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Chris Mooney | September 1, 2011
By Chris Mooney • Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 07:35
Regular readers know I'm pretty critical of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change–particularly when it comes to how this expert body communicates climate science. Basically, my view is that any organization that holds a key climate meeting in Copenhagen in winter is pretty clueless about the politics and public perception of this issue. [See Correction Below.] But even worse is that IPCC has shown far too little investment in communication or public outreach (although lately that is beginning to change), and has handled crisis communication moments—like the Himalayan glaciers flap—terribly.
Now, before I get too many ticked off emails: I know the IPCC is the leading expert source for climate science assessments, and deservedly so. I know that the scientists who volunteer to work on its reports do a heroic job. I recognize and commend all of this. But it simply isn't enough in this day and age—and it is in the communications sphere where the IPCC's scientific excellence simply has not been matched.
A new paper in the scientific literature that studies major scientific assessment reports, and their public impact, supports this view. The study in Climatic Change, by Brenda Ekwurzel and Peter Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists and James McCarthy of Harvard, shows that IPCC-related scandals have received a dramatic level of press attention, coming in second only to IPCC reports themselves in media attention. Furthermore, the paper also suggests that these reports are written in technical language that is likely misinterpreted by public audiences.
The new study shows that when IPCC releases one of its rare and treasured assessment reports, it does get more coverage than other assessment reports released by, say, the National Academy of Sciences or the U.S. government. That's very appropriate: The IPCC is, after all, the gold standard and its reports are long awaited and endlessly cited.
But consider: The IPCC related "controversy" of late 2009 and early 2010 drew about 1/3 as much total coverage as the 2007 IPCC release of its Fourth Assessment Report, and more total coverage than the release of key assessment reports by the U.S. government and National Academy of Sciences. And I would argue that even this comparison is misleading. Anyone observing politics in this country would have to concede that the IPCC "scandals" have been far more influential than the IPCC's science, at least over the past half decade.
The new study also looks at how the IPCC communicates its findings: i.e., in technical language that's likely to be misunderstood. For instance:
When presented with excerpted sentences from the AR4, survey respondents consistently underestimated the certainty implied by extremes, such as "very likely" (>90% probability, according to the guidelines) and "very unlikely" (<10%). Twenty-five per cent of respondents, for example, interpreted "very likely," as in "average Northern Hemisphere temperatures during the second half of the 20th century were very likely higher than during any other 50-year period in the last 500 years" (IPCC 2007), as meaning less than 70% probability…Thus, IPCC terminology intended to succinctly represent authors' consensus on the range of probabilities associated with key findings may itself be a significant barrier to understanding for public and policymaker audiences.
The IPCC's "likely/very likely" language represents a group of scientists trying to use ordinary language to quantify uncertainty. The goal has always been to be as accurate as possible—but how these word choices strike people has been a far less prominent consideration. In other words, IPCC has been communicating for scientists, rather than for audiences.
A new report shows that from 2007 to 2011, the U.S. public showed a 14 % decline in its concern about global warming. That's a period that was kicked off by an IPCC report announcing that "most" of the global warming we've seen is "very likely" caused by human activities.
Which pretty much says it all.
Correction: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, not the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, organized the Copenhagen summit. My apology for this mistake.
Better probability terminology
Perhaps they should replace "very likely" with "almost certainly". Or just say "greater than 90% certainty".
They probably need a "summary for the public at large" written in plain English. Suggested title heading: "You're Screwed."
rr.kampen replied on Permalink
Won't work.
Perhaps the only solution is to simply leave out such modulations in communications meant for the public. As in "Global temperature is rising at an unprecedented rate and this is caused by the equally unprecendented increase in concentration of an important greenhouse gas". Followed by elementary empirical evidence and arguments. Look at the tobacco discours for examples. 'Smoking harms and kills' is quite accepted, even though in reality smoking tobacco does not at all kill everyone who smokes.
I'm not sure if IPCC's mandate supports this way of communicating. The IPCC's task is to gather current scientific knowledge and uncertainties of climate and climate change and to present an assessment of this. Avoiding the modulations in this assessment would raise integrity issues.
As denialists often come up with statements that are quite clearly false, they actually could be countered by unequivocally stated argumentation. IPCC can do this on some separate page on an item for item basis, like some websites/blogs do, e.g.: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11462-climate-change-a-guide-for-the-perplexed.html
RickJames replied on Permalink
Winter in Copenhagen should
voted myself up - I guess bugs are getting worked out
also lost my original post in the process but it was probably just me.
PeterS.Mizla replied on Permalink
The IPCC is a bunch of dry,
The IPCC is a bunch of dry, rather banal scientists who cannot deliver a message the average person will want to hear or understand.
If they just came out and told the public in their 2013 report we are all screwed- people will begin to listen.
Hopefully we never see Roy
Hopefully we never see Roy Spencer as an author on the IPCC. I'm not sure whether it's a good or bad thing, but editor of Remote Sensing Wolfgang Wagner has resigned over the journals slack standards & failure to pick up on obvious mistakes.
Spencer, the intelligent designer & member of the right wing organization the Marshall Institute had is fault ridden paper published in the fringe journal & subsequently the propaganda piece was picked by right wing media & blogs everywhere. The damage was done.
Fortunately for Remote Sensings credibility, they have now admitted their mistake & the editor resigned.
I guess the good thing to come out of this is. Spencer will have virtually no chance of being published again, except for in the other fringe journal of deniers choice Energy & Environment. He wouldn't dare try at Remote Sensing again after humiliating their peer review process & the scrutiny from any credible journal will mean Spencer is essentially ostracized & can no longer peddle his wares anywhere but his own blog.
rr.kampen replied on Permalink
But correct to resign.
You are right - this will prevent bona fide journals from publishing stuff by the creationist. Now Huntsville University has a chance to make some fame ;)
In fairness, the "IPCC
In fairness, the "IPCC scandals" stories were artificially inflated by the right-wing press and blogosphere "piling on". Then again, the IPCC made it easier by being overly defensive.
I hope communication of its message to the wider public becomes a top priority.


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My new laptop came with Vista, and a recovery partition. I'm going to wipe them out and install Linux. But I want to backup the recovery partition first, just in case I need it later to send it in for warranty services or something.
The recovery partition is ~10GB. I usually wouldn't mind having that sitting on my harddrive... but it's a 80GB SSD, and space is scarce.
Just to make sure, can I back it up using dd like this? (assuming the SSD is at /dev/sda, and the recovery partition /dev/sda1)
According to Wikipedia, the partition table starts at 446 offset, and is 64 bytes long.Code:dd if=/dev/sda of=partition_table skip=446 count=64 dd if=/dev/sda1 of=recovery_partition bs=4M
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Cinematheque . June 7-9: Pina, American Hot Wax & More!
June 7-9: Pina, American Hot Wax & More!
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Spectacular PINA celebrates life and dance of German choreographer Pina Bausch Think you don't like modern dance? The amazing, Oscar-nominated movie PINA might prove you wrong! Wim Wenders (WINGS OF DESIRE, THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB) celebrates the groundbreaking work of his friend and fellow German, legendary dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch (1940-2009), in a movie he wanted to make for years. Wenders' well-positioned cameras capture Bausch and her dancers as they perform some of her most celebrated works ("The Rite of Sping," "Café Müller," et al.) both on stage and around the German city of Wuppertal, home of Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal since 1972. Shot in digital 3D, PINA will be shown at the Cinematheque in 35mm 2D (brighter than 3D). In any dimension it's a great movie! Watch the trailer then catch the film's East Side Cleveland premiere on Friday or Saturday. AMERICAN HOT WAX re-creates early days of rock 'n' roll with Alan Freed; musician Kenny Vance to appear in person on Friday Tim McIntyre, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, and Laraine Newman star in Floyd Mutrux's AMERICAN HOT WAX , a 1978 rock 'n' roll drama inspired by the life of legendary Cleveland/NYC deejay Alan Freed. In the film, Freed organizes a rock show at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre in 1959, only to watch the long-simmering hostility of police, politicians, and parents to his "devil's music" finally come to a boil. The movie features performances by Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, et al. AMERICAN HOT WAX has never been released on DVD, but you can see it on film on Friday or Saturday. On Friday night, Kenny Vance, founding member of Jay and the Americans, will appear in person to answer audience questions after the screening. Vance was the music supervisor on the film, and also performs in it with his band The Planotones, which was created for the movie. But Kenny Vance and the Planotones became a real group after AHW was released, and they perform live this Thursday night at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and Museum . ATTENBERG is the latest weird Greek movie in the vein of "Dogtooth" Athina Rachel Tsangari's ATTENBERG , Greece's official entry for the 2012 foreign-film Oscar, is another work from the country's ultra-strange "New Wave," which surfaced in 2009 with Yorgos Lanthimos' DOGTOOTH. (Lanthimos has an acting role in ATTENBERG.) The movie tells of an antisocial, sexually inexperienced 23-year-old Greek woman, living in a depressing seaside factory town with her terminally-ill father, who learns about the natural world from Sir David Attenborough's wildlife documentaries and about the birds and the bees from her GGG friend Bella. According to the Time Out Film Guide, "ATTENBERG shares with the Oscar-nominated DOGTOOTH a weakness for overgrown innocence and deadpan perversity." No one under 17 will be admitted to this movie that premieres on Thursday and Friday. Here's the film's intriguing trailer. Chow Yun-Fat stars in Chinese action-comedy-western LET THE BULLETS FLY Chow Yun-Fat, Ge You, and Jiang Wen (RED SORGHUM) star in Jiang's spectacular new Chinese action film LET THE BULLETS FLY , the highest grossing domestic film in Chinese film history at the time of its release. Set in warring 1920s China, the movie is a rollicking action-comedy-western that pays loving tribute to such classics as ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST and YOJIMBO. It tells of a bandit who poses as mayor of a provincial town and of the corrupt, wealthy businessman who challenges him for local control. See this "marvelously funny and visually sumptuous" (The Wall St. Journal) film on Thursday or Saturday. THIS WEEKEND Thu., June 7, at 5:30 pm Fri., June 8, at 7:35 pm Weird new Greek film ATTENBERG Thu., June 7, at 7:25 pm Sat., June 9, at 9:00 pm Chow Yun-Fat in Chinese action comedy LET THE BULLETS FLY Fri., June 8, at 5:30p m Sat., June 9, at 6:55 pm Wim Wenders' amazing dance movie PINA Fri., June 8, at 9:35 pm Sat., June 9, at 5:00 pm Alan Freed/rock 'n' roll classic AMERICAN HOT WAX Kenny Vance in person on Fri night! NEXT WEEK Thu., June 14, at 5:45 pm Fri., June 15, at 7:30 pm MY NAME IS SABINA SPIELREIN Thu., June 14, at 7:35 pm Sat., June 16, at 9:10 pm SOUND OF NOISE Fri., June 15, at 5:30 pm Sat., June 16, at 7:10 pm DETACHMENT Fri., June 15, at 9:20 pm Sat., June 16, at 5:00 pm TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM
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So, life will get better for the US economy, and therefore the world economy, and yet we will be no closer to preventing another Osama Bin Laden attack, at all.
The right thing happening for all the
The Binladen family in Texas has completely disowned Osama. It's something akin to my Egyptian friend Mr. Saad, who moved to this country last year and was telling me last week how people think it's funny to compare his last name to "Saddam." Something folks would rather just forget completely.


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Shuttered Bartonville icon awaits its future
BARTONVILLE — On the northwest corner of Jeter and McMakin roads, only the shell of the Bartonville Food Store remains. The building, which greeted commuters with coffee during the morning rush, now appears to be a storage facility for convenience store fixtures.
The doors are locked, the gas pumps are shut off and a poster in the window acts as a tombstone with the inscription "Bartonville Food Store May 30, 1959 – Feb. 15, 2013. Thanks for your business, it's been FUN!"
As former owner James Price walks past the front door — which bears a "CLOSED" sign with the phrase "Please Call Again" scratched out — he says he's happier it's closed.
Reccurring changes to state mandates and regulations took the enjoyment out of operating the store, which had solidified itself as a staple in the community over the years, he said.
"It was also the economy, too," Price said. "The recession made things hard. I never really made any money from the store. Only enough to pay bills and to keep the store open."
He sold the store to the town earlier this year. Bartonville Town Council members have even expressed a desire to preserve the building, given its 130-year history.
Interim Town Administrator Stacey Almond said the mayor and council determined that future plans regarding the store should be addressed by the Bartonville Community Development Corp.
She said the town also formed a community survey committee to assist in developing ideas for possibly repurposing the building.
"This committee is in the beginning stages of survey development, which, upon completion, will assist the BCDC and the town in determining goals for the old store," she said.
Price tailgates on his pickup as he reflects on the history of the building. The Argyle volunteer firefighter shrugs when he's asked if he misses operating the store.
"My grandfather said it perfectly," he said. "He used to tell me, 'Boy, you only run a business to either make money or to have fun. If you're not doing either one, it's time to change.'"
Though he doesn't have any sentimental attachment to the building, Price smiled as he recalled memories he created while working in the store over the years.
He told the story about an elderly woman in the early stages of Alzheimer's who drove her car to the store looking for her husband's grave. The store was closed, but Price, a store employee and a deputy sat with the woman until her children arrived to take her home. He said the woman was lost, but they each stayed with her to make her feel safe.
"Those are the types of things that happened all the time," he said with a laugh.
Price also told the story of a man who looked like a dirty, ragged cowboy, who used to visit the store years ago. Price's father, James "Shorty" Price, loaned the man $20, which he used to buy gas and other necessities.
A few years after Shorty died in 1998, the cowboy returned, minus the dirty and ragged appearance.
The cowboy told James Price that he went broke and lost his farm, but opportunities in Montana led to a job and he became quite successful, Price said.
The man remembered how nice the people at the Bartonville Food Store were and how he never repaid the $20 that Price's father lent him.
He repaid his debt with a $100 bill, Price said.
The store had a long history of owners before Price took over in the late 1990s. Before Price, his mother, Amie, his father and another couple had started operating the store in 1959.
Keeping up with tradition, Price's three children also at some point worked for him at the store.
"They were sad to see me give it up," he said. "They grew up in the store, but they understand."
According to a historical essay written about the store by Jim Morriss, the store had been in operation for more than 130 years.
It was one of the oldest-operated businesses in Denton County, he wrote. Morriss also wrote that no one alive could remember a time when there wasn't a Bartonville Food Store.
"A lot of people grew up with the store," Price said. "I know a girl who moved away awhile back, but she told me that every time she comes back, she knows she's home when she sees the food store."
Price admits that he wishes the food store could have stayed open in some fashion. He said he thinks most of the local residents were shocked that the store wouldn't be replaced by another business after it was purchased by the town.
Price said he supports the town's decision to preserve the building and possibly turn it into a community center.
Residents are now forced to drive an extra three miles to another convenience store for their coffee fix, at the All N1 Food Store in Flower Mound.
But occasionally, someone forgets that the Bartonville Food Store has closed and tries to pull open the doors out of habit.
JOHN D. HARDEN can be reached at 940-566-6882 and via Twitter at @JDHarden.


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by Jamie Buckingham
One affliction common among grandparents is the urge to take over. I've watched my mother, who is 85, do this to our children. Now, as my own five children grow up, marry and start having children of their own I find myself doing the same thing.
In fact, it's hard to keep from taking over when you know you can do it better—and with my five grandchildren I am no exception.
"You don't have to make that mistake," I want to tell my children as they stumble clumsily through child rearing. "Your mom and] have already walked that path. It goes nowhere. Go this way instead."
It seems so simple. All they have to do is follow my advice and they'll rear perfect children. Yet, it may be that real maturity comes only by making mistakes and then having to find a way out of the corner into which you've painted yourself.
Reflecting back over the years, there are certain things I would do differently if I had the option of starting over. There are other things we did right—things which have really paid off. I wish, for instance, I had taught my children correct eating habits. I'm not talking of table manners, for we spent a lot of time on that.
Rather I am concerned that we raised an entire generation on junk food—ice cream and french fries. Now that Jackie and I have been convicted of OUT poor eating habits and are making drastic changes (no more white sugar and white bread, few red meats, lots of vegetables, fruits and grains) we find it painful to see our grandchildren eating the same things our children ate.
I wish we had observed a weekly day for family fasting and prayer. I wish we had eaten a family breakfast together with a time for prayer before the children left for school. I wish we had insisted that each child memorize passages of Scripture. I wish we had taught each child to save money on a regular basis—setting aside a certain amount each week from allowances and wages.
I wish we had read the classics out loud as my dad did to me. I still remember "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din," and "Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul," not to mention long passages from Shakespeare, Thoreau, Melville and Longfellow.
I wish we had listened to classical music as a family. Too often I withdrew to my own room to listen to Chopin and Dvorak rather than insult my ears with the weirdness and wildness coming from the children's radio or phonograph.
But all that is offset by the things we did right. I am glad we led each child to make a personal commitment to Jesus Christ—and that each one has received the baptism in the Holy Spirit, I am glad we taught each child the privilege of tithing as the basis of kingdom stewardship.
It's tough. watching married children who make very little money, set aside 10 percent of each week's wages for the Lord. But it's satisfying, for I know the end results. I'm especially glad for those individual evening prayer times.
Each night I would make the rounds, sitting on the side of each child's bed, talking about personal things. Regardless of how tough the day had been. I wanted those last moments of conscious thought to be positive. I wanted each child to know his dad loved him and was proud of him.
I did this every night, laying on hands and praying in the Spirit, even if the child was asleep. It was one of my better decisions. I am glad I honored my own father and mother, and that through that example my children now honor me and their mom.
I never called my parents by their first name nor referred to my dad as "the old man." Even though my parents made many mistakes, my dad was always my "hero." It is fulfilling to know my own children view me in the same perspective.
Jackie and I have made a lot of mistakes rearing our children. We've done things I wish we hadn't done—like fight in front of them. But we've never held anything back. No subject was taboo in our home.
We discussed sex as openly as we discussed why they should wear a shirt at the table and why they should go to church with the family on Sunday. Perhaps it has been this transparency—this willingness to admit we have been imperfect parents, this open admission that their parents were desper-ately in need of a Savior—which has knitted us together in such a tightly woven blanket.
Now, instead of fleeing from home, all of our grown children have said they want to come back and live close by—along with the grandchildren. Undoubtedly, that's going to cost me some money. After all, grandchildren need shoes—and some ice cream and french fries now and then, too.
From 1979 until his death, Jamie Buckingham (1932-1992) wrote the "Last Word" column for Charisma magazine, which originally published this article. He was the editor of Ministry Today magazine at his untimely death in February 1992—more than 20 years ago.
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Clarkson University Alumna Entrepreneur Honored at White House
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/whitehouse1.jpg .]
Clarkson University alumna and trustee Amy E. Castronova was honored at the White House yesterday for her accomplishments as an entrepreneur and her positive influence on the American economy.
The entrepreneur, who is president and CEO of Novatek Communications Inc. in Rochester, N.Y., spoke at a ceremony during which the Empact100 list of the country's top young entrepreneurs were recognized.
During her presentation, the 2004 graduate of Clarkson's engineering and management program pledged to mentor every student in Clarkson's Young Entrepreneur Program.
"The Young Entrepreneur Program is a very innovative and unique program pioneered by Clarkson University that gives incoming students the opportunity to attend Clarkson through a combination of merit-based financial aid, as well as the University's acquisition of [partial] ownership in that student's business venture, in lieu of tuition -- and all of this in addition to the education and the training," said Castronova.
"We are very grateful to Amy and other Clarkson alumni entrepreneurs for their enthusiastic support of the students in this new program," said Marc S. Compeau, director of the Clarkson's Reh Center for Entrepreneurship. "They are enabling us to take the students to a new level, well beyond the more common incubator infrastructure for those wanting to start a new venture."
Students interested in studying entrepreneurship at Clarkson University can find out more at http://www.clarkson.edu/entrepreneur/students.html .
Castronova's own journey as an entrepreneur began as a 20-year-old sophomore at Clarkson, when she purchased Novatek Communications, a successful technical writing and training company.
"My mother started the company in 1989," she said. "She had recently passed away following a brief illness. I opted to purchase the company after her death. To some extent I had grown up with the company. My parents often discussed her business over dinner, so I was aware of the services it offered."
When Castronova took over she had one immediate challenge: how to manage a company and still get her schoolwork finished. "I inherited an excellent staff that was willing to work with me," she said. "The first thing I did was delegate control of all the day-by-day operations. The financial management and strategic planning I held on to. Big meetings were held during school vacations and summers were spent in the office. I juggled the work during the school year and kept two separate e-mail accounts."
Castronova graduated from Clarkson in 2004, and by 2006 she was named an Up and Coming Business Woman in Rochester. In 2007, the Rochester Women Presidents Organization named her a Rising Star, and in 2008, she was the recipient of the Young Entrepreneur Champion of the Year awards at the district, state, and regional levels from the U.S. Small Business Association.
Today, Novatek Communications employs 35 people in the Rochester area. The company helps medical device manufacturers become launch ready. As the audience expert, Novatek creates product documentation and training that proactively averts service issues and improves sales traction. Read more about Novatek at http://www.novatekcom.com .
The Empact100 list was created by Empact, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, Opportunity International, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and the Startup America Partnership. The 100 companies on the list are responsible for contributing over 2,500 jobs and over $374 million in revenue. Read more at http://www.empact100.com .
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: The White House video feed of Amy Castronova's presentation. The Clarkson University alumna and trustee was honored at the White House for her accomplishments as an entrepreneur and her positive influence on the American economy.


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Singer Rute Fevereiro – EnChanTya
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From Lissabon Portugal comes the progressive goth metal act EnChanTya. The band released their debut album at the end of last year. I recently had the chance to talk to lead singer Rute Fevereiro (ex- Black Widow) and we talked about the band, the metal climate in Portugal, and lots more. Check out EnChanTya if you're into great music with some brilliant growl/clean vocals. Read the rest of this entry »


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This political season in Onslow County was the most interesting that I have seen since I became a part of the community in 2002.
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This political season in Onslow County was the most interesting that I have seen since I became a part of the community in 2002.
In 2002, there was an interesting race between Cecil Hargett and Tommy Pollard with accusations of a candidate filing for office under a false address and another candidate accused of frequently breaking environmental laws.
In 2004, Mildred Thomas was elected to serve as register of deeds, which made her the longest serving elected official in US history. Even though that race was closer than expected, there was little doubt that Thomas would fail to be re-elected. That same year there was a contest between incumbent Cecil Hargett and Harry Brown. There were accusations of a candidate using his position to obtain special favors for his business and accusations of someone selling one bad car. That was a funny race, but I didn�t think of it as interesting.
If anything interesting happened in 2006, 2008, 2010 or 2012, it wasn�t interesting enough to make an impression on my memory. The difference between 2014 and the past elections that I mentioned is that the excitement took place in the primary rather than the general election.
The entertainment value of the election process is something that is more appealing to younger voters. The new trend in Onslow County suggests that these exciting races are more likely to take place in the Republican primary. It is a great year for Onslow County Young Republicans.
On a related note: Onslow County Young Republicans will be meeting at Logan�s at 6 p.m. on May 8.
Eric Whitfield
Editor�s note: Eric Whitfield is on the blog committee for the Onslow County Young Republicans.


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An incredibly affordable solid-top with impeccable Yamaha quality.
Yamaha's FG700S Folk Acoustic Guitar is a reasonably priced entry-level acoustic guitar featuring one of the most popular tonewoods - solid Sitka spruce - for the top. This gives you a nice mellow tone with a slower response, and keeps the guitar nice and lightweight, a combination that is ideal for a beginner trying to find their way around the instrument. The nato back and sides also keeps the guitar lightweight and inexpensive while not sacrifcing tone. Other features of the FG700S include a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, black and white body binding, die-cast tuners, and a tortoise pickguard. Case sold separately.
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Bought it after bumming friends' guitars for years. I'm usually a bass player. This instrument is great for getting into guitar: excellent setup, solid tone (I got this one when I found out Elliott Smith used an old but standard Yamaha), has responded fine when I mess with alternative tunings (even worked down at open C). I've played and heard a lot of nice guitars – I bet you could fool not a few people with this fantastic bargain instrument.
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I am a collector of high-end and mid-range guitars and was out of town for a death in the family with no guitar, so I stopped by a competitor's to find something relatively inexpensive to play for the duration of my trip. I picked up just about every guitar in the acoustic room and then came across this instrument.
I've known that Yamaha makes great instruments at a low price-point, and decided that I'd try several out for size and sound and I kept coming back to this guitar because the sound was so rich. The instrument rings out so nicely, and the guitar felt good in my smallish hands.
I noticed another Yamaha that was a little less expensive but the laminated top was already splitting. This model of guitar has a solid spruce top -- much better resonance and sound and it will hold up far better than the other model I noted. The rosewood fretboard is a delight to play on and I was surprised at how well it was finished. The frets were smooth, even -- the craftsmanship was great. I often see guitars from other manufacturers at this price where the fingerboards aren't even cleaned from after the fretting process, and the workmanship is shoddy. Not this guitar!!
I have many high-end acoustics, and while this guitar doesn't quite match some of those instruments because of the tonewoods that were used, it comes really close. I think that this guitar will be my go-to instrument even for doing some recording. It's set-up was perfect and the action was low - not fret buzz - and I just couldn't put it down. I was going to buy a GS mini, but ended up with this guitar because the sound just blew me away. It was just what I needed to get me through a difficult weekend, and it is a guitar that will stay in my collection and one that I will be proud to own and play. I bought the sand burst finish and it is gorgeous.
I am not sure why the first reviewer gave the instrument such an outstanding review but only marked one star, but perhaps someone could fix that because it skews the rating. It is clear that the reviewer meant to give it a higher rating.
Comments about Yamaha FG700S Folk Acoustic Guitar:
Sometimes I don't know how Yamaha does it. They seem to consistently make some of the best guitars at whatever price point they're at. The FG700S is no exception. I own six Yamaha's, including two of their handcrafted ones, as well as two vintage Martins & two vintage Gibson's. I recently bought the FG700S as a present for my daughter. I was amazed at the quality of construction as well as the quality of the woods, the finish, even the tuning keys, AND you get a solid top, all for a great price! It's not that hard to find this combination of features and quality at twice the price or more, but at this price? If everybody looking for an entry level guitar knew about this one, no other company would be able to sell anything. AND, this guitar is good enough that it will take you well past being an intermediate player before you'll start longing for something better. The solid top should open up over time and sound even better as it gets older. Most entry level guitars do not come with a great neck setup right out of the box, so make sure that the store you buy it from will set the neck up for you, included in the purchase price. The store where I bought mine had 12 FG700S's in stock, all of which I played (drove the sales clerk nuts). Some had very good setups right out of the box, and some sounded better than others, unfortunately those two qualities didn't always come on the same guitar! I selected the best sounding one, and requested a neck setup, which I begrudgingly got. You literally can NOT go wrong buying this guitar!
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I bought this guitar sight unseen on the internet. When it arived I put a new set of strings on and it came with a hex wrench to adjust the action. After adjusting the action as low as it could go and adding the new strings I was ready to rock. The solid spruce top fives it a very bright tone. It doesn't quite have the sustain to do "Blackbird" by the Beatles correctly so I think I might buy a pickup and an amp for it. I played guitar for 20 years and had some real nice ones and this guitar compares favorably with the best of them.
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My personal qualifications for writing this review are "none". I'm a total and complete beginner. However, I know what I like to hear, and that's what counts for me. I tried several guitars before making my selection and this one had the cleanest and longest sustaining notes of any of them.
Also, several people at work play and I respect their opinions. They "tried it out" when I brought it back into the office and all were very enthusiastic. One said it sounded better than any of his guitars that cost at least 2-3 times as much. Another compared it favorably with his $700 Taylor. The third, a professional bass player, whipped a pick out of his wallet, sat on the floor crosslegged, and proceeded to go crazy.
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Bought this for a 12 year old beginner and chose it over about 8 other guitars in price range. To my delight the action is as good as my Martin and the sound is impressive given the price tag. Good base and full in the middle...very bright and crisp. Good machine heads, good looking finish. Highly recommended!
Comments about Yamaha FG700S Folk Acoustic Guitar:
I bought mine(with a case) in LA, took it home. Changed the strings and have been playing and learning on it ever since. A good clear sound, keeps in tune and it is a fun guitar to play on. A good beginners guitar, with a well-shaped neck. Sounds fine strumming and picking. Recommended.Change the factory strings ASAP, though.
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This guitar is now my third guitar and I have had it for about three months now. All I can say is that it really rocks. This guitar has a really bright sound that was almost identical to the $3,000 that I really wanted but didn't have the money for. All of the mechanics and "build of the guitar" are flawless. I have had to retune the guitar only a few times these three months, it really holds a pitch well. I really recommend this guitar to anyone. It is a whole lot of fun and sounds great.


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I would have taken more science in college if my profs had sung to me. Dr. Richard Alley brings together my love for folklore with the dangers of climate change in this glacier-oriented version of "The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night."
Alley created this video and others like "Peaceful, Easy Obduction" for his Geology of the National Parks course, according to his YouTube page.
"The Great Penguin Waltz" was apparently not for his class, but is educational nonethless — points for rhyming the words "Aptenodytes patagonicus look good in their nighties."


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A driver fled the scene of the accident Tuesday after running off the road and hitting a tree on State Highway 326.
The vehicle, a 2004 Dodge Stratus, caused the tree to fall into the road after it was struck. The accident occurred at 11:45 am. The vehicle was towed from the scene and police are looking for the driver.
Police say the license plate no longer matched the vehicle.
At 5:16 p.m. Monday night, a woman driving a 2000 Lincoln Town Car temporarily drove off the road before overcompensating and hitting a gray GMC truck.
The accident occured on Skyline drive near Castlegate Loop. EMS were called to the scene, but no injuries were reported.
Upon arrival, police arrested the woman for driving while intoxicated, inadequate insurance, refusal to admit to sobriety tests, and careless or prohibited driving. Since the woman didn't consent to a Breathalyzer, police didn't have blood-alcohol test results.
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This update provides the Junk Email Filter in Microsoft Outlook 2010 with a more current definition of those characteristics that define certain email messages as junk email. This update has a prerequisite and was released on March 8, 2016.
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Jeremy Renner to be a dad - report
Actor JEREMY RENNER is set to become a first-time father - his ex-girlfriend is pregnant, according to a U.S. report.
The Avengers star, 42, allegedly dated the unnamed mum-to-be last year (12), and although they are no longer together, he has allowed his former lover to stay in his Los Angeles home.
A source tells Us Weekly magazine, "They used to date but it wasn't serious. He's being ultra-secretive about it, but she has been going on about her life and not hiding it (her pregnancy)."
Sources tell the publication Renner was overheard telling TV beauty Eva Longoria about the baby news at the Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood on Sunday (13Jan13). The baby is reportedly due next month (Feb13).
Renner previously dated aspiring actress Jess Macallan, but the couple split in 2010 after four years together.
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Scioscia ejected in ninth inning of Halos' win
By Robert Falkoff / Special to MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- Angels manager Mike Scioscia became the third man to be ejected by umpire Marty Foster over a two-day span during the Halos' 5-2 win against the Royals on Sunday.
Foster, who ejected Royal players Chris Getz on Saturday and Billy Butler on Sunday, threw out Scioscia in the ninth inning of the series finale. Jeff Francoeur had swung at a low pitch from Ernesto Frieri, and home-plate umpire Foster initially ruled that Francoeur had struck out. . But the umpires then conferred and the ruling was a foul tip. After Scioscia came out for a vehement argument that lasted awhile, he was ejected.
"[Second-base umpire] Tim Welke said he saw the ball foul tipped and go through our catcher's legs," Scioscia said. "This whole series there were breaks both ways. Today, I don't think those breaks went our way. But we played at a high enough level to absorb them and get it done."
Weaver will return to face Dodgers on Wednesday
KANSAS CITY -- The Angels made the official announcement of Jered Weaver's return after Sunday's win against the Royals. Weaver will start on Wednesday against the Dodgers at Angel Stadium, with Jason Vargas moving back to Thursday.
Weaver has been out since April 8 with a fractured left elbow.
Vargas will be working on five days' rest with Weaver taking the Wednesday slot.
"I think it's a good place to put Weaver back," manager Mike Scioscia said. "It's not bad for these guys to get an extra day here or there."
Burnett exits with left forearm tightness
KANSAS CITY -- Angels left-hander Sean Burnett had to leave Sunday's 5-2 win against the Royals with left forearm tightness. He'll be evaluated on Monday when the club returns to Southern California, and the hope is that Burnett suffered only minor irritation.
Burnett just returned from the disabled list on Tuesday after missing 22 games due to left forearm irritation.
"It's more frustrating than anything," Burnett said. "I was throwing the ball well. There are no answers yet, and hopefully [Monday] I'll feel better."
Burnett entered the game in the seventh inning and left after George Kottaras grounded out and Chris Getz beat out an infield single. Burnett slid at the bag while covering first on the Getz single, but the injury was not related to that.
Buckner designated for assignment by Halos
KANSAS CITY -- Billy Buckner knows all about the ups and downs of Major League Baseball. One day after he threw five shutout innings in his first Major League game in nearly three years, Buckner learned that the Angels had designated him for assignment on Sunday.
The Angels had to make a move on their 25-roster with reliever Kevin Jepsen being activated after a stint on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain.
Buckner said he would be receptive to remaining in the Angels organization if he clears waivers. In his debut with the Angels, he allowed just two hits and walked three over five innings.
"There's no real reaction," Buckner said. "I guess I understand it. They've got a lot of guys coming off the DL. So, someone has to go. I really like this organization. They obviously are willing to promote guys who aren't on the roster at the time. I like the staff here and the staff at [Triple-A] Salt Lake. It would be an easy thing to go there and try to work my way back."
Angels manager Mike Scioscia said that making tough decisions with the roster at this juncture is an indication that the club's fortunes are on the rise.
"We haven't had many tough decisions leading up to this," Scioscia said. "It points to the re-establishment of some depth that we need. I think that's going to continue through this next week. We have guys coming back who are important to us. We'll see how everything falls into place over the next four or five days."
Jepsen activated from 15-day DL, ready to go
KANSAS CITY -- Reliever Kevin Jepsen, who had 18 holds last year, rejoined the Angels on Sunday after a stint on the 15-day disabled list and said he's ready for whatever role manager Mike Scioscia might have in mind for him.
Jepsen, who worked his way back from a right shoulder strain with three rehab outings, was able to get into the flow of the competition and feels he is ready for high-leverage situations.
"Absolutely," Jepsen said. "I'll be down [in the bullpen] just waiting for a phone call. We'll see how it plays out."
The Angels have been rolling since Jepsen left the club for his rehab assignments, but the right-hander said he doesn't notice a difference in the clubhouse from when the club was struggling.
"Even though we were struggling and losing some games, everybody kind of stayed upbeat," Jepsen said. "Nobody was in here hanging his head. Honestly, it kind of feels the same as when I left. It's definitely nice to see that."
Hanson throws simulated game, nearing return
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Tommy Hanson threw a five-inning, 75-pitch simulated game on Saturday in Arizona and appears to be on the verge of rejoining the Angels' staff.
"He had a good workout," manager Mike Scioscia said. "He'll be evaluated to make sure, but he should be another guy we're folding into the rotation this week if everything comes out all right."
Hanson was 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA in five starts prior to his stint on the restricted list.
Robert Falkoff is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Visit one of Massachusetts' many nature centers, and you'll learn about the fascinating world around you.
Bristol County Natural History Center, south of Boston, enjoy live exhibits, ponds, wetlands, beaches, meadows and forest displays. The EcoTarium in Worcester is an indoor/outdoor museum dedicated to exploring the natural world, with three floors of interactive exhibits, wildlife exhibits, nature trails, ponds and award-winning meadows, planetarium and train ride. The Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Western Massachusetts provides nature trails, field trips, an environmental and natural history library, games, educational activities and more.
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"Planets under Attack" trial version released
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Karlsruhe December 7 th 2012 – TopWare Interactive launched a trial version of their space strategy title "Planets under Attack" today. Developed by Targem Games, "Planets Under Attack" is available for PC, Mac and consoles.
"Planets under Attack" takes place in a fast paced and colorful world, challenging players to amass riches and conquer their enemies. Thinking on your feet is crucial, as victory can turn to defeat in the blink of an eye. Defend your planets and take your enemies' by force in this easy to learn, hard to master strategy title. The trial version offers a first glimpse at a universe filled with space zombies, sentient space insects and greedy, backstabbing humans.
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this week aired a
trio of new USB broadband modems. The first is the USBConnect
Shockwave from Sierra Wireless offering HSPA+. HSPA+ is a
so-called "3.5G" technology, which offers faster uplink and
downlink speeds.AT&T's Michael Woodward, vice president
of the company's Mobile Phone Portfolio, Mobility platform, and
Consumer Markets, comments, "With the planned deployment of
HSPA+ technology later this year, combined with the continued rollout
of expanded backhaul, AT&T will have increased our 3G download or
upload speeds multiple times in five years. We have
purposefully planned our path to LTE to create a wireless network
where the transition from 3G does not give customers wireless
whiplash."LTE is 4G (fourth generation) wireless
technology, that promises much faster speeds that 3G, or even 3.5G
technologies.Mr. Woodward's statement seems curious, given
how fast AT&T plans to try to jump to LTE versus more gradual
rollouts of WiMAX and LTE by Sprint and Verizon,
respectively. AT&T's rollout of HSPA+ later this year, will
be rapidly followed by an LTE
deployment in mid-2011.AT&T's second announced device
-- AT&T USBConnect Adrenaline from LG -- is LTE capable.
Whereas the Shockwave stick is free with 2-year data contract, the
Adrenaline will cost you $49.99. Both prices are after
rebate. AT&T also announced a new
contract-less USB broadband modem stick, the USBConnect 900 by
Huawei. The stick can be used with AT&T's DataConnect Pass
pre-paid service.That service offers one day or 100 MB of
data (whichever comes first) for $10, one week or 300 MB for $30, and
1 month or 1 GB of data for $50.Speaking of pre-paid
services, T-Mobile's upcoming pre-paid plan was leaked this
week when its training slides hit the internet. T-Mobile's rates
MB-wise are the same as AT&T's, but it's a bit more generous with
the time, giving users a whole week for the 100 MB pass (versus one
day with AT&T) and a whole month with the 300 MB pass (versus one
week with AT&T). The 1 GB pass remains at a month,
though.One has to wonder who would pay for these pre-paid
options -- particularly the high-allowance end, though, given that
T-Mobile's contract plan is $39.99/month with a 5 GB cap.
AT&T offers a
200 MB plan for $35/month and a 5 GB plan for $60/month, so its
pre-paid options stack up slightly more favorably in terms of price,
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http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.htmlFuterko
So what I'm not getting here is this... You have argued that "True Self" is not to be viewed as form, and with this idea that, "emptiness is viewed as a negation/i.e what is not Nirvana" you are also claiming that "True Self" is not to be viewed as emptiness. It is neither form, nor emptiness, so it seems the Heart Sutra is missing something then. When it says, "form is emptiness, emptiness is form" it should also say... plus there's a bit extra which is neither form, nor emptiness, and which should be identified as the True Self (but which we kinda forgot to mention).
Form is empty of the self and so is the world and samsara empty of anything that belongs to Self.
Emptiness is simply a negation (hence empty of the self)
Since form is without self therefore it leads to suffering(sn 22.59)
The reason is because whatever is form is impermenant and suffering and whatever is suffering is NOT SELF (SN quoted previously in the thread)
Which is why it is taught in sn 22.69 to abandon seeking for whatever does not belong to self.
The reason is the Self/Nirvana is not samsara or anything in the realm of Samsara....
Hence: Majjhima Nikaya 36. "When a monk's mind is thus freed, O monks, neither the gods with Indra, nor the gods with Brahma, nor the gods with the Lord of Creatures (Pajaapati), when searching will find[36] on what the consciousness of one thus gone (tathaagata) is based. Why is that? One who has thus gone is no longer traceable here and now, so I say.[37]
As the Buddha had be saying the Self/Nirvana is not "this" world or what belongs to it...it is beyond
Also the Self (as it is taught by Maha boowa and Dolpopa) has two different meanings...one is an individual personality.....the other Self is a word that carries a list of attributes i.e (True) Self is permenant,blissfull,unchanging,everlasting not subject to decay, unconditioned.....theses qualities IS the definition of (True)Self.


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+ Light electric railroad is Sarasota's answer
Dear Editor:
Your front-page article last week about the Tampa streetcar is interesting.
Maybe the "powers that be" should look at the idea to run a busline down the old CSX rail lines connecting Sarsota to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and colleges and downtown Sarasota. Maybe add downtown Bradenton and get the funding from Manatee and Sarasota counties, the city of Bradenton, the city of Sarasota and the state.
It would be called a light electric railroad.
Phoenix, Tempe, Ariz., and Scottsdale, Ariz., just completed a similiar light electric railroad and connected the Phoenix airport to it.
Portland, Ore., has been operating a light electric railroad for the past two years. It connects the universities, museums, shopping areas and living areas of the city and the Portland airport.
Maybe, if all of the local governments seriously examined a light electric railroad running down the middle of Tamiami Trail or the old CSX rail lines, they could see all of the benefits for local residents and businesses. Tourism would increase, and money spent in the two cities would increase.
The light electric railroad is the answer.
Mark Ellentuck
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Dear Editor:
This is in response to your recent page 6 editorial, "An Oil Man's Perspective on Offshore Drilling":
You stated the Sarasota Herald-Tribune failed to publish a certain letter. The Herald-Tribune is not alone in failing to publish certain letters. The Sarasota Observer failed to publish my letter as well.
It appears the editor is so afraid of losing advertising revenue by submitting my letter. It is aimed at neither a Republican nor Democrat, but rather more toward an environmentalist point of view.
But my letter is based on facts. Now, after I submit this letter to you, let me see what type of editor you truly are. And let me see if you are more concerned with siding with the majority of your readers, who are Republican, or are more interested in getting the facts out there to the public.
The ball is in your court, and let's see what your decision will be.
First, oil is not found by one taking a shot at a rabbit, missing and shooting a hole in the earth until oil comes gushing up, as Jed Clampett did when he struck oil on "The Beverly Hillbillies."
Second, I would like to point out one of the most important issues regarding oil drilling off our shores and one the oil companies would prefer everyone not be aware of: They attempt to locate oil through seismic testing. This is done with an array of 15 to 45 air guns that send explosive shock waves every 10 to 25 seconds into the seabed that then echo back through the water.
The sound is loud enough to disrupt and injure sea dwellers and possibly lead to the deaths of fish and marine mammals, such as dolphins, whales and manatees.
According to Dr. Chris Clarke, director of the Bioacoustics Research Program at Cornell University, "Seismic testing is the modern form of exploratory dynamite. Air guns represent the most severe acoustic insult to the marine environment, just short of naval warfare."
The high pressure can also harm the fishing industry. The deafening noise can cause some fishes' bladders to explode. In some places where seismic testing has been performed, the disturbances have resulted in commercial fish catches declining by as much as 50%.
If we allow seismic testing to happen off our coast, the next dolphins you will see won't be the ones you find at the north Venice jetties. Rather, you will find them washed up on Nokomis Beach, dead from being disoriented and losing their way or from having their eardrums crushed by the sonic blasts of seismic testing.
So, before the Hummer driver slaps on the next "Drill, Baby, Drill!" bumper sticker, would we rather keep our shores and our ocean life sustaining, or are we merely going to rape our ocean floors for a few drops of oil for a short-term fix?
Daniel M. Zumbro
+ Rubio the dictator
Dear Editor:
Revisionism with Republicans happens even faster than with Democrats. For instance, you wrote not a word about Marco Rubio's actions when he was speaker of the House in 2008 regarding immigration-control bills.
The plan to keep the Gringos from getting immigration-control bills passed was memorialized in the April 17, 2008, Miami Herald. In addition, I am sending you a copy of actions by legislators to kill a bill to remove Miami from being a sanctuary city.
I was there and witnessed Rubio's dictatorial attitude regarding attempts to end the illegal-alien crisis. He employed his legislative allies to make sure the bills never got out of committee.
The result: Today we have 984,000 unemployed and 1 million illegal aliens, and Floridians are saddled with the $4 billion in costs to educate, medicate and incarcerate them.
Perhaps an insert of this might give your readers a better idea of who the man is and what he stands for.
I am not a supporter of Charlie Crist, either.
George Fuller


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"When the frustration of my helplessness seemed greatest, I discovered God's grace was more than sufficient. And after my imprisonment, I could look back and see how God used my powerlessness for His purpose. What He has chosen for my most significant witness was not my triumphs or victories, but my defeat."
"My mother groan'd, my father wept Into the dangerous world I leapt, Helpless, naked, piping loud, Like a fiend hid in a cloud"
"It is the highest creatures who take the longest to mature, and are the most helpless during their immaturity."
"Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, To all my friends a burden grown; No more I hear my church's bell Than if it rang out for my knell; At thunder now no more I start Than at the rumbling of a cart"
"If you were not a sinful, polluted, helpless, and miserable creature, this Savior would not be suited to you, and you would not be comprehended in his gracious invitations to the children of men."
"There were always in me, two women at least, one woman desperate and bewildered, who felt she was drowning and another who would leap into a scene, as upon a stage, conceal her true emotions because they were weaknesses, helplessness, despair, and present to the world only a smile, an eagerness, curiosity, enthusiasm, interest."
"I don't know. We just lost some momentum somewhere. It's a helpless feeling when you can't get anything going."


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A tearful and remorseful Allen Iverson is happy to be back with the Philadelphia 76ers.
"When I had the opportunity to come back here...I couldn't turn it down," a choked up Iverson said during a 45-minute press conference. "I'm just happy."
Iverson officially returned to the franchise where he was an MVP, calling the opportunity a "no brainer" -- especially because of the fans.
"The relationships that I have with these [Philly] fans, are like no other, I think, in sports," No. 3 said. "A love for them and they love me and it's evident."
He's ready to prove he can still play, he said at the Wachovia Center on Thursday. The 10-time All-Star guard signed a non-guaranteed deal with the 76ers on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old Iverson was teary almost from the start of his news conference. He says he retired after his ill fated stint with Memphis because he felt like "the basketball part of my life was over."
"With the mistakes that I made in my life, you know, I created a picture that's not me," he said. "I did a lot of things when I was young that I'm not proud of, but I think I know those things helped me be the man that I am now."
But, alas he reminded everyone that he "was born to be a basketball player."
"The last couple of years has been hell because, you know, all I wanna do is play basketball," he said.
So, he's back.
Iverson will play his first game for the 76ers against Denver on Monday.


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Sir hiram maxim equipped his machine with a steam engine, while Langley used steam engines in most of his models.
In 1895 a huge steam-propelled aeroplane built by Sir hiram maxim burst the rails holding it down and lifted for a few feet.
As Sir hiram maxim has observed, a balloon by its very nature is light and fragile, it is a mere bubble.
Sir hiram maxim has expressed an intention of spending £20,000 in further experiments and prizes.
Mr. hiram maxim has declared that a flying machine in South Africa would have been worth four times its weight in gold.
"That's the theory of Sir hiram maxim;" commented my friend, as he excused himself reluctantly for another appointment.
Sir hiram maxim's experimental air-ship embodied the principles shown by Fig. 171.
Somewhat similar in outward design is the huge mechanical bird built by Sir hiram maxim.
The new gun proved so successful that the inventor was knighted, and became Sir hiram maxim.
Most notable attempts with this expedient were now shortly made by hiram maxim, Langley, and others.
"precept, principle," early 15c., from Middle French maxime, from Late Latin maxima, shortened from phrases such as maxima propositio, maxima sententarium "axiom," literally "greatest premise, greatest among propositions" (one which is general and absolute), from fem. of maximus "greatest" (see maximum).
single-barreled water-cooled machine gun, 1885, named for inventor, U.S.-born British engineer Sir Hiram S. Maxim (1840-1916).


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ECE 612 Lecture 22: CMOS Circuit Essentials
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Outline: 1) The CMOS inverter, 2) Speed, 3) Power, 4) Circuit performance, 5) Metrics, 6) Limits.
This lecture is an overview of CMOS circuits. For a more detailed presentation, the following lectures from the Fall 2006 teaching of this course should be viewed:
Lecture 24: CMOS Circuits, Part I (Fall 2006) Lecture 25: CMOS Circuits, Part II (Fall 2006) Lecture 26: CMOS Limits (Fall 2006)
Cite this work
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
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Empowering deserving military families with educational support and opportunities.
Congratulations to your daughter! Glad you all had a nice weekend. Is your wife looking forward to moving out to SoCal?
Congrats on your daughter getting into B.U. If someone is going to college up here in the frozen north there is no better college town than Boston.(B.U. is in walking distance to Fenway).
If you should get invited to Fairhaven try to get in a round at Acushnet River Valley which is in the next town(Acushnet). It is a muni that I play every week and is one of the better groomed muni's I have played.
Any time Randy, any time!
Randy that is fantastic!! Great side benefits of a very proud father moment!
Our little girl turned 2 on Easter Sunday. There is nothing in the world like being a father of a little girl. :-)
Congratulations my friend on your daughters accomplishments. I bet as you look back, it seemed like only yesterday when you were helping change diapers, putting bandaids on the booboo's and now graduate school.
As life continues to move forward and I can tell tell from your words that you are extremely proud of her. In turn, I am also very proud of you and your wife for sitting the groundwork to make this happen for her.
When everything gets settled in, give the FJ folks and Rick a big hello for me....... Love ya Bro!
Take care my friend!
Excellent news Randy! Congrats to you and yours.
Congratulations on your daughter's graduation and acceptance to BU. If you are in the area, I would certainly try and host you to a round at my course. Looking back, you are one of the original FJ members I reached out to as a friend.
Best of luck and again congratulations!
Just think Randy, you are now Bi Coastal! :)
Congratulations to your family and accomplishments - SoCal Move; Graduation and Grad School - What a year!!!
Enjoy the SoCal Life and your success....
-ICONs for ALL
Thanks to each and every one of you. I appreciate the kind words, though I really didn't do anything. This was all my daughter, 100%.... But you are all so kind.
Yes, we hope Boston treats her as well as Ann Arbor and Michigan has. That would be a true blessing, especially since, as Paul says, I'm Bi-Coastal!
It's been a year of many blessings so far, and I only hope that things continue in a positive direction. Still lots to go, but my family is very happy with the trends!
As an aside, this is part of why the FJ Community is what it is. This little story has little to do with golf, but everything to do with who we are here inside FJ. This is a place where we can wear moments like these on our sleeves with those closest to us.
Thanks again everyone.
Congratulations to your daughter! She will love Boston...maybe not so much in Jan/Feb, but nonetheless I love Boston.
Congrats on all the accomplishments. I don't have a daughter but my baby sister is about to enter the Nursing program and I am very proud of her, I can only imagine the pride and joy that will come over you on both her graduation days. On the move to So Cal, I'm jealous, I've spent sometime out that way seeing family and played a few rounds out there and it is completely different than playing in Ohio. Again, Congrats.
Randy, that's great news! I know you and your wife are thrilled beyond words -- OK, maybe you're never beyond words, but still. Quite an accomplishment, please give her my congratulations!


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Future running partner.
I got there about 30 minutes early for same day packet pick up. The line was out the door. Yes, I should have gotten in the night before but I certainly didn't expect the wait to be that long. There was only two or three people getting people processed and that was after I heard someone say they were getting more volunteers.
I also had pre-registered my daughters to run their kid races and we barely made it to the start of their races, which seemed to be put together as they walked the kids to the start.
They told the kids that when they finished they would get to see snakes? Never happened. And the kids didn't get anything (cost $5 to enter the race for them).
I did get water at the second stop but they were digging it out of the bottom. I was lucky.
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Judge Koh wants Apple to reveal the profitability of the Apple iPhone
0. phoneArena posted on 21 Oct 2012, 22:01
In order to prove that Apple deserves the $1.05 billion that the jury awarded it after the patent trial with Samsung, Judge Koh wants Apple to open its books and reveal just how profitable the Apple iPhone is; the judge says Apple cannot use its financial data to seek billion dollar judgments and keep it a secret...
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1. ajac09 (Posts: 1482; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
and we ( well the judge shall see) that samsung hasn't hurt apples products at all.
4. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Maybe the damages (if not voided) will be more like $1.05.
7. nyuvo (Posts: 72; Member since: 10 May 2012)
I'm trying to figure out if its a good or bad thing for Samsung.. We all know they are extremely over priced and that Apple makes huge profits.
So to prove that the iPhone does bring in lots of revenue due to it being so over priced, then theoretically the damages would be considered more severe as Samsung have taken away these potential profitable sales?
9. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
My understanding is that, while profits may have been (arguably) lost, the rationale for asking is due to the infringement on components at core cost, rather than over inflated prices set by apple. Hence, lost income, rather than potential lost profits, as it is impossible to determine if such sales would have even occurred. Samsung's more aggressive with its prices, and those customers that could not have justified a purchase of an inferior but arguably comparable apple product at a higher cost could justify the purchase of a Samsung product at a lower price, and with more capabilities. To which point, if it could be justified that Samsung did cause any lost sales, the penalty would be for core cost of each iphone, minus (of course) the cost of Samsung's own components. That said, I am no legal scholar.
13. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Given that Judge Koh has requested profitability data, that would imply that Koh is considering Profits versus Margin for the damages model. Gross Margin is generally defined as Sell Price less Cost of Goods Sold, which based on iFixIt (and others) numbers is around $400/iPhone. Profitability is a different kettle of fish. Profitability takes Gross Margin and subtracts Selling, General & Administrative (and a few other items) expenses to arrive at Net Profits.
If Apple's revenue model peaks at launch and then trails off as time passes, profitability will be less, since SG&A expenses are generally constant over time.
All of which would explain why Apple is wanting to keep their profitability numbers sealed.... Kind of like a modern variant on the emperor having no clothes.
25. nyuvo (Posts: 72; Member since: 10 May 2012)
Well said (both you and box). I am very interested to see how much Apple really profits from each device.
You have a good point that people might just buy samsung products simply for just "better value".
If i can get a phone that does what this other phone does (arguably better) for 75% of the other phones price - Then why not?
There's one thing even an android fan (me) will admit tho, and that is that samsung is guilty of copying elements from the iphones design. However, the fact that they are patentable in the first place isn't right. Its like saying Doge copied ford with their charger vs mustang. They have their similarities, now get over it. and may the best product win.
24. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
lokks like this came to bite apple on its rear...Koh's got greedy and Apple's gotta pay :)
2. sarb009 (Posts: 321; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
And how much % she wants as her comission for taking the case in favour of apple ?
15. Jelly_Bean (Posts: 109; Member since: 11 Sep 2012)
I believe if Sammy can get some good lawyers they may change the course of this case. Because I still believe "Truth always wins" :)
3. GALAXY-STORM (Posts: 328; Member since: 13 Oct 2012)
Oh Apple! the tables have turned.
12. kartik4u98 (Posts: 511; Member since: 19 May 2012)
Apple- :banghead:
5. Ravail (Posts: 182; Member since: 14 Oct 2011)
Lol i bet Apple is getting a bad taste in its mouth now..
10. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Apple is definitely getting a case of heartburn. They are wanting to have their cake while eating it at the same time.
I suspect that what will be shown is that Apple's profitability peaks at each iToys launch with profitability trailing off as time passes. That is probably a different 'lost profits' model than what was the basis for the $1.05 B judgement.
Nothing like transparency....
6. zackh121556 (Posts: 114; Member since: 01 Feb 2012)
Umm, this is something that should have been done during trial... if you put that much avail on the table. The amount should be justified. I hate Apple and wanna be game changing judges!
8. TheRetroReplay (Posts: 256; Member since: 20 Mar 2012)
So Apple may not even get a cent of that $1.05 billion from Samsung if the books prove that Apple was not hurt from Samsung's sales of their devices?
11. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
I wouldn't go that far. At least not on this round. Whether the Apple patents are valid is not the same as saying that Apple didn't lose $ due to sales they lost to Sammy. This iteration is about how many sales were lost to Sammy and the profitability of those lost sales.
There is a separate matter of whether Apple's patents are invalid. If Sammy gets a new trial, then the validity issue should be re-visited.
20. pliskin1 (Posts: 59; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
Don't forget that Samsung many not even have to pay, if they get their retrial...considering the jury was supposedly biased in the first trial.
14. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I have been saying since all this started....if every iPhone has outsold the previous one....how has Apple been harmed financially? Or more specifically, to the tune of 1 billion?
16. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Agreed, and it isn't like samsungs are running ios. Different OS, different capabilities, and different price points. People who would have wanted an iDevice and been of means to purchase one likely did, or would have purchased a true KIRF, not an arguably similar-looking one from one of the world's tech giants. Samsung continued the F700 design language until it replaced that with the nature-themed looks they are attempting to mimic and infuse in their devices with the GS3 onwards
18. Retro-touch (Posts: 293; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
I didn't even think of that. It wouldn't make sense that your sales are harmed if you always outsell, hopefully the damages will be significantly reduced or an appeal might just get this case going in Samsung's favor
17. remtothemax (Posts: 260; Member since: 02 May 2012)
what they should have done was just get snooki in court and handed her an unmarked galaxy s and an unmarked iphon and if she could tell which is apple and which is samsung from the shape and operating system, samsung wins
if she couldn't, apple wins
matter finished
19. No_Nonsense (unregistered)
Who is Snooki?
21. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Jersey Shore....
22. No_Nonsense (unregistered)
What's that? Not an American.
30. loli5 (Posts: 76; Member since: 08 Oct 2012)
I envy you SOOOOOOO much for not knowing what the jersey shore is.
23. tedkord (Posts: 15731; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
A terminally stupid, vapid, talentless whore whose 15 minutes should be just about up.
26. Topcat488 (Posts: 1401; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
Maybe Apple should pay them underaged Chinese workers 20 cents a day, instead of just 10 cents (ok plus room and board). This would lower their profits and help in this court case. Three CHEERS for the Judge...
27. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
Basically, judge Koh wants Apple to strip in front of the world to see if it is worthy of Samsung's grace
28. Aeires (unregistered)
Wouldn't be surprised if Apple drops the lawsuit, keeping their percentages of overpricing secret is worth more to them than $1 Billion from Samsung.


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NEW YORK CITY -- It was bound to happen. Digital imaging company Direct Dimensions (Baltimore) has teamed up with MakerBot Industries LLC, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of 3D printers, to launch the ShapeShot three-dimensional photobooth. This enables patrons to make a self-portrait and then receive a three-dimensional plastic sculpture formed by the MakerBot printer. The initial ShapeShot booth has been installed in MakerBot's first retail store, which opened in lower Manhattan last September.
Contemporary 3D printing (or "additive manufacturing") is performed by a computer reading a 3D graphic file and using the data to control the movements of an extrusion nozzle and a bed. The nozzle lays down successive layers of softened plastic polymer on the bed, to build up the desired object.
Originally developed for engineers, scientists and manufacturers making prototypes, 3D printers have become much simpler and more affordable over the past few years. Entrepreneurs like MakerBot founder Bre Pettis have been offering increasingly low-cost machines; MakerBot's Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer is portable and sells for just over $2,000.
Pettis and his company have attracted considerable attention. The MakerBot Replicator was named "Best Emerging Tech" at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and the company has received glowing reviews in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and Wired.
The MakerBot store, located at 298 Mulberry St. in New York City, is a showcase for Pettis's 3D printing technology, as well as a retail outlet for products made with 3D printing. A line of bulk venders against the wall shows off these wares as capsule merchandise, along with several display cases of larger 3D printer-generated products.
The ShapeShot "3D photobooth" makes the necessary images and saves the data as a 3D graphic file that the MakerBot printer can read. The patron returns at a later date for the finished product -- it takes time for the computer to build up those layers of plastic. Prices for sculpted busts run from $20 to $60. Patrons' files also are available to them online at the Thingiverse file-sharing website (designed for 3D printing enthusiasts) and at a new website, the ShapeShot Market Place. Both offer services that customers can use to apply the files to creating a variety of useful and ornamental items.
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Watch Susan Boyle Butcher 'Unchained Melody'
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It's pretty much a given that when Susan Boyle performs on live television, she does so while standing completely still amid dim lighting and fake fog in some sort of floor-length "polygamy chic" dress. As a performer, Boyle is usually either truly great or tragically bad. Unfortunately, her rendition of the Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" on tonight's Dancing with the Stars results show was closer to the latter.