls. He did admit that the new surface is too slippery and needs to be fixed, but added that, "two weeks ago in Monte Carlo [on red clay] three players broke their legs. Today, after five days of the tournament, I am more convinced than ever that the blue clay is a great step forward." The Romanian does not believe there is danger that ATP will force the tournament to return to red clay next year. http://tennis.com/articles/templates...7579&zoneid=25


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My name is Katherine Murphy and I live in Dublin, in Ireland. I'm 15 years old. I love, love ,love ,love ,love Harry Potter more than the rest of my friends put together so here I am. Ready to read fan fiction and discuss the fantastic series of books that (in some ways) changed my life (while what I read during life at least!!!)
Oh, and by the way, my name Hermione Hair-I have thick, dark brown hair and my friends used to call me Hermione Hair when we were going through our Harry Potter phase( I'm still going through it!!!) when it went all bushy.
I love romance fan fics and my favourite ships are:
Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione
Luna/ Neville
Snape/Giant Squid or a nimbus 2000- I'm not that bothered either way.
Booth/Temperance( from Bones the TV series.)
Hodgins/Angela(ditto the Tv series)
Sara/Gil (CSI)


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A quick update and a question for folks...Picked up my trailer yesterday, and the process was fairly smooth with a few hiccups here and there but nothing too significant to be concerned with.Mounted the oven, wrapped it in insulation, wrapped on foil (I really need to get a staple gun to make the foil stick better... used a regular stapler, and it just came off a lot...)Any one have advice on working with wire mesh? The product I'm using is really resistant to anything short of a 90 degree bend, and I'm having trouble wrapping this around oven. Do people use thinner gauge wire (chicken wire) with bigger holes typically? Going to give it another go when I get home today... hopefully this fiberglass in my forearms will stop itching soon...
Question: Did the dome of your oven clear (black soot burned completely off) in 2 hours? That would be really quick. That's pretty much the sign my oven's ready. I actually don't even measure initial floor temp much anymore!
John,The oven soot started to go white at the end of an hour. Per Antoine, I'm supposed to be able to hit temps within an hour? (per his website as well: http://www.breadstoneovens.com/collections/frontpage/products/oven-1030-c)Perhaps I was too stingy with the wood from the start? I definitely didn't have a raging inferno, and could easily fit in another four stack or so...I'll try again tonight with more firewood to start and see how it does. In good news, it retains heat well (350 this morning) but we'll see what it's at at 4:00 when I start refiring.
Derrick, cut a hole in the middle of a cheap Harbor Freight tarp and slip in over your dome to protect that beautiful trailer!
Doh! Wish I got the advice earlier... I'm already done with my stucco work! =)


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Summaries of EU Legislation
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"Audiovisual media services without frontiers" Directive
The revision of the "Television without frontiers" (TVWF) Directive aims to adapt and modernise the existing rules. The main objective of this revision is to take account of technological developments and changes in the structure of the audiovisual market. A further objective is to ease the regulatory burden on providers of audiovisual services while facilitating the financing of European audiovisual content.
Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities.
The purpose of the "Audiovisual media services" Directive is to revise the " Television without frontiers " (TVWF) Directive adopted in 1989 and first amended in 1997. The aim is to achieve a modern, flexible and simplified framework for audiovisual media content.
The revision proposed by the Commission is based on a new definition of audiovisual media services, which is independent of the method of broadcasting.
Distinction between "linear" and "non-linear" services
The new Directive defines the notion of "audiovisual media services" by making a distinction between:
- linear services *, which are traditional television services, the Internet and mobile telephone services, which "push" content to viewers, and;
- non-linear services *, i.e. on-demand television, where viewers "pull" content from a network ("video-on-demand", for example).
In accordance with this distinction, the Directive:
- modernises and simplifies the regulatory framework for linear services;
- introduces basic rules for non-linear services, including rules on the protection of minors, the prevention of racial hatred and the prohibition of surreptitious advertising *.
All these services will benefit from the country of origin principle and will therefore have to comply only with the legal provisions in force in the country in which they are established. Extending the benefits of this principle to non-linear services will create the best conditions for their commercial success.
A new two-stage procedure applies where broadcasters in other Member States are likely to circumvent the stricter rules of the Member State of destination. A dialogue is begun between the two Member States and, where this is unsuccessful, the Commission intervenes in order to assess the compatibility of the measures proposed by the Member State of destination with Community law.
Relaxing the rules on advertising
The Directive simplifies and relaxes the rules on the insertion of advertising, while encouraging self- and co-regulation.
The existing daily limit of three hours of advertising has been abolished. The Commission has retained the limit of 12 minutes per hour for all forms of advertising to prevent an increase in the total amount of advertising broadcast.
In addition, instead of being compelled to allow at least 20 minutes between each advertising break, the new Directive allows broadcasters to choose the most appropriate moment to insert advertising during programmes.
However, cinematographic works, children's programmes and news programmes may be interrupted by advertising only once per 35-minute period.
The Directive provides support for new forms of advertising, such as split-screen advertising, virtual advertising and interactive advertising.
A clear legal framework for "product placement"
The Directive explicitly defines "product placement" * and establishes a clear legal framework for this. Product placement is the explicit use by characters in a film of a particular brand of product.
The Commission authorises product placement, provided this is specifically identified as such at the beginning of the broadcast. However, product placement is prohibited during news programmes, documentaries and children's programmes.
Pluralism in the media
Three types of measure are provided for, which aim to promote pluralism in the media:
- the requirement for each Member State to ensure the independence of the national regulatory body responsible for implementing the Directive;
- the right for television broadcasters to use 'short extracts' in a non-discriminatory manner;
- the promotion of programmes produced by independent audiovisual production companies in Europe (the previous TVWF Directive already provides for this).
Promotion of cultural diversity
The promotion of cultural diversity is ensured by imposing quotas for media content on broadcasters and other service providers. The Directive currently in force reaffirms the commitment of the EU to support European audiovisual works by allowing Member States to impose quotas on broadcasters in favour of European productions whenever this is possible. These flexible rules on quotas work well and the Member States have no problems meeting the quotas, which have permitted the promotion of independent European productions.
Modernising the legal framework for audiovisual media services is an integral part of the Commission's commitment to " better regulation ". It is also part of the " i2010 - A European Information Society for Growth and Employment " initiative launched by the Commission in June 2005.
Key terms used in the act
- Linear service: an audiovisual media service received passively by the user, such as conventional television programmes, the Internet and mobile telephony ("push" content).
- Non-linear service: non-programmed audiovisual media service requested by the user, such as video-on-demand ("pull" content).
- Surreptitious advertising: the representation in words or pictures of goods, services, the name, the trade mark or the activities of a producer of goods or a provider of services in programmes when this is intended by the broadcaster to serve advertising purposes and might mislead the public as to its nature. Such representation is considered to be intentional in particular if it is in return for payment or for similar consideration.
- Product placement: any inclusion of or reference to a product, a service or a trade mark within an audiovisual media service, normally in return for payment or for similar consideration.
Entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Directive 2007/65/EC [adoption: co-decision COD/2005/0260]
OJ L 332 of 18.12.2007
Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities [Official Journal L 298 of 17.10.1989].
Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities [Official Journal L 202 of 30.7.1997].
Commission interpretative communication of 23 April 2004 on certain aspects of the provisions on televised advertising in the "Television without frontiers" Directive [Official Journal C 102 of 28.4.2004].
Commission Communication of 15 December 2003 on the future of European regulatory audiovisual policy [COM(2003) 784 final -- Not published in the Official Journal].
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Just watched the game again.... And yeah their was stretches where the Knicks looked like the real deal ( even if it was the wizards).... Also Jorts doesn't score but as I said in another thread he plays well as the first PF off the bench bringing all the PF intangibles you could ask for (RB, Blocking, clogging lanes, and boxing out) I see shumpert being the Knicks future swingman so if anything I think they need a good sub for Melo. Maybe Fields can do it but it's a need, when he is in foul trouble Billy walker isn't a viable answer. It doesn't need to be a great player just someone who can play the sf better than what the Knicks have....
Bibby made the best foul of all-time.
Red's "IMAX" nickname brings a dimension of aesthetics to Shumpert's greatness that otherwise wouldn't be there. That's a superstar nickname.
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Thanks for the GT, RJ.
Great to get a win [against the worst team in the league] - but a win's a win! We needed it, STAT needed a good night, too.
We had flashes of brilliance and stank of sub-mediocrity as well.
Plenty to complain about on this one, but just severely stoked not to have another blemish against a **** team.
Shump is the real deal. Looks like a vet out there and made more experienced players, Young especially, look like first gamers.
I liked STAT's effort 75% of the time, but the defensive effort needs to pick up and be consistent.
Douglas and Fields are awful, we still need to run some half-court sets BADLY!
I liked the passing and Melo's attacking the hoop. He also found some sync with Amar'e - though not on designed plays ~ no surprises there.
I'd say we're half way to where we need to be.
Shump at point is a no brainer. He dimes, sets up, plays the ball hard, talks; such an inspiration for us right now.
I was happy with Douglas' not chucking his way in to ruining our offense. Shows how ineffective he really is, mind you, and he sat most of the game where he belongs: next to Jerome Jordan. I'm looking forward to B Diddy's debut, and would like to see both he and Shump in the starting 5. If/once that happens, I'm also looking forward to seeing a real second unit get a shot:
I think that will give both Fields and TD a chance to play there games at full throttle, and they'll get the confidence and sense of a niche that they need.
Props to Jorts for his effort.
A win is a win, is a win, is a win.
We lucked out against the worst team in the league, no way to get excited!
Bibby doesn't foul McGee and we lose this one too.....just saying.
Bibby had a freak night, where he hit all of his threes, took a charge and commited a brilliant foul against McGee....Bibby plays like his normal self and we lose this one...just saying.
In the end though a win is a win and D'Antoni badly needed this one. Now his parole got prolonged and our consistent struggle of a win followed by a loss will continue.
We still didn't play well at all last night. There were a couple of offensive possesions that actually looked like proper basketball, but defense still sucked, if Washington had a half decent scorer....you know the rest.
Fields, Douglas and Walker are D-League players, my god they are awful.....
Fortunately for us, Washington had a couple D-Leaguers out there too, like Chris Singleton or Jordan Crawford. Rashard Lewis played like a piece of ****.
Detroit aren't much better though and I can see the Knicks win that game aswell, still won't change the fact that we're not a good basketball team this season.


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Kingston Daily Freeman
Wednesday Evening
January 20, 1937, page 2
... Francis Van Kleeck, wounded at Piedmont, Va., June 5, 1864, was taken prisoner, never again heard from ...
Kingston Daily Freeman
Friday Evening
January 22, 1937, page 16
... It was at Piedmont, Va. that Mr. Dudrey was taken prisoner. Out on patrol the men were captured by a band of rebels who were dressed in Union clothing and whom the patrol believed were friends, until the capture. In that affray Francis Van Kleeck was wounded and taken prisoner and never was heard from again. Mr. Dudrey was able to escape and re-join his company when the rebel cavalry detachment was attacked by Union forces.
" New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865" gives a slightly different account of what happened to Francis. The note on his listing reads: "Wounded at the Battle of Piedmont June 5, 1864 - Put in Hospital & left in the hands of the Rebels - Has not since been heard from with Certainty - Undoubtedly Dead"


text: I couldn't figure out a good title, so I just simplified the problem. Say you hit a good backhand or forehand down the line from your backhand side (ad court for righties, deuce for lefties), then they hit a short ball crosscourt. The ball is hit at normal rally speed or a little less, and by the time you get to it, you will likely be hitting the from near the sideline (still inside the court though). Do you always hit this shot down the line (by far the easier shot as you can get your weight forward into the shot), or do you sometimes hit it crosscourt and behind your opponent who likely expects a down the line approach/winner? Basically, imagine hitting an inside in forehand (running around the backhand getting a relatively clean ball that landed short, and having to run in a forward diagonal across the court to hit it. Now, if you started from the forehand side of the court and hit this shot, you could easily hit the shot to both sides of the court while getting some weight transfer (since you can get to the ball much earlier, and there would be a less drastic change of direction to get your weight into the ball). If you're very fast and have strong legs (to change directions and push off in the crosscourt direction), you can probably also do it if you started from the backhand side of the court. So if you were like a strong 5.0+ (or like 5.5+), then you could probably get to the ball quickly enough and have strong enough legs to change go crosscourt behind your opponent. If you were a 3.0-3.5ish, then the ball would be slow enough such that if you ran to the ball, then you could be able to go anywhere on the court with it. At the 4.0-4.5 level (including upper 3.5 and lower 5.0), with mediocre/solid footwork and mediocre footspeed against a "medium" paced ball, would it ever be a good idea to take the risk to send the ball back crosscourt? Or should you just go with the flow and go down the line because the weight transfer into the shot is a million times easier? You will still always hit a strong shot that requires your opponent to produce a strong shot in order to win the point from you. I tried it once recently, and felt how awkward the shot was to hit. It did not feel even remotely like a smart shot to ever hit in that situation. Of course, you could meet the ball a few feet further back, giving yourself more time to settle yourself before hitting the ball, and then go crosscourt, but you've sacrificed about 5 feet of court and hit that ball from a few feet inside the baseline, meaning that all you did was hit a groundstroke that could either set up an easier short ball or be a conceding shot that gave up an aggressive opportunity and reset the rally into a neutral position. I don't think I'm going to get any faster anytime soon (though my footwork can be better and I'm working on it), so should I just scrap hitting crosscourt in this position or should I occasionally take the risk and hit it crosscourt sometimes when I feel it will be a clean winner? Because if it is an approach shot, I feel like my ability to approach the net would be very slow (you're approaching crosscourt when your weight is moving off the court, just doesn't feel smart). This is the sequence, but the ball lands shorter and you make contact with the ball at least 5 feet inside the baseline, as opposed to from on top of the baseline like Federer does here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nSDuILT5X4&t=117m50s


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The solution to the massive oil spill in Gulf Coast just may be the on the floor of your local hair salon. At least, that's what a San Francisco-based non-profit believes.
Matter of Trust is creating absorbant booms to send to areas affected by the giant oil slick that has enveloped much of the Gulf of Mexico. And yes, these booms are made of hair.
The group collects hair from salons and individuals and creates hair mats about the size of a small door. The mats feel like a giant SOS pad. Matter of Trust accepts hair donations from throughout the world -- donations of both human hair and animal hair come into the group's San Francisco office by the boxload, according to Lisa Gautier, the group's president and executive director.
The hair solution to oil slicks dates back to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, when a stylist saw news coverage of animals covered in oil. When he had a client in the shampoo bowl of his salon, he realized hair is extremely absorbent, and had an ah-ha moment. That gave birth to the hair mat.
Gautier and her husband turned the concept into a non-profit in 1999, and has been creating hair mats ever since. After the Cosco Busan spill in the Bay Area in 2007, crews used the hair creations almost like a paper towel to clean up Bay Area beaches.


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DETROIT - The two men who are accused of a shocking crime against a then-pregnant Detroit woman dodged a court hearing Thursday.
Anthony Mathis and Jamal Rogers stand accused of setting fire to Roger's ex-girlfriend, shooting her and then leaving her in a field.
Their preliminary hearing has been postponed until June 28.
Plan was to kidnap, kill pregnant woman
Latonya Bowman, 22, was nine months pregnant when she met with Rogers at a home in Warren last month. Police said Bowman and Rogers were in the garage when another man put a gun to Bowman's head, blindfolded her and bound her hands and feet with duct tape. She was then driven in her own SUV to a vacant house in Detroit, doused in lighter fluid and set on fire. Police said as Bowman tried to roll on the ground to put out the flames, she was shot in the shoulder. As she lay burning and wounded, she played dead until her two attackers fled, police said. She then drove herself to a gas station, then her mother's house before she was taken to a hospital.
She has since given birth to a baby boy.
Gas station worker: 'She was burned up'
Mohamed Zokari works at the Shell gas station at Six Mile and I-75, where Bowman went for help. He said his co-worker was the one who gave Bowman a T-shirt when she walked into the station nearly naked from the burns.
"Everything was bad, she was burned up," Zokari said. "She was in a bad situation and he just looked out for her, gave her a T-shirt."
READ: Baby, Detroit mother who survived vicious attack while pregnant continue to heal
Police say Rogers didn't want another baby
Investigators say Rogers allegedly didn't want to have a third child with a third woman.
They are both charged with assault with intent to murder, conspiracy to commit homicide, felony firearm, unlawful imprisonment and conspiracy to commit unlawful imprisonment
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Now the best I can get is command line root user in recovery mode. When I boot normally I just get stuck at a screen that says this:
Linux Mint Debian Edition stingray tty1
stingray login:
I'm OK with a clean install but I have /home on a separate disk (sdb) and while I can access /home in recovery mode I can't mount sdb1 while running the LiveDVD. I get this error when I try to mount any of my partitions:
Unable to mount *.* GB Filesystem
Error mounting: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sd*#,
missing codepage or helper program or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so
I also get the mount error for the partitions on sda when I boot.
I don't want to lose all my stuff. Can someone help me recover my installation or figure out if a new install will allow me to get at my /home HD?


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Windows VistaMinimum system requirements:CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz Single Core processorSystem RAM: 1GBVideo Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550).Sound Card: 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound cardHard disc space: 8GB free spaceRecommended system requirements:CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processorSystem RAM: 2GBVideo card:DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better)DX10: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or betterSound Card: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series (Optimized for use with
Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible
sound cards)Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation.
Operating Systems:
Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation.
Oh Lord. It looks like my humble Athlon X2 and 7800GT may not be able to handle this bad boy. However I knew this already; the Overlord demo on Vista ran like molasses. So long, old friend. Nice to know 'ye.
Particularly interesting is the internet-required activation. Does this mean gamers are going to need to run yet another software distribution platform? Evidently not:
What does the internet activation entail? Why do you have it?
It's an anti-piracy measure that we unfortunately have to implement to
curb illegal game distribution as best we can. It's a one time check
and then you're done.
We're already bombarded with clients from GPGnet, EA Downloader, Steam, TotalGaming.net, and others. It's nice to know that 2K Games will not be added to that list. However will the game still require the CD be in the drive? I hope not.
On the other hand, activation will always incur problems for those (like myself) who regularly reformat their hard drives, as reactivating the game usually requires an awkward phone call.
I'm also curious to see how well Bioshock PC does compared to its Xbox 360 brethren. Oblivion, which had relatively high system requirements for its time, did well. Being that the two games have a lot in common in terms of fan base and prior history, perhaps 2K Games' setting the bar so high isn't an unwise decision.
According to EB Games' listings, BioShock on PC is $10 cheaper than 360, and you get new DirectX 10 graphics if you pack the requisite hardware.
So, come August, will your PC be ready? Or will you pick up the 360 version?


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The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in D.C. will soon be taking its critically acclaimed exhibit "A Song for the Horse Nation" on the road. But visitors to the D.C. museum still have until January 7 to view it there.
The exhibit explores one of the greatest sagas of human contact with the animal world—American Indians and horses. According to the museum, "Through an array of 122 historic objects, artwork, photographs, songs and personal accounts, 'A Song for the Horse Nation' tells the epic story of how the return of horses to the Americas by Christopher Columbus changed everything for Indians—from the way they traveled, hunted and waged war to how they celebrated generosity, exhibited bravery and conducted ceremonies. It shows how horse trading among tribes was the conduit for the extensive spread of mustangs in the Plains and Plateau regions of the United States, as well as how horses became the inspiration for new artistic expressions and rich traditions that continue to this day."
Among the items on display is a "19th-century, 16-foot-tall, 38-foot-circumference Lakota tipi, in which 110 hand-painted horses, some with riders, all at a full gallop, cover the entire surface in rich reds, turquoise blues and golds as vivid and fresh as the day they were created. These battle and horse-raiding scenes proclaim the heroic deeds of the warrior who once lived in the tipi."
Additionally, "life-size model horses, one pulling a 19th-century Cheyenne travois (a frame used to drag heavy loads over land), and another tacked in a dazzling display of fully beaded traditional Apsáalooke (Crow) regalia used in parades today, will also be on display. Other highlights include rifles belonging to celebrated mounted warriors Geronimo (Chiricahua Apache), Chief Joseph (Nez Perce) and Chief Rain-in-the-Face (Hunkpapa Lakota) and the famous ceremonial dance stick (ca. 1890) of No Two Horns (Hunkpapa Lakota), which he created to honor his well-loved horse that died at the Battle of the Little Big Horn."
After closing in D.C., the exhibit is scheduled to open at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis on March 9, 2013.
For full details on the exhibit, visit the museum's website by clicking here.
There is also a short video about the exhibit:


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6 top Learning Chinese websites: There is more out there than just Chinesepod!
Years ago it was hard to find Mandarin books. Years ago it was hard to find books with actual PINYIN. Years ago it was hard to even get Chinese on your computer. Heck it was hard years ago to even distinguish between Japanese and Chinese!
Amazing how things change in a few short years on this INTERNET.
Now, there are numerous places across the web that anyone can study Chinese. That means everyone CAN study Chinese if you really want to. Chinese is no longer an elusive language. That means no more book and no more workbooks if that is the way you learn. But the sites out there are really really fun and very informative.
I put a list together to introduce the 6 websites that I use or have used or you can use to study Chinese. Go ahead and take a look.
6. World Learner Chinese: I believe this website is based in Taiwan. A long introduction and some of the programs are pretty good. They often go on tangents. Their higher level lessons are usually split into two shows. When I posted comments they were quick to respond. Recently they took a long break. Now it's somewhat difficult to even enter into the website without having to sign in.
5. iMandarinPod: These people are from Tianjin and their podcasts are pretty good if you have some knowledge of Chinese. If you are a beginner, don't bother because it will only be frustrating. Some of the programs are really long but I prefer the shorter ones. I do like the fact that many of their programs introduce phrases that are not necessarily useful in everyday spoken Chinese but that all Chinese know and give you insight into the language and culture.
4. CSL POD: Chinese as a Second Language podcast. They've got a nice new site design and upgrade I believe these people are from Beijing and their programs are a standard beginner, intermediate and advanced. Advanced is just an article that they read, short and sweet. Their intermediate is pretty good since they only speak Chinese to explain Chinese. So if you are an intermediate or want to get there you should listen to these. Their beginner lessons have both English and Japanese so I've actually learned a few words in Japanese from their beginner level.
3. Melynks.com: I can't tell if this guy is in the mainland China or from Taiwan. Plus I can't make out this guy's accent in English. I don't know where Serge Melynks is from and I don't think he tells us. Even though his website numbering system is all messed up he makes a pretty good program. He challenges you and his topics are always interesting. MX says that his Chinese is really good even though his English leaves something to be desired. The comments on his YOUTUBE videos are pretty hilarious but you feel sympathy for him. But he doesn't care because his Chinese is much better than yours!! I enjoy listening to his programs especially the practical ones.
2. Pop up Chinese: This is a new one that I've recently found. I think I found it on a GOOGLE ad, which is pretty funny. They are from Beijing I believe and the two foreign hosts are very knowledgeable about Chinese. One American guy and one Canadian guy plus a Chinese girl named ECHO create a really good show. Their education is pretty good and sometimes the foreigner tells the Chinese girl something about China or Chinese that SHE DOESN'T KNOW!!! Hilarious! They have a variety of levels, a story podcast, and HSK listening podcasts which is pretty cool. If you want to feel really discouraged, try out the HSK Beginner level listening activity and found out how bad your listening really is!!
1. Chinesepod: Everyone knows Chinesepod. If you don't, and I find people here and there who don't know about it, than just click and go find out yourself. They have a lot of money and a lot of people. If you are lucky to have an account then you are good. If you don't want to pay money, then there's not much for you. Chinesepod is part of Praxis Language which also creates a plethora of other languages podcasts. MX enjoys the Frenchpod but I try to focus only on Chinese… since learning one language is enough for me. Recently they switched to taking most of their programs off the free area and you have to pay if you are elementary or higher. There are some programs that are free here and there but the bulk is a pay for service. The community area is quite active and interesting to look into now and then. Recently their most popular show, THE AMBER SHOW and one of my favorites, was stopped because the host up and moved away. Nothing really is filling the gap that the show created. Chinesepod seems to start and stop with many ideas. They did a cooperation with Shanghaist.com where they were doing a quick 4-5 minute show about current events in China and giving us the words in Chinese. It suddenly stopped. They started videos which promptly ended. Then they started a RADICAL show which again promptly ended. Now they have a show about Chinese Poems which most foriegners learning Chinese are not ready for.
0. Shanghaihua: I had to put this one in because we are unique. M and MX provides a little hobby for all of you. Our FREE weekly podcast teaches you simple Shanghainese. We speak both English and Chinese on the podcast so no matter who you are you can learn Shanghainese! It's one of a kind!
Now it's easy to find Mandarin books. Now it's easy to find books with actual PINYIN. Now it's easy to get Chinese on your computer. Now it's easy to differentiate Japanese and Chinese. Amazing how things change in a few short years on this INTERNET.
SO get studying and listening and speaking the fastest growing language on planet earth!!!