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Lady Gaga Performs 'Venus' at G-A-Y in London, To Stream 'ARTPOP' Early Via O2 [VIDEOS]
Lady Gaga dropped the official audio for 'Venus,' a new 'ARTPOP' track. She also performed the song in London on Oct. 27 at G-A-Y, the biggest gay club in the region. Gaga luuuuuuurves her gay fans, so this was a special treat for 'em.
Plus, the rest of the little monsters can watch the performance, thanks to the wonders of technology.
With her big, drag queen white-blonde hair and her loose, flowy, white dress, Gaga was a bit of an apparition as she delivered the song in live form.
Ma Monster's 'ARTPOP' is also featured in an O2 TV spot across the pond as well.
Wearing a bikini suit made of flowers, and playing with silver balloons, looking like she is contained within some sort of tubing, Gaga is going full bore with her modern Botticelli chick imaging. Her R. Kelly collabo 'Do What U Want' is utilized in the spot, as well.
Gaga will stream the album early in the U.K. through the O2 service, so users can listen to the album five days before it lands in stores. O2 will stream prior to Spotify and iTunes and will have exclusive access to Gaga video content.
The U.S. retail date is Nov. 11.
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Free $20 Target Gift Card. . . If You Are Pregnant
If you sign up for or are already signed up for the Target baby registry you will receive a free $20 gift card which can be applied towards any purchase at Target. The card came attached to the most recent edition of the Target baby registry catalog.
There are a number of annoying conditions that come with the gift card, but as long as you plan on using the $20 Target gift card towards an in store purchase you should not have any trouble redeeming it. To redeem the card you must bring it to a Target store, sign up for a baby registry, and the gift card can not be used towards another gift card.
Its nice to see retailers giving back to their customers, even if it is spurred on by their desperation during the recession.
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Buon Giorno Frittata
From: California Olive Board
Quick Facts
Servings: 6
Cook Time: 25 min.
Olives give this "good day" frittata an extra savory bite.
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 egg whites, beaten
- 1/4 cup shredded fresh basil
- 2 Tbs low fat milk
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 cups halved and sliced zucchini
- 1 cup diced yellow onions
- 1(6 ounce) can olives, drained and halved
- 1/2 cup roasted red bell peppers, sliced into 1/4-inch strips
- 1/4 cup grated fontina cheese
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a medium-sized mixing bowl whisk together eggs, egg whites, basil, milk, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a 10-inch oven proof sauté pan over medium. Add zucchini and onions and cook for 5-6 minutes until tender. Mix in 1 cup of olives and red bell peppers, remove from heat and stir into egg mixture. Pour egg and vegetable mixture back into pan, turn heat to medium-high and allow to cook for 3-5 minutes until eggs are set on the bottom. Sprinkle the top of the frittata with grated cheese and remaining olives and place into a 400 degree oven for 13-15 minutes until cooked through.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 143
Calories from Fat 90 (63%)
(15%)Total Fat 10g
(15%)Saturated Fat 3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
(49%)Cholesterol 147mg
(20%)Sodium 474mg
(0%)Potassium 0mg
Total Carbohydrate 0g
(8%)Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars 0g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(16%)Protein 8g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Department of Biological Science, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur
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A combined Entrance Test for admission to 1. M.Sc. Biotechnology (10 seat), 2. Microbiology (25 seats) 3. M.Sc Biochemistry (10 seats), 4. M.Sc Bioscience (10 seats), 5.M.Sc. Botany (15 seats), will be conducted for the academic session 2005-2006. Admission will be based strictly on merit. Reservation rule of M.P. State Government will be applicable.
The Department is well equipped for teaching and research in the areas of Biodiversity, Biocontrol technology, Fermentation technology, Industrial microbiology, Environmental microbiology, Limnology, Tissue culture, Bacteriology, Microbial physiology and metabolism, Molecular biology, Immunology, Micro-algal Biotechnology and Medical microbiology. The department is also supported by DST-FIST for strengthening of teaching and research in Microbiology. A number of research projects funded by DBT, DST, CSIR, UGC, ICFRE, DOEn, MPCST are on going in above listed areas.
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Jolly Roger Titan De asskickers Friday 04/08/2006, 10:30
Why does it say "the battle has timeout" even when i'm not in a battle.
I challange a player, he doesn't respond and then this stupid message flops on my screen....how can i avoid that???
Jolly Roger Titan De asskickers Friday 04/08/2006, 19:21
I got it several times today.
My smilie is the victim of this. I never escaped a battle, because I was losing, even when the server connection failed, I reconnect and finish the battle.
An other problem is that when a battle is finished and I challange an other player, I get the message that I am still in a fight, the last round of the previous fight then continues. Sometimes I even get the text "round 5" 0_o
Fraggle Imperator HK's fox on typewriters Friday 04/08/2006, 19:26
If you got "battle timeout" without starting a battle, it won't count on your smiley.
About the other problem: it look like you are using the java version, is it correct?
Jolly Roger Titan De asskickers Friday 04/08/2006, 20:09
I used the java version only a few times, but I normaly play in Flash. I only got the last problem twice (in Flash). Never got problems using Java, but the Flash version is easier to use...
I wonder why my smiley is so bad....I never used the white flag or disconnected intentionaly. However, my wireless internet at home could be the cause of the server disconnections and/or me escaping battles unwillingly.
Fraggle Imperator HK's fox on typewriters Friday 04/08/2006, 20:32
The white flag is okay to use: you'll get a battle points penalty but it's considered "fair use"
Your internet connexion is certainly the cause of your smiley face. I believe you know you can rejoin quickly the battle and finish the match.
Jolly Roger Titan De asskickers Saturday 05/08/2006, 10:39
OK, thanks for your help.
Yesterday my internet worked perfectly => my smily is green again...nice


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Ryan's Cloud of Solitude Bedroom
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- What do you love about your bedroom?:
- My style is simplistic and modern with a touch of traditional, so I like to incorporate all my styles into one room that's my own. I'm in love with my bed. It's my fluffy cloud of solitude, the white down comforter is a classic that will never get old. I like neutral colors that I can live with, and contrast, so there's a lot of white tones mixed with dark wood.
- What are your tips for creating a beautiful, healthy and organized bedroom?:
- I'm a college student on a budget so I usually go for a mix with high and low (usually more low). My absolute favorite source of home inspiration is Target. I want pretty much every single thing I see there. Wall feng shui is very important. Too much clutter on the walls can make a space feel small. I have my own art above my bed which I love, and gives the space a lot of depth and a feeling of stability with large geometric pieces jutting out from the wall.
- In modern homes, bedrooms have become more than just a place to sleep; they can be a retreat, a home office, a library, a relaxation zone. What are some ways you make the most of your bedroom?:
- Well I have my little office nook with a printer and lots of space to work and design, which I love. And there's a little shelf by the window that has some plants, my little indoor garden. The dresser is kind of my multimedia source. Every room should have some source of entertainment, and it's either the speakers blasting music during the day or cuddling up and watching a movie at night. The nightstand is the docking station for the night, has everything I need to get in and out of bed in the morning.


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In 1963, alto saxophonist Jackie McLean was well aware of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. He assembled a band with vibist Bobby Hutcherson, who had already played with Eric Dolphy, drummer Tony Williams, bassist Eddie Khan, and trombonist/composer Grachan Moncur III. While still adhering to the hard bop principle, One Step Beyond's title is literal. The introduction of space as an element in the twin-horn front line is consistent with what would come later that year on Destination Out! McLean is clearly hearing the Eastern modalism and intervallic invention in Coltrane's sound at this point, but still moves in his own direction, sticking very close to the blues and the hard, even relentless, swing provided by Williams on the kit. The CD version of the album contains two takes of McLean's "Saturday and Sunday," which make use of the insistent blues line and Williams' driving and dancing drumming style. But the true visionary compositions here are Moncur's "Frankenstein" and "Ghost Town." Their unconventional solo horn melodic statements followed by two horn choruses and their irrepressible urge to use Hutcherson's vibes as a contrapuntal element, while spreading out his chords so wide that he comes off as a pair of pianos playing complementary harmonic strategies, are revolutionary. Add to this Moncur's insistence on soloing inside the changes as McLean moves through the register and becomes increasingly dissonant, and you have a true doppelgänger effect -- but one that swings like mad. One Step Beyond may have been the first volley McLean fired in the direction of the new jazz, and played it safe enough to ride out the hard bop he helped to create, but he cannot be faulted as a bandleader, as this music still sounds fresh, vital, and full of grainy mystery. ~ Thom Jurek


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Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Annual to perennial herb (sometimes short-lived, dying after flowering once)
Stem generally erect
Leaves: lower generally tapered or petioled, often wavy-margined, generally pinnately lobed, ± dentate, lobes and teeth spine-tipped, margin generally spiny-ciliate, glabrous to tomentose; upper generally sessile, ± reduced
Inflorescence: heads discoid, 1many; involucre cylindric to spheric; phyllaries many, graduated in several series, outer spine-tipped; receptacle flat, long-bristly
Flowers generally many; corollas ± bilateral, white to red or purple, tube long, slender, lobes linear; anther bases sharply sagittate, tips oblong; style tip with slightly swollen node, appendage (above node) long, cylindric, branches very short
Fruit ovoid, glabrous; scar slightly angled; pappus bristles many, plumose, ± persistent or falling in ring
Species in genus: ± 200 species: North America, Eurasia
Etymology: (Greek: thistle)
Taxa difficult, incompletely differentiated, hybridize.
Biennial (or short-lived perennial herb) 12.1 m
Stem ± cobwebby, becoming glabrous
Leaves thinly cobwebby-tomentose (both surfaces) or becoming glabrous above; lower 39 dm, petiole spine-margined, blade generally ± lobed, lobes generally with 24(6) wide 2° lobes or coarse teeth, main spines 29 mm; middle and upper smaller, clasping or short-decurrent with ear-like bases, uppermost much reduced, generally very spiny, lobes narrower
Inflorescence: heads solitary or in small groups in ± open cymes or panicle-like clusters; peduncles 06 cm; involucres 1.52.5 cm, 1.53 cm diam, ovoid to bell-shaped, thinly cobwebby, becoming glabrous; outer and middle ovate to ovate-lanceolate, minutely spiny-ciliate, appressed, midribs with narrow sticky glandular area, spines 13 mm, spreading, inner linear-lanceolate or oblong, tips flat, ± twisted
Flowers: corollas 1823 mm, pale rose-purple, tube 810 mm, throat 56 mm, lobes 57 mm
Fruit 45 mm, dark brown to black, ± thick; pappus ± 15 mm
Ecology: Wet soils
Elevation: < 450 m.
Bioregional distribution: Deltaic Great Central Valley, n San Francisco Bay Area. Related to C. douglasii and C. mohavense.


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DEAR JOAN: We are hoping you will have some advice for us concerning a wild bird that has been causing us considerable misery for at least a month or so.
It's a brown bird, 6½ to 7 inches long. It keeps banging into our living room windows as though it has lost its mind — bang, bang, bang, six or eight times, then it sits back in a neighboring tree for a while. And then starts again.
Sometimes it leaves for up to 30 minutes or so but then returns. It keeps this up from dawn until dusk. We've tried blocking the windows, thinking it might be attacking its own reflection, spraying water at it, yelling and waving our arms, but nothing sends it away.
Our son in Moraga tells us he experienced a bird like this a year or so ago. Like us, he could do nothing to deter it.
It sounds like a small issue, but this bird is driving us insane. Any advice you have would be most appreciated.
Margaret Davis
Bay Area
DEAR MARGARET: Even though it appears the bird is working on an evil plot to drive you nuts, it's nowhere near that sinister. The bird likely is seeing his own reflection in the window and thinks it's a very persistent intruder that must be driven away.
Whatever you are using on the windows isn't blocking the reflection. Try covering the outside of the window with crop netting or screens. You'll still be able to see through the glass, but it will be much less reflective to the bird and may even provide a little cushion to help prevent injury. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology did some experimenting and found that netting with holes no larger than 5/8 of an inch was the safest. They also installed the netting 2 to 3 inches from the window and pulled it taut so that if a bird did fly at the window, it sort of bounced off the netting. If nothing else, it should be quieter.
You can try putting decals, stickers, sun catchers, mylar strips or other objects on the outside surface of the window. They need to be placed very close together to be effective, but the design doesn't matter. Cornell reported that hawk silhouette stickers are no more or less useful than any others. It's the grouping that counts.
You also can soap up the outside of the window. The idea is to break the reflection before the bird can break you.
DEAR JOAN: I've been watching and listening to this mockingbird who has sat atop almost all of the telephone poles and trees singing his songs.
He is fun to watch as he sings and then shoots up about 3 feet to spread his wings and tail feathers to impress. This seems to happen every 30 seconds,
What happens if he doesn't find a mate? Does he just give up until next year?
Castro Valley
DEAR CHRIS: If he doesn't find a mate he becomes a bitter old bird who poops on cars and children and sings nothing but car alarm songs.
Not really. The mockingbird is both persistent and optimistic. He'll continue to sing and perform his courtship dance, and if nothing develops, he'll eventually give up, sometime this fall.
With all this practice, next year he'll be even more ready, having dedicated himself to learning more songs and moves. Females are most attracted to males who can sing a lot of songs.
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Today, Monday, December 17, 2012 is a special occasion for gamers everywhere. Today is the day we announce The Inquisitr's First Annual Video Game Awards and everyone here is excited. Yet our joy is tinged with sadness over the tragedy that shocked our nation and the world on Friday in Newtown, Connecticut. A troubled young man took the lives of six teachers, his mother and 20 wonderful young children. It is with great humility and respect that we dedicate this year's awards to all the children from Sandy Hook Elementary School and to children everywhere. Our hearts are broken yet we will go on and build a better world. A world in which every single child experiences joy and wonder and all their dreams come true.
We also have a great privilege and duty this year to award The First Annual Inquisitr Sean Smith Memorial Online Game Of The Year to honor a fallen American hero, Sean Smith. Sean gave his life in the service of his country in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, while trying to defend United States Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens. Four Americans perished that day and we honor each of them: Sean Smith, Chris Stevens, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods. We will never forget their sacrifice.
There are several hundred thousand gamers who play EVE Online who knew Sean Smith and respected him. Sean was a devoted player of the popular Space MMORPG and he embraced the game with a passion. Over the years, Sean was one of the leading diplomats in the game and he was elected to the Council of Stellar Management. He worked tirelessly with his fellow players and the developers at CCP Games to make EVE Online the game it is today.
The EVE Online community responded to the loss of Sean Smith AKA Vile Rat (his avatar name) in a way that only gamers can. They paid tribute to a fallen hero and united to preserve and cherish his memory. Hundreds of players named their bases for Sean and a fund was launched that raised over $125,000 for Sean's family. We will never forget Sean. He inspired every one of us to be better, more loving human beings.
Elise Randolph, another well known EVE Online player and personal friend of Sean's, wrote this moving tribute:
"Whether you knew him or not, the game we play was sculpted in large part by Vile Rat. He was a monumental player within the game and Eve will be worse without him. I was fortunate enough to know the man behind the avatar, Sean. To say he was a good man would be a gross understatement; simply put he was as good a man as they come. It was impossible not to respect and admire his passion and devotion to his family and his work. On CSM6 we were often times on opposing sides, but at the end of the day we were always able to sit back, laugh, and talk as friends. That's the type of man he was, and I consider myself very lucky to have called him "friend". He will be sorely missed and my heart goes out to his family and loved ones."
Gaming is more than just fun and recreation. It is a way to make friends, gain knowledge and expand our horizons. As humanity begins to truly embrace the virtual world, Video Games have become a major part of the human experience. With that in mind, we honor all the winners of our 2012 Inquisitr First Annual Video Game Awards.
First and foremost, before we reveal the winners of all the categories, we have two special awards to announce, beginning with The Inquisitr Sean Smith Memorial Online Game Of The Year. The first winner of this award is an online game that set the standard by which all other online games are measured. They have embraced excellence and offered gamers an ever evolving world to explore and conquer since November 23, 2004.
Drum Roll Please! We are pleased to announce that Blizzard's World of Warcraft Mists Of Pandaria is the deserving winner of The InquisitrSean Smith Memorial Online Game Of The Year Award. Congratulations to the team at Blizzard and to the 10 million plus players who help make WoW great.
The second award to be given special mention is The Inquisitr Best Online Game Community Award. The gaming writers at Inquisitr.com are proud to name the EVE Online Community the winner of this award. The dignity of your conduct and the love you showed for a fallen comrade exemplifies the impact Sean had on everyone who knew him. We salute you for your outstanding spirit.
And now for all the deserving winners. Congratulations all around!
The Inquisitr Sean Smith Memorial Online Game Of The Year – World Of Warcraft Mists Of Pandaria
The Inquisitr Writer's Choice Award For Most Innovative Online Game – The Secret World
The Inquisitr Game Developer Of The Year Online Games – Ragnar Tornquist, Martin Harsheim Bruusgaard and Joe Bylos Of Funcom
The Inquisitr Game Developer Of The Year PC and Console Games- Telltale Games
The Inquisitr Video Game Personality Of the Year – Chris Roberts
The Inquisitr Best New Online Game – Guild Wars 2
The Inquisitr Best Online Space Sim – EVE Online
The Inquisitr Best Online First Person Shooter – PlanetSide 2
The Inquisitr Best Online Game Expansion – Lord Of The Rings Online Riders Of Rohan
The Inquisitr Most Promising Online Game – Firefall
The Inquisitr Best Online Game Storyline – The Secret World
The Inquisitr Best Online Game Leveling – Guild Wars 2
The Inquisitr Best Online Game Graphics – Tera
The Inquisitr Best Online Game Combat – Tera
The Inquisitr Best Online Game Community – EVE Online
The Inquisitr PC Game Of The Year- PlanetSide 2
The Inquisitr Console Game Of The Year- Halo 4
The Inquisitr Multiplatform Game Of The Year- The Walking Dead: The Game
The Inquisitr Best PC or Console Action Game- Dishonored
The Inquisitr Most Promising PC or Console Game- The Last of Us
The Inquisitr Best PC Game Graphics- Max Payne 3
The Inquisitr Best Console Game Graphics- Halo 4
The Inquisitr Best PC or Console Game Story- The Walking Dead: The Game
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Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.
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Metro-North worker arrested for lewd behavior
A 34-year-old Metro-North employee was arrested and suspended Tuesday morning after he allegedly masturbated on a sleeping passenger, law enforcement and railroad officials said, continuing a year of tragedy and embarrassment for the railroad.
Enjoying a morning nap on the 7:35 a.m. train from Grand Central to New Haven, the female passenger awoke to find the suspect ejaculating on her, officials said. When he turned to flee, she followed, screaming, in pursuit of her assailant as he jumped off the train at the next stop.
Manny Ramos, of Brooklyn, N.Y., fled the train as it pulled into the Fairfield station, police said, shutting it down for nearly an hour as MTA and municipal police scoured the aisles and surrounding area for the suspect. Another train was stopped at the Southport station before Fairfield officers eventually located the suspect on a walkway over the tracks.
Ramos was charged with public indecency and breach of peace, both misdemeanors, as well as disorderly conduct. His bond was set at $1,000, which he posted.
Metro-North hired Ramos as a coach cleaner in 2011, and transferred him to an engineer training program in March 2013. He was suspended without pay Tuesday, MTA officials said.
"Everyone at Metro-North is outraged by the disgusting actions that this employee is alleged to have committed," said Metro-North President Howard Permut, "and we are glad our train crew and the MTA Police Department acted quickly to apprehend him. We hold our employees to a high standard, and his alleged conduct is completely unacceptable. We will assist Connecticut prosecutors in any way possible as they pursue their criminal case."
When a conductor heard the commotion and learned what was happening, he detained the train at 9:05 a.m. in Fairfield and notified the rail traffic controller that a police response was needed to apprehend the suspect.
Confused riders on the stalled train waited, doors open to the cold, with no immediate explanation. Short on patience after weeks of delays caused by computer glitches, human error and cold weather, commuters were shocked by the announcement that the train was being held by police.
"One of the conductors on the PA asked another conductor, `Hey, they catch the criminal yet?' " passenger Felipe Gomez, who was sitting a car away from where the incident took place, told Hearst Connecticut Newspapers.
"When the conductor said `criminal,' people were looking at each other. One person asked me, `What did he say?' "
MTA Police eventually boarded the train and called for another heading west to Southport to be stopped as well, police said. Municipal officers began searching the immediate area and spread out into downtown Fairfield along the Post Road.
Passengers remained inside the train as the minutes ticked on.
"All train doors were open, so there we were, cold," said Gomez. "Everyone was getting frustrated. There was a passenger that stepped out and angrily asked the conductor to close the doors."
The train, after being thoroughly searched, was cleared to continue its course. At roughly the same time, a Fairfield officer located a man matching the description provided by the alleged victim crossing a nearby bridge over the station and tracks. He was detained after a brief interview, and was transferred to MTA Police custody, said Fairfield Police Sgt. Suzanne Lussier.
Fairfield police could not confirm why it had taken so long for Ramos to travel such a short distance, but suggested he may have been hiding for a while.
MTA police collected a napkin and other materials from the train as evidence to match a semen sample to Ramos.
Ramos was on duty, riding the train to a facility in New Haven to take a written test toward becoming an engineer on Metro-North, said Marjorie Anders, a spokeswoman for the railroad.
She said the conductor followed the railroad's protocol to directly contact the rail traffic controller who then notified police, lauding the joint response.
"The process was followed and the MTA police contacted Fairfield police and they worked together to find and arrest him," Anders said.
Ramos will next appear in state Superior Court in Bridgeport, but MTA officials could not confirm a schedule date for appearance.
Reaction from commuters to news of the incident was harsh. Social networks erupted once again with outrage and doubt.
"What is going ON with stuff constantly happening on Metro North?!" wrote @frogforest. "A sexual assault? As if crashing, derailing, & outages weren't bad enough!"
"@MetroNorth at 1 point I didn't want to deal w/ your screw ups," tweeted @mkhertzel1, "Now I'm officially nervous to ride your trains."
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West Craven's softball team is in the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
West Craven's softball team is in the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
The Eagles, who haven't been to the postseason since 2003, will travel to defending 3A state champion C.B. Aycock in Friday's first-round clash.
�We are going to talk about in practice just how long it's been,� said West Craven coach David Fernandez. �Since I've been here, it's something we've always talked about, but we were unable to get there.
�For this senior class to get there and lay a foundation for a young team it's something they should take a lot of pride in.�
The senior class Fernandez talks about is pitcher Mariah Harris, first baseman Robin Dail and outfielder Rachel Riggs.
Harris has pitched 103 2/3 innings. She has a 2.03 ER and a .366 batting average. Riggs and Dail both bat around .285.
Sophomore Courtney Donnell lead West Craven with a .420 batting average and 21 RBIs. Freshman Rendi Wetherington is hitting .316 and freshman Courtney Pierre is clubbing at a .316 average.
�We need to get some timely hits,� Fernandez said. �Most of our games, we've been in the games. We just haven't always got timely hits.�
West Craven (9-10) is the fourth seed from the Coastal Conference. C.B. Aycock (13-9) is the top seed from the Eastern Carolina Conference.
Meredith Burroughs leads the Falcons with a .556 batting average.
�Aycock is going to be a great challenge,� Fernandez said. �They don't have a great record, on paper, but they are the defending state champs.
�Anytime you go on the road, and play a conference champion, it's going to be a tough game. This team has done a great job in becoming a team.�
Bears looking to continue win streak
New Bern softball coach Sara Harrison believes that winning games starts with having the right attitude.
The Bears are entering Friday's first-round playoff game on a four-game win streak, bumping them up to third place in the Mideastern Conference.
After not making the postseason last season, they are back.
New Bern (12-11) will play at Clayton at 6 p.m. on Friday in the first round of the 4A state playoffs. The Comets (13-4) are the second seed from the Greater Neuse River Conference.
�We are going up there, not just to win, but to play ball,� Harrison said. �We have to go up there with confidence and with the attitude of going up there to play ball.�
The Bears have outscored their opponents, 18-4, during their four-game win streak. They beat the first and second place teams in the conference � Laney and Ashley � during that span.
�We told them they are an unbeatable team right now,� Harrison said. �Anybody should be scared to play them. With the confidence they've gained, they have all had a changed attitude.�
The Bears' pitching staff hasn't allowed more than four runs since April 18. Kristen Daughtridge is 7-2 on the season with a 2.15 ERA and 64 strikeouts. Mary Lyons is 1-2 with a 2.28 ERA in seven appearances.
�The pitching has gotten a lot better,� Harrison said. �They are hitting their spots and listening to all the pitches that are called. The walks have come down and we are getting more strikeouts.�
The batting is led by Taylor Niemotka, who is pounding the ball for a .390 batting average and 10 RBIs. Caitlin Solter is clubbing the ball for a .333 average and Lexi Smith and Kelsey Crawford are batting around .290.
�That is one thing we've continued to improve and work on,� Harrison said. �Once they go up there and one starts off with a big hit, then it continues.�
Harrison said she doesn't know much about Clayton.
The last time New Bern made the playoffs, it lost 23-0 to Jack Britt two years ago.
�The confidence has been a big factor,� Harrison said. �They believe in each other and they are supporting each other.�
Improved Hurricanes ready to make noise
It doesn't matter how many freshmen are in the Pamlico Hurricanes' starting lineup for the Pamlico Hurricanes, they expect to still be competitive.
With six freshmen on the lineup card, the young Hurricanes will play at Rosewood in the first round of the 1A state playoffs at 7 p.m. on Friday.
�We are competing. It's not a building block,� said Pamlico coach Heidi Griffee. �We are going there to compete.�
Most of Griffee's players have never played in a varsity high school postseason game. When the first-year head coach told her team the situation, the players were excited.
�It's just like a regular game,� Griffee said. �I told them that it doesn't matter what the record is. They are 0-0 and it's the playoffs, so why can't we ruin someone's season?
�People thought they were supposed to be here but why not show them why we are here.�
Pamlico (13-10) beat East Carteret on Tuesday to earn the third seed from the Coastal Plains Conference. Rosewood (12-7) is the second seed from the Carolina Conference.
Freshman pitcher Morgan Swindell will likely start on the mound for the Hurricanes. Sophomore catcher Alexis Eastwood is crushing the ball.
Kelsey Guimbal, Briana Jones, Martha Bautista and Peyton Davis are finding ways to get on base.
�We started off a little rocky because we had to get a feel for each other,� Griffee said. �Since the second round of conference games, we have absolutely killed it.
�We've played solid defense and our bats have come alive.�
Rams to travel to Nash Central
Havelock's softball team lost the coin flip for the fourth seed in the Coastal 3A Conference.
Instead, the fifth-seed Rams will play at one-loss Nash Central at 6 p.m. on Friday in the first round of the 3A state playoffs.
Havelock (12-9) won its final three games of the regular-season.
It's led by senior pitcher Mercedes Hargett. Hargett, Abby Clark and Malorie Rowe are the Rams' lone seniors.
The winner of Friday's game plays either West Brunswick or Triton.
Jones Senior in as a wild card
The Jones Senior Trojans squeaked into the 1A state softball playoffs as a wild card.
They earned one of two 1A East wild cards and will take on the Southside Seahawks at 6 p.m. Friday.
Jones Senior finished the year fifth in the Coastal Plains 1A while Southside (15-3) won the Four Rivers 1A Conference regular season title. The winner will face either Columbia (9-7) or Camden (11-6) in the second round.
The Trojans (8-9) lost their last five games, and won just two of 10 conference games.
They are led by Holly Sutton's .509 batting average. She has two home runs and 23 RBIs. Cassidy Sutton is hitting .500 with 28 base hits. Southern Maready is batting .352 while Brittany Baugus is hitting .305.
Baugus has pitched in 17 games and has a 2.60 ERA.
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Have you tried reaching out to devs with similar games to see how they've done things in the past? NMS, X3 & X Rebirth, Elite, Rebel Galaxy, Space Engineers, Empyrion, etc., these are all games with strong similarities to LT, and in fact, LT is often mentioned along with them in articles that discuss these kinds of games.
Your name and your game have been out there for years, I'm sure they'd be willing to talk to you for an hour or so.
Those games do things very differently than what Josh wants to do with LT.
For instance in the X series of games by Egosoft. They simplify the economic simulation by having ships full of goods vanish or deliberately run into enemy sectors to be destroyed.
What Josh wants to do simply has not been done before at this scale. Atleast not in a video game. So I doubt the solutions they have found for their games will be of any use for Josh.


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Bill Gates looks back at the road he and Microsoft have traveled, and at what's ahead for his foundation.
Steven Levy on the New Apple 3G iPhone
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Richard Branson: Virgin Master
Entrepreneur Richard Branson wants to save the Earth—and ride his rocket into outer space.
Microsoft and Yahoo: Is It Really The End?
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Steven Levy: Getting Scholarships on FastWeb
Fast Web links students with scholarships. But is a $1,500 grant for duck-calling really worth pursuing?
Levy: Campaigns Get Personal
Microtargeters know all about you, and try to push your personal hot button so you'll cast your vote for their candidate.
Levy: Take the Millions Now
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Candidates Need Tech Savvy
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Good news for those who think we don't stare enough at screens—soon there will be a way to keep up with e-mail, news feeds and TiVoed movies every waking minute. At the Consumer Electronics Show this week an Israeli company named Lumus will introduce a high-resolution system that beams an image directly to the eye, via glasses barely heavier than normal spectacles. Though Lumus's prototype frames are a bit dorky, the lenses themselves are only 2 millimeters thick, and the see-through image is brighter and less disorienting than previous efforts. Lumus CEO Zvi Lapidot envisions a day when you'll order these "informative glasses" as a routine addition to your usual prescription. Though Lumus is enthusiastic about watching movies with the glasses, more intriguing are the prospects of "Terminator"-style readouts that layer Web-based information onto one's field of vision. Lapidot calls this "augmented reality," and it could include news headlines, GPS navigational directions and...
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NEW HAVEN, Conn – The newly ranked No. 1 Yale coed sailing team will be out in full force this weekend, sending teams to three regattas across the Northeast. The Bulldogs will be competing in the Hatch Brown Trophy hosted by MIT, the Nevin's Trophy at King's Point and the Boston Harbor Invitational at Boston College.
After a successful weekend at the Harry Anderson, the Bulldogs rose to the top of Sailing World's College Rankings. This victory was earned with many of Yale's top sailors sitting out for the weekend, showing the team's depth and talent. However, with three competitive events this weekend, the Bulldogs will be able to display their complete strength throughout the team.
The Hatch Brown Trophy at MIT will be sailed on the Charles River, a venue infamous in college sailing for its difficult to predict shifts and pressure differences. The regatta will be sailed in FJs and Fireflies. Fireflies are a relatively new boat in college sailing. Luckily, many of the Bulldogs became familiar with the Fireflies when sailing at the Charles River Team Race last May. The Bulldogs will use this experience across the new class during the regatta. All three divisions will have to switch between the two boats, forcing the Bulldogs to be able to adapt quickly between races. The team will consist of skippers senior Cameron Cullman and sophomores Morgan Kiss and Graham Landy with crews sophomore Urska Kosir, junior Heather May and freshman Sanam Rastegar. Rastegar will be making her college sailing debut.
The Nevin's Trophy hosted at US Merchant Marine Academy King's Point is also a three division regatta. Switching between both FJs and 420's will be junior skippers Marlena Fauer and Chris Segerblom with crews freshman Charlotte Belling and junior Eugenia Custo Greig. King's Point is a unique venue in that it also has a full fleet of Lasers as well. Junior Max Nickbarg will be sailing Lasers in C division for the Bulldogs, using the weekend as a great practice opportunity for New England Singlehanded Qualifiers next weekend. The Nevin's Trophy will be Belling's college sailing debut as well.
The team traveling to the Boston Harbor Invitational hosted by Boston College will be led by skippers junior Will Feldman and freshman Marly Isler and crews freshman Emily Johnson and junior Marissa Pettit. This event will also be the debut for Johnson and Pettit.
All racing will begin at 9:30 am on Saturday. Scores will be available at http://scores.collegesailing.org.
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Checkout Village Voice review of the GZA & Muggs show at BB Kings (New York) two days ago with guest appearances from Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Street Life and Raekwon The Chef.
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February 21, 2006
After spending weeks immersing myself in Wu ephemera to write this article, I had to miss the groups big Hammerstein reunion show - Valentines Day and everything. But the tour reportedly went beautifully, everyone meshing, old energy returning, Cappadonna taking part after all. And since the entire group reunited for both the tour and one ridiculously great track on Ghostfaces Fishscale album, were closer to having a fully operational Wu-Tang Clan than weve been in years. GZAs BB Kings show wasnt billed as a Wu-Tang show; hes touring with Cypress Hills DJ Muggs now, promoting Grandmasters, the surprisingly satisfying collaborative album that the two quietly released last year. But then Grandmasters succeeds mostly because its a warm pastiche of classic-era Wu-Tang right down to the kung-fu samples: Muggs jacking RZAs eerie minor-key glint the way RZA once jacked Muggs foggy bump, GZA returning to his hazy multisyllabic grunt, RZA and Raekwon making quick appearances. Its a Wu-Tang album; theres almost no Cypress Hill there. And so it would stand to reason that a GZA/Muggs show, taking place in New York a week after the Wu-Tang reunion tour rolled through town, would turn out to be a Wu-Tang show, which it basically did.
But the full-on group reunion I half-expected never materialized. It probably shouldnt be that surprising; most of the guys in the group probably didnt want to run out onstage again after theyd been doing it for the past couple of weeks, especially when they werent getting paid. And GZAs live shows have none of the chaotic unpredictability that most Wu solo guys usually come with; he walked onstage before 9:30 to minimal fanfare, accompanied only by Muggs and one hypeman, and he was gone by 11:00. His set was matter-of-fact and efficient, and it almost seemed like a full-on reunion would only interrupt his stride. So we got Masta Killa and Killah Priest and Street Life, all out to do a verse or two and then surrender the spotlight back to the GZA without any fuss. The only guy who really changed the course of the show with his appearance was Raekwon, who rolled out half an hour into the set, rocking a bright yellow hoodie and a blinding diamond chain, clutching a plastic champagne flute, forgetting bits and pieces of his guest-appearance verses but making up for it with sheer live-wire charisma. In a way, Raekwon is everything GZA isnt: short and roly-poly instead of tall and gaunt, unpredictable instead of meticulous, impulsive instead of streamlined. Onstage together, the two were a study in contrast. When GZA did an a cappella reading of "All In Together Now," his recent tribute to ODB, trading the mic back and forth with a girl in the front row who knew all the words. Raekwon was impressed. "A white bitch saying that shit!" he exploded. "Put that on the internet!" Done! Later, on a whim, Raekwon ripped through an impromptu version of his verse from "C.R.E.A.M.," possibly just because he wanted to hear the crowd yell every word back to him. When the GZA first stepped onstage, no one was up there who shouldnt have been. When Raekwon came out, the stage was suddenly crowded with onlookers.
But Raekwon and GZA have plenty in common, too. Both are crowd-pleasers, and both recognized that last nights mostly white, mostly male crowd is now their primary audience and that the sea of upraised Wu-wing hand signs meant that this audience wanted assurance the Wu-Tang would continue on unchanged. So Raekwon promised big things with Cuban Linx 2: "Im fed up with the fucking game; the game is corny ... I tried to settle, and I played myself." And the GZA only dipped into Grandmasters stuff a couple of times, leaning heavily on Liquid Swords and 36 Chambers material instead, all available guys coming out for their "Triumph" verses. Before GZA emerged onstage, Muggs spun a few classic Cypress Hill tracks, but after that, he was pretty much a nonfactor, playing the records and staying out of the way. GZA spent a lot of his time onstage signing vintage Wu-Tang merchandise, explaining that he sometimes handed the stuff back to the wrong people, and spelling why hed refused to battle some dude at a Fat Beats signing: "I dont battle anymore! I uplift motherfuckers!" If this reunion thing actually takes, GZA hopefully wont be stuck doing nostalgia shows forever. If it doesnt, there are plenty of worse ways to spend your night than a GZA nostalgia show.
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- New Super PAC App aims to fact-check campaign ads
- The free app listens to the sound waves of a TV advertisement
- It then links the user up with information about the commercial
- Super PAC App partners with fact-checking groups to shed light on ads' claims
What if every political ad came with a "truthiness" disclaimer?
That's essentially the goal of the Super PAC App, a new project from former students at MIT's Media Lab.
Their free iPhone app, which will be available on Wednesday, listens to political advertisements on television and matches the ad's audio waves against a database -- much like the Shazam app identifies music. It then tells the app's user who paid for the ad and how much they're spending on the campaign before pointing them to nonpartisan sources -- PolitiFact, FactCheck.org and others -- to try to verify the ad's claims.
The app is free of advertising and is funded in full by a grant from the Knight Foundation, according to Dan Siegel, one of the app's co-creators.
The fact-checking process is especially important this year, said Siegel, because Super PACs for the first time can spend unlimited funds on presidential campaign ads. In recent weeks TV airwaves in battleground states have been full of ads making negative claims about both President Obama and his rival Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee.
"The campaigns are spending a lot of money and all of that money is going into television ads," he said. "And therefore there's a need for users to be able to play through the noise a little bit."
Siegel spoke with CNN recently about how the app works and how he hopes it will change the way voters interact with television ads. The following transcript is edited for length and clarity:
CNN: Tell me about the idea for this app. Where did the idea come from?
Siegel: I was at the business school at MIT and decided to take a class at the Media Lab. I came into it with this interest in politics and a fascination with how much money is going to be spent in this election. When you look into the numbers, it's very clear that the overwhelming percentage of the money raised goes into television ads. So it's like, well, what are those ads trying to tell us?
And Jenn (Jennifer Hollett), my co-founder, came into the class from the (Harvard) Kennedy School, and has a background in broadcast journalism. And so really from day one it was kind of a perfect fit.
Jenn threw out the idea: "What about an app that can -- and I have no idea if this is possible -- but what about an app that can actually tell you what you're watching on TV as you're watching it?" I said, "Yes! What you're talking about is audio fingerprinting technology. That is a great idea. Let's go with that."
For a while, we called it a class project. And we were working on it as a class project. And there was a moment where we were about to get on the phone with a major media outlet who just had actually heard about this class project ... and they wanted to talk to us about partnering. Before that call, Jenn and I looked at each other and said, "Hey, why don't we stop calling this a class project and call it an app. That is real. That we're building. And, like, see what happens."
CNN: So you mentioned "audio fingerprinting." What does that mean exactly?
Siegel: The short answer is that we're collecting a database of all the presidential political ads. So we have that. That database grows, obviously, by the day, as the new ads are released.
The users submits to us, though the app, an audio sample of sound (from the campaign ad). And we can match that audio sample, with our partner TuneSat, against the database that we have.
With enough audio -- it's typically about 10 seconds required to make a match -- we can say, "Gotcha." We know which ad you're listening to right now.
And then the app fires up and the user can explore the information.
CNN: What information pops up on your screen?
Siegel: We think it's still important to know basic facts. So the first screen is information including: Who is this organization? What are they called? Is it Restore Our Future? Is it Obama for America? Is Crossroads GPS? Is it Priorities USA Action? Then what are they? Are they the official campaign? Are they a super PAC? Is it something else? And then it's how much money have they raised? How much money have they spent in this campaign season?
And then it's an opportunity for the user to actually rate the ad -- and rate them with fun buttons (like) "love," "fair," "fishy," "fail." Once they do that, they can see how others have rated the ad. And then from there there's an opportunity to go into another screen, which is the actual claims of the ad. So a user can click through and we're disaggregating an ad into distinct claims. For each of those claims, here are objective, nonpartisan, third-party sources that are talking about that claim.
So you can quickly get a sense of, "Is this claim based in any kind of fact or is it all noise?" And hopefully that's an opportunity for the user not to have to do a lot of homework to figure out, "Am I watching an ad that's kind of true? Not true at all? Or actually, yeah, that is telling me some really valuable information."
CNN: So it's fact checking it, in a way.
Siegel: It is fact checking it, but we as Super PAC App are not doing the fact checking. We are, you know, standing on the shoulders of some great organizations, including FactCheck.org and PolitiFact. But also, you know, major media outlets who are doing their own reporting.
CNN: I imagine this has got to be an incredible amount of data. How do you keep up with that while, as you mentioned, more and more ads keep coming in all the time?
Siegel: We have a Web crawler and we are pointing it at the right places to find these ads. Reliably, you can find many of these ads on YouTube. But that's probably not going to get us all the way there. You can imagine some organizations that don't create YouTube channels or never post (the ads) online. And you can also imagine an organization that posts it online 24 hours after it's actually run. And we want to have to not wait for that window.
We have informal partnerships with journalists. ... We're plugged in with those journalists and they're feeding us ads on a one-off basis. And then, separately, on our own, we're signed up for all the newsletters and press sheets that alert us to when new ads are put out there.
CNN: Does the app track information about its users?
Siegel: It tracks how "a user" has rated the ads. But we have absolutely no identifying information. We do know, in aggregate, how many people have rated an ad as "love" or "fishy," but we have no way of tracing that back to a user. A given user will be able to fire up his or her prior tags, so if you go on the app before and tagged five different ads, you can find those ads in a filter for "my tags." But that's all data that's stored on your phone. You're not sending that data back to us.
CNN: What have you found so far? Are most of the ads factual?
Siegel: I wouldn't necessarily even want to comment on that. That's painting with such a broad brush. What I can say is that we're really excited about what we're doing. We're not trying to say super PACs are good or bad, necessarily, but they're definitely here, and they're definitely spending lots of money. The campaigns are spending a lot of money and all of that money is going into television ads. And therefore there's a need for users to be able to play through the noise a little bit.
Some of these ads are complete distortions of the truth and you can quickly discover that if you have some trusted news source telling you so. And some of the ads are completely accurate and are telling you really valuable information that can help make you a more informed voter. And you need to know that, too.
It allows us to reach people who are like, "Yeah, this is kinda weird that my television is screaming all these ads at me, 24-7. I don't get it, but, by the same token, I've got a life. I'm going to go make dinner now and I'm going to go play catch with my kids. And that's that." Fine, great, don't get off your couch. Just hold up your phone to the TV and we can give you some very basic information that will help make you a little bit more informed.
CNN: It seems like this election cycle is unique in terms of the amount of money being spent on campaign ads, and the presence of super PACs. Can you talk about why you think this app is especially important now?
Siegel: Because of the "Citizens United" decision, that Supreme Court decision, super PACs can exist. And what it means is that anyone who's willing and able to write a check can have a voice in this election. And by anyone, that is a union, that is an individual, that is a company. And they can do so to an unlimited degree.
The amount of voice you can have is only limited by the amount of airtime you are able to buy. And that's unprecedented. That means that sometime in mid-August or late August, there's going to be, particularly in swing states, no more (nonpolitical) commercials. And I suspect that's going to feel very weird to the average person.
We're hoping people will say, at the very least, "Well, I want to understand why there are so many commercials on?" We think the Super PAC App is a way to very quickly, very easily -- and actually in a fun way -- get to that message.
CNN: What do you think the next presidential election will look like in terms of the use of technology to help get people information?
Siegel: Yeah, someone asked that question of me recently and my response, which was kind of flippant at the time but I think is honest, is that "I can't even imagine." Right? Like the advancement of technology in the next four years -- it's so exciting to think what might be possible. What I said to that person at the time is "Who knows, in 2016, we might all be flying in cars."
And I honestly do feel that way. What is applied in terms of mobile technology in the next four years? I hope it's something like the Super PAC App on 10 rounds of steroids. I don't know what it is, but I'm really excited to see it and I'm really excited to use it. And, potentially, even be the one developing it.


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i love this song so much ever since i heard it from one of the mixes at designers.mx and discovered today that they have a new video clip for this song. *via this is exactly what it looks like*
it's going to be a busy time this week (and the next couples of weeks actually) at work, please wish me luck! have a great week everyone!
@sun: thanks sun :) the storm was a little scary but exciting hehehe...
@tabitha: thanks so much, you have an awesome week too!
@sharmaine ruth @her persona @adeline @joy @Y: thanks so much guys :)
@vintageveggie: incredible fish indeed!
@kris koeller: no, it was called bhaya cruise. but yeah they have so many different companies doing the cruises, the one we took wasn't bad either - good activities, good food, beautiful view, it was nice and relaxing.
@ana: thank you :) i also repost metronomy's latest video clip i discovered from your blog, it was my current favourite song so thanks for sharing!


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US retailer sells Black Flag t-shirt for $265
It goes against everything that punk rock stands for, but that hasn't stopped one US retailer selling Black Flag t-shirts for $US265 each.
Barneys New York listed the shirt online without the knowledge, or sense of irony, from either the band or former frontman Henry Rollins.
The description claims the t-shirt, which includes the Black Flag lettering and graphic, is "exclusive" to Barneys.
"Crafted of black brushed Japanese cotton-cashmere jersey, R13's T-shirt is printed at front with white 'Black Flag' lettering and graphics and styled at sides with decorative elongated zippers," it reads.
The $US265 price tag converts to a bowel-shuddering $348 in Australia.
While Rollins is the former frontman, he remains the best-known member of Black Flag.
A representative for Rollins told 96FM that he has "nothing to do with this".
Barneys, however, may not be at any fault and may have done their due diligence and licensed through the copyright owner, but either way, said Rollins' rep, Henry and his management were not involved in this process or made aware in advance.
The logo, created by artist Raymond Pettibon, symbolised the band's themes of rebellion and anarchy.
The official version sells for $US15.
Similar band t-shirts on the Barneys site, including The Cure, Black Sabbath, Metallica and Motorhead, retail for $175, which any fan would find farcical.


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|Tamás Tűhegyi sewing bags as his mother taught him.
|With each of its bags being handmade, Bagaboo can offer custom detailing.
Tűhegyi worked on design and manufacturing, his mother helped with custom embroidery and his sister pitched in by answering email orders and processing invoices. From the beginning, Bagaboo strived to fill a niche for durable, customizable bags that match the quality of established international brands while having the cost advantages of a Central European base. Initially, the company plied the Hungarian market, advertising on the Internet and through Tűhegyi's social connections in the bike-messenger community. In time, he translated the website into English and began selling bags abroad, mainly in Japan, Germany and the UK, and recently in the Netherlands.
The company's product line began with a basic messenger bag and hip pouch, and was soon beefed up with a professional messenger bag called the "Workhorse". These days, the selection also incorporates double-strapped backpacks, tool pouches, iPad sleeves and U-lock cases. As evidence of Bagaboo's fashion focus, the website describes an item called the "Eco-bag" as ideal for customers "who like the style ... of messenger bags, but not always using their bag on a bicycle". Future bags will be designed especially for school children. (As I told Tűhegyi, considering the volume of stuff Hungarian school kids have to schlep back and forth from school, this is sure to be a lucrative market).
When I did an email interview with him last week, Tűhegyi said he didn't know how many bags he produced per month. He said he's only concerned whether the business is running smoothly, and that he doesn't keep track of things like production volume or growth forecasts. However, in a 2008 article, he indicated that the company was making approximately 100 bags per month at that time, with each of Bagaboo's five sewers turning out approximately one bag every three hours. These days, in addition to founding family members, Bagaboo employs six workers to cut fabric and sew bags, and production has moved from the family flat to a proper industrial space.
Although its markets have expanded beyond Hungary's borders, Bagaboo maintains a highly visible presence in the Budapest cycling community. Along with fellow Hungarian bag makers such as Bring a Bag and Lupusbag, Bagaboo highlights its products regularly at bicycle fashion shows in the capital city. A staple of the cycling community's social calendar, these events provide a stage where traders of cycling paraphernalia can show off their wares in an entertaining, social atmosphere. Bike fashion shows have been held as side events for the twice annual Critical Mass and during closing parties for the national bike-to-work contest (Bringazz a munkaba). Always including participation of cycling activist groups, the events seem to be a simpatico blend of social activism and commerce.
Alongside other local businesses, Bagaboo partners with the Hungarian Cyclists Club, having an icon on the organisation's homepage and an ongoing promotion in which club members can buy the company's products at a discount.
Despite evidence to the contrary, though, Tűhegyi gives a modest assessment of the industry's role in popularising urban cycling. Having volunteered as an escort for one of Budapest's first Critical Masses in the mid-aughts, Tűhegyi still believes that this highly popular social movement is the main driver of the local urban cycling movement. Other actors in the community, including Bagaboo, contribute relatively minor roles, he said.
I asked Janos Laszlo, president of the Hungarian Cyclists Club, about the contribution that companies like Bagaboo make to the popularising of everyday cycling. I was a little disappointed that he didn't give me the expected, agreeable quote that would neatly affirm my thesis. Instead he expressed a viewpoint that I'm familiar with from the CycleChic blog: that people shouldn't feel they need to have special equipment, clothing and accessories in order to cycle.
I agree with that. However, considering the success of dozens of cycle fashion shows over the years, not to mention the proliferation of fixi bikes, rolled-up pant cuffs and messenger (or pseudo-messenger) bags on Budapest streets, there's no question that these trends are part and parcel of the recent upsurge in everyday cycling in Budapest. So while I believe that vanity and consumerism underlie many of society's problems, I'm going to give a pass to cycling fashion.


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I know it's only October, but I can't help myself; I'm excited and ready for the holiday season. From Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas and New Years, there are so many fun ways to get together and celebrate. At BEEF, we are getting into the holiday spirit with some fun contests and giveaways. And, the first one starts today; one lucky reader – the winner of a this week's funny caption contest – will win a $50 Roper Apparel gift certificate!
This photo by Lauren Chase, author of a photo essay book of Montana ranching titled "Big Sky Boots," needs a humorous title or caption, and we are calling for your best ideas! Leave your best caption or title for this photo in the comments section below to be entered to win. Entries will be accepted until noon on Wednesday, and our winner will be announced on Thursday, Oct. 18. Good luck!
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And we will round out these contests with our final reader photography contest for 2012. Starting on Dec. 10, we will take entries for "Santa's Little Helpers," sponsored by Farm Boy Apparel. We are looking for photographs of your kiddos in action on the ranch -- helping feed cattle, riding horses, showing their 4-H projects, or maybe even decorating the Christmas tree -- the sky is the limit. Get creative and start snapping photos to send my way! Our top two photographers will take home $100 Farm Boy gift certificates, and three voters will win Farm Boy hats.
Also, check our Facebook and Twitter accounts often, as we will have plenty of prizes to give away as Christmas draws closer. It's going to be a lot of fun, and you aren't going to want to miss a second of it.
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In many cultures around the world negotiation is a part of every day life. No one pays the listed price for an item; you haggle until an agreement is reached. In American society this is practically unheard of. We tend to see the price tag, determine if we can afford it, and swipe the credit card. Yet there are many things you can save money on by negotiating. Here are 12 things you can negotiate for a better deal.
In a highly competitive market like cable and internet services, negotiations can save you thousands. This is dependent upon your area — if your community only has one real option you will find it tough to negotiate because of the monopoly. However, if your neighborhood has 2 or more options for service then you can get the various providers to compete for your business.
All companies have a "new customer deal" that is drastically less than what current customers pay. Sign up for the deal today, and when it expires call back and ask for another discount. If you don't get what you want you can change providers. Most service companies with throw bonuses and discounts at you when you call to cancel because they would rather keep you than lose that revenue stream.
With their fixed contracts and early termination fees you would think you wouldn't have much luck negotiating with your cell phone company. This is partially true. You can often get early upgrades several months in advance of the end of your contract if you call into a customer service line. The company would rather keep you locked into a contract if it can. You have the most negotiating leverage if you are out of contract.
Haggling for vehicles is so prevalent that CarMax came up with a business model that makes car buying "easier" because you don't have to haggle. (Of course this model includes a few thousand dollars in profit on each car sold, too.) When negotiating on a vehicle make sure you focus on the vehicle price. Dealerships are well schooled in getting buyers to focus on the payment cost or the interest rate. This lets them hide the cost of the vehicle (it might only be $199 per month but you might be paying $6,000 above what you should pay) or the length of the loan (instead of 36 months it is 60 months so you can afford it). Focus on the price and use what leverage you have. It is often best to negotiate toward the end of the month or end of the quarter when the dealership is trying to make that last important number.
Negotiating the price of a home purchase is a given. That's why sellers list homes higher than what they sell for — they expected negotiations. You'll have the most leverage in desperate situations such as when the homeowner is transferring and has to sell quickly or if they are facing foreclosure. However, don't focus on price alone. Sometimes a seller doesn't have the room to negotiate on price because they would have to bring cash to closing that they don't have. Instead of asking for a price reduction you could ask for some or all concessions.
When we negotiated for our recent home purchase, we didn't ask for a price reduction, but the seller bought us a home warranty service, covered all of the closing costs, and left us a few gifts.
If you aren't regularly looking for lower insurance costs, you're probably paying too much. You might have some success negotiating directly with the insurance company, but the easiest way to "negotiate" is to price check other insurers. If you could save $50 per month on a different car insurance policy you would save $600 per year. Instead of jumping ship immediately to the new company (which can be a pain) call up your current insurer and see if they can beat or match the price. This applies to all types of insurance.
Here's one you might not think of. If a company is willing to use Groupon, LivingSocial, or any of the other deal websites, they obviously have some room for negotiation. Here's why: when a company uses a Groupon they are usually discounting their regular price by 50%. Then they split what is left 50/50 with the deal website. So something that they would normally sell you for $100 will be discounted to $50, but they only get $25.
Instead of taking the Groupon you could go to the store and talk to them about getting a better deal. You could offer $40 for the same product or service. You end up paying less than what you would with the daily deal site, but the company ends up with a bigger chunk of revenue. It's a win-win.
We've shown you in the past how you can negotiate medical bills, but it is worth mentioning again. Your medical professional would rather not write off your entire procedure as bad debt. Working out a payment plan with 0% interest will save you money or you can offer a percentage of what you owe up front in cash. There is a lot more room to negotiate than you would expect.
Credit card debt is a fast way to ruin your finances. Paying 20% interest for anything is going to be a bad deal. But once you're in debt it can be really hard to dig out because of the payment terms and interest charges. Calling your card company and asking for hardship assistance, a payment plan, or reduced interest can cut your interest rate in half or more. This is similar to the medical bills — the card company would rather get a majority of your payment (or all of it at reduced interest) than sell it off to a collections company for pennies on the dollar.
Did you know you can negotiate your monthly rent cost? This works both when you're looking for a new apartment or when you're renewing your lease. When looking for a new place you can simply show other apartments that are offering lower costs. The property management company would much rather have leased units than empty units that cost money. Knocking $50 to $100 off the monthly cost could be pretty easy.
Likewise if you are renewing your apartment lease be sure to ask for a discount for being a good tenant. You can only pull this off if you've paid on time consistently and not caused any complaints from your other neighbors. Again, it is easier and much less costly for the property management company to keep a good tenant than to look for one while holding an empty apartment.
Buying a home? Be sure to negotiate your closing costs with your financing company. When you get your closing estimate it will have several built in and costly areas of profit for the bank such as administrative costs and documentation fees. These fees can be several hundred dollars each. Get them removed and instantly save a lot of money.
Negotiating for furniture isn't always the easiest thing, but the furniture market is usually a high-margin area with some wiggle room. You can buy floor models, ask for better financing, or simply ask for a lower price. If you are in the market for antique or used furniture, negotiating is part of the sales. If you buy antique or used furniture without negotiating, you are throwing away money!
Almost any kind of fees can be negotiated. I have negotiated late fees and finance charges, installation fees, new cellphone activation fees, subscription fees, service fees and more. You should always ask for the fee to be waived or reduced, if you feel that you are being charged for some thing unreasonable, feel that the fee is excessive, or if you have a good history with the service provider.
Cutting Groupon out of the deal is underhanded and not a win-win, since Groupon is the original party that alerted you and made the deal possible (that's how they make their cut.)
Why wouldn't you negotiate? It is one of the best ways to save!
I've seen quite a few lists on how to save money, but hardly see negotiating as one of the strategies they list.
Insurance, Cable, and cars are all things I have been able to negotiate or have seen people negotiate properly. One thing I saw with cable is if you are living in an apartment, and they have an agreement with cable companies, then that usually takes the negotiating out.
Events, conferences, etc. Offer to volunteer, get a student, unemployeed, visitor, etc discount.
I called on both my cable and cell phone and dropped my monthly cost by $75.00 a month. I don't get why they don't just pass these savings on to their valued customers anyway? Makes me mad!
I always negotiate the annual fee on credit cards. If you get one with the first year free, then call them the day before the fee hits, they will almost always waive it if you threaten to cancel.
I'm not sure why, but I loathe negotiating. I realized that on infrequent purchases, the power is on the side of the salesperson. They go to the car dealership/mattress store every single day, and they hear it all.
I've had pretty good success in having charges removed from my credit card. If you are a good customer, credit card companies would rather placate you than lose you.
This is a good list, I didn't know half the things on here that I would be able to negotiate. I try to negotiate everything I buy really, but medical bills was something I had no idea that I could negotiate down.
Great list – and I would add college tuition! Maybe not exactly negotiating, but certainly one can find ways to significantly lower the cost through aid and scholarships.
I tend to negotiate everything. I look for a reason or excuse. I was shopping for a desk chair and asked the salesman if they offer a discount for educators. He asked his manager and offered me a discount. Asking question seems to work!


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The across-the-board budget reductions called for by the Budget Control Act's (BCA's) sequestration provision took effect on April 1, triggering a 2 percent reduction in the Medicare physician payment rate and a 2 percent cut in graduate medical education (GME) programs.
The 2 percent Medicare physician payment cut applies only to the payment and not to the allowed charge in the Medicare fee schedule, which means the 2 percent cut is imposed on only the 80 percent of the allowed charge a participating physician receives directly from Medicare, according to a document(www.ama-assn.org) issued by the AMA. Beneficiary copayments and deductibles will not change, and patient copayment amounts are based on the full allowed amount, according to the AMA.
The 2 percent reduction also applies to others who provide Medicare services, including hospitals, home health services and durable medical equipment suppliers. It is important to point out, however, that the Medicare sequestration cuts are not cumulative, meaning that this year's 2 percent Medicare payment cut will not be followed by another 2 percent cut during the next fiscal year.
According to the AAFP, other cuts are likely to disproportionately affect the primary care workforce. For example, the National Health Services Corps program, which recruits and places physicians in health professional shortage areas, will be cut by 5.1 percent. In addition, Title VII of the Public Health Service Act, the only federal funding program specifically designed to increase the number of family physicians, will receive a 5 percent cut.
The BCA requires $1.2 trillion in federal spending cuts during the next nine years unless Congress and the White House essentially block the cuts by reaching an agreement on budget and deficit spending amounts. It is likely that the current 2 percent cut in Medicare payments will remain in effect through the current federal fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.
During the past few months, the AAFP has waged a concerted effort to stop the sequestration cuts, launching a grass-roots campaign and issuing Speak Out alerts to rally AAFP member opposition to the reductions. AAFP leaders also have been meeting with House and Senate leaders to argue forcefully against the reductions.
AAFP members sent more than 1,100 letters to Congress regarding concerns about the sequester. The letters informed legislators about what the cuts would mean for family physician practices, residency programs and medical students across the country, thereby underscoring what family medicine stands to lose.
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StoreFloor Tri-Support
- Product Code: LZSF02
- Availability: In Stock
Questions about installation
Yes - please visit our sister website, www.nationwideloftstorage.co.uk and enter your postcode and contact details. Our nearest LoftZone Approved Installer will then get in touch with you to provide a free no-obligation quote.
The StoreFloor Cross-Beams are 1150mm (about 45") long. They span over 3 or 4 joists (depending on your building's joist separation) and have an easy sliding adjustment, in case your joists are not spaced regularly (most aren't!). The Cross-Beams rest on top of the Tri-Supports, where they can butt up against each other, or be positioned a few inches apart.
The StoreFloor Tri-Support and Uni-Support are both 279mm (about 11") tall, and rest on the top of the joists. This is sized to allow the full depth of modern insulation levels plus an air gap above the insulation and below the boards. This air-gap is there to allow ventilation, to remove any possible moisture build-up on the underside of the boards. Beware any products which don't provide this essential air-gap!
Boards are standard tongue and groove chipboard flooring, measuring 1220 x 325 x 18mm.
Most people would like to board their whole loft, but you don't have to. StoreFloor is modular so you can start small and build more later when your storage requirements go up. Most people choose a square or rectangular deck, or an L or T shape near the hatch. Some people have more than one deck, on either side of the hatch. Don't board right up to the eaves though, as you'll want to keep a gap there for ventilation.
No. StoreFloor is built up in sections, 1 square metre at a time. So you can build part of your deck - on one side of the hatch for example - and then transfer your possessions on to your new deck before creating the next part of your StoreFloor.
We sell a number of standard-sized kits, from 3m2 (32 sq. ft.) to 52m2 (576 sq. ft.). We also sell individual parts, so if you'd like a non-standard shape, get in touch and we'll let you know exactly how many parts you need for your perfect deck. We'll need to know the dimensions of the deck you'd like, and please also tell us in which direction the joists run, as that makes a difference.
Note that we measure decks in multiples of 1.2m in each direction, as that is approximately the length of our regular Cross-Beams and of standard loft boards. If you'd like to build a deck that isn't an exact multiple of 1.2m, then that's possible; we'd recommend you buy enough parts for the next 1.2m up, and then cut the beams and/or boards to suit.
Either way, contact us on firstname.lastname@example.com or 01483 600304 with your measurements and we will work out the number of parts you'll need.
The StoreFloor system consists of the recycled plastic Tri-Supports (the triangular parts) and the galvanised steel Cross-Beams. These, on their own, provide a strong deck. The Uni-Supports (the vertical legs) are there to provide extra stiffness, to carry higher loads and/or for use when you are intending to access the deck frequently.
We provide one Uni-Support for every second Cross-Beam in our kits. It's usual to place the Uni-Supports evenly underneath the deck, or you can concentrate them in the area which is likely to get the most loading. For storage of up to 25kg per square metre and infrequent access by one person, this number of Uni-Supports is sufficient and most of our customers do not order any more.
If you wish to have a higher load on the deck, or walk upon it frequently, then we advise one Uni-Support fixed under every Cross-Beam, to provide additional stiffness and to spread the load. Additional Uni-Supports are available to buy from our website.
LoftZone StoreFloor is suitable for almost all lofts, new and old, including cut, purlin and truss-roofed types. It's frequently fitted in both houses and commercial buildings, and is the only product that has official approval for use in new-build properties in the UK. Your joists will be need to be made of wood and be at least 32mm (1.25") wide and 75mm (3") tall.
If you are unsure whether your property is suitable, please contact us on firstname.lastname@example.com or 01483 600304 and we'll be happy to advise you.
Yes, thousands of people have fitted StoreFloor into their own homes. The parts are lightweight and sized to easily fit through most loft hatches. They are simply screwed to each other and into the joists. Loft boards to fit on top are a bit heavier, typically 5kg each, but are still an easy DIY job. You can see our installation guide here. Note: to fit StoreFloor, we recommend the use of an electric cordless screwdriver.
Nonetheless, if you would like someone else to fit this for you, please visit our sister website,www.nationwideloftstorage.co.uk and enter your postcode and contact details. Our nearest LoftZone Approved Installer will then get in touch with you to provide a free no-obligation quote.


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