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Expedition Returns - September 23, 1806 through October 30, 1806
September 23, 1806. (St. Louis). Lewis writes Jefferson of the party's safe return and describes the expedition and the potential for fur trade (Jackson, 1: 319-25).
September 23, 1806. Lewis to Jefferson
"It is with pleasure that I anounce to you the safe arrival of myself and party at 12 OClk. today at this place [St. Louis] with our papers and baggage. In obedience to your orders we have penitrated the Continent of North America to the Pacific Ocean, and sufficiently explored the interior of the country to affirm with confidence that we have discovered the most practicable rout which dose exist across the continent by means of the navigable branches of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. . . .
We view this passage . . . affording immence advantages to the fur trade. . . .
With rispect to the exertions and services rendered by that esteemable man Capt. William Clark in the course of late voyage I cannot say too much; if sir any credit be due for the success of that arduous enterprize in which we have been mutually engaged, he is equally with myself entitled to your consideration and that of our common country. . . .
The rout by which I purpose traveling from hence to Washington is by way of Cahokia, Vincennes, Louisvill Ky. [etc.]" (Jackson, 1: 319-25).
September 23, 1806. (St. Louis). Clark writes his brother Jonathan informing him that the expedition has returned to St. Louis and describing part of the journey (Jackson, 1: 325-30). See Clark's Journal this page.
September 23, 1806. Clark's Journal
"decended to the Mississippi and down that river to St. Louis at which place we arived about 12 oClock. we Suffered the party to fire off their pieces as a Salute to the Town. we were met by all the village and received a harty welcom from it's inhabitants &c. . . . as the post had departed from St. Louis Capt Lewis wrote a note to Mr. Hay in Kahoka to detain the post at that place untill 12 tomorrow" (Moulton, 8: 370-71).
October 9, 1806. This newspaper also included Clark's entire letter of September 23, 1806 to his brother Jonathan summarizing the expedition.
Frankfort (Ky.) The Palladium, October 9, 1806.
September 24, 1806. (St. Louis). Clark's Journal: Clark writes to Harrison and to friends in Kentucky (Moulton, 8: 371-72).
September 24, 1806. (St. Louis). Clark writes to his brother Jonathan giving possible time of arrival in Louisville by way of Vincennes and giving permission for his letter of September 23 to be published in the newspapers (Holmberg, Brother, 115-18). See p. 11, October 9, 1806 item.
October 10, 1806. (St. Louis). Clark returns his commission as lieutenant to Secretary of War Dearborn; it was accepted February 27, 1807 (Jackson, 1: 347).
October 10, 1806. (St. Louis). Members of the Corps of Discovery are officially discharged from service (Holmberg, Brother, 116-17). See Bratton below.
October 10, 1806. William Bratton's discharge
"To all whom it may concern
Know ye, that the bearer hereof Willliam Bratton, private in a corps distined for the discovery of the interior of the continent of North America, having faithfully discharged his duty in said capacity so long as his services have been necessary to complete the objects of a Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, is in virtue of the authority vested in me by the President of the United States hereby discharged from the military service of the said States; and as a tribute justly due the merits of the said Willm. Bratton, I with cheerfullness declare that the ample support which he gave me under every difficulty, the manly firmness which he evinced on every necessary occation, and the fortitude with which he boar the fatugues and painfull sufferings incident to that long Voyage, entitled him to my highest confidence and sincere thanks; while it eminently recommends him to the consideration and rispect of his fellow Citizens.
Meriwether Lewis Capt.
1st U.S. Regt. Infty." (Jackson, 2: 347)
October 26, 1806. Jefferson writes Lewis of his happiness at the safe return of Lewis, Clark, and their men (Jackson, 1: 350-51).
October 30, 1806. (Vincennes). Lewis sends Bills of Exchange to Secretary of War Dearborn for payment. One is for $500 owed to George Wallace, Jr., a merchant in Vincennes and a contractor for army rations (Jackson, 1: 349).


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Friday, July 27, 2007
Last Convention Swap!
Here is a diorama card for a WOW card swap. These are so much fun to make. Scoring is at 1/2 and 1 inch on each side and then just fold! Here is one of the few stamp sets that didn't retire - Eat Cake. Fun to work with! I need to get one of those light boxes that Taylor blogged about! My photos just don't turn out clearly! Vent! Vent! Well, It's hard to believe - this is the last one I need to work on! Yeah! Thanks for stopping by!
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OoOoO! This one turned out great chicky!! Great job.... (HUGS)
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ISP identify decedent as Gregory Dillman
An early morning crash Tuesday (today) claimed the life of a local 18-year-old male.
Illinois State Police have identified the decedent as 18-year-old Gregory W. Dillman of Carmi.
Cameron D. Gunter, 20, Carmi, has been booked at the City-County Jail in Carmi in connection with the crash.
According to officials, Gunter is accused of being the driver of a 2003 GMC pickup that skidded off the Burnt Prairie/Mill Shoals blacktop around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday east of Burnt Prairie and turned on to its side, partially ejecting the decedent from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene by White County Coroner Chris Marsh.
Gunter was taken to Fairfield Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released and subsequently jailed. He remains in jail pending the filing of formal charges. Among his preliminary charges are DUI, illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, driving while his driver's license was suspended, unlawful sale/gift/delivery of alcohol to a person under the age of 21 and obstructing a police officer.
Three young female passengers in the pickup were questioned by Illinois State Police and later cited for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. They were reportedly not injured in the crash and were identified as Brittanie A. Garrison, 19, McLeansboro, Kenley J. Masterson, 18, Carmi, and a juvenile, aged 17 and of Carmi.
Gunter was sentenced in White County Circuit Court in October 2013 in another matter. He was placed on two years probation and given a six-month (stayed) jail sentence after he entered a guilty plea to a class A misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct.
Court records said he was accused of throwing empty beer cans from an overpass on to traffic on Interstate 64 in August. An additional charge of vehicular endangerment (a class 4 felony) was dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
Gunter was also ordered to pay fines, fees and costs totaling $3,623 and to perform 250 hours community service.
A DUI charge also dating from August was dismissed on a motion by the state after a blood alcohol content of .076 was filed with the court (below the .08 threshold to be presumed DUI in Illinois).
Another charge from August 2013, illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor, resulted in a sentence of two years conditional discharge and fines, fees and costs totaling $1,372.
A traffic crash originally reported in May 2012 that listed an Ethan Healy as the driver of a 1997 Chevrolet pickup that rolled in an embankment off County Road 2300 North in Burnt Prairie Township was later amended following an investigation.
White County Sheriff Doug Maier told The Times later in May 2012 the investigation of the crash revealed the actual driver was Gunter, then 18 years old.
Both Gunter and a passenger in that vehicle, 18-year-old Carson R. Matheny of Carmi, were injured in the crash and taken to area hospitals by private vehicles. A second passenger, identified in the report as 21-year-old Braxton Sauls of Omaha, was not injured.
Gunter was issued citations for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident and leaving the scene of a personal injury traffic crash following that investigation. He was placed on two years court supervision in 2012 and ordered to perform 50 hours public service, as well as to pay fines, fees and costs totaling $406 for the leaving the scene citation.


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Moussa Sissoko scored twice as Newcastle overcame Chelsea 3-2 in a thriller at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon.
Jonas Gutierrez flicked a header home to give the Magpies the lead, but Frank Lampard and Juan Mata turned the game on its head after the break before Sissoko struck twice to win a massive three points for the Magpies.
The hosts were unchanged from their 2-1 midweek win over Aston Villa, while Rafa Benitez elected to play Demba Ba from the start on his return to St James' Park and gave John Terry a first Premier League start for nearly three months after a knee injury.
Ba was booed and jeered whenever the ball went near him in a quiet start that saw Petr Cech make simple saves from Yoan Gouffran and Davide Santon.
The visitors worked their way into the match patiently and should have taken the lead on 15 minutes. Mata's excellent chipped pass found Ashley Cole on the left whose cut-back came to Lampard 12 yards out, but the midfielder lashed over with his left foot.
Alan Pardew's side were well on top though, Yohan Cabaye warmed Cech's gloves from range and Papiss Cisse wasted a gilt-edged one-on-one chance with the Czech shot-stopper.
Cabaye and Santon volleyed efforts wide after dithering in the Chelsea defence, but the atmosphere was cranked up to another notch on the half-hour as Ramires launched into Gutierrez two-footed, but only picking up a booking.
Ba then found himself with a great chance to silence the home support as he raced clear on Krul off Lampard's pass, but he fired his first effort at the Dutchman and nodding his follow-up wide while being caught in the face by Coloccini's boot.
Cisse wasted another one-on-one after Sissoko's effort was charged down, but the home fans were soon cheering as Santon's cross from the left was flicked home by Gutierrez to give the Toon a richly-deserved lead.
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Newcastle was flagging but it rallied magnificently and, after Cisse was denied by a great intervention from John Terry, drew level as Yoann Gouffran was set clear by a long clearance. His effort was parried by Cech into the path of Sissoko who gleefully tucked home on his home debut.
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Their heads are gray with age and experience, and few backs could now support the 50- to 70-pound packs they once carried while in uniform. Nevertheless, many of Sun City's veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam made the effort to attend the annual Veterans Day ceremonies.
Those in wheelchairs or using canes made their way to seats, accompanied by spouses and friends. Rows of chairs were reserved for those who marched in the Sun City Veterans Association Rudy Haumann Marching Unit at the beginning of the ceremony. When the American flag passed by, they stood straight and saluted. When their service music was sung, they rose with pride.
Armistice Day, Remembrance Day — Veterans Day.
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Staff Sgt. Cory Surla was wounded Sept. 2005 from the blast of an IED — improvised explosive device — outside of Baghdad. An Army medic, Surla said he had been "blown up 13 times, hurt four times and received two wounds rating Purple Hearts."
He plans on one day joining federal law enforcement or the Georgia State Police.
Sgt. Christopher Lowe was wounded in August 2009 when his team was ambushed in Afghanistan. His officer-in-charge was killed and Lowe was wounded saving the team's medic. After nine months at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he was assigned to Fort Stewart and intends to stay in the military.
The focal point of the ceremony was guest speaker Lt. Col. Eddie Gillon, deputy commanding officer of the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, assigned to Fort Stewart.
Recently assigned to the position, Gillon spoke warmly of the troops he sees on a daily basis.
"I am reminded each day of brave service members who give everything and have given everything," he told his audience. "They carry out a professional ethos that says 'We will never accept defeat.' They don't think that what they do is brave. They're just doing their jobs."
Referring to the two active duty soldiers and to others who were wounded and continue to serve, Gillon said that many seek to return to the front.
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Colorado cities' fracking bans could be canary in a coal mine
December 5, 2013
DENVER — Three Colorado cities voted Tuesday to ban fracking, the kind of test that might be coming to states from California to North Carolina as oil and gas drilling surges from coast to coast.
The Colorado vote, happening in a state with a long history of energy development, was a trial of whether the oil and gas industry could overcome passionate opposition to the drilling practice that's helped create an American energy boom.
Voters in Fort Collins and Boulder banned hydraulic fracturing — fracking — for at least the next five years, while a prohibition on all new oil and gas wells passed in Lafayette. A fracking ban in Broomfield fell just 13 votes short, and a recount is likely. Advocates of banning the drilling process argue it is a threat to air and water.
Natural Resources Defense Council spokeswoman Kate Sinding said she expects local anti-fracking ballot efforts to continue to spread.
"It's already bubbling up in California," she said.
California is home to the largely undeveloped Monterey Shale, which is potentially the richest oil shale formation in North America and lies under the agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley. Other states with limited fracking experience could also see multiplying wells. New York state is debating whether to start allowing fracking. North Carolina is on course toward dropping its fracking moratorium.
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Fracking, in which high-pressure water and chemicals are pumped underground to break shale rock and release the oil and gas trapped inside, has created a drilling boom across the country. Colorado saw its crude oil production spike 64 percent in four years and its natural gas production rise 27 percent.
The Colorado Oil and Gas Association spent nearly a million dollars on a campaign against the proposed fracking bans, dwarfing the spending on the anti-fracking side. Tisha Schuller, president of the oil and gas trade association, said such bans are shortsighted and the industry is being wrongly painted as a villain.
"If I thought that something was going to poison my children I would be scared to death, and I'd be at the meeting, too, with a sign," Schuller said. "In many, many cases they've been given misinformation."
The energy boom is bringing money and jobs to Colorado, and the industry has influential allies. Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat and a former Denver mayor, insists that cities don't have the power to ban fracking. Hickenlooper is suing to overturn the city of Longmont's fracking ban, which passed with 60 percent voter support a year ago.
"The state government is hellbent on making Colorado an extraction colony," said Rod Brueske, who lives near Longmont.
Brueske's farmhouse is surrounded by golden barley and enjoys a stunning view of the Rocky Mountains, with the iconic Pikes Peak visible on a clear day. It would look like a Coors beer commercial if not for the oil and gas wells.
Brueske said members of his family had uncontrollable nosebleeds, migraine headaches and gastrointestinal problems after wells were drilled near his property. He complained of foul-smelling air to state regulators, who discovered a wellhead leak and an emissions control device not big enough to handle vapors.
Activists now plan to seek a statewide fracking ban in Colorado. The local bans so far have centered along the Front Range, which includes the most populous cities in the state and lies east of the Rocky Mountains.
There tends to be more support for drilling on the less populated western slope, where a fracking ban could be a tough sell.
"It's a different mentality here than in Aspen or Boulder. This is a working community," said Howard Orona, an assistant manager at the Clark's Market Store in Battlement Mesa and a member of the county energy advisory board.
Orona said oil and gas workers make their homes in the area and care about keeping it clean.
But accidents happen. Orona lives along Parachute Creek, contaminated earlier this year with benzene and other cheicals following a natural gas pipeline spill. Sonny Lindauer, who also lives along the creek, said oil and gas companies shouldn't have the right to affect people's homes by introducing odor and noise.
"I know they need the natural gas. I wouldn't object if they were honest and did it right," said Lindauer's wife, Ruth. "But a lot of it is sloppiness and a lot of it is lying."
Schuller of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association said the industry is continuing to improve. Schuller said most Colorado towns live in harmony with oil and gas development, and people need energy.
"We need to take away this good guy/bad guy label and instead engage in 'I need it, we all want it, we're going to use it, so where are we going to get it and how are we going to do it well,' " Schuller said.


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MROs in Estonia and Lithuania face expansion choices.
Modern aircraft maintenance in northern and eastern Europe is little more than a decade and half old. It has been fueled by rapid growth in local air traffic, especially in low-cost service, integration of many eastern states into the European Union and lower labor costs, which attracted airframe work from outside the region.
But lower labor rates signaled less wealth in eastern Europe, which created challengers in raising local capital for maintenance infrastructure. And low-cost competition put pressure on the budgets of major airlines in the region that might have built up larger maintenance facilities.
This eastern European market is still less than fully mature, but MROs are beginning to face the same choices as those in western Europe and North America. One basic choice is whether to build independent shops, tightly focused on core competencies, or seek fuller services through partnership networks. Two important shops are making very different choices.
Air Maintenance Estonia's business is very strong now, says Lars-Olof Bolinder, who has led AME as CEO and is moving up to its supervisory board. David Williams, a former manager at SAS Technical Services, Emirates and Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, will replace him.
"Last year, our business dipped a little, as with other MROs, but airlines are beginning to fly more and maintenance is coming due," Bolinder says. AME generally looks for business within a two-hour ferry-flight time, but it sometimes reaches more broadly, for example into Russia.
Eastern Europe still enjoys a labor cost advantage, while other costs, such as infrastructure, are similar to western European levels. On average, Bolinder estimates AME labor costs are less than half those to the West.
But the labor market differs within eastern Europe. Bolinder puts AME labor costs at about one-third of Norwegian levels, half the costs in other Scandinavian countries, and about half of costs in northern Europe. "U.K. sterling prices are a little low now, but we are still below them. In Bulgaria, they have even lower costs then we do. We are about the same as Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania."
The AME exec disputes the notion that lower labor productivity offsets this cost advantage. "We work with Lean, as all MROs have to do today. And our infrastructure is not as bad as those who have not been here think." AME will open a state-of-art three-bay hangar in September that will triple capacity. At the same time, it expects to have A320 heavy check capability.
Bolinder acknowledges some difficulties in getting sufficiently trained labor in AME's early days, but says that problem has eased. Because Estonia is small, the firm runs its own programs for apprentices. "Some skills, like working with sheet metal, do take time," he admits. The firm uses contract workers for peak demands.
AME has done 250 C checks on Boeing 737 NGs and Classics over 12 years. Due to its limited capacity in the past, these have been mostly one-off or short-term deals. Now that capacity will expand, it is looking forward to larger, longer-term deals.
Bolinder says linking up with an MRO network is a question for AME's owner, BaltCap. "We would like to see if we can joint-venture with someone and are in discussions with a paint hangar. On joint ventures with other MROs, we shall have to see."
AME has been doing line maintenance for Ryanair in Vilnius and Kaunas, Lithuania, but it will concentrate in the future on line work in Talinn, where it provides all line support. For line work, AME is certified for A320s, 737s, Embraer ERJ-170s and -190s, CRJ-900NGs, Fokker 50s and Saab 340s. Passenger traffic in the Estonian capital increased 35% last year, and that should provide plenty of demand for line maintenance. Bolinder hopes to convert some of that to heavy-check work.
AME also repairs some components, mostly wheels and brakes. It has no plans to get into more complex components like avionics. The workforce of about 160 will expand gradually, with an additional 30 techs each year for four years.
FL Technics, another major MRO in the region, is looking at providing wider services, geographically and functionally, throughout northern and eastern Europe.
"When maintenance developed in eastern Europe 10 year ago, the advantage was low labor rates," says Jonas Butautis, CEO of Lithuania-based FL Technics. This advantage of about 40% made Eastern shops the "back office" of major MROs.
Butautis says the labor-cost edge has decreased while labor productivity in the region remains below western levels, "So there is not a huge advantage in having C checks done in the East." And the industry is moving away from labor-intensive airframe checks toward more capital-intensive engine and component work that require massive amounts of capital. "And there is not a huge amount of money in eastern Europe." New aircraft models, needing less frequent heavy checks, will intensify these trends, in his view.
So the question will be how to compete with players like Lufthansa Technik, which is linked to an airline and can provide a vast array of services, or with other rivals like SRT-Mubadala, which has funds to finance initial provisioning and buy and lease back current inventories.
"We are at a crossroad in the industry," Butautis believes.
FL Technics is already the largest MRO in the Baltic states and one of the largest MRO companies in eastern Europe and CIS countries. It supports airlines in the CIS, EU, Middle East and Asia. It has two base maintenance facilities in Lithuania and Ukraine and 30 line stations across the EU and CIS. It can support Boeing, Airbus, ATR, Embraer, Bombardier CRJ and other types of aircraft. And it is backed by Avia Solutions Group, a strong aviation group in eastern Europe.
So FL Technics plans to build on these assets to offer total technical solutions. "We do not want to compete on labor rates in Bulgaria," Butautis says. Total solutions will include base maintenance, landing-gear overhaul, cost-per-hour support of components, line maintenance, engine maintenance, engineering services, technical training and logistics. "We want to be a miniature LHT, the local guys around the corner who speak your language and who you can speak to on the phone with a real person, not an IT system," Butautis explains.
Providing the same range of services, at lower prices, is the strategy. In five years, "we want to be the first local alternatives to the big global MROs," Butautis says. "If they don't want to deal with LHT, SRT or AFI-KLM, they can come to us."
FLT has customers on cost per hour component support agreements, for which it does some repairs itself and sends others outside. It also offers engine overhauls at outside shops. "It's all about sales and owning the customer, not owning the shops," Butautis says. In engine support, FLT supplies materials, does work-scopes, micromanages shop visits and offers financial support, including leases.
For airframe work, Butautis says FLT is partially closing the productivity gap by getting the latest IT systems and working on Lean programs. But its check productivity can never be as efficient as that of an airline that has a constant stream of its own aircraft coming in nose-to-tail. "We may have a gap in the line, or have to meet a short turn-time for a customer."
FLT has all the necessary European and Russian regulatory approvals, including recent certification as an EASA design organization. Part access is not an issue within the EU, but getting parts into, or equipment out of, Russia can be a challenge. For that reason, FLT has its own local organization in Russia, familiar with local habits. "You must have a local organization in Russia that knows how to work with the Russian bureaucracy."
And if this strategy works in the EU and CIS, it may have broader applicability. "We are good at emerging markets," Butautis notes. FL Technics has set up offices in Malaysia and Bangladesh and is looking into Sri Lanka. "These countries need infrastructure. We can start by setting up line stations and we can do part trading."
Butautis says there are additional emerging markets FL Technics can enter. "We can be the guys around the corner, the alternative to the global MROs."


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Scarpar is an off-road skateboard we've seen before as a concept and is now available for pre-order. The DTV Shredder, which is being eyed by the military, is a new one for me. Both would be the end of me.
The Scarpar ranges from $2,800 to $3,800 depending on battery pack size and can shoot you forward across rough terrain at speeds up to 28 m.p.h. Preorders begin at $500.
The handlebar-equipped DTV, on the other hand, is $2,500, can speed along at 30 m.p.h. and is capable of hauling a trailer with 1,200 lbs. (!) of cargo.
That's about four or five buddies' worth of weight, so if you're planning on playing medic with your Scarpar-riding friends out in the bush, the DTV is the way to go.
Both models will be available later this year. [Technabob and Technabob]


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Jimmy Rollins will not be deterred in his plans to get married this weekend in the Grand Cayman, despite a 5.8 earthquake shaking the island yesterday. Rollins quickly texted to Phillies spokesman that he was ok, but the danger in this area seems not to have gone away.
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Grand Cayman Islands is just south of Cuba in the Caribbean
Several Phillies are expected at the wedding, some big names like Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Shane Victorino. I suspect the management of the Phillies are very nervous about the event with so much earthquake activity in the Caribbean in the past 10 days. Haiti is not too far away from the Grand Cayman Islands which is the spot of the devastating earthquake that changed Haiti in a blink of a second.
Rollins will wed longtime girlfriend Johari Smith, who used to be in the Phillies organization. That is how he pair met, and Rollins decided it was time to tie the knot. Which is the plan sometime this weekend in the Grand Cayman.
Check out Jimmy Rollins Flickr photo site here


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Hi All,
I try to google around for how can i do the following thing in priorityqueue but there is no answer for this.
It is actually quite straight forward, lets said i have a set of PriorityQueue with few items inside and I want to get the object n in the pq and do a comparison, if the path is higher cost, replace with a new object n. The Pseudo code is something like this.
If Child.STATE is in PriorityQueue with Higer PATH-COST then
replace that PriorityQueue with the Child.STATE
Anyone able to guide me on this? Coz i believe PriorityQueue does not have the GET function.


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We love a good market anytime we find one. So when we heard that the Dekalb Market in downtown Brooklyn was hosting a Sunday fun day of sorts, we were intrigued. It's called the Brooklyn Night Bazaar and it's happening this Sunday, October 9, 5PM to midnight, and we want to go! It will be a night of over 65 independent merchants, gourmet food vendors, music, art, and the key component to a "Sunday Funday," booze… and not just any booze, a beer and wine garden featuring local breweries and wineries.
The mastermind behind this BK party is lawyer Aaron Broudo. It all started when Broudo was inspired after experiencing the night markets of Thailand during a trip around Southeast Asia. An exceptionally good mi krop must bring about grand ideas because Broudo decided to start his version of the night market right here at home, in Brooklyn. He used funding platform Kickstarter to start the project, and now, it will all become a reality come Sunday.
Best of all, the event is free and open to the public. And if you want to jam with electropop band YACHT (with Monogold and Trouble Andrew), tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of concert. Click here for more info.


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(verse 1)
Black cashmere on my head
The leathers dirty white
Gold grill shining while I tip on dirty sprite
When I drop this shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
Fuk my life
I'mma have crazy hoes
Lorena Bobbit types...yikes!
I'm going raw no Plan B
She just want that D like macaroons from Lauduree
This for the spanish mami's with the Fendi spa bags
Breaking down that White Widow on the iPad
Six angels in a hell hole, digging
High end trippin
Martenelli's sippin
All my weight in gold, it match my ball sack
BAPE camp LA Dodgers ball cap
Botero paintings for the home
Black man leave the crime alone
White lighters I won't die alone
Hey she strut so hard in heels
So I masterbate with Keihl's
Pay her bills, bills, bills
And her hair and mynx nails
Picture that like a Kodak with the Poloroid film
All I got this 9 inch steel
& a nutsack full of veal
Thats my baby G.O.A.T.S
Cause I'm the motherfuk'n illest
I should slit my throat
Cause I'm the motherfuk'n realest
Blacks on blacks on blacks
Blacks on blacks on blacks
New Black (2x)
I said
Blacks on blacks on blacks
Blacks on blacks on blacks
New Black
(verse 2)
My Balmain been copped
Rip swagged out
A nigga feel the glow
Now I'm finna black out (black out)
I wore black for a year straight
You feel me?
I know my nigga Troy & Rich Hil feel me
That Crown Vic music, BBC air freshener
Nigga I got all the bitches, swag Hugh Hefner
I'm leaving all these old niggas on a stretcher
Nigga fuk your rules & your boring ass lectures
Take care of your business, take care of your family
Empathetic toward the devil
Hell, I even grant him amnesty
Hey grown man, why you so thirsty
All up on my dick, it ain't even my birthday
Like every single day
Really tho? …you feel me tho?
Hoes on my dick cause I look like Sinbad
Fuk good, cook good, sin bad
White bitch on black dick swag
27 white BIC swag
Riri zips, orange Tic-Tacs
While hoes take they clothes off slowly
Hit em with the force like Obi
Dick black like Tobe
Watch me roam like Gobe
Lucky they don't know me
Then shoot the condom in the trash like Kobe
Blacks on blacks on blacks
Blacks on blacks on blacks
New Black (2x)
I said
Blacks on blacks on blacks
Blacks on blacks on blacks
New Black


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Read the full details here before doing anything: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18637?viewlocale=en_US
I have 2 MacBooks:
- July 2014 Apple MacBook Pro, 2.6GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz, 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM, 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
- January 2011 Apple MacBook Air, 13 inch display, Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz, 4 Gig RAM 1067 MHz DDR3, 256 Gig SSD
Since disk speed is king, I wanted to measure the effect of enabling FileVault so I found this benchmark script to hopefully capture a meaningful before and after state: http://www.amsys.co.uk/2013/blog/using-command-line-to-benchmark-disks/#.VKDxQsAGA
Unfortunately the purge command now needs to be run as sudo - before I enabled FileVault I ran it without sudo so I didn't get accurate read results. I hope though that the write values are accurate - I did multiple runs just to capture a feel for the variability:
Before FileVault (without sudo purge, read results were invalid)
MacBook Air:
- Write Speed is: 211.474 MB/sec
- Write Speed is: 211.479 MB/sec
- Write Speed is: 749.875 MB/sec
- Write Speed is: 747.208 MB/sec
After FileVault (with sudo purge, read results look reasonable)
MacBook Air:
- Read Speed is: 177.373 MB/sec
- Read Speed is: 179.464 MB/sec
- Write Speed is: 162.953 MB/sec
- Write Speed is: 162.258 MB/sec
- Read Speed is: 764.053 MB/sec
- Read Speed is: 762.525 MB/sec
- Write Speed is: 665.999 MB/sec
- Write Speed is: 692.193 MB/sec
IF this benchmark is valid, taking the BEST case (smallest difference) for write speed on the MBP (747-692) indicates I've lost 55 MB/sec or approximately 7%.
I was hoping for a more negligible difference, but the real test that matters will be if I notice any significant degradation.


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Only the first suggestion seems likely to me: I hope that you were able to understand it.
Student or Learner
"I hope that you could understand it."
I think depending on context, we can get the sentence in more than two ways although I just can think of two ways.
1) After he is done with explaining, he can say the sentence and could is the past tense of can.
2) Could can be used for lower possibility than can and "I hope that you could understand it (soon, etc.)" can be used for the future.
I am sorry about lame explanations but my point is that depending on context, can we infer two meanings from the example?
Only the first suggestion seems likely to me: I hope that you were able to understand it.
Thank you and I agree with you, but how about '"I hope that you could make her happy"? Is this never possible to be interpreted in two ways? I think depending on verbs and context, it might be okay or could you give me any possible examples if you do not mind? Thank you for helping me as usual.


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A hearing will be held before the Alabama Commissioner of Insurance at the offices of the Alabama Department of Insurance, 201 Monroe Street, Suite 1700, Montgomery, Alabama, as follows:
On March 1, 2001, beginning at 10:00 AM:
Repeal of Regulation No. 16, which addresses fire, casualty and surety insurance – fictitious groups. (1 page)
Revision of Regulation No. 17, known as the free insurance in connection with sales of cemetery lots, automobiles, and other articles and services. The definition of insurance contained in this regulation has been repealed and replaced in the Insurance Code. The purpose of the revision is to replace this outdated definition with one contained in the Insurance Code. (2 pages.)
Repeal of Regulation No. 18, which concerns the admissibility of real estate assets. (1 page)
Any person wishing to submit testimony at said hearing is requested to submit said testimony in writing to the Alabama Department of Insurance, Attention: Legal Division, Post Office Box 303351, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3351, at least one week in advance of the hearing. Any written submission of testimony prior to the hearing will not preclude anyone from making an oral or written presentation at the hearing.
A copy of the proposed regulation may be obtained by written request to the Alabama Department of Insurance, Post Office Box 303351, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3351. The request must include payment of one dollar per page and a self-addressed, postage paid return envelope. An unofficial copy may also be obtained at no charge via electronic mail. You may send an e-mail request to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Chinese internet users have become the top target for malware, according to a new security report by Microsoft. The company said that about 47 percent of software "exploits" it found, including ones that can record keystrokes and steal passwords, in the first half of 2008 were in Chinese, while only 23 percent were in English.
Considering China surpassed the U.S. in overall internet users this June, it's probably not that surprising that the country would be targeted. Couple that with the influx of inexperienced users with freshly middle-class banking accounts, and you've got a major security problem. Microsoft recommended constantly updating to lower vulnerabilities, which probably won't happen since the newest Windows updates contain that anti-piracy black screen security measure. [Yahoo News](Flickr credit - Kai Hendry)


text: Here is a video of a fascinating talk given by Susan Savage-Rumbaugh in 2004 about bonobos. Studies showed that bonobos display many similarities to early man in their ability to walk bipedally and make/use stone tools. The video also demonstrates bonobos' great capacity to learn human culture simply by watching the behavior of the scientists around them, including playing musical instruments, writing, making fires, and driving.


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Lunch at the ranch
A group including local politicians, business and community leaders, and Jefferson County sheriff's deputies welcomed the consul general of Qatar, Faisal Abdulla Al-Henzab, to the ranch of former Jefferson County judge and business consultant Carl Griffith on Friday, May 17, to celebrate the blooming friendship and business relationship between Qatar and Jefferson County.
According to The World Factbook from the CIA, the sovereign Arab state of Qatar has established itself one of the richest nations in the world. As of 2007, oil and natural gas revenues had enabled Qatar to attain the highest per capita income in the world.
Now, the nation of Qatar and Qatar Petroleum International have developed a business relationship and mutually beneficial friendship with Jefferson County due to the Golden Pass expansion project currently in development. A final investment decision will be made following government and regulatory approvals. The proposed project, which involves development of natural gas liquefaction and export capabilities at the existing Golden Pass LNG facility, is a partnership of Qatar Petroleum International and ExxonMobil affiliates.
If developed, the project would represent about $10 billion of investment on the U.S. Gulf Coast, generating billions of dollars of economic growth at local, state and national levels and millions of dollars in taxes to the local, state and federal governments. The project would generate approximately 9,000 construction jobs over the five years estimated to complete the endeavor, with peak construction employment reaching about 3,000 jobs. The new project's estimated send-out capacity would be about 15.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year.
Since last year, the company has taken steps toward realization of the project. According to a press release from Golden Pass, on May 17 the company announced it has submitted a formal request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to initiate pre-filing for the proposed liquefaction project at the world-class Golden Pass LNG terminal facility in Sabine Pass.
This milestone sets the stage for the necessary permitting activity associated with the design, environmental impact, and construction of the proposed project.
Earlier this month, Golden Pass Products announced the signing of a Commercial Framework Agreement to sell up to the full 15.6 million metric tons of annual output, and provide shipping and sales opportunities to existing and new markets, including leveraging the sponsors' long-term arrangements for international imports via the United Kingdom's South Hook facility.
Golden Pass Products has received U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) authorization for exports to Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) countries, and is awaiting DOE approval to export to non-FTA nations.
"I am visiting the county out of appreciation for the shared business venture and opportunities afforded by the Golden Pass project," Consul General Al-Henzab, who is based out of Houston, said in an interview. "We really appreciate the county officials for joining us today and Judge Carl Griffith for his commitment and help in securing the site."
Griffith welcomed guests to his ranch home in Jefferson County and served a delightful southern-style meal complete with catfish, chicken, steak, boudain balls and more catered by PJ Jones Catering Company.
Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick, who has been a supporter and promoter of the Golden Pass expansion project, was at the ranch and addressed the consul general and those gathered at the event.
"I am just extremely excited that you are here today," Branick said to the Qatari representative. "We do welcome you to Jefferson County. … We're extremely excited about your project. Of course, we think Jefferson County is a natural fit for this project. … This represents a major investment in our area. I want to thank Judge Griffith for having you out today and serving us all this fine food. We are looking forward to getting approval. I am looking forward to the groundbreaking."
After lunch, Griffith presented Al-Henzab and Jabor Al Mesallau, Qatar Gas representative and member of the Golden Pass LNG board of managers who accompanied the consul general, with cowboy hats in honor of their visit to Jefferson County. The consul general then presented Griffith with a golden ship representative of the Golden Pass expansion effort and the friendship that continues to blossom between Qatar and Jefferson County.
According to Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC vice president of human resources and public affairs Robert Bilnoski, the project would not have been possible without the efforts of Griffith and numerous other supporters in the community.
"Carl Griffith has been instrumental in getting us to break ground," Bilnoski asserted. "We're trying to get this baby moving!"
Bilnoski said the former Jefferson County judge worked with the Qatari consulate and invested businesses while serving as county judge and continued his diplomatic and business efforts after he left the office. Bilnoski and Griffith both said since current Jefferson County Judge Branick took office, he too has worked diligently to see the expansion project come to fruition.
"Judge Branick has been super working with the county on this," Griffith said. "It takes three votes to pass a measure (at Jefferson County Commissioners Court), and he and the county commissioners are supporting this 100 percent."


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Jon Secada has two Grammys and four years of judging "Latin American Idol" to his name. So when the "Just Another Day" singer gives an opinion on who should judge "American Idol" you have to listen.
Secada is still all about Howard Stern filling the spot vacated by Simon Cowell.
"I think Howard Stern would be perfect for the chair," Secada tells PopcornBiz. "Simon is gone. If you're going to replace him with someone with that kind of edge, Howard is great."
It'll take a big personality to fill Simon's shoes, Secada said. "It should be someone with a hard-edged personality who is controversial," he says. "He's going to say how he feels."
The latest reports have Elton John and Justin Timberlake in pole positions, and Stern's candidacy has fallen out of favor after a few breathy weeks of excitement. But no decision has been made, so it's anyone's ball game. Singers as diverse as Engelbert Humperdinck and Bret Michaels have lobbied for the position.
As for Secada, he had "four wonderful years" in the version of the show that was broadcast all over Latin America. While he insists he was "half Randy and half Paula" in his own judging, that edge kicked in for him as well.
"I did have a touch of Simon," says Secada. "Sometimes you have to make the tough comment."


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If this were 15 years ago, I would IM you now on AIM and ask you to be my "online girlfriend" LOL
You speak in past tense as if the love fest is over! I hope you and some other people in this thread appreciated my headline title in our new feature...http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2013/1214.html#shameless
MLP and Adventure Time are both pretty throwbackish to classic era Cartoon Cartoon/CN shows, so I get the appeal, although the brony fandom has like shit-all to do with the show itself at this point. Fandoms annoy me a lot in general :DDDDAlso WRT Adventure Time, from my understanding, it picked up considerably from season 2 onwards, developing a more solid narrative arc and stepping away from the random-for-random's-sake comedy. I lack cable so I don't really watch it but I did catch an episode not too long ago when I was visiting my parents, and I found it pretty vastly better constructed than what I remember from the earlier episodes.


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山樱花(Cerasus campanulata),别名绯寒樱。原产台湾海拔300~2500米山区,大陆华南及日本 琉球群岛也有分布。山樱花属亚热带至温带蔷薇科、樱属植物,开花时极具观赏价值。 山樱花是台湾原生种植物,落叶小乔木,叶子要等到花期快结束了才长出来。单叶互生,长椭 圆形或卵状椭圆形,具有重锯齿缘,托叶则呈羽毛撕裂状,非常特别。花常3~5朵成一簇,每一朵 都有长长的花梗;花瓣 5 枚,着生于花萼筒处,呈紧密覆瓦状排列,不十分张开;花色有绯红、粉 红等;花萼钟形,深红色;雄蕊20枚。花落后,可见到颜色鲜红的果实;核果椭圆形状似小型樱桃, 内有一种子,成熟时红色或紫黑色。少数单株果实是甜的,可供食用。 品种:山樱花是全台湾12~3月最普遍见得到的樱花。在所有樱花中其花色最浓艳,花形下 垂呈吊钟状,好像小铃铛一样。以花瓣数的多寡,分单瓣与重瓣。单瓣樱花为5枚花瓣,半八重樱 花为5~10枚花瓣,八重樱花为10~50枚花瓣,菊瓣樱花为50枚花瓣以上。单瓣绯寒樱12月就会开 花,可见于台湾阳明山、乌来与阿里山。重瓣绯寒樱又称八重樱或牡丹樱,花期通常在1~3月。
山樱花的繁殖,通常采取高接法或播种。高接法就是将树枝剥皮后,用保水的材料包起来,等 根长出来再切下种在土里。 种子繁殖:因其种子萌芽前具休眠性,需利用低温处理让种子成熟时所产生的休眠物质代 谢后,方可使其顺利萌芽。因此台湾桃园农改场的做法是,开发湿冷藏法进行催芽:采收山樱花红 熟果,洗去果肉后,与湿蛭石混合,以塑料袋包装后置于5~7℃冰箱冷藏,10 周后取出播种,有65 %的种子可在播种后6周发芽;冷藏14周播种,2周后则有高达90%的种子可发芽。而同时采收的种 子,直接播种7个月后,发芽率相当低,仅2%。 台湾林业试验所的做法是,因其种子属于正储型种子(即我们常说的正常性种子,可耐干燥、 低温储藏之意),经过6周的暖低温变温处理后,再经过4周的4℃层积处理,然后置于25℃发芽成 效最好。 苗木移植最好是在冬天进行。樱花的枝条生长速度慢,可以不用修枝。即使修枝,一年也只要 一次就够了。樱花需要大量的肥料,请多悉心施肥。 一月底,台湾各地的樱花就开始绽放。到了二月,各地开始陆续进入樱花季。樱花因分布地点 的各种环境条件不同,开花的时间也不太一样,一般低海拔与南部地区较早。
Wild cherry (Cerasus campanulata), alias Ying Han Fei. Country Taiwan 300 to 2500 meters above sea mountains, Southern China and Japan, Ryukyu Islands also distributed. Cherry Hill is subtropical to temperate Rosaceae, genus cherry, flowering highly ornamental value. Cherry Hill is a Taiwan native species of plants, deciduous small tree, the leaves have to wait until the end of flowering long before it. Leaves alternate, oblong or ovate-elliptic, with a heavy serrated edge, feather lacerate stipules then was very special. Flowers often 3 to 5 in a cluster, each one has a long pedicel; petals 5, was born at the calyx tube, was closely imbricate, not quite open; colors are crimson, pink, etc.; calyx bell shaped, dark red; stamens 20. Flower behind, you can see the color red fruit; drupe oval shaped like a small cherry, inside there is a child, red or purple when mature. Few plant fruit is sweet, edible. Variety: Cherry Hill is Taiwan's most popular 12 to March can see a cherry. In all its colors in the most gaudy cherry, bell-shaped flower was drooping, as if, like little bells. Amount to the number of petals, divided single lobe and plena. Ill with cherry to five petals, cherry half eight weight is 5 to 10 petals, eight heavy cherry 10 to 50 petals, daisy petals of cherry blossoms is 50 or more. Ill with scarlet cold cherry blossom in December will be seen in Taiwan Yangmingshan, Wulai and the Mt. Han Fei, also known as cherry petals yaezakura or peony cherry, flowering usually 1 to 3 months.
Wild cherry tree breeding, usually take the high connection or seeding. Grafting method is to branch after peeling with water retention material wrap and other roots grow out and then cut seed in the earth. Seed Propagation: Seed germination ago with its dormancy, requires the use of low temperature so that the seeds are ripe metabolism resulting sleep only after it successfully sprout. Accordingly, Taiwan Taoyuan District Agricultural Improvement Station approach is developed method for wet cold germination: harvesting wild cherry red ripe fruit pulp wash after mixing with moist vermiculite, packed in plastic bags and placed in 5 ~ 7 ℃ refrigerator, 10 weeks out after sowing, 65% of the seeds can germinate in the six weeks after sowing; refrigerated 14 weeks sowing, two weeks later, there are up to 90% of the seeds can germinate. While harvesting the seeds sown directly after 7 months, germination rate is very low, only 2%. Taiwan Forestry Research Institute of the approach is that its seeds are orthodox seeds (that is, we often say that the normal sexual seed, resistant to drying, low temperature storage of Italy), after six weeks of warm and cold temperature changes, and then after 4 weeks stratification of 4 ℃, 25 ℃ and then placed in the best germination results. Seedling transplantation is preferably carried out in the winter. Cherry branches slow growth, you can not pruning. Even pruning, once is enough as long as a year. Cherry requires a lot of fertilizer, like him carefully fertilization. By the end of January, began around Taiwan cherry blossom. To February, began to enter around the cherry blossom season. Sakura distribution sites because of different environmental conditions, flowering time is not the same, generally lower altitudes and in the southern region earlier.


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Emily Henderson scored the winning run against St. Louis at the UCR Tournament (Gil Talbot).
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Harvard softball team (6-2) continued its solid play at the UC Riverside Tournament, topping St. Louis, 2-1 in eight innings, and North Dakota, 6-1, in its second day of action on its spring break trip. With the sweep, Harvard improves its record to 3-0 in California this season.
The Crimson continued its trend of early-inning scoring against St. Louis, plating a run in the bottom of the first inning. Ellen Macadam led off with a single up the middle and advanced to third on a pair of groundouts. Kasey Lange continued her hot start in a Crimson uniform, driving in Macadam with an RBI double down the left field line for a 1-0 lead after one. Freshman Laura Ricciardone turned in the best performance of her young career, holding St. Louis to just three hits and no runs in the first six innings of play, striking out five.
The Billikens broke through with their first run in the top of the seventh, stringing together three straight singles to knot the score at 1-1 after seven full innings. Emily Henderson was placed on second base to start the bottom of the eighth and after swiping third, came home with the winning run on an Ashley Heritage single up the middle. Rachel Brown earned the win in the circle for Harvard in one inning of work and six different Harvard players collected hits in the win.
In the second game of the day, Harvard got out to a two-run lead against North Dakota. Macadam ripped a double to left field in the game's first at-bat and the Crimson put runners on second and third after a Heritage single and stolen base. Whitney Shaw knocked in the first run on a sacrifice fly and Lange plated Harvard's second run with an RBI groundout. Brown toed the rubber for Harvard to start game two and was perfect through the first four innings, striking out six North Dakota batters in that span.
Macadam led off the third inning with a triple and stole home one batter later to give Harvard a 3-0 lead. Macadam and Heritage started the fifth inning with back-to-back singles and Lange and Stephanie Regan ripped back-to-back RBI singles to push the Harvard lead to 5-0. North Dakota got on the board with a run in the bottom of the fifth but Shaw drove in the game's final run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh.
Macadam went 3 for 4 in the game with a double, a triple, three runs scored and a stolen base while Regan went 3 for 3 with an RBI. Heritage had two hits and two runs scored to go along with three stolen bases and Shaw and Lange had a pair of RBI each in the win. Brown went seven full innings for her sixth win of the season, scattering three hits and fanning 12 in the game.
Harvard wraps up its stay at the UCR Tournament tomorrow with a 12 p.m. game against St. Louis.


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A poetic lyricism is wedded to hard-edged arrangements by Long Island-born, Paris-based singer/songwriter Elliott Murphy. Although none of his songs have reached the Top 40, Murphy's influence is reflected through the music of Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, the Velvet Underground, and Talking Heads. Guests on Murphy's albums have included Shawn Colvin, Phil Collins, Billy Joel, Sonny Landreth, Bruce Springsteen, and members of the Violent Femmes, the Smithereens, Talking Heads, and the Velvet Underground. During Springsteen's 1996 European tour, Murphy was even invited on the stage in Paris to sing an acoustic duet version of his tune "Rock Ballad."
Murphy grew up in an upper-middle-class family. His father owned Aqua Show, a water ballet arena on the grounds of the World's Fair in 1939 and 1964. During Murphy's childhood, the arena was the site of big-band concerts by such jazz musicians as Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
Acquiring his first guitar at the age of 12, Murphy quickly advanced on the instrument. Within a year, he was playing in his first band. In 1966, Murphy's band the Rapsillions placed first in a New York statewide Battle of the Bands.
Together with his brother Matthew, Murphy spent the late '60s in Europe, performing his original tunes in subway stations and street corners. He also had a bit role in Federico Fellini's 1972 film Roma. Returning to the United States in 1973, Murphy formed a band, Elliott Murphy's Aquashow. Performing frequently at New York hot spots, including Max's Kansas City and the Mercer Arts Center, Murphy and the group became associated with the art rock scene that included Patti Smith and the New York Dolls. Although their 1975 debut album, Aquashow, was critically acclaimed, it failed to break through commercially. Murphy's subsequent 1970s recordings — Lost Generation, Night Lights, and Just a Story from America — sold poorly. In 1980, Murphy launched his own record label, Courtesan, with a six-song EP, Affairs. The following year, he released a folk-rock album, Murph the Surf. Murphy's album Party Girls & Broken Poets, released in 1984, was nominated for a New York Music Award as Album of the Year.
Murphy has consistently worked with innovative producers. Milwaukee, released in 1986, was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, while Change Will Come, released in 1987, was produced by James Ball of the Smithereens. A live album, Hot Point, released in 1989, featured lead guitar by Chris Spedding.
Despite the state-of-the-art sound of his albums, Murphy continued to encounter commercial resistance in the United States. In Europe, however, it was a much different scenario. Murphy's concerts were packed by enthusiastic audiences while his albums sold well. In 1990, Murphy emigrated to Paris, where he continues to live with his wife, Francoise, and his son, Gaspard.
Shortly after moving to Paris, Murphy released a 24-song album, 12, that was shortened and rechristened Unreal City upon release in the United States. In 1995, Murphy assembled a new band that featured drummer Andy Newmark (Roxy Music, Eric Clapton), acoustic and electric bassist Cuch Merchan (Eurythmics), and percussionist Luis Jardim (Rolling Stones). Recorded at ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium, the album included a duet with Bruce Springsteen on Murphy's tune "Everything I Do (Leads Me Back to You)." In 1998, Murphy returned with the album Beauregard. Terre Commune was issued in 2001. Soul Surfing arrived in 2003, followed by the Never Say Never: The Best of 1995-2005 compilation in 2005. Murphy released Murphy Gets Muddy the following year, Coming Home Again in early 2007 and Notes from the Underground in 2008.
In addition to his career as a musician, Murphy has been active as a writer, penning the liner notes for the Velvet Underground's 1969 Live and the Violent Femmes' Add It Up (1981-1993). Murphy's articles have been published by Spin and Rolling Stone magazines, and have included feature stories on Tom Waits and Keith Richards. Murphy has also published a novel, Cold and Electric, and two collections of his short stories.
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On 5 July 1948 the National Health Service nationalised the hospital service in Britain. This was part of a broad reconstruction programme after the Second World War, which saw nationalisation of many industries and services, including railways, steel, and gas and electricity utilities. These reforms were based on William Beveridge's 1942 report, which argued that universal access to health care was necessary in order to fight the 'five giants' (want, disease, squalor, ignorance and idleness). Beveridge believed that the government should provide its citizens with social security 'from the cradle to the grave'.
The aim of the NHS was an ambitious one - to make health care available to all based on need rather than the ability to pay. The scheme was financed almost completely through taxation, and care was free to all users - although prescription and dental charges were gradually introduced. It brought together hospitals, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, opticians and dentists in one organisation. The Secretary of State for Health, Aneurin Bevan, was the leading figure in the development of the NHS. Nationalisation of medical care met with resistance from the medical profession, which was worried about professional independence, potential costs and loss of status.
The 1950s were characterised by very low expenditure. More funds were spent on education and housing than on hospital development. In the 1960s government funding was given a boost with the introduction of the Hospital Plan, championed by Enoch Powell. The plan was based on the concept of district general hospitals and was only partially fulfilled. Only a third of the 224 projected schemes were completed, while another third were not even started.
During the 1970s and 1980s, hospitals' spending was limited to their state allocations, and as a result hospitals up to this period retained many pre-NHS features. Since 1992, most hospital investment has involved the private sector, so that private companies design, build and own services, and lease hospitals to the public sector for periods up to 60 years. However, these developments have come under some criticism. Charges paid to private companies are approximately double what they would have been if paid to the Treasury. As a result, many fear that the largest hospital construction programme will ironically coincide with many hospital closures.
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'The pornographic vocabulary of sex as the violent debasement of the female body had seeped out from screens and into the lives of women'
There's a shift happening. Perhaps not quite enough yet to call it a tipping point. But something is going on. When my colleagues and I were working on 'Big Porn Inc: Exposing the harms of the global pornography industry' in 2010-11, concerns about the way porn was shaping sexual attitudes and behaviours in new and harmful ways were barely a whisper. But now the ill effects of the pornographic experiment on relationships and sexuality are being named out loud.
This personal piece on Twitlonger by Rosie Redstockings is one of the most potent I've read describing a woman's experience of porn-conditioned men. I reprint it with permission. And below it, Sarah Ditum's remarkable confession in New Statesman last week. You must read the whole thing. "The pornographic vocabulary of sex as the violent debasement of the female body had seeped out from screens and into the lives of the women I knew", she writes. Rosie's experience, and Sarah's frank admission, are a perfect match here on MTR today.
In Response to Owen Jones
I'm 23. Mine is the first generation to be exposed to online porn from a young age. We learnt what sex is from watching strangers on the internet, we don't know anything else.
Here are some of the things that I have experienced…
– having my head shoved into his crotch, and held down while I sucked him off
– being told that my gag reflex was too strong, couldn't I work on it?
– bullied into submitting to facials. I didn't want to. He said (joking?) that he'd ejaculate on my face while I was asleep. He wasn't joking – I woke up with him wanking over me.
– bullied into trying anal. It hurt so much I begged him to stop. He stopped, then complained that I was being too sensitive and it can't be *that* bad, he continued to ask for it
– having my hair pulled
– constant requests for threesomes
– constant requests to let him film it
And on every single occasion, I felt guilty for not being a 'cool girl'. I was letting him down. I was a prude.
THIS IS NOW NORMAL. Every single straight girl I know has had similar experiences. Every. Single. One. Some have experienced far worse. Some have given in, some have resisted, all have felt guilty and awkward for not being "liberated" enough, not giving him what he wants.
It wasn't until a few years ago, when I discovered radical feminism, that I realised it was ok to say no. I'm lucky enough to be with a man who respects this and who understands. Even so, it was only recently that I decided I wasn't going to swallow anymore. I'd never liked it, but always thought I was obliged. I told my boyfriend and he said that was totally fine, he was horrified to hear I hadn't enjoyed it previously. Why would he think anything else? This is what sex is for the porn generation.
I'm a very privileged woman – I'm middle class, well educated, I come from a very supportive family – and yet I still struggled to muster up the confidence to say no. The men I have had sex with are now lawyers, doctors, management consultants – they're powerful people, they have influence, and they still think that degrading their sexual partners is normal.
Porn has done this.
When you use your influence to tell thousands of your readers that all men watch porn, this is just what men are like, "why should we care?", you're perpetuating this. An entire generation of women have suffered because of porn, and we will all continue to suffer unless men change. This isn't just an intellectual exercise for us. "Boys will be boys" is not going to change anything, nor will bleating "yeah but porn doesn't *have* to be misogynistic". Please start using your influence for good.
You say you're a feminist ally? Prove it.
Why I changed my mind about porn
….Though it seemed callow to admit it, I'd seen things in my research that shocked and upset me – real penetration of real women causing real pain. And there was one more thing, which happened more gradually: I heard from friends about the boyfriend who wanted to choke them, or the one who slapped them about in bed, or pressured them to do anal, or wanted to film it all. The pornographic vocabulary of sex as the violent debasement of the female body had seeped out from screens and into the lives of the women I knew…
The actions of Craft, Dworkin, Mackinnon and Dines are defined by their urgency. Anti-porn feminism recognises a link between the propaganda of sexual violence and its practice, and stopping porn is understood to be essential in ending the rapes, killings and torture that men practice against women. These campaigners believe that lives are at stake – and even so, they are somehow less censorious, more open to dialogue, more creative than those who now police the "safe spaces." In these spaces, everyone must be warmly welcomed and intellectually unchallenged, except of course for feminists speaking against male violence. One wonders exactly why Pornland was such an intimidating prospect for supporters of the sex industry in Austin. Perhaps it is a perverse testament to Dines: maybe her opponents know that, if viewers approach with a readiness to debate in good faith, they might, like me, end up changing their minds. Read full article
'The problem with porn', A room of our Own
'If we reject your request to send a sexual image please don't stop talking to us: what girls want boys to know, personal appeals from the heart', MTR


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and each of these accidents has at least one thing in common -
human error.
EDIT: The train crash in Canada may have been a criminal act, and that cannot be considered human error, rather it is human deliberation.
woops - It's worse than I thought . . .
Train travel in Europe generally safe despite deadly crashes in Spain, France this month
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Two deadly railroad accidents inside two weeks that claimed 80 lives in Spain and six in France have raised questions about train safety across Europe. But experts say rail travel remains one of the safest forms of transport on the continent.
From Communist-era trains in parts of eastern Europe to modern high-speed TGVs hurtling through the French countryside, Europe has a vast array of trains but among the highest safety rates in the world, experts say.
"Accidents like this are incredibly rare," Sim Harris, managing editor of Rail News in Britain, said Thursday.
Air and Rail Safety - Fatalities per 100 million person-kilometers: 0.035
And the train accident in France - apparently July 12 . . .
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|System: Wii U
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|Release: November 18, 2012
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by Josh Wirtanen
One of the most enigmatic first-party titles of the Wii U's launch lineup is Nintendo Land. But after a brief play session with the game, I have a feeling it's actually going to do a lot more than what fans are expecting. In fact, you might want to keep your eye on this one after all.
At first, fans were disappointed in what, from the initial announcement, seemed like just another minigame compilation. And Heaven knows, you can't really throw a Wiimote without hitting a poorly made collection of minigames for the Wii. But the word "minigame" doesn't really do justice to the twelve experiences included on this disc. You see, these are all actual full games, or "attractions," complete with multiple stages, secrets, boss fights, and more. Well, I wouldn't say each one is a full-fledged triple-A title on its own, but each tries to cram in enough content to shake off the "minigame" stigma.
So what are these attractions? Well, the one getting the most talk is Luigi's Ghost Mansion, which pits up to four players with flashlights against a ghost. The thing is, this ghost is controlled by the person with the GamePad, and that person can see the other players while the ghost remains invisible to everyone else. While I did take Luigi's Ghost Mansion for a spin, so much has been written about it already that I'll spare you the details. (But if you want to know more about that, check out my coworker Angelo's E3 preview.)
I actually started out with something a bit further off the beaten path, an attraction called Donkey Kong's Crash Course. This is actually a completely single-player experience that has you tilt the GamePad to guide a fragile cart through a 2D obstacle course and collect bananas along the way. (The GamePad will display a zoomed-in version of the course, while the TV screen will display a much more panned-out viewpoint.) The cart can be destroyed by hitting a wall too hard, getting stuck on a rail, or falling too far. Also, there are environmental objects like bridges and elevators that require the shoulder buttons to manipulate.
This was all actually far more challenging than it sounds, and I wasn't able to get very far in the stage I played. The rep promised that there would be multiple stages, though he wasn't at liberty to give me an exact number. He did warn me, though, that the later ones would be insanely difficult. I'm inclined to believe him on that.
Next up was Takamaru's Ninja Castle. This is actually based on the shuriken tech demo you may remember from E3 2011, only it's been given a vast overhaul. In this game, you hold the GamePad flat and flick your fingers on the touchscreen to throw shurikens at a gang of ninja who vaguely remind me of South Park characters. At first, these cute little ninja just pop out from behind things, but eventually they start throwing shurikens, charging the screen with katana, and even chucking explosives. There's even a boss fight at one point.
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BALTIMORE – UMBC softball blasted four home runs in Wednesday afternoon's non-conference matchup against Georgetown, but the Retrievers finished the contest with five total hits, falling to the Hoyas, 8-6, at the UMBC Softball Stadium.
Junior first baseman Taylor Hall (Cosby, Va./Cosby) finished with two of the Retrievers' four home runs to move into sixth on UMBC's all-time home run list (25), surpassing Taryn McDonald (1996-99), in addition to tallying her 100th-career RBI. She also moved into a tie for ninth on UMBC's career extra-base hits list (59).
GU improves to 18-15 on the season, while the Retrievers (22-15) fall for the fourth straight game for the first time this season.
Georgetown drove in a trio of runs in the top of the second inning, leading off the frame with a walk, followed by four straight singles. A double play and strikeout helped starting pitcher Nicole Casagrand (Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) get out of the inning.
The Retrievers got one back in the bottom half of the frame, as sophomore designated player Danielle O'Neill (Lothian, Md./Southern) crushed her third home run in the last three games, this one hitting the scoreboard in center field to bring UMBC back within two, 3-1.
A solo home run down the left field line from designated player Megan Hyson extended the Hoyas advantage to 4-1 in the third.
Hall blasted a solo shot over the fence on the left field line in the bottom of the third, marking UMBC's second hit of the contest. The Retrievers were not done in the inning, as a triple down the left field line from freshman third baseman Kaelin Jackson (Export, Pa./Franklin Regional) allowed pinch runner Jordan Sganga (Edgewater, Md./South River) to come around and score to trim the deficit to one, 4-3.
UMBC freshman pitcher Jessica Holte (Ashland, Va./Atlee) came in to finish the contest for the Retrievers, ending Casagrand's day in the circle after allowing four earned runs on eight hits in four innings. The Hoyas loaded the bases with no outs against Holte. Despite getting back-to-back batters to pop out in the infield, a single up the middle from third baseman Taylor Henry scored a pair of runs for Georgetown. An errant throw on the ensuing batter allowed the Hoyas to add one more in the frame, extending the advantage to four, 7-3.
The Retrievers added their third solo home run of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, this one traveling down the left field line from sophomore short stop Bridget O'Malley (Brooklyn, Md./Seton Keough). GU's starting pitcher Lauren O'Leary pitched to one more batter in the inning before Hyson took the circle. O'Leary allowed four runs on four hits in the victory (9-7).
The Hoyas added further insurance in the top of the seventh inning, scoring an unearned run from second base following an errant throw to first.
The Retrievers tried to eliminate the deficit in their final at bats with O'Malley drawing a one-out walk and Hall launching her second home run of the day, but UMBC was unable to get any closer.
Hyson picked up her first save of the season, while Casagrand was credited with the loss for the Retrievers.
O'Neill finished the day with one home run and two walks, moving into a tie for eighth on UMBC's single-season walks list (27).
The Retrievers return to action on Friday, April 11 when they open a three-game series with a single game at America East foe Maine. The series concludes on Saturday, April 12 with a doubleheader.


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April 19, 2011 – The Louisiana Shrimp Task Force will meet this Thursday at 9:30 am at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters in the Louisiana Room.
The agenda is as follows.
- Call to Order
- Roll Call and Introduction of Members – Mark Schexnayder
- Selection of the Chairman
- Review of Act 606 and charge of the Shrimp Task Force – Mark Schexnayder
- Filing of Personal Financial Disclosure Tier 2.1 Form with the Louisiana Board of Ethics –David Lavergne
- Adoption of Standard Operating Procedures – Mark Schexnayder
Shrimp Promotion and Marketing Activities – Ewell Smith
- Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board
- Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) Regional Plan
- Nationwide Seafood Coalition
- Presentation of the Voluntary Shrimp Certification Program – Jon Bell
Shrimp Management Opportunities – Mark Schexnayder
- License Moratorium
- Turtle Excluder Device (TED) regulations
- Public Comment
- Other Business
- Next Meeting / Agenda
- Adjournment
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Four years on from the introduction of the Apple iPhone, Telstra has begun offering the Visual Voicemail service to post-paid mobile customers.
Launched today via a blog post, the feature - being touted as "MessageBank Plus" on the Telstra network - is available on iPhones with version 4.3 or later of the iOS operating system, ruling out first and second generations of the smartphone.
It must be activated by post-paid users over the phone, and comes at an additional cost of $5 per month.
The feature launched largely to negative fare from commenters on the blog entry, mostly due to the associated cost.
"We've tried to make this feature affordable for customers, while also meeting the costs associated with setting it up and running it reliably," a Telstra spokesperson told Computerworld Australia. "While a competitor charges data rates for this service, we have elected to offer a simple-to-manage subscription that includes all data needed to access the service in Australia."
Normal call charges apply for calls made using the call back function, for call diversion to MessageBank and retrieval from MessageBank. International data roaming charges also apply for the delivery of messages to your iPhone using MessageBank and while overseas.
The feature, which presents voicemail messages in a list form rather than using voice prompts, allows users to manage and delete messages as well their greeting. It has been available on the iPhone since the first generation of the device was announced in 2007, but requires support from individual carriers to be enabled.
The capability is no longer advertised by Apple on the list of features available on the iPhone, largely due to lack of support by carriers. It was initially only available on the former exclusive US carrier, ATT, and at time of writing is available on 42 of the 188 global carriers officially carrying the phone.
Vodafone, which launched the same service to some issues in May 2009, currently offers the service for free but limits the voicemail inbox to 20 messages of approximately 50KB in size each for up to seven days.
Rival carrier Optus is yet to offer visual voicemail.
Telstra acknowledged it had been timely in getting the service up and running for customers, following many customers voicing demands for the feature via broadband forum Whirlpool.
"We know many of you have been asking for this feature for some time, so we're really pleased that we've been able to design, test and now offer this to customers," the blog post read.
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