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Tackling The Amazon : Preface
We were determined to kick off 2010 with a very special trip in celebration of our tenth year bringing you the latest and greatest in fishing tackle news and reviews. On the table were long range adventures to chase tuna, exotic destinations in search of marlin and sailfish, a coastal trip pursuing tarpon, redfish, and snook, quick northern destinations for epic smallmouth action and our first musky and pike, even a journey east for classic striper action. But if you're an angler whose primary species of interest is black bass, then there is really only one species of fish you can pursue using the same tackle and similar techniques, yet that delivers unbridled, bone jarring, sensory overloading, tackle destroying, strikes that no black bass on the planet can rival. And this just describes the five pounders. Of course, the species in question is peacock bass, and the only rightful destination to pursue this species is the Amazon.
When it came down to selecting a trip to celebrate 10 years, there really was only one choice, Peacocks in the Amazon.
The Amazon is one of twenty six states within Brazil and is home to approximately three and a half million people. It is the 15th most populous state in Brazil but contains in part, arguably, the most bio-diverse ecosystem in the world. The Amazon Rainforest is deep with mystery and allure. As a fishing destination, it is among the most coveted. Exotic game species, tropical settings, explosive action are all what draw even the most seasoned angler. In the end, as a place to celebrate our 10th year, there was no contest.
The Amazon Rainforest is deep with mystery and allure and it is among the most coveted fishing destinations in the world.
Our story begins at Hi's Tackle Box in South San Francisco where owner and head fishing excursion cruise director Jonah Li shared with us his affection for the Amazon adventure. Jonah has fished all over the world for everything from trout to blue fin tuna. His favorite fish to catch - peacock bass. "There's nothing like catching a hard hitting, strong pulling fish like a peacock on bass gear," he'd tell us. "These fish are so strong, if you catch one in the teens, they can tow your boat around in circles!"
Peacock bass are the favorite gamefish of Jonah Li, owner of Hi's Tackle Box in South San Francisco.
Hi's Tackle Box is partnered with Adventure Travel Alliance to book trips not only to the Amazon but other exotic fishing locations as well. And once you book your trip, Hi's has the experience and background to help outfit you for your adventure as well. Head man at Adventure Travel Alliance is Steve Yatomi and he makes it his mission to share his life's passion of exotic fishing adventures with the world and is one of only a handful of outfitters used by Larry Dahlberg.
Steve Yatomi of Adventure Travel Alliance is partnered with lodges and guide operations throughout the world.
Adventure Travel Alliance (ATA) is partnered with lodges and guide operations throughout the world, and they personally book, stay, and fish with each one before any trip is offered to a customer. When traveling to exotic destinations, nothing is ever perfect, but if an outfit doesn't have their act together, ATA won't even chance forming a relationship. But even with these precautions, things change so it is important to keep an open mind and remain flexible, because nothing good is ever gained without some pain.
This freshwater barracuda is one of 6 varieties found in the Amazon.
Our trip to the Amazon was originally planned for late February 2010, but unbeknownst to us, the Amazon is in the midst of a drought that began in 2005. One so serious that rainfall in some areas of the Amazon has been reduced by 60-75%! Ultimately, two weeks before we were to depart, our trip was postponed to the Fall of 2010 due to low water levels - a factor seemingly unheard of for the Amazon.
Traira are among the many toothy fish common in the Amazon. This particular species is the smaller of two varieites and is known to grow up to 10 pounds.
Arrangements with ATA included the charter plane flight from Manaus, Brazil into Barcelos where we were to board a houseboat that would take us along the Rio Negro to various fishing destinations along the river. These arrangements remained intact and easily transferrable, however, we were responsible for our own flight arrangements into Manaus, Brazil, and being the normal bargain shoppers any traveling angler would be, we had booked our flights well in advance and received a special, discounted rate from Delta Airlines for our efforts. However, this rate was not one to accommodate last minute changes and as a result, we incurred a heavy penalty.
Houseboat adventures along the Rio Negro are a great way to get to hot peacock fishing spots.
We rebooked our flights for the new dates under similar circumstances, and due to some last minute adjustments to the schedule, had to change our flights once again with yet another adjustment in the ticket price. Bottom line? Instead of the flight costing us somewhere in the neighborhood of $800 each, it ended up costing us closer to $3,000 per person after all the penalties
and difference in ticket costs at later dates. Lesson learned? It doesn't pay to book far in advance for a trip like this where flexibility is the key. Later we'd meet several veterans of these types of trips who advised us it's best to book just a few months in advance of travel and maintain as much flexibility as possible.
Caimen are a subspecies of crocodile and are common throughout the Amazon basin.
In fact, speaking of flexibility, some even recommend coming in a few days prior to the beginning of your fishing trip and scheduling your departure a day or two beyond the back end of fishing so you have some built in flexibility should things change. Of course, then you need to arrange for a place to stay before and after your fishing trip, so you need to weigh these factors in as well.
Among the baits we procured for testing and retesting in the waters of the Amazon were this 10inch 22nd Century Wake Bait ...
... Mike Bucca's Bull Shad ...
Once your flight arrangements to Manaus, Brazil are made, you need to get a travel Visa. The catch is, you cannot apply for a Visa to Brazil unless you have a flight itinerary and it takes quite some time to go through the Visa process, so you need to plan that out accordingly. In fact, up until recently, you couldn't even apply for a Visa to Brazil until you were within 90 days of your departure date. This restriction just changed, but our best advise is to check with your nearest Brazilian consulate for Visa application requirements or do what we did and go through an expeditor to help make it happen.
... Jerry Rago's Smoothie ...
... Mike Shaw's MS Slammer ...
On top of the "within 90 days of departure" requirement, when it came time to procure our Visas, our local consulate was not even accepting any new applications for sixty days time frame, which by the time we found out, would have put us out past our original date of departure! So our only choice was to go through an expeditor (123brazilvisa.com).
... Lucky Craft's Real Calfornia Supreme 200 ...
... JSJ Bait's Dirty Bird ...
With that out of the way, your next concern when traveling to Brazil are vaccination requirements. This consists of Yellow Fever and Hepatitis B vaccinations. These and other vaccinations need to be documented on an International Vaccination card. It's best to consult with your physician for other recommended vaccinations and medications (like malaria pills and typhoid fever shots), but if you do not have a Yellow Fever stamp on your International Vaccination card, you will not be allowed into Brazil. This is not a common vaccination, so you need to make arrangements ahead of time either with your physician or through a travel clinic specializing in vaccinations for international travel.
... Black Dog Bait Company's Small Cracker ...
... TyLure's BuzzBommer ...
The last, big challenge that you must face before leaving for your Brazilian fishing adventure are the baggage restrictions. The small charter flights from Manaus to Barcelos have a luggage weight restriction of 40 pounds per person. That's not 40 pounds for checked luggage, but 40 pounds TOTAL. They don't always check, and even when the do, they're not always strict on this requirement, but this is not something you want to risk on the last leg of your travels into Barcelos.
... the Jigwobbler ...
... and CLU's STR8 Jacket.
40 pounds may seem like a lot, but once you begin factoring in camera equipment, reels, rods, and lures, together with clothes, drink supplements, toiletries, and even the weight of your luggage itself, you'll find 40 pounds does not go very far. We'll get into the essentials later, but just realize, despite the obstacles, hurdles, and anxiety you'll experience preparing for this trip, what we are about to share with you makes it all worth while.
Believe or not, we did make it down there. That story still to come.

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IYA2009 Updates
Reading guide on Astronomy Education and Outreach
22 July 2010
Astronomy Education Review published a reading guide on Astronomy Education and Outreach: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2010011
IYA2009 spirit lives on — during Germany's craziest highway closure
20 July 2010
It was the highlight event of the European Capital of Culture celebrations at the Ruhr in Germany: 60 km of one of the country's busiest highways, the A 40, were completely closed to motorized traffic one Sunday (July 18) - and then opened for everyone. In particular 20,000 tables were set up where cultural activities of all kinds could be performed for the pedestrian and cyclist visitors, of which some 3 million eventually made it to the unusual spectacle. This was an opportunity not to be missed by the regional IYA node which still meets on a regular basis: We managed to turn 10 of the tables into a model of the solar system spanning most of the A 40 segment reserved for the "Stillleben" (still life) event. It was not really to scale but used identical designs to express some continuity amongst the bewildering variety of sights. And the Sun was marked by a bright yellow balloon measuring 3.7 meters: This was a left-over from another Capital of Culture event when hundreds of those balloons marked former mining shafts. Not only did our tables mark the (rough) relative positions of the planets, though: At many of them telescopes were set up to show the Sun in white light and H-Alpha, and numerous visitors, perhaps 5000 over the day at all stations, got their first direct celestial views. Whether such a highway party - a logistical challenge of epic proportions - will ever be repeated is far from clear, but there are no fears anymore among the astronomical participants of the A 40 Stillleben now to confront crowds of any size with telescopes and information.
Report by Daniel Fischer
Pess Release: http://www.essen-fuer-das-ruhrgebiet.ruhr2010.de/no_cache/en/press-media/press-information/detailseite/article/more-than-3-million-guests-at-the-worlds-longest-table.html
New Nightshade version released
20 July 2010
Nightshade 10.7.1 and a user guide are now available to download at http://NightshadeSoftware.org
Nightshade is free, open source astronomy simulation and visualization software for teaching and exploring astronomy, Earth science, and related topics. Nightshade is based on the award-winning Stellarium software, but tailored for planetarium and educator use.
Available for Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, and other platforms.
Music and Astronomy Under the Stars
20 July 2010
"Music and Astronomy Under the Stars" is a program run by Dr. Donald Lubowich, from Hofstra University, with funding from NASA. The idea is to combine musical concerts, stargazing and multimedia presentations. Yesterday, together with the White House OSTP, they held a star party on the National Mall, in downtown Washington DC.
The site was chosen next to the Washington Monument obelisk, where many locals go running or go for a walk, just blocks from the White House.
The event used also the prolific help of local enthusiast, from astronomy associations in the area and their telescopes, to NASA HQ with plenty of EPO material to give away. Altogether more than 20 telescopes of all sizes were used to observe, first the Sun and its small current sunpsot, and then the stars, planets and all shorts of celestial objects. The enthusiasm and expertise of the telescope owners were matched by the awe and joy of a growing group of amazed runners and by-walkers.
Looking for the first time at a solar sunspot (with filters!), or the Moon and its orography, or the marvellous Saturn with its rings. All accompanied by multimedia presentations on a screen with amazing videos and music. There is a limit on what one can see from such a light-polluted city, but surely enough to make people, adults and kids alike, be amazed and make question after question.
For more information please contact Dr. Donald Lubowich.
Report by Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño:
More information:
White House blog: http://go.usa.gov/Opw
Astronomy mMagazine blog: http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/astronomy/2010/07/14/bringing-the-stars-to-the-capital.aspx
Cassini Scientist for a Day - Fall 2010 Contest - National Coordinators Wanted!
19 July 2010
In celebration of the Cassini spacecraft's Solstice mission orbiting Saturn, the Fall 2010 edition of the Cassini Scientist for a Day essay contest is once again going to be INTERNATIONAL. Last year, the project had participation from students in 27 countries on 5 continents.
Students in grades 5-12 (approximately ages 10-18) will be invited to write a 500-word essay about one of three possible targets (Saturn and its rings and moons) the Cassini spacecraft will image on October 18 and 22, 2010.
Contest rules from last year's contest can be found here: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/education/scientistforaday/
The project is seeking both new and returning national contest coordinators, whether or not you were able to help organize a contest in your country last year.
As a National Coordinator, you would advertise the contest, collect essays from students in your country or region, assemble a team of judges to read the essays, and e-mail the best essay(s) from your country to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
To sign up:
Send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with "International CSFAD" in the subject line, and include your name, e-mail address, space background, and country or region you would like to represent. If other people from your country have already expressed an interest in coordinating the essay contest, we will put you in touch with them so you can work together.
To see last year's list of countries that were represented, click here: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/education/scientistforaday8thedition/international/countries/
To see how we post international winning entries, click here:
We hope to get as many countries as possible involved in this contest.
More information:
Rachel Zimmerman Brachman
Cassini Scientist for a Day organizing committee lead
Cassini Formal Education Specialist
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA
TWAN Coverage of July 2010 Total Solar Eclipse
19 July 2010
From remote islands of Pacific Ocean to an eclipse flight 12km above the sea, 7 TWAN members from across the globe traveled to capture the elegant beauty of the eclipsed sun. http://www.twanight.org/newtwan/news.asp?newsID=6055
IYA2009 Updates
16 July 2010
TWAN in Algeria
From Martian landscapes of Sahara to Mediterranean paradises, the diversity of Algeria and the active astronomy society have welcomed TWAN exhibits and imaging missions. http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/news.asp?newsID=6053
BLAST! will broadcast BBC World News
BLAST! will broadcast BBC World News on 7/24 and 7/25/10 reaching over a million households around the world. To find your local listings, visit http://www.bbcworldnews.com/Pages/Schedules.aspx
More information about Blast!: http://www.astronomy2009.org/globalprojects/specialprojects/blast/
NASA and Microsoft Provide Mars 3-D Close Encounter: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/981/
Free astronomy ebook in Portuguese: In the framework of IYA2009, the Brazilian National Node published a book about the Universe. The book in PDF can be downloaded here: http://www.astro.iag.usp.br/fascinio.pdf
Crowdsourcing the search for aliens
Research from the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project is well known to most technologists because the SETI@Home initiative was one of the first widely distributed computing applications.
Read more: http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/07/crowdsourcing-the-search-for-a.html
MEDEA Awards 2010 Newsletter:http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/978/
NSF International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge:http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/985/
Astronomy Night on the US National Mall: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/977/
Solve a Mystery at the World at Night: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/976/
The 7th Small and Portable Planetarium gathering is going to be held at the Planetarium Kallioplanetaario in Jyväskylä, Finland, during the period 17-20 August 2010.
More information: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/975/
Total Solar Eclipse of 11 July 2010 -- LIVE
11 July featured another total solar eclipse. See some images and videos: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/973/
NSF International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge
15 July 2010
Some of science's most powerful statements are not made in words. From the diagrams of DaVinci to Rosalind Franklin's X-rays, visualization of research has a long and literally illustrious history. To illustrate is to enlighten.
How many people would have heard of fractal geometry or the double helix or solar flares if they had been described solely in words? In a world where science literacy is dismayingly rare, illustrations provide the most immediate and influential connection between scientists and other citizens, and the best hope for nurturing popular interest. Indeed, they are now a necessity for public understanding of research developments.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal Science created the International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge to celebrate that grand tradition--and to encourage its continued growth. The spirit of the competition is for communicating science, engineering and technology for education and journalistic purposes.
Judges appointed by NSF and Science will select winners in each of five categories: Photography, Illustrations, Informational Posters and Graphics, Interactives Games and Non-Interactive Media. The winning entries will appear in a special section inScience and Science Online, and on the NSF website, and one of the winning entries will be pictured on the front cover. In addition, each winner will receive a one-year print and on-line subscription to the journal Science and a certificate of appreciation.
We urge you and your colleagues to enter the next competition. For more information, see Guidelines for Submissions and the Entry Form.
TWAN in Algeria
15 July 2010
From Martian landscapes of Sahara to Mediterranean paradises, the diversity of Algeria and the active astronomy society have welcomed TWAN exhibits and imaging missions. http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/news.asp?newsID=6053
BLAST! will broadcast BBC World News
14 July 2010
BLAST! will broadcast BBC World News on 7/24 and 7/25/10 reaching over a million households around the world. To find your local listings, visit http://www.bbcworldnews.com/Pages/Schedules.aspx
More information about Blast!: http://www.astronomy2009.org/globalprojects/specialprojects/blast/
Search IYA2009 Updates
National Nodes: 148
Organisational Nodes: 40
Organisational Associates:33
National Websites: 111
Cornerstone Projects: 12
Special Task Groups: 11
Special Projects:16
Official Products:8
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Sant Lluís
Picture postcard coves and rural beauty in Minorca
Sant Lluís is in southern Minorca, just a few kilometres from the capital, Maó. It is most noteworthy for its varied coastline, with fine sand beaches and cliffs. Here you will find the beautiful coves of Binissafúller, Biniancolla and Binibeca, with their typical whitewashed fishermen's houses. There are capes and islets, and medieval defensive towers all along the coast, very characteristic of the island. You will also find old rural farmsteads, typical examples of Minorca architecture, and remains of prehistoric "talaiots" (Megalithic constructions) such as at Es Pujol. Then there are old windmills, like Molí de Dalt, home to the Ethnological Museum. Many country tracks and trails run through the village, ideal to explore on foot or by bike.


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Empire of the Sun - excellent movie. In one scene the character played by Christian Bale, Jim signals to the invading Japanese Fleet with morse code. Shortly after they start firing at the building Jim signaled from.
What does he say? Is it morse code? If so what language it is? Japanese, Chinese or English?


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Dem leader disowns 2 senators now working with GOP
The leader of the Washington State Democrats is disowning two of the party's senators.
Dwight Pelz said Monday that he now considers Sens. Rodney Tom of Bellevue and Tim Sheldon of Potlatch to be Republicans. Both senators said they still call themselves Democrats, even though they plan to work with the GOP in the upcoming legislative session.
Pelz says he's long viewed Sheldon a Republican, but the party had invested money to re-elect Tom this year. Pelz says that won't happen again and the party will draft a candidate to oust him next time.
Tom was initially elected as a Republican but switched parties in 2006. Pelz said he believes the latest move was simply a way for Tom to fulfill his personal ambitions. Tom will serve as majority leader under the new coalition.


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Today hell did not freeze over, but something remarkable happened. Microsoft and AWS announced they were working on a project together.
Project Gluon is an open source, deep learning project for building, deploying and managing machine learning models. It's worth noting that AWS and Microsoft compete fiercely in the cloud market. In fact, they each have artificial intelligence toolkits that they are trying to sell customers, yet in this instance they saw it in their mutual best interest to work together instead of competing.
That my friends is the power of the cloud at work. It forces companies that once barricaded themselves behind proprietary stacks to work together in spite of themselves. Surely, they would rather not sleep with the enemy, but being when being frenemies is in the best interest of both parties, apparently they are willing to do it.
We've seen some strange alliances in the cloud before. Remember when Microsoft and Salesforce joined forces just a couple of years after suing each other? That was an odd couple, for sure. The relationship may have cooled a bit since Satya Nadella appeared onstage at Salesforce's Dreamforce Conference in 2015, but the two companies continue to work together when it makes sense for customers.
And in the cloud it's all about the customers. Just yesterday at the BoxWorks, Box's annual customer conference, there was Aaron Levie up on stage with Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice President of the Cloud and Enterprise group at Microsoft, all joking and chummy and announcing how well the two product sets work together.
It's easy to forget that Box made its name in around 2009 with billboards on Route 101 in California announcing how much better Box was than Microsoft Sharepoint. Levie made a point of slaying Microsoft whenever he could. Yet here we are today and the two are on stage together, and the companies work quite closely with one another now.
The cloud has a funny way of driving companies together because it's all about the customer in the cloud. The subscription model forces vendors to put customers first and they demand interoperability with their tools.
The days of going to a company for a single stack of software are gone. Companies may use Salesforce for CRM, Microsoft Office 365 for their office suite, Box for content management and AWS for cloud infrastructure — and they want it all working together without a lot of fussing and expense.
That could be why AWS and Microsoft teamed up on machine learning frameworks today. Simply because it makes sense for their customers and if it makes sense for the customers, they are going to do it — whether deep down they really want to or not.
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The End of Life module on the NIHSeniorHealth website explains the physical, mental and emotional needs of people facing death, and outlines ways to help them maintain their quality of life, including home and hospice care.
It also covers topics such as financial issues, advance directives, caregiver support, pain control, and coping with grief.
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George Clooney takes over Venice
George Clooney's new film "The Ides Of March" heats up the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival.
Also featured today: Mel Gibson in court; Evan Rachel Woods looking very grown-up on the red carpet; and Marisa Tomei sexy in yellow.
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Update: Matt Cutts responds here.
The spam issue is a real one for all social applications, which includes search, of course. But I hate the baby with the bathwater approaches. I think we need to get to the next level of validation with social media – we need to start getting more granular. As humans, we're pretty good at weeding out who is a normal person worthy of whuffie, and who is a skeezy slimeball out to take advantage. Can't we do the same on Twitter?!


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bridge -- bridging support
options BRIDGE
FreeBSD supports bridging on Ethernet-type interfaces, including VLANs.
Bridging support can be either compiled into the kernel, or loaded at
runtime as a kernel module.
A single FreeBSD host can do bridging on independent sets of interfaces,
which are called ``clusters''. Each cluster connects a set of interfaces,
and is identified by a ``cluster-ID'' which is a number in the
range 1..65535. A cluster in fact is very similar to what commercial
switches call a ``VLAN''. Note however that there is no relation whatsoever
between the cluster-ID and the IEEE 802.1q VLAN-ID which appears in
the header of packets transmitted on the wire. In fact, in most cases
there is no relation between the so-called ``VLAN identifier'' used in
most commercial switches, and the IEEE 802.1q VLAN-ID.
By putting both physical and logical (vlan(4)) interfaces in the same
cluster, a FreeBSD box can also implement what in commercial terms is
called a ``trunk'' interface. This means that packets coming from one of
the interfaces in a cluster will appear on the wire of the ``parent''
interface of any VLAN interface in a cluster, with the proper VLAN tag.
Similarly, packets coming from a parent interface of any VLAN interface
in a cluster will have the VLAN tag stripped, and will be forwarded to
other interfaces in a cluster. See the EXAMPLES section for more
Runtime operation of the bridge is controlled by several sysctl(8) variables,
as follows.
Set to 1 to enable bridging, set to 0 to disable it.
Set to 1 to enable ipfw(8) processing of bridged packets. Note
that ipfw(8) rules only apply to IP packets. Non-IP packets are
accepted by default. See the BUGS section and the ipfw(8) manpage
for more details on the interaction of bridging and the
Set to 1 to enable ipf(8) processing of bridged packets. Note
that ipf(8) rules only apply to IP packets. Non-IP packets are
accepted by default.
Set to the list of interfaces to bridge. Interfaces are separated
by spaces, commas or tabs. Each interface can be optionally
followed by a colon and an integer indicating the cluster it
belongs to (defaults to 1 if the cluster-ID is missing), e.g.
``dc0:1,dc1,vlan0:3 dc2:3'' will put dc0 and dc1 in cluster number
1, and vlan0 and dc2 in cluster number 3. See the EXAMPLES
section for more examples.
The list of interfaces is rescanned every time the list is modified,
bridging is enabled, or new interfaces are created or
destroyed. An explicit request to refresh the bridge configuration
can also be done by writing any value to
net.link.ether.bridge.refresh. Interfaces that are in the list
but cannot be used for bridging (because they are non-existing,
or not Ethernet or VLAN) are not used and a warning message is
Bridging requires interfaces to be put in promiscuous mode, and transmit
packets with Ethernet source addresses different than their own. Some
interfaces (e.g. wi(4)) do not support this functionality. Also, bridging
is not compatible with interfaces which use hardware loopback,
because there is no way to tell locally generated packets from externally
generated ones.
A simple bridge configuration with three interfaces in the same cluster
can be set as follows. No cluster-ID is specified here, which will cause
the interfaces to appear as part of cluster #1.
sysctl net.link.ether.bridge.config=dc0,dc1,fxp1
If you do not know what actual interfaces will be present on your system,
you can just put all existing interfaces in the configuration, as follows:
sysctl net.link.ether.bridge.config="`ifconfig -l`"
This will result in a space-separated list of interfaces. Out of the
list, only Ethernet and VLAN interfaces will be used for bridging,
whereas for others the kernel will produce a warning message.
More complex configurations can be used to create multiple clusters, e.g.
sysctl net.link.ether.bridge.config=dc0:3,dc1:3,fxp0:4,fxp1:4
will create two completely independent clusters.
Finally, interesting configurations involve VLANs and parent interfaces.
As an example, the following configuration will use interface dc0 as a
``trunk'' interface, and pass packets for 802.1q VLANs 10 and 20 to physical
interfaces dc1 and dc2, respectively:
sysctl net.link.ether.bridge.config=vlan0:34,dc1:34,vlan1:56,dc2:56
ifconfig vlan0 vlan 10 vlandev dc0
ifconfig vlan1 vlan 20 vlandev dc0
Note how there is no relation between the 802.1q VLAN identifiers (10 and
20) and the cluster-ID's (34 and 56) used in the bridge.config variable.
Note also that the trunk interface does not even appear in the
bridge.config, as VLAN tag insertion/removal is performed by the vlan(4)
devices. When using VLAN devices, care must be taken by not creating
loops between these devices and their parent interfaces.
Care must be taken not to construct loops in the bridge topology. The
kernel supports only a primitive form of loop detection, by disabling
some interfaces when a loop is detected. No support for a daemon running
the spanning tree algorithm is currently provided.
With bridging active, interfaces are in promiscuous mode, thus causing
some load on the system to receive and filter out undesired traffic.
When passing bridged packets to ipfw(8), remember that only IP packets
are passed to the firewall, while other packets are silently accepted.
Also remember that bridged packets are accepted after the first pass
through the firewall irrespective of the setting of the sysctl variable
net.inet.ip.fw.one_pass, and that some ipfw(8) actions such as divert do
not apply to bridged packets. It might be useful to have a rule of the
skipto 20000 ip from any to any bridged
near the beginning of your ruleset to implement specific rulesets for
bridged packets.
/boot/kernel/bridge.ko bridge loadable module.
ip(4), ng_bridge(4), vlan(4), ipf(8), ipfw(8), sysctl(8)
Bridging was introduced in FreeBSD 2.2.8 by Luigi Rizzo
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Rockets vs Bobcats Game #49 1st Half Game Thread
266 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:01 PM
Lets go Lin!!!!ReplyDelete
Yeah! Beat them Jeremy!Make this an exciting game.ReplyDelete
Game's on the Rox to lose.ReplyDelete
worrell and clyde are the commentators so keep your volume on mute.ReplyDeleteReplies
I was just thinking abt that. You read my mind.oh gosh this will be another unbearable commentating night.is there such a word ... Commentatibg?? LolDelete
wow all CSN is bashing LinReplyDelete
Intro guy's a dickbag, too. Bart, I think.ReplyDelete
Great look from Lin to PPat for an easy assist and layup.ReplyDelete
Jeremy with a steal and a scoop layup off the back board for his first 2 points and steal.ReplyDeleteReplies
This game will be like the anniversary of Linsanity cause they wont have another game before feb 4. Happy anniversary Linsanity.ReplyDelete
McHale again letting Parsons handle the ball in the back court. Two players were ready to trap him. Dpn't know what that is all about.ReplyDelete
Great anticipation by JLin.ReplyDelete
Lin with another steal and another assist to Harden for a vicious dunk. 2 steals already. Looks like Lin is playing with some passion tonight.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:16 PM
Jlin! DOminatingReplyDelete
8-2 run, 2 steals 3 assists. STUD!ReplyDelete
Jeremy Lin, enough said.ReplyDelete
Wow, every single starter has 2 points for the first 10! Never seen that before.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:19 PM
Lin playing Miami Heat type defenseReplyDelete
Everyone had a basket made.score is evenly divided amonst 5 players.ReplyDelete
Lin with 5 assists so far and was responsible for tapping the ball back to Harden to keep the ball alive on the previous play.ReplyDeleteReplies
Keep it comming John. Anouncers suck!Delete
Lin already replaced at the 5 min mark. WTF is McHale doing? Lin is playing great and the fucking douchebag with his dumbass substitution again.ReplyDeleteReplies
yay lin got subbed early againReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:24 PM
Bad sub again. Lin is dealing.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:25 PM
Looked like Kemba fouled Lin on that rebound. Come on refs.ReplyDelete
All I can say is McHale still doesn't see the light and now Charlotte is on a run when Lin got substituted.ReplyDelete
Why not Greg Smith?ReplyDelete
OMG, Harden didn't even try to play defense on transition D and end up fouling and giving up an AND 1.ReplyDeleteReplies
hey he is our superstar so he can't do no wrong lolDelete
Harden is an elite scorer and an elite let-people-scorer.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:35 PM
LOL. Great point Dave T.Delete
Too early and untimely sub.i hope this doesnt kill jeremy's momentum.sigh out loud....SOLReplyDelete
This is hella frustrating when your PG is doing well and you sub him out early. WTF is that shit all about again. I thought McHale would learn from last game but apparently he has his blinders on. Once a 7 - 8 point lead is now 3 point lead.ReplyDelete
Why they took jLin outReplyDelete
Those guys are lost without Lin. My dream team -> 4 x Lins and one Harden. Eff it. 5 x Lins. We should clone Lin!ReplyDeleteReplies
Let's wait guys. If Lin doesn't start the 2nd quarter without Harden in then we can start complaining. But if you are going to separate a little bit Lin's and Harden's minutes than he needs to be subbed at around 4th minute mark. Sadly, Rockets are not the same without Lin in the court but he can't play 48 minutes.ReplyDeleteReplies
But there was no reason to sub him out early. He wasn't tired and he was doing well for the Rockets. What team will sub out their starting PG when he is doing well. Tell me one single team except McFail Rockets.Delete
In bball you play with momentum and the hot hand. You don't sit your hot player.Delete
See? He was back in in the 2nd minute mark. McHale is just finding the right rotations and I have no problem with that. I actually find that good. So let's see how he keeps on with the rotations tonight. It's very different than what I have seen him do but let's see how it works.Delete
I disagree. You rest your hot player and you cut your lead. What dumbass coach would do that?Delete
He destroyed the momentum. If you have no problem with giving away a 11 point lead...Delete
I forgot the dumbass coach is McHale.Delete
C'mon guys stop wondering why Lin got subbed early again. Lin was too good out thereReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Kemba was having a tough time with Lin. Now hes taking it to the rim.ReplyDelete
first Rox center alley-oop sighting!?ReplyDelete
Lin sub out early over and over again .Probably need harden to score .Its not gonna change that.ReplyDelete
You know its going to Lin's fault again when Kemba lightin it up, even when he is on the benchReplyDelete
Lin kept him to 1 of 3 in 7 minutes. Look where Kemba's at now. And look at the score.ReplyDelete
This guy McHale is an idiot. He sub Lin back in after the score is close to a 3 point lead.ReplyDelete
Now Lin have to handle hot Kemba, McHale is geniusReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:33 PM
Finally Lin without Harden!!! And Cole!ReplyDelete
Annoucer said Rockets once had 12 point lead. Yeah, you dummy that was when Lin was in the game. Lin got subbed out and it went back down to 3 point lead.ReplyDelete
Lin splitting two defenders and still got the layup on the right side. He's a man with a mission.ReplyDelete
I can only watch play by play, is that because of that turnover Lin got subbed out?ReplyDelete
I usually see Lin get subbed out after a turnover or foul or a missed shot? Is this McHale's way of discipline (only seem to apply to Lin, not other players though)?
So unless Lin's prefect at shooting and not turn the ball over once, he gotta take a seat?!
How did Lin get a TO? I did not see the TO. It got saved by Harden if that TO was referred to the errant pass.ReplyDeleteReplies
He caught a defensive rebound, and Kemba stripped him.Delete
24 shot clock violation, Parson didn't want to take the shot and gave the ball to LinDelete
I didn't see a strip. I saw Kemba crashed into his body and he coughed up the ball. No call.Delete
Yeah, that's the one. He essentially gave him a mugging. But meh.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:50 PM
Exactly how I saw it too John Ly. Refs missed that one.Delete
Or perhaps the TO was when Kemba jumped into him and fouled him (with no call) and he coughed up the ball.ReplyDelete
Good job Jeremy! Re-establishes a 5 point lead!ReplyDelete
Lin got a defensive rebound stolen from him. I think that's the sole TO so farReplyDelete
Lin made that 1st quarter closer look so easy.ReplyDelete
Did anyone else see the Asian girl in blue taking a video of Lin on her iPhone? She's hot!Replies
I lke the way cole is attacking the rim. He seems to be a better paint player than asik.those 2 dunks are promising.ReplyDelete
Asik moving to the basket and JLin with the dime. That's what I like.ReplyDelete
Lin with the great PnR with Asik for the slam. 6 assists so far. According to the announcers from Houston, Omer will only catch balls above the letter. Below the waist, it's a crap shoot.ReplyDelete
Can asik just dunk that darn ball the way cole did? What is so hard abt that when you are 7 footer?ReplyDelete
Chandler Bang! I hate how corny and original the announcers of Houston are. Lin with another assist. 7 assists. Lin back in and the lead is back to 8 points. McHale belongs to the NFC club.ReplyDelete
back to 8 points lead again, Lin looked too good again, expect bench soonReplyDeleteReplies
told ya, lead will be blown againDelete
nil and snosrap are doing it 2nite...and kisa too.ReplyDelete
That Parsons dunk! WOW!! Sidenote: Is Lin going to have a career high assist tonight? Hoping for 20?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:45 PM
Lin in control. Michael Jordan getting to see Lin in playReplyDelete
The Rockets are doing well now but when do you all think McHale will sub out Lin and Asik, namely the guys who are playing well? Probably soon lol.ReplyDelete
Lin, Harden, Asik, Morris and Parsons back in the line up after the Bobcat time out.ReplyDelete
Lin with another great pass to Parsons and he couldn't finish, but he got the foul call. No assist.ReplyDelete
Parsons looks more and more like Fields!ReplyDelete
Lol Walker burns Harden with a cross.ReplyDelete
Parsons was hot early but I don't like that they made him the focal point of the offense. He will cool off soon. Lin and Harden should be the focal points.ReplyDelete
Weird sub why is TD in right now?ReplyDeleteReplies
Because Rockets are leading. McHale wants to be challenged.Delete
Also Lin is in jeopardy of breaking a triple double tonight. McHale needs to slow that down.Delete
McHale is mentally challenged? Oh sorry, he wants to be challangedDelete
Its Lins fault. He suffers from Cinderella syndrome. Whenever he looks good stepmother McHale sees reason to interfere!Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:54 PM
Great analogy willy. This board is ON FIRE tonight, just like Lin.Delete
So true, it's like "Oh no! you are not going to look today... not ever... not under my watch. So go sit your butt!"Delete
Okay...9 point lead and Lin got subbed out again. Douglas back in. Let's see how long this lead will last again.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:49 PM
Wow. Another lame lame substitutionReplyDelete
what is Mchale thinking?ReplyDelete
he is on another planet....
I love Lin's defense as the clock runs down. He always knows when there's no more time for a pass and goes to contest the shot.ReplyDelete
Harden turning the ball over, bench Lin!ReplyDelete
lol... he has like 10 assists at the half only cause some missed layupts.. what is mchale doing? unless Lin is unfit? which i doubt. Fuck me Mchale.ReplyDelete
Houston announcers suck.ReplyDelete
"You need to put points on the board"
Harden made a TO parsons committed a foul and jeremy got subbed?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hopefully Bobcats go on a 10-0 run with lin on the benchReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:52 PM
Lin is totally in control this game. He could get 15 assists and TD is playing awful todayReplyDelete
I just know that because Lin didn't score for a while he would get subbed out. McHale didn't think a PG, an assist man, a passer is important lol.ReplyDeleteReplies
Its Lins fault. He suffers from Cinderella syndrome. Whenever he looks good stepmother McHale sees reason to interfere!Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:53 PM
He always takes Lin out to get Harden going. Lin and Harden can play together. It's totally McHale and Sampson who are ruining this.ReplyDelete
Hardon not running with the pack, and then went for ISO. boring...ReplyDelete
Harden owned again by Walker.ReplyDelete
Why did Lin go out again?Replies
THats a rhetorical question right? :)Delete
Walker blows past Harden...ReplyDelete
BENCH LIN!Replies
Walker just blew by Harden again for an easy layup. Nice D Haren. There shouldn't be a D in your name because you don't play D.ReplyDelete
9pt lead down to 5.ReplyDelete
GJ guys.
Oh wait, I'm suppose to root for Rox...My bad.
Does McHale love Douglas because he shoots a lot?ReplyDelete
For your amusement ladies and gentlemen.ReplyDelete
Benching Jeremy Lin Guideline
1. Jeremy Lin was not doing well in early quarters, bench him;
2. James Harden is not performing as expected, bench Jeremy Lin;
3. PG of opposing team is performing too well, bench Jeremy Lin;
4. SG of opposing team is performing too well, bench Jeremy Lin;
5. Opposing team has a good run, bench Jeremy Lin;
6. Coach is unhappy for the game being played, bench Jeremy Lin;
7. Other players need some play minutes, bench Jeremy Lin;
8. Coaches have bad mood that day for whatever the reasons, bench Jeremy Lin
9. If Rockets are leading by 10+ points and Lin has more than 10 points then bench him
10. If Harden needs to surpass 24 points then bench Lin
11. Favoritism is pounding in McHale's head then bench Lin
12. If the next pg to make the Rockets rotation then bench Lin to experiment with new pg toy
13. I want the Rockets to lose by letting Harden play hero ball then bench Lin
14. Harden has more than 5 TO then bench Lin
15. Kelvin Sampson does not like Jeremy body language, his positive attitude and unselfishness then bench Lin
16. Jeremy is hitting three consecutive shots and getting ready to goto Insanity mode then bench him
17. Ron Jeremy Lin is getting too many penetrations and his teammates are misfiring from his deep penetration and kick outs, bench him.
18. He just tweeted on twitter the previous night, bench him
19. He stands in the corner way too much based on coach instructions, bench him
20. Morey said something positive about Lin in his tweet, bench him.Replies
Lin should clue a bench to on his behind. This way he can play whilst being benched fulltime!Delete
Lol Lin back in again.ReplyDelete
Cracks me up.
Ok I have nothing against Harden, but he has this "won't take the risk of looking bad" type of defense. He doesn't want to go near the ball if the opponent has even the slightest advantage.ReplyDelete
Lead is back down to 5. Time to insert Lin to save job. That's McHale's mantra.ReplyDelete
Uh oh, I feel a benching coming on. Lurch is roaming the side line because Lin picked up another foul when it should have been a kick ball on Asik.ReplyDelete
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I'm so happy Jeremy passed up the three for a closer shot.Delete
Lin is really shooting well at the top inside the 3 point circle. He should be shooting that often.ReplyDelete
OK guys - I got it. McHale is conducting a scientific experiment. Question - is it true that the lead melts away if Lin is out of the game? Is it true that the lead goes up the moment Lin comes back into the game?ReplyDelete
So far the results show a double positive.
Wow that was mad foul.ReplyDelete
Jeremy says eff McHale I'm shooting the midrange jumper. (and hits)ReplyDelete
No foul call when Lin got pushed. Must be the token Asian guy not getting the call from the token black guy pushing him.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Yeah. Lin should be 3-3. Jumper looking awesomeReplyDelete
Parsons rescued that TOReplyDelete
Chemistry baby.
So is this a coincidence?ReplyDelete
Lin comes back in lead is now 11.
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2013 at 6:05 PM
Wow. Lin and Asik are +16ReplyDelete
TD back in at 30sec?!ReplyDelete
Man I am lost.
McHale thought bubble:ReplyDelete
I'm not watching th game. Is the box score right? Harden 2 for 3 field goals?!ReplyDelete
Seriously, this is a serious matter that les needs to address, this is an obvious injustice against lin. He did not do anything wrong and the sub is like a punishment for a fault not committed.worse, the team is losing the lead they had built with lin on the court.it's so hard to make fun of this now.jp2123, i hope u see our point when we complain after the game.dont be like mchale...ReplyDeleteReplies
jp2123 -> McHales wife. Im pretty sure!Delete
At this substitution rate Lin is gonna lead the NBA in subs per game.ReplyDelete
Uh Oh, they interviewing Sampson. He has NFC what the hell he is talking about. He belongs to the same NFC club as McHale.ReplyDeleteReplies
AGAIN - what does NFC mean?Delete
He doesn't want Lin to break 10 assists in 1st half.ReplyDelete
Watch, ball is going to Harden 2nd half to keep him at 8.
Because at the pace Lin is going he'd have 20. God forbid Lin should look better than Harden.
Jeremy getting CHEATED by refs and scorers AGAIN.ReplyDelete
...and he's still dominating like he's CP3 out there.
I know it's the Bobcats, but when you're getting hosed by refs, it's still impressive.
Was Sampson talking about Harden?ReplyDelete


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5.1.7 Context layout order
Contexts are normally positioned in a system from top to bottom in the order in which they are encountered in the input file. When contexts are nested, the outer context will include inner nested contexts as specified in the input file, provided the inner contexts are included in the outer context's "accepts" list. Nested contexts which are not included in the outer context's "accepts" list will be repositioned below the outer context rather than nested within it.
The "accepts" list of a context can be changed with the
\accepts or
\denies commands.
\accepts adds a
context to the "accepts" list and
\denies removes a context
from the list.
For example, a
TabStaff by default
TabVoice contexts and
Voice contexts.
If a
Voice context is written within the
it would be set on a separate staff.
\score { \new TabStaff << \new TabVoice { c'1 } \new Voice { d'1 } >> }
However, by using the
\accepts command, the
context can be forced onto the
\score { \new TabStaff << \new TabVoice { c'1 } \new Voice { d'1 } >> \layout { \context { \TabStaff \accepts Voice } } }
\denies is mainly used when a new context is being based on
another, but the required nesting differs. For example, the
VaticanaStaff context is based on the
Staff context, but
with the
VaticanaVoice context substituted for the
context in the "accepts" list.
Note that a context will be silently created implicitly if a command is encountered when there is no suitable context available to contain it.
Within a context definition, the type of subcontext to be
implicitly created is specified using
\defaultchild. A
number of music events require a 'Bottom' context: when such
an event is encountered, subcontexts are created recursively until
reaching a context with no 'defaultchild' setting.
Implicit context creation can at times give rise to unexpected new
staves or scores. Using
\new to create contexts explicitly
avoids those problems.
Sometimes a context is required to exist for just a brief period, a good example being the staff context for an ossia. This is usually achieved by introducing the context definition at the appropriate place in parallel with corresponding section of the main music. By default, the temporary context will be placed below all the existing contexts. To reposition it above the context called "main", it should be defined like this:
\new Staff \with { alignAboveContext = "main" }
A similar situation arises when positioning a temporary lyrics
context within a multi-staff layout such as a
for example, when adding a second verse to a repeated section.
By default the temporary lyrics context will be placed beneath the
lower staves. By defining the temporary lyrics context with
alignBelowContext it can be positioned correctly beneath
the (named) lyrics context containing the first verse.
Examples showing this repositioning of temporary contexts can be found elsewhere – see Nesting music expressions, Modifying single staves and Techniques specific to lyrics.
See also
Learning Manual: Nesting music expressions.
Notation Reference: Modifying single staves, Techniques specific to lyrics.
Application Usage: An extra staff appears.
Installed Files: 'ly/engraver-init.ly'.
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|The Scoop on the National Chess Congress: Part II
|By Jennifer Shahade
|December 3, 2009
Our second installment of US Chess Scoop videos from the National
Chess Congress includes interviews with co-champ IM Bryan Smith,
16-year-old NM Kassa Korley, IM Jay Bonin and Dr. Alan Soble. See the first installment of videos here, and look for a personal account of the tournament from IM Irina Krush.
The Scoop with Kassa Korley from DIM mak films on Vimeo.
When Kassa is not praising his opponents' moves, he's executing his own crushing attacks. Kassa finished out of the money but went back over 2300 in the tournament. In the following win over Oleg Zaikov, he was particularly happy with h4!
The Scoop with IM Bryan Smith from DIM mak films on Vimeo.
This wild draw netted Bryan $1400 and a tie for first with three other players: GM Alex Stripunsky, GM-elect Alex Lenderman (who won the title on tiebreak) and IM Irina Krush.
The Scoop with Dr. Alan Soble from DIM mak films on Vimeo.
The Scoop With IM Jay Bonin from DIM mak films on Vimeo.
Here is one of Jay's games, which he thought exemplified his imperfect form although his opponent Andrew Shvartsman had a strong tournament overall, earning his highest rating so far (2240).
See Part I of this article here, MSA rated results and check the National Chess Congress website for photos, complete results and a pgn file of games.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is tackling the issue of gun violence by weighing 19 steps that could be taken through executive action alone, congressional officials say.
Those steps could include ordering stricter action against people who lie on gun sale background checks, striking limits on federal research into gun use, ordering tougher penalties against gun trafficking, and giving schools flexibility to use grant money to improve safety.
Obama is expected to unveil his proposals as early as Wednesday, barely over a month since the massacre of 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school.
At the same time Obama is vowing not to back off his support for sweeping gun legislation that would require congressional backing, despite opposition from the influential gun lobby.


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WASHINGTON—More than a week after President Barack Obama's cold-blooded killing of a local couple, members of the American news media admitted Tuesday that they were still trying to find the best angle for covering the gruesome crime.
"I know there's a story in there somewhere," said Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, referring to Obama's home invasion and execution-style slaying of Jeff and Sue Finowicz on Apr. 8. "Right now though, it's probably best to just sit back and wait for more information to come in. After all, the only thing we know for sure is that our president senselessly murdered two unsuspecting Americans without emotion or hesitation."
Added Meacham, "It's not so cut and dried."
Since the killings took place, reporters across the country have struggled to come up with an appropriate take on the ruthless crime, with some wondering whether it warrants front-page coverage, and others questioning its relevance in a fast-changing media landscape.
"What exactly is the news hook here?" asked Rick Kaplan, executive producer of the CBS Evening News. "Is this an upbeat human-interest story about a 'day in the life' of a bloodthirsty president who likes to kill people? Or is it more of an examination of how Obama's unusual upbringing in Hawaii helped to shape the way he would one day viciously butcher two helpless citizens in their own home?"
"Or maybe the story is just that murder is cool now," Kaplan continued. "I don't know. There are a million different angles on this one."
So far, the president's double-homicide has not been covered by any major news outlets. The only two mentions of the heinous tragedy have been a 100-word blurb on the Associated Press wire and an obituary on page E7 of this week's edition of the Lake County Examiner.
While Obama has expressed no remorse for the grisly murders—point-blank shootings with an unregistered .38-caliber revolver—many journalists said it would be irresponsible for the press to sensationalize the story.
"There's been some debate around the office about whether we should report on this at all," Washington Post senior reporter Bill Tracy said while on assignment at a local dog show. "It's enough of a tragedy without the press jumping in and pointing fingers or, worse, exploiting the violence. Plus, we need to be sensitive to the victims' families at this time. Their loved ones were brutally, brutally murdered, after all."
Nevertheless, a small contingent of independent journalists has begun to express its disapproval and growing shock over the president's actions.
"I hate to rain on everyone's parade, but we are in the midst of an economic crisis here," political pundit Marcus Reid said. "Why was our president ritualistically dismembering the corpses of his prey when he should have been working on a new tax proposal for small businesses? I, for one, am outraged."
The New York Times newsroom is reportedly still undecided on whether or not to print a recent letter received from Obama, in which the president threatens to kill another helpless citizen every Tuesday and "fill [his] heavenly palace with slaves for the afterlife" unless the police "stop the darkness from screaming."
"President Obama's letter presents us with a classic journalistic quandary," executive editor Bill Keller said. "If we print it, then we're giving him control over the kinds of stories we choose to run. It would be an acknowledgment that we somehow give the nation's commander in chief special treatment."
Added Keller, "And that's just not how the press in this country works."


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International Programs and Resources
Welcome to SSA's International Programs home page. This site provides information about:
- The U.S. program of international Social Security agreements
- The payment of U.S. Social Security benefits outside the United States
- Nonresident alien tax withholding from U.S. Social Security benefits
- Social Security Programs in other countries
International Agreements
The United States has bilateral Social Security agreements with 30 countries. The agreements improve benefit protection for workers who have divided their careers between the United States and another country. They also eliminate dual Social Security coverage and taxes for multinational companies and expatriate workers. Look here for an overview of the agreements, as well as the complete text and a detailed description of each agreement.
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Here you will find specific information about how your benefits could be affected while you are outside the United States.
Resource ToolsYou can use these helpful resource tools to answer specific questions about your benefits.
- The Payments Abroad Screening Tool will help you learn if you can receive benefits outside the United States.
- The Nonresident Alien Tax Screening Tool will help you learn if nonresident alien tax should be withheld from your benefits.
- The Windfall Elimination Provision Tool (WEP) will help you learn if your foreign pension will reduce your U.S. Social Security benefit.
Social Security in Other Countries
For information about other countries' Social Security programs, check the latest version of "Social Security Programs throughout the World".
We've also provided Links to Social Security Web Pages of other Countries and International Organizations.


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The 519 Blog shows what a bunch of shemales are really like. Catty. Whiny. Really really really faggy. And not men. Just thought you might need a reminder.
Mr. Steyn, whom your publication has previously called "a thoughtful and experienced journalist", was anything but thoughtful in his treatment of the sexual- and gender-diverse community. The language and tone of his article in relation to First Nations, homosexual and gender-diverse people was hateful, ignorant, self-serving, poorly informed and nuanced with racism, homophobia and transphobia.For your information, "gender diverse community" is how you describe a co-ed dorm. How you describe Mathieu Chantelois and his trans-testicular friends are simply faggots without the balls to be honest. [ah, the return of puns! -ed]
Discourse and debate is an important element of Canadian democracy and freedom of speech is a right which we uphold and value. We expect however, that Maclean's would recognize how unnecessary this alienating and hurtful approach is to that discussion and that you would expect some level of awareness and respect from your writers as they tackle the issues at hand.


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Jewelry and Beading Designs For Dummies
by Tammy Powley · Heather Dismore · Published by Other
Publisher's Description
Do you love jewelry and beading? Would you like to know how to make chic jewelry and accessories? Jewelry & Beading Designs for Dummies is packed with patterns, step-by-step instructions, and inspiring color photos to get you stringing, knotting, and looping in no time. From earrings and necklaces to pins, purses, charms, and more, you'll discover new techniques for making just the right pieces to suit you — or give as fantastic, fashionable gifts!
This easy-to-follow visual guide speeds you right into the basics of jewelry making: assembling your gear; working with pliers; and fine-tuning your stringing, bead weaving, and wire wrapping skills. You'll use elastic cord, ribbon, leather, a wire jig, and more to make bracelets, bookmarks, pendants, and napkin rings. Before you know it, you'll take your skills to the next level and beyond, using multiple techniques and materials on thrilling and unconventional designs. Discover how to:
- Make more than 75 fresh, fun, and practical projects
- Hone your basic jewelry making skills
- Work with silver, leather, glass beads, and crystals
- Create rings, bracelets, phone covers, wine charms, and more
- Use bead crimping, knotting, and weaving to make beautiful designs
- Make stunning earrings and necklaces using a wire jig
- Fabricate beads and wire components
- Find nontraditional materials such as hardware, beach glass, and more
Add beauty, skill, and satisfaction to your life with a little help from Jewelry and Beading Designs For Dummies!


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Duck Feet - Mols | Black
Mols is a classic trans-seasonal style that looks great with socks, tights, pants, skirts, or nothing at all.
Product Description
Mols is a classic trans-seasonal style that looks great with socks, tights, pants, skirts, or nothing at all. Mols strikes the perfect balance between a sandal and a closed toe shoe, offering comfort and security with an open feel and flattering aesthetic.
Duckfeet in Denmark have been making shoes by hand for over forty years. Duckfeet are simple and functional, typical of mid-20th century Danish design.
Duckfeet's foot-formed design allows room for the toes to spread naturally as you walk, and for air to reach the feet. Leather midsoles and uppers breathe and transport moisture away from the foot.
We use leather because it's strong and long-lasting, but also flexible – allowing the shoe to move with and mould to your individual foot shape.
No two pairs of Duckfeet are exactly alike. Every pair of shoes is treated individually during production, the natural tanning and processing by hand allows for subtle variations in the leather. These variations are highlighted by the particular way you wear them, which imbues each shoe with personality, your story, for your life.
Mols features premium full grain, 100% leather uppers, insole, and leather midsole. Our non-toxic, vegetable tanned leather is manufactured according to strict environmental standards. It is drum dyed using high quality, non-toxic dyes and specially treated to be water and dirt repellant. Using traditional European Veldtschoen construction the upper is built up by hand over a flat last then the midsole is double stitched to our 100% natural crepe rubber outsole. Every pair of Duckfeet comes into contact with many experienced hands before they are placed in their box and fitted to your feet.
Shipping within Australia is free. Your order will be sent via Australia Post. Shipping to New Zealand is $30 AUD and no GST will be charged on NZ orders. The GST will be deducted by us once the order has been received.
Re-soling and Accessories
Most of our styles can be resoled, you can purchase a resole from us when required.