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Remarks at a Campaign Rally in Delray Beach, Florida
The President. Hello, Florida! Are you fired up? Are you ready to go? I am fired up right now! It is good to be in Florida.
Give it up for Congressman Ted Deutch, who's here. Your mayor, Nelson McDuffie, is here. State Senator Maria Sachs. A great candidate for Congress, Lois Frankel. And my friend and your former Governor, Charlie Crist, is here.
And I want everybody to give a huge round of applause to Scott for that introduction.
Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
The President. Thank you. You guys really are fired up!
Now, I was mentioning Scott. Every time I need a pick-me-up I try to see Scott. [Laughter] In addition to some outstanding pizza. And Scott and Charlie Crist, they remind us that the values we're fighting for, they're not Democratic values, they're not Republican values, they are American values. And that's what this election is all about.
Now, 2 weeks from today, Americans in all 50 States will step into the voting booth. But here in Florida, you get to start voting on Saturday. And as Scott just told you, if you need to know where to vote, you go to vote.barackobama.com. But I need you to vote, because you've got a very big choice to make. It's not just a choice between two candidates or two parties. It is a choice between two very different visions for this country that we love.
Now, last night we had our third and last debate. And I hope that during the debate I made those differences very clear. Because the greatest responsibility I have as President is to keep the American people safe. That's why I ended the war in Iraq, so we could go after the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. That's why we decimated Al Qaida's core leadership and brought Usama bin Laden the justice he deserved. That's why we're ending the war in Afghanistan, because after a decade of war, it's time to do some nation-building here at home.
In a world of new threats and profound challenges, America needs leadership that is strong and is steady. Governor Romney's foreign policy has been wrong and reckless. Last night he was all over the map. Did you notice that? During the debate, he said he didn't want more troops in Iraq, but he was caught on video saying it was unthinkable not to leave 20,000 troops in Iraq, troops that would still be there today.
Last night he claimed to support my plan to end the war in Afghanistan. I'm glad he supports it. But he's opposed a timeline that would actually bring our troops home. Early in this campaign, he said he'd do the opposite of whatever I did in Israel, but last night I reminded him that cooperation with Israel has never been stronger.
Last night he said he always supported taking out Usama bin Laden, but in 2007, he said it wasn't worth moving heaven and earth to catch one man.
Now, we've come up with a name for this condition. It's called Romnesia.
Audience members. Romnesia! Romnesia! Romnesia!
The President. We had a severe outbreak last night. It was at least stage-three Romnesia. [Laughter] And I just want to go over with you some of the symptoms, Delray, because I want to make sure nobody in the surrounding area catches it. [Laughter] If you say that you love American cars during a debate, but you wrote an article titled "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt," you might have Romnesia.
If you talk about how much you love teachers during a debate, but said just a few weeks ago that we shouldn't hire any more because they won't grow the economy, what do you have?
Audience members. Romnesia!
The President. I'll bet you've got some Romnesia. If you say you love Medicare—and by the way, there's a theme here—he keeps on loving stuff and then wants to end it or cut it or not help it. But if you say that you love Medicare, but your plan turns it into a voucher that ends the guaranteed benefit of Medicare, you definitely have Romnesia.
So I mean, we're breaking down the symptoms here. If you've come down with a case of Romnesia, if you can't seem to remember the policies on your website or the promises that you've been making over the 6 years that you've been running for President, if you can't even remember what you said last week, don't worry, Obamacare covers preexisting conditions. We can fix you up. We can cure this disease. There's a cure!
I mean, listen, let me just say this. In all seriousness, I mean, we're accustomed to seeing politicians change their positions from 4 years ago. We are not accustomed to seeing politicians change their position from 4 days ago. [Laughter]
I mean—and we joke about Romnesia, but you know what, this is actually something important: This is about trust. There's no more serious issue in a Presidential campaign than trust. The person who leads this country, you've got to have some confidence that he or she means what he or she says, that if they tell you they're going to do something or that this is what they believe, that they're going to actually try to do it.
It doesn't mean that every candidate is going to get everything done all at once perfectly, but you want somebody to be able to look you in the eye and say, here's what I believe. Here's what I stand for. Here's what I'll fight for. Here's what I care about. Here's who I'm going to be looking out for in the debates in Washington.
But part of the reason I think this is hard for Governor Romney to do is his job plan doesn't really create jobs. His deficit plan doesn't reduce the deficit; it adds to it. His foreign policy is from the 1980s. His social policy is from the 1950s. His economic policies are from the 1920s. So everything he's doing right now is to hide his real positions and try to win this election.
He wants to just spend all his time and focus on telling people what he thinks is wrong with America. I mean, if you notice, in his debates, in his speeches, he is really excellent at listing all the things that are wrong. He can just go over it verbatim, just boom, boom, boom—PowerPoint presentation. But you know what, that's not leadership that you can trust.
And, Florida, you know me. You can trust that I say what I mean, and I mean what I say. And yes, we've been through tough times. But you've never seen me quit.
Audience members. No!
The President. And there's no quit in America.
Audience members. No!
The President. So for over the last 4 years, we've been making real progress, fighting our way back from these policies that failed America. Our businesses have now added more than 5 million new jobs over the past 2 1/2 years. Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since I took office. Home values are rising. The stock market has nearly doubled. Our assembly lines are getting back to work. And our heroes are coming home.
I promised to cut taxes for middle class families, and I did, by $3,600. I promised to cut taxes for small-business owners like Scott, and we have 18 times. I promised we would fix the financial situation that was broken when I came into office, but we got back every single dime, with interest, that we used to rescue the banks. We passed a law to end taxpayer-funded Wall Street bailouts for good.
We repealed "don't ask, don't tell" so that nobody is ever kicked out of the military because of who they love.
When the heartbeat of American manufacturing was flatlining, we said thanks, Governor, I know you've got all this private sector experience, but your advice isn't going to work this time. And today, the American auto industry's engines are roaring at full throttle again.
I said that I would make sure that nobody in America goes bankrupt when they get sick, and we delivered on that promise. I said I'd make college more affordable for our young people, and we delivered on that promise. I do what I say. You've seen me.
We're not yet where we need to be, but we've made real progress. And now we need to build on that progress. And, Florida, that's why I'm running for a second term as President of the United States of America. That's why I'm running.
Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
The President. Now, in this campaign, I've laid out a plan for jobs and middle class security. And unlike Mitt Romney, I'm actually proud to talk about what's in it—[Laughter]—because my plan actually will move America forward. And by the way, the math in my plan adds up. [Laughter] If we've got any math teachers out there, you can go ahead and look in this plan, and you'll see that the numbers work. I won't be running the okeydoke on you. [Laughter]
If you want to take a look at it, you check it out at barackobama.com/plans. Share it with your friends. Share is with your neighbors. Share it with your coworkers. Folks who are still not convinced, they can look right here and find out what it is I intend to do in a second term. There are still people out there who are trying to make up their minds. Some of you here may still be trying to make up your minds. Maybe you just thought——
Audience members. No!
The President. No? Some people here might have thought it was a concert going on or something and wandered in by mistake. [Laughter] Thought Scott was giving away free pizza. So for those of you who are still making up your minds—or your friends or your family—I ask folks, compare my plan to Governor Romney's. See which plan is better for you and for America's future.
Now, let me just summarize it real quick. First, my plan builds on our manufacturing growth by ending tax breaks for companies that are shipping jobs overseas. I want to reward small businesses and manufacturers who are creating jobs right here in the United States of America.
Second, my plan will cut our oil imports in half by 2020 so we control more of our own energy here in America. And by the way, today we are less dependent on foreign oil than any time in 20 years. And one reason is because we increased fuel efficiency standards on cars and trucks so that they will go twice as far on a gallon of gas. And we need to build on that progress, not just by producing more oil and gas, but by investing in clean energy technology that's creating jobs here in Florida and all across America.
Number three——
Audience members. We love you!
The President. I love you back. But I've got this plan I want to talk about, so—I do.
Number three, my plan will make it a national mission to educate our kids and train our workers so that they can compete better than anybody in the world. I want to recruit 100,000 new math and science teachers over the next decade. I want to train 2 million workers at our community colleges with the skills that businesses are looking for right now. I want to work with colleges and universities to keep down the growth in tuition costs because I want every young person to be able to get the higher education that they're willing to work for.
Number four, my plan is going to cut the deficit by $4 trillion. Remember, I said the numbers actually add up. We're going to do it in a balanced way by cutting spending we don't need, but by also asking the wealthiest Americans to pay a little bit more so we can invest in research, invest in technology, those things that keep new jobs and businesses coming to America.
And I will not, in our pursuit of reducing the deficit, turn Medicare into a voucher because no American should spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies. That's not what Medicare is about.
And finally, my plan will use the savings from ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to put our people back to work doing some nation-building here at home, repairing roads, fixing bridges, building schools all across America. And when our veterans come home, we will serve them as well as they've served us and make sure that they are out there getting the jobs that are going to help build America.
By the way, I just want to point out, in the same way that Governor Romney didn't mention the Afghan war or our troops in his convention speech, Governor Romney didn't even mention our veterans last night.
Audience members. Boo!
The President. Don't boo, vote.
He didn't say a word about it. Now, he may write off half the country as victims behind closed doors, but the men and women and their families who have served this country so bravely, they deserve better from somebody who's applying to be Commander in Chief. It is my greatest honor serving as their Commander in Chief, and I will fight for our troops and our veterans every single day.
So that's the plan we need, Florida. That's how you build a strong, sustainable economy that has good middle class jobs to offer. That's how you make sure that you've got increased take-home pay. That's how you make sure that businesses are taking root all across Florida and all across America.
And now it's up to you to choose the path we take from here. Starting on Saturday, Florida, you can choose the top-down policies that got us into this mess, or you can choose the policies we're using to get us out of this mess. You can choose a foreign policy that's reckless and wrong, or you can choose one that is steady and strong. You can choose to turn back the clock 50 years for immigrants and gays and women, or in this election, you can decide we will remain an inclusive, generous country where no matter who you are or what you look like or where you come from or who you love, you can make it if you try. You've got a place in the American family. That's what's at stake right now.
We can go back, or we can choose to move forward, to focus on the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century, to work together as one Nation, as one people, to make it another American century.
That's the kind of President I've been, Florida. That's the kind of President I intend to be. I'm asking for your vote. I'm asking for your help. I believe in you, and I'm asking you to believe in me. And if you stand with me and work with me and knock on some doors with me and make some phone calls with me, if you do that, we will win Palm Beach County again. We'll win Florida again. We'll finish what we started. We will win this election. And we'll remind the world why the United States of America is the greatest nation on Earth.
God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
Note: The President spoke at 10:27 a.m. at the Delray Tennis Center. In his remarks, he referred to former Mayor Lois J. Frankel of West Palm Beach, FL; Scott Van Duzer, owner, Big Apple Pizza & Pasta Italian Restaurant in Fort Pierce, FL; and Republican Presidential nominee W. Mitt Romney.
Barack Obama, Remarks at a Campaign Rally in Delray Beach, Florida Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/303327


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|Group show in SF featuring Harrell Fletcher, Donald Urquhart, Chris Johanson, and Jon Pylypchuk.
June 25, 2009
Work from Harrell Fletcher, Donald Urquhart, Chris Johanson, and Jon Pylypchuk.
Photos: Liz Kaufman Words: Trippe
Sent intern Liz down Valencia St with camera in hand to see what our neighborhood galleries are up to this month.
Wasn't sure if Jack Hanley was showing anything as their website didn't mention a show... Their next show opening in July: ALEX SCHWEDER
Harrell Fletcher digital prints. $1,600
Harrell Fletcher's work has been shown at SF MoMA, the de Young Museum, The Berkeley Art Museum, and Yerba Buena Center For The Arts... on and on.
He was a participant in the 2004 Whitney Biennial.
In 2002 Fletcher started Learning To Love You More, an ongoing participatory website with Miranda July. A book version LTLYM was published in 2007 by Prestel.
Donald Urquhart (Scottish, 1963)
"Girls: Lisa, Stella, Eleanor, Rose... " - Acrylic on canvas - h: 84.6 x w: 118.1 in - $19,850
Also Donald Urquhart
Chris Johanson - Untitled- acrylic and latex paint on found wood - $40,000
Love these guys by Jon Pylypchuk - I am at once in awe and glittered by the crimes you commit/ babygames hotrod, 2007 - $25,000
Jon Pylypchuk (born 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is an Canadian painter and sculptor, living and working in Los Angeles. He studied in 1996 at the Yale University Summer School of Music and Art, New Haven, earned a BFA with Honors in 1997 at the University of Manitoba, and an MFA in 2001 at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Story highlights
Video purports to show ISIS leader delivering a sermon in Mosul
A suicide car bombing kills at least seven people and wounds 14 in Baghdad
Iraq's parliament has been postponed for at least a month, state-run Iraqiya TV says
Fighters form defensive lines around main airport, which is considered a top ISIS target
The United States "has no reason to doubt" the authenticity of a video that purports to show ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi delivering a sermon at the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, two U.S. officials said.
While the United States cannot absolutely guarantee it is the notoriously elusive leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the working assumption by the government is that it is him, according to the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
If it is al-Baghdadi, it may just reveal how comfortable the ISIS leader is after his fighters took control of Iraq's second-largest city.
"Iraqi agencies are still investigating the video and comparing it with its intelligence," Iraq's military spokesman, Lt. Gen. Qassim Atta, said on Monday.
ISIS, an al Qaeda splinter group, has seized large areas of northern and western Iraq in an offensive that began last month.
Al-Baghdadi is known to the United States as Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim Al Badry. He was taken into custody in Fallujah in the Anbar province on February 4, 2004, according to a Pentagon statement.
There have been mixed reports about when and why he was detained. He was held until the following December at a a prison at Camp Bucca, according to the Pentagon. A review board recommended his "unconditional release," the statement said.
While the Pentagon said al-Baghdadi was from Fallujah, other reports have said he is from Samarra, north of Baghdad.
Taking aim at ISIS: Women train with AK-47s
Parliament postponed
State-run Iraqiya TV said Monday that Parliament has been postponed for at least a month, a day before lawmakers were scheduled to return to form a new government and begin the process of selecting a prime minister.
Citing sources in Parliament, Iraqiya reported that the session was postponed until August 12 because the political parties have been unable to reach a consensus on who to name to country's top leadership posts. Those include the speaker, the president and the prime minister.
A week ago, Iraq's Parliament postponed its first session, citing a lack of a quorum after 90 lawmakers walked out.
Suicide car bomb in Baghdad
A suicide car bomb exploded in heavy traffic at a security checkpoint in Baghdad's Kadhimiya neighborhood on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding 14, security officials told CNN. The death toll is expected to rise, they said.
The bomb exploded at about 1 p.m. near the checkpoint, which created a sort of bottleneck of traffic. The explosion occurred less than mile (1 kilometer) from the Kadhimiya shrine, which is revered by Shiites.
The bombing follows a double bombing last week in the same area that killed at least 25 people and wounded 32.
Iraqi security forces commander killed
A Twitter account widely believed to be linked to the ISIS in Salaheddin province claimed in a post that its fighters killed an Iraqi military commander.
According to the post, Iraqi Army Col. Ibrahim Abdullah Hussein was killed. It posted what it claimed was a picture of Hussein's corpse as well as a photograph of his ID card.
CNN cannot independently confirm the claim. Some militant groups are known to release pictures of ID cards as evidence of deaths.
British ambassador: Baghdad warned repeatedly
Britain's ambassador to Iraq says Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government was warned repeatedly over the past several months about the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
"The fact that Mosul was vulnerable was known," Ambassador Simon Collis said on CNN's Amanpour show.
"The fact that ISIL were already holding territory from last year in parts of western Iraq, in Anbar, and elsewhere was well known."
Collis said Britain's message to al-Maliki's government was always the same: "Any comprehensive counterterrorism strategy would need a political line of operation, an economic and development line of operation, as well as of course security operations."
He continued, "And without that kind of comprehensive approach, it will be impossible to defeat an organization like ISIL."
ISIS is also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Iraq's orphans ask 'why do these people kill other people?'
Iraqi general killed
The commander of the Iraqi Army's 6th Division was killed in a battle on Monday, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's office.
He was identified as Gen. Nagm Abdullah Ali. The statement did not detail how he died.
But Atta is quoted by Iraqi news organizations as saying he was killed in shelling in Ibrahim Bin Ali, a Sunni-dominated village about 16 miles north of Baghdad.
CNN could not independently confirm the claim.
Digging in around Baghdad
A commercial airliner roars overhead as one of the thousands of fighters who have taken up arms to protect the Iraqi capital digs into a position a few miles from Baghdad International Airport.
Every 500 feet (150 meters), another fighter armed with an AK-47 assault rifle takes up another position about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the airport perimeter.
This is the first line of seven similar concentric lines of defense between the outskirts of the capital and the airport, widely believed by Iraqi and U.S. officials to be a top target of ISIS.
The fighters are members of the Badr Brigade, the Iranian-trained militia of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a powerful Shiite political party in Iraq.
And they are officially taking up arms for the first time in more than a decade, reinforcing Iraq's military.
It was just one of the signs Monday of stepped-up security in and around Baghdad amid fears that ISIS fighters and allied Sunni insurgents already inside the city will launch attacks, such as a bombing campaign.
READ: Does video show ISIS leader? Iraq works to find out
READ: Al-Maliki hints at another try for Iraqi PM
READ: Group: ISIS takes major Syrian oil field
CNN's Ali Younes contributed to this report.


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Alpari World Match Racing Tour : Robertson rules Malaysia, Canfield rules the World
After a week of frustratingly light winds, overnight some strong breeze hit Kuala Terengganu, even ripping big advertising hoardings out of their concrete mountings and strewing them across the road. Fortunately the strongest wind had abated by race time this morning, ready for the Semi Finals to begin.
With the wind blowing from the north east, principal race officer Dave Tallis set the start line up just 100 metres away from the sailing centre, the Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort & Spa, setting up a perfect scenario for the spectators who had come to watch the final four teams do battle. In fact it was so close that in the Semi Final between Ian Williams and Mathieu Richard, the British and French skippers took their battle so close to the pontoons that Richard crashed his boat into the jetty, scarring the starboard side of his Foundation 36 keelboat. Four-time World Champion Williams sailed on to a straightforward 3-1 victory over the GEFCO Match Racing Team.
In the other Semi-Final, all Taylor Canfield had to do was dispatch Phil Robertson, book his place in the final of the Monsoon Cup and the World title would be his, regardless of whether or not he was beaten by Williams. After the way Canfield and USone have sailed this week – dominated every stage of the competition and returning as defending Monsoon Cup champions – most observers expected the US Virgin Islander to sail past the New Zealand team in the Semi Finals.
But Robertson saw things differently. "We've got nothing to lose, these guys have the pressure of a World Championship on the shoulders." The WAKA Racing skipper made the most of his opportunity and outmanoeuvred Canfield at the starts, winning 3-1. In the deciding match, Robertson crossed the line just 15cm, 0.1 seconds, ahead of the US team.
For the first time this week, Canfield's destiny was out of his hands. His enemy in the Semi Finals would now become his friend as he went up to the Alpari lounge on the top floor of the sailing centre for a grandstand view of the Final. Robertson's biggest cheerleaders were the team Robertson had just defeated as Canfield's crew willed the Kiwis to complete the same hatchet job on GAC Pindar that had just been done to them.
Things got off to a promising start in the first match when an aggressive luff by Williams at the leeward gate resulted in a penalty against GAC Pindar. Williams led Robertson down the final run but flapped his spinnaker and oversheeted the mainsail in a bid to slow down the contest and wrong-foot the Kiwis into a penalty before the finish. But Robertson refused to be suckered and snuck past Williams for the win.
In match two, Williams won the favoured right-hand side of the start and headed out to the paying side. But Robertson sensed something good might yet come from the shore side on the left and gambled on a big split. When they came back together near the windward mark, Robertson had made ground and went to bear away behind Williams' transom as GAC Pindar went into a dial-down. In the ensuing luffing match, the penalty went against Williams again, and Robertson held on for another win. Match point to the Kiwis.
In the third match, Robertson secured a penalty against Williams in the pre-start and although the British led around the three-lap course, the gap was never big enough to shake off the penalty. Again Williams resorted to the big slow-down, but again Robertson avoided the trap and won the race – and the Monsoon Cup.
Kiwi celebrations on the water were more than matched by USone's celebrations in the Alpari lounge. When Robertson came ashore, it was USone who raised the Kiwi skipper aloft on their shoulders, grateful that he could finish the job for them. In his first full year on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, the 24-year-old Canfield won at his first attempt. "It was our first year on the Tour, and we came in all fists swinging, hoping to put up a fight, and we did! Thanks go to my amazing team, they're the real force here. Hopefully we'll have many more years on the Tour."
Winning the Monsoon Cup lifted Phil Robertson to third overall in the Tour behind Canfield and Williams. "We're stoked," said the 26-year-old. "It's been a real long time time coming. The boys put in a massive effort in the bigger breeze, and everything went our way today. That's what you need to happen in finals when the pressure's on."
Williams was clearly hurting from his defeat, missing out on an opportunity to win a record fifth world title. "The penalties killed us today. We normally try sail to keep the umpires out of it completely, but we didn't manage to do that. In the heat of the moment we thought they [the penalty calls] were all wrong. One or two I would maybe still dispute – but we weren't really getting it right today. This is the first time we have come with a real shot at winning and not closed it out. Disappointing not to do so, but credit to these guys. The Tour has never been decided in the Finals of the final event before, and I think it shows how tight the Tour is. We need to look at ourselves. The previous two years we've won in the Quarter Finals, this year we had to win the Finals, but these guys have caught us up. This shows we're going to have to step up our game to win it again."
It has been a phenomenal 12 months for Canfield, who has struck up a winning partnership with New Zealand tactician Rod Dawson. "We share the same birthday, 5 February, except Rod's 20 years older," said Canfield. "And this is Rod's fourth world title, same as Williams." Dawson won a hat trick with Peter Gilmour in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Next year Dawson will go into battle against Williams to see who can become the first sailor to win five match racing world titles.
James Pleasance, Executive Director of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour commented: "We couldn't have seen a better finish to the Tour than what we witnessed today at the Monsoon Cup. There was so much at stake today, and although it was a pity for Ian Williams that he couldn't take out his fifth world title, it's been a great day for the new generation of match racers with Phil winning the Monsoon Cup and Taylor winning the Tour at his first attempt. We have seen six different winners from six events this year. It bodes well for a great season in 2014."
Final Results for the Monsoon Cup 2013
- Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing
- Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar
- Taylor Canfield (ISV) USone
- Mathieu Richard (FRA) GEFCO Match Racing Team
- Bjorn Hansen (SWE) eWork Sailing Team
- Adam Minoprio (NZL) Team Alpari FX
- Francesco Bruni (ITA) Luna Rossa
- Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing
- Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
- Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Stena Sailing Team
- David Gilmour (AUS) Team Gilmour
- Jeremy Koo (MAS) Team KFC – MYA/KRT
Alpari World Match Racing Tour Results 2013
- Taylor Canfield (ISV) USone
- Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar
- Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing
- Bjorn Hansen (SWE) eWork Sailing Team
- Adam Minoprio (NZL) Team Alpari FX
- Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing
- Mathieu Richard (FRA) GEFCO Match Racing Team
- Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Stena Sailing Team
Tags on NauticNews: WMRT – Match Racing


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Health News
Depression in RA Patients May Be Higher Than Previously Reported
People with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be depressed about their health situation and anxious about what lies ahead. A new study looked at just how many people with RA were depressed.
Sleeping With Rheumatoid Arthritis
It's hard to sleep restfully when you're in pain. Researchers recently analyzed the quality of sleep in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Anti-TNFs Not to Blame for Skin Infections in RA
Anti-TNF medications used to control arthritis symptoms have been linked to increased risks for skin infections. However, a recent study has shown that this may not necessarily be true.
Aggressive Trio to Treat Juvenile Arthritis
Kids as young as toddlers can develop arthritis. Finding the right treatment may help ensure that young lives are not sidelined by this disease, which can affect youths' eyes, joints or other body parts.
RA Combo Treatments After First Rx Fails
Methotrexate is often the first choice of medication to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). When methotrexate alone doesn't do the trick, patients may take a combination of other medications. So, what's a good combination?
Skipping Out on Arthritis Meds
Some patients who worry about taking too much of a prescription medicine might not take their meds as prescribed, including arthritis patients. Not following the dose instructions has become a lot more common.
Comparing Rx for Psoriatic Arthritis
Three medicines are most commonly used to treat psoriatic arthritis. But is one better than the others?
Defusing RA with Enbrel
The main goals of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis are remission and low disease activity. That is, treatment is meant to reduce signs and symptoms of the disease. One arthritis med may help patients reach these goals.
Obesity May Lower Chances of Ridding RA
If you are obese, you are putting extra strain on your joints. That excess weight is known to make osteoarthritis worse. Could obesity also make it harder to treat rheumatoid arthritis?
New RA Drugs May Reduce Hospital Stays
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are admitted to hospitals for a number of reasons. They may need surgery, or the inflammation caused by their disease may lead to health problems in other organs.
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Track Down an Apps Preference File Easily By Watching Modifications
If you've ever had to track down a particular plist file for an app you know how frustrating the process can be. Though preference files are usually named in a logical manner, that's not always the case, and regardless the prefix of com.(developer).(application) is not always the easiest to navigate through. One method is to just use the Finder search function to look for an apps name, but since not all apps follow the logical protocol, it doesn't always work. Another very useful method uses the Finder's "Date Modified" sorting option to track down plist files quickly instead. Here is how it works:
- From the Finder, hit Command+Shift+G to bring up Go To Folder and enter ~/Library/Preferences/
- Change the display to sort by list, then click the "Date Modified" option to sort the plist files by when they change
- Now open the app whose plist file you want to track down, and then open that apps Preferences and check and uncheck an option or two while watching the ~/Library/Preferences/ folder change on the fly, that apps preference file should jump to the top quickly
The modified plist files will float to the top fairly quickly, though of you have hidden files shown, you'll see temporary plist files show up first, ignore those and just focus on the normal .plist documents as they appear. Sometimes it takes a second or two for the change to register in the Preferences folder, that delay is normal, and is demonstrated in the video below with the plist files that are set when modifying Finder Preferences, and the plist file that changes for Recent Items:
Most Mac users will never need to dig around in the preferences file, but keep this tip in mind if you find yourself trying to fix a problematic app, when sometimes resolving problems is as simple as just trashing a plist file. This really handy troubleshooting trick comes from MacOSXHints.


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I – LOVE – CLIFFHANGERS. I have to live up to my name, after all.
"I fell in love with Quinn in the Blyss Trilogy and I've been dying to get my grabby hands on Quinn since then, but this book far exceeded my expectations!!!" -5 Star Review #Minxes Love Books
"So sweet and funny and just an all round perfect book boyfriend."– 5 Star Review Kolleen Book Obessions
"Like all of her reads, this will keep you on your toes from cover to cover."– 5 Star Goodreads Reviewer
Her ample-sized breasts catch my attention. They rise and fall as she tries to catch her breath. I fist my hands into the ground as I remind myself she is a job, only a job. I can't make this personal, but I'm mysteriously drawn to her, and I want to kiss her again. I've never allowed myself to spend time with a female outside of the bedroom, but I can't help but enjoy being around her. None of the women I've ever been with are anything like Lexi. Maybe subconsciously, I've avoided her type all along. It's easy to push the shallower females out the door the next morning. I'm lost in her brown, flecked eyes when her hands come to rest on my pectorals, pulling me from my thoughts. "What are you thinking about?" she softly whispers. The air between us changes, turning into something more. "Where'd you go?" What do I say? I've only known you for a couple days, and I don't think you're a killer? I want to kiss you like I did that first morning, even though you're pregnant with somebody else's baby. How fucked up is that? "I'm thinking of that kiss we shared our first morning," I huskily whisper the half-truth over her lips. "Oh," she breathes out, instantly sobering from her joviality. When she bites her lower lip, I reach down and gently disengage it with my thumb. "Define your 'oh'," I challenge, and watch as her breathing pattern changes. "Yeah, it was nice," she exhales. "Just nice?" I counter. "Maybe I didn't do it right then," I rasp in a deep undertone, wanting a second chance at those lips.
I'm full of overwrought tension, and my fingers curl into a fist against his chest. "Please, don't let me go," I whimper, wishing he had a shirt on so I could twist it in my hands. I don't know what to do with all this nervous, displaced energy. "Shh, baby, I'm not going anywhere," he softly assures me. He takes my fidgety hand in his and holds it tightly against the center of his chest, stilling my movements. "I'm right here. Everything is going to be all right now." The assurance and warmth of his voice washes over me, and the way his strength surrounds me, I begin to settle down. Being wrapped in his arms this way, he feels like a familiar lover, I don't perceive him to be the stranger he actually is.
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The binascii module contains a number of methods to convert between binary and various ASCII-encoded binary representations. Normally, you will not use these functions directly but use wrapper modules like uu, base64, or binhex instead. The binascii module contains low-level functions written in C for greater speed that are used by the higher-level modules.
a2b_* functions accept Unicode strings containing only ASCII characters. Other functions only accept bytes-like objects (such as bytes, bytearray and other objects that support the buffer protocol).
Changed in version 3.3: ASCII-only unicode strings are now accepted by the a2b_* functions.
The binascii module defines the following functions:
Convert a single line of uuencoded data back to binary and return the binary data. Lines normally contain 45 (binary) bytes, except for the last line. Line data may be followed by whitespace.
Convert binary data to a line of ASCII characters, the return value is the converted line, including a newline char. The length of data should be at most 45.
Convert a block of base64 data back to binary and return the binary data. More than one line may be passed at a time.
Convert binary data to a line of ASCII characters in base64 coding. The return value is the converted line, including a newline char. The newline is added because the original use case for this function was to feed it a series of 57 byte input lines to get output lines that conform to the MIME-base64 standard. Otherwise the output conforms to RFC 3548.
Convert a block of quoted-printable data back to binary and return the binary data. More than one line may be passed at a time. If the optional argument header is present and true, underscores will be decoded as spaces.
Convert binary data to a line(s) of ASCII characters in quoted-printable encoding. The return value is the converted line(s). If the optional argument quotetabs is present and true, all tabs and spaces will be encoded. If the optional argument istext is present and true, newlines are not encoded but trailing whitespace will be encoded. If the optional argument header is present and true, spaces will be encoded as underscores per RFC1522. If the optional argument header is present and false, newline characters will be encoded as well; otherwise linefeed conversion might corrupt the binary data stream.
Convert binhex4 formatted ASCII data to binary, without doing RLE-decompression. The string should contain a complete number of binary bytes, or (in case of the last portion of the binhex4 data) have the remaining bits zero.
Perform RLE-decompression on the data, as per the binhex4 standard. The algorithm uses 0x90 after a byte as a repeat indicator, followed by a count. A count of 0 specifies a byte value of 0x90. The routine returns the decompressed data, unless data input data ends in an orphaned repeat indicator, in which case the Incomplete exception is raised.
Changed in version 3.2: Accept only bytestring or bytearray objects as input.
Perform binhex4 style RLE-compression on data and return the result.
Perform hexbin4 binary-to-ASCII translation and return the resulting string. The argument should already be RLE-coded, and have a length divisible by 3 (except possibly the last fragment).
Compute the binhex4 crc value of data, starting with an initial crc and returning the result.
Compute CRC-32, the 32-bit checksum of data, starting with an initial crc. This is consistent with the ZIP file checksum. Since the algorithm is designed for use as a checksum algorithm, it is not suitable for use as a general hash algorithm. Use as follows:
print(binascii.crc32(b"hello world"))
# Or, in two pieces:
crc = binascii.crc32(b"hello")
crc = binascii.crc32(b" world", crc) & 0xffffffff
print('crc32 = {:#010x}'.format(crc))
To generate the same numeric value across all Python versions and platforms use crc32(data) & 0xffffffff. If you are only using the checksum in packed binary format this is not necessary as the return value is the correct 32bit binary representation regardless of sign.
Return the hexadecimal representation of the binary data. Every byte of data is converted into the corresponding 2-digit hex representation. The returned bytes object is therefore twice as long as the length of data.
Return the binary data represented by the hexadecimal string hexstr. This function is the inverse of b2a_hex(). hexstr must contain an even number of hexadecimal digits (which can be upper or lower case), otherwise a TypeError is raised.
Exception raised on errors. These are usually programming errors.
Exception raised on incomplete data. These are usually not programming errors, but may be handled by reading a little more data and trying again.


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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Birth Day
52 comments:
Happy Birthday to Benny and Lily's momma!ReplyDelete
And if she's as old as the pyramids, I'd hate to know how old you all think I am! *teehee*
I hope she has the HAPPIEST BDAY EVER!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your mama! She loves you back, I know for sure! Give her lots of snuggles today!ReplyDelete
A Very Happy Birthday to Benny & Lily's Momma!ReplyDelete
May you live a long healthy life so you can help Benny & Lily post lots and lots of interesting posts!
We all wish Momma a very Happy Birthday!!!!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to Momma!!! Give her lots of smoochie kisses ok? We can tell she loves you lots.ReplyDelete
Hello dear friends,ReplyDelete
thank you so much for the birthday wishes!
have a wonderful day.
And haPPY BIRTHDAY to your sweet MoMMa!!!
Woof, woof,
Awww, such nice doggie birthday kisses! Happy Birthday to your momma!ReplyDelete
Your pals,
DIane and Cosmo
Happy Birthday MomReplyDelete
YOu dont look a day over 35!! Hope your day is great!!
Jazzi and Addy
Happy Birthday to your Momma!!!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
Awwww!! Happy Happy Birthday to your momma!! Hope she has the bestest day EVER!! :)ReplyDelete
Woofs & hugs, <3
~Bailey (Yep, I'm a girl!)
Bruiser and I wish you a Happy Birthday Momma.ReplyDelete
I know that Ben and Lil are happy too, as I know that means extra special desert for today. They look so sweet in the little hats. I love the lovin photos, they are the BEST. You are so loved sweet friend.
Have a glorious day. Happy Birthday again. May all your dreams come true. A wish for many more to come. Many hugs and much love, Bruiser and Sherry
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday.ReplyDelete
Jo & The Pugs xxxx
Happy Birthday to your mom :) Its my birthday too today!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday to your mom! We hope she shares a smidge of birthday cake with you!ReplyDelete
Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
Awww happy birthday Mama!!! Hope you got lots of luvies and snuggles!ReplyDelete
Lady, Lucky, Katie, and Lucy send Happy Birthday wishes to your momma too! She is sure lucky to have that birthday love from the two of you. :)ReplyDelete
Very tender ! Happy birthday Momma !ReplyDelete
Happy Happy Birthday to your sweet momma!ReplyDelete
Woofs and Licks,
Maggie Mae
<) <)ReplyDelete
Two Ice Creams to your Momma for her BIRTHDAY! Hope it is a super double scooped happy one.
Love Noodles
.Happy Birthday Momma. You sure have helped Benny and Lily put out a very creative blog. Love those Q & A days!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to Benny and Lily's momma! May you get lots of kisses from your furkids today (and every day!)!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your Momma!ReplyDelete
Hope you all have a fabulous day! Your Momma has the same birthday as our Holly! Way to go Ladies!
Big Nose Pokes
The Thugletsx
A FURRY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your Moms!!ReplyDelete
Woofs and Kisses!
The Fiesty Three
Happy Birthday, Ben & Lily's Mom. Looks like you already got your presents from the furries. :)ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
Stop on by for a visit
Happy birthday, mom! Hope you get lots of slobbery bulldog kisses xoxoReplyDelete
Happy B day Lilliy's and Benny's momReplyDelete
Rappy, no Yappy, no Happeeee Birthday!!!ReplyDelete
Jon Farleigh and Dewi
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your mommy! ENJOY!ReplyDelete
Nothin' better than birthday kisses from the furkids.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Lilly and Benny's Mum.
XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Did you two get any cake as a reward for your sweet tribute to your mommy?! Happy Birfday to your mummy!!!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday to your mommy!!! You guys are so cute and I have seen your comments for so long, I thought it was time to on over and me you two!!ReplyDelete
Hi I am Fern a big big animal lover. I want a dog but it is proving to be a hard thing to do---
Funny cause it never was ever before!!!
xx Happy ( Cat) & Fern (MOm)
Happy Happy birthday you had the best party attendees possibleReplyDelete
HAPPY BIRFDAY TO YOUR MOMMA!!! WOW... You BOTH gave her Birfday Kisses... She must be over the moon with happiness.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 3:29 PM
Cheers to MOM! Nope, not old at all. Hope you have a great birthday----week!ReplyDelete
Happy birfday to yer mom!ReplyDelete
I'm grabbin' a PBR right NOW an' toastin' her!
Happy Birthday to your Momma...yall are sweetie pies..ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday mumma!!ReplyDelete
Happiest of Birthdays to your mama! May this be the beginning of the best year so far!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to Benny and Lily's mama!ReplyDelete
So many happy wishes are coming to you!
Kissys and happy faces!
Happy Birthday to youReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Momma
Happy Birthday to you
And many mooorrreeee
Roxy & Lucky
Happy, happy Birthday to you!ReplyDelete
To you!
I can't carry a tune, but for you, I'd try!
Many hugs and birthday wishes :)
And many many more!ReplyDelete
Wishing your mom the best birthday ever!!! xoxo Chloe and LadyBugReplyDelete
Aw, you two are so sweet, especially with the comment about the pyramids :)ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday to your mom!
Happy belated birthday to your mom!!!!ReplyDelete
OMG we missed your Mom's birthday????????? We are sooooooooooo sorry!!!ReplyDelete
((((((hugs)))))) Happy Birthday to your wonderfully talented mama!!
We hope she had the best birthday ever!
Hey B&L's Mom!ReplyDelete
Wow, happy barkday to you! Sorry I'm a little late, but I hope you had a GREAT DAY! Did B&L get you pressies?!?!
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, COP
Oh, man, we soooo late wishing your Mom a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, but time is relative, right? Or is it irrelevant? whatever. We hope it was fabulously happy and that you gave her lots of TREATS!ReplyDelete
The Road Dogs
Happy belated birthday!!ReplyDelete


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Back when this blog began, 750 posts ago, there were few blogs that did write-ups and reviews of great content and installations in Second Life. This has changed dramatically, especially over the past year. Today, a number of academic journals are gearing up to focus on virtual content, and they will be the appropriate venues for most of the topics we've been covering lately.
I like to think Not Possible IRL has raised awareness of quality content, not just in Second Life but in other virtual worlds where User Generated Content is possible. We've certainly showcased a lot of extraordinary talent and work.
I've had dozens of brilliant collaborators, chief amongst them Alpha Auer (aka Elif Ayiter), who blogged at least 100 meaty posts. Alpha is not only an academic, and a spectacular virtual artist in her own right, but also an inspired thinker and writer.
Of course, none of this would have been possible without the intoxicating encouragement, imagination, resourcefulness and originality of the members of my virtual working group, Not Possible IRL, all of them Giants of the metaverse.
Instead of tiring of it, my interest in great 3D immersive content is at an all-time high, so I'm not going away, just redirecting my energies in new ways.
A big thanks to all who have been so supportive, galvanizing me to look in this direction and that... leading me to uncover (and showcase) treasures (and people) under every pixelated rock and leaf. Don't stop.
I'll still be twittering my adventures and discoveries, so feel free to track Bettina Tizzy there.
So long.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
So long, farewell...
Back when this blog began, 750 posts ago, there were few blogs that did write-ups and reviews of great content and installations in Second Life. This has changed dramatically, especially over the past year. Today, a number of academic journals are gearing up to focus on virtual content, and they will be the appropriate venues for most of the topics we've been covering lately.
Posted by Bettina Tizzy at 7:41 AM
Labels: farewell, great content, Not Possible IRL, virtual worlds
70 comments:
- Rob / Mo said...
Oh wow. The winds of change really are a blowin'. All the best Bettina.
- November 3, 2009 at 7:49 AM
- Juko said...
Sad but look forward to whatever and wherever next!
- November 3, 2009 at 7:55 AM
- Unknown said...
Bettina: THANKS!
But, as an avid consumer of NPIRL news I'm a bit worried. Could you give us some more hints about what's coming?
You wrote there are lots of appropriate venues for most of the topics NPIRL has been covering lately:
could you please directly point us to some of them? I'm not aware of anything comparable to NPIRL website with regard to SL news.
Oh, and... THANKS!.
- November 3, 2009 at 7:56 AM
- Anita said...
Philip Linden said quite the same when leaving, hope you will enjoy all what you are going to do :)
- November 3, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- Unknown said...
I joined SL because you and your blog inspired me to.
No one will ever hold a candle up to you, Bett. I'll follow you, wherever you go.
- November 3, 2009 at 8:12 AM
- Anonymous said...
Back to real life I guess. Second Life was great while it lasted.
- November 3, 2009 at 8:18 AM
- Thirza Ember said...
NOOOO dont go bettina!!!I write about sl art, over on slartsparks.blogspot.com and will miss the company of your blog whhich has so often inspired me and pointed me in the direction of the great and the blogworthy...well, whatever you do next, I'm certain it will continue to be excellent!!!!
- November 3, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- Botgirl Questi said...
NPIRL was one of only a handful of Second Life-related blogs to truly support, articulate and push forward the unique paradigm of virtual worlds as a platform for human potential. Best wishes for your future pursuits!
- November 3, 2009 at 8:41 AM
- Afterthought said...
Thank you Bettina. I've learn a lot of SL through the blog. I will certainly miss it. All the best, An
- November 3, 2009 at 8:48 AM
- Corcosman said...
Thanks so much for NPIRL, Bettina. You pointed the way to a lot of wonderful people and fantastic creations for a huge number of your fellow residents. When I was new this blog, along with others, was where I learned that there is more to Second Life than just in-world time.
- November 3, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- educational resources & SL stuff said...
Your blog will be missed. Change is in the air.
- November 3, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
NPIRL made me stay in SL. You have been the best guidebook to SL ever created.
I'm awaiting instructions. I love you.
- November 3, 2009 at 9:10 AM
- sororNishi said...
Pure quality, your words will be missed. Alpha, thanks too, loved your thoughts, both of you...xxx
Good luck with the new..
- November 3, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Earth Primbee said...
This has been the best SL blog period. Not commercial, not full of itself, just full of great works and great artists.
Thank you all for your efforts to be one of the brightest guiding lights of all.
Great hopes for the future whatever form that takes!
- November 3, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Cienega Soon said...
Farewell Bettina & thanks for you attention to creativity ... i agree with Dirk ... not much info fits in twitter:p
- November 3, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- Ka said...
Oh, I shall miss this blog! You introduced me to so many wonderful things - and artists.
Thank you for all your work!
- November 3, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- Alpha Auer said...
Bettina is sooooo not going anywhere! I will personally see to that people, even if it is the very last thing I ever do!
Or rather, let me re-phrase that a bit: Bettina is going places - and true to style will be carrying all of us in her wake! Just wait and all shall be revealed in due course...
- November 3, 2009 at 9:27 AM
- Anonymous said...
I really hope this means you are taking on a new project in SL and not leaving us completely. Hugs to you and I wish you the best of luck.
Lizzie Lexington
(Who is currently staring out the window of her fourth floor office in the Domain - Austin TX)
- November 3, 2009 at 9:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
OOh thank you Alpha for letting us know. Hugs!
- November 3, 2009 at 9:31 AM
- Unknown said...
As others have commented NPIRL blog was an intelligent guide to SL. And the 'wind of change' make me realize the family of the metaverse is dissipating. Hopefully to propagate and grow but I remain apprehensive the metaverse will shrink to small spheres of influence. With NPIRL blog gone it will make SL less inviting but even I know Linden Labs failed to understand how to make a cohesive society. Someday we will all meet again in the metaverse but without NPIRL blog those times will be far and few between. Ciao!!!
- November 3, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Delinda Dyrssen said...
Change is always a good thing. Best wishes Bettina
- November 3, 2009 at 10:07 AM
- someone somewhere said...
Change *is* a good thing (usually), but I have to agree with oobscure - what's the deal with saying "this was great! now others are doing it, go follow them" ... and not leaving us a trail to follow? I even like surprises, but that kind of thing just annoys me.
And what about those of us that hate twitter?
I'm not in the least suggesting that Bettina shouldn't go wherever she's going, or whatever change is happening shouldn't happen, but I think it's bullshit to so cheerily imply we're in better hands, when no evidence is given.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- chanthira contemporary arts said...
You have been a great mentor - and the blog and important source of knowledge. Thanks to eveyone who has been involved. Looking forward to following whatever is next.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- Thaumata said...
Oh, what a sad post! NPIRL has long been the best blog about SL and I will miss it. Thank you so much, Bettina, for being a source of inspiration and intelligent news about SL for so long. I'm excited to see what you get into next and wish you only the best there.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- Glyph Graves said...
Yes there are many other good blogs but none have come close to what has been done here. Few have had the capacity to as encompassing and to have the vision that NPIRL displayed. Like many others have noted Thank you!...Ill be sad to see it pass...
On the other hand.... change is good! *waits with breathless anticipation...:)
- November 3, 2009 at 10:42 AM
- Osprey said...
Time passes quickly in cyberspace, and things that try to stay the same end up becoming irrelevant. The same spirit of adventure that caused Bettina to create NPIRL is within her (and us) yet, and instead of looking back to the past we should look ahead to new wonders.
Thank you, Bettina - you are an unusual person whose clear sight has guided many.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- Joonie said...
Betina....so sad to see your blog go. I could always count on it to show me something new in SL that would open my eyes to the wonder of it all.
Take care and hurry back with that trail of bread crumbs.
- November 3, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Vincent said...
Best wishes to you Bettina!
I am sure you've made the best decision. Blogging can take a lot of time and effort, and realising when it is time to refocus and make the most of your time is not always easy.
Now you have me intrigued as to what you are shifting your focus on. :-)
- November 3, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- Professor Loire said...
Wishing you all the best in the future, Bettina. I found SL because of your blog, via Smarthistory. Thanks for everything. Can't wait to see what you do next!
L1Aura Loire
- November 3, 2009 at 12:02 PM
- Bryn Oh said...
I remember meeting you in some obscure sandbox one day years ago and it was then that I learned about this wonderful Blog and the idea of NPIRL. It is a very sad day for me to see the only blog I follow on a regular basis dissapear.
- November 3, 2009 at 1:55 PM
- Mako Kungfu said...
Bettina, best wishes to you. I'm so sorry to see NPIRL go -- as many have said, this has been an incredible resource and source of entertainment and wonder for discerning readers seeking inspiration, creativity and the best SL has to offer. You will be incredibly missed. Thanks so much for what you, Alpha and the NPIRL gang have given us.
- November 3, 2009 at 1:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
Joins in the chorus of heartfelt praises and best wishes in your future ventures. I will miss this weblog very much, but like everyone, I so look forward to what you do next! Thank you thank you!
- November 3, 2009 at 1:58 PM
- Corwin Carillon said...
All the best Bett ... the NPIRL blog posts will be sorely missed but look forward to seeing what your new journey brings.
- November 3, 2009 at 2:06 PM
- HeadBurro Antfarm said...
I'll miss this blog a hell of a lot - but as long as you are not leaving us, I'll ride the changes with you :)
Thank you for all you hard work and brilliant, inspiring enthusiasm :) xx
- November 3, 2009 at 2:09 PM
- Alpha Auer said...
- November 3, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Alpha Auer said...
oh, and thank you Soror!
- November 3, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- JudyArx said...
all i can do is add to the list of good wishes and the thanks for your efforts. The sadness of losing this extraorinary valuable site is real but the joy of wondering what now?... How will nature fill this very real void?...
- November 3, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- bibliobibuli said...
will really miss the blog which has helped me discover so much. i was one lost avi until i discovered the art, thanks to you.
whatever you decide to do, and wherever you go, wish you all the best. and yes, am avidly following you on twitter.
again, biggest thanks for all the very hard work you put into the blog. i will still be reading the archives.
Loquacia Loon
- November 3, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- Unknown said...
Hey thanks for working so hard to bring us such excellent content and guide to the virtual world of SL. I always looked forward to exploring some of the best art and most imaginative SL creations you brought to our attention. I'll continue to do it without your guide but it'll be a whole lot harder. Nonetheless, thanks a great deal and the best of luck to you in all future endeavors.
- November 3, 2009 at 5:59 PM
- Dividni Shostakovich said...
Thanks to your blog, Bettina, I've seen so many amazing things (and dragged friends to see them too) -- and I haven't managed to see even a tenth of all you've told us about! We'll miss you and the blog, but we'll look forward to whatever you create next! All best wishes!
- November 3, 2009 at 6:14 PM
- Maya Paris said...
Thanks for everything Bettina. Will miss the blog a lot, it's been an inspiration in so many ways. All the best for your future adventures!
- November 3, 2009 at 6:59 PM
- cyberloom said...
Oh Gosh Bettina! Not Possible IRL has been such a superb record of virtual world creativity. You masterminded something that is simply irreplaceable! Many thanks and best wishes to you.
- November 3, 2009 at 7:20 PM
- Narita said...
noooooooooooo!!!!! D:
and by that i mean, thank you for having produced the best blog on sl content ever & for the strongest promoter of digital art & culture.
- November 3, 2009 at 7:23 PM
- Lukemary Slade / Luca Spoldi said...
Well, first of all thanks for all you shared with us, it was interesting, passionate and brilliant. Then I think it's life... no one project can last forever, since one need to growth and experiment something new from time to time so I'm sure you're doing the right choice. But at the end I must say I'm sad, since NPIRL was a light for everyone who, like me, is found of graphic art and of the virtual worlds and their possibilities. But since you won't disappear maybe I'll interview you again in the future, so my readers can stay in touch with one of the best voices/writers/commenters (choose you what describe you and your project best) of the metaverse. Cya Bettina, and really thanks for all you made.
- November 4, 2009 at 12:42 AM
- Unknown said...
So sad to hear this blog will stop. It was/is by far the best SL inpirational blog I have yet come across. Thanks for all the great post (hopes you change your minds a bit :p)
- November 4, 2009 at 2:34 AM
- Faerie said...
I will miss my favourite blog so much. Thank you bettina.
- November 4, 2009 at 2:48 AM
- evolutie said...
Thank you for all your wonderful work Bettina. Looking forward to what happens next!
- November 4, 2009 at 4:15 AM
- Gary Hazlitt said...
To the foremost Second Life maven. This is indeed a shock, a waste, a crime, but not unexpected and yes life, 1st, 2nd or 3rd, moves on. Many of the accountants that now run virtual worlds have poor community nurturing skills and are blind to the fact that they are responsible to a great extent to build cultural value, as NPIRL so voluntarily exhibited and did on their behalf. Many of us bow to your tireless efforts.
Second Life survived the exodus of gamblers, pornographers (ish), greedy corporates & charlatans but it will not survive losing it's deeper soul if and when the sublime artistes and educators start to filter away to other worlds. Linden to their credit sent the right messages initially, lit a match which became a flame but then, embarrassed by hippy-dippy management, did very little to really encourage and reward efforts like yours Bettina - and many others, myself included.
Of course this isn't the end, or the beginning of the end of the metaverse or virtual worlds - the end of the beginning perhaps - and we will see the Facebooks & YoVilles turn into a mass adoption in the next years as millions tire of Mafia wars text games or grindy casual games.
If I could suggest one thing is that you compile your 750 posts into a large shareable PDF and get one of the academic institutions you talked about to permanently host it untouched - until the time is right for the sublime soul that was beginning to emerge & flourish, to once again take root. My best wishes to your future path - and yes twitter it shall be, Second Life without the 3D :)
A small thankyou present - the real world can be as 'spectacular' as Second Life 'is', sometimes :)
- November 4, 2009 at 5:14 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh, I am so sorry to learn that this is ending! And equally sorry that I discovered you so late. This had become my go-to SL blog.
All the best, Bettina and all of you NPIRLers. It has been a joy to be one of you for a little while.
- November 4, 2009 at 7:31 AM
- Emerald Wynn said...
This is a horrible loss. I have loved this blog for so long. Thank you so much for all your hard work. You have opened my eyes to many new universes.
Here's to your new beginnings and thanks for sharing all the wonder.
- November 4, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- Unknown said...
better not stop posting your wonderful pictures to Flickr!
Bonne Voyage Bettina and thanks for all the wonderful posts :)
- November 4, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
thank you, thank you, thank you. Without your blog I might have left SL a long time ago - it constantly brought me to places that reminded me why we stay...
- November 4, 2009 at 2:56 PM
- Robin Ashford said...
Thanks for the great content, will follow on twitter but will miss this blog :)
- November 4, 2009 at 7:26 PM
- Juanita Deharo said...
So long, farewell. I join others in saying I will miss you, thank you, and look forward to whatever comes next. I also add my voice to Gary's asking that the archive of the blog be kept somewhere, somehow. It is such a great resource and an historical record.
- November 4, 2009 at 7:26 PM
- Cristopher Lefavre said...
This blog has been on my reading list for so long, and still I dip into its history. It's sad that this is the end, but I know how much work it is to write stuff and ultimately one has to prioritize time. I wish you all the best!
Just a small prayer: Could you please leave the blog open to read? It contains such an immense piece of second life history.
- November 4, 2009 at 10:41 PM
- Hitomi Mokusei said...
Thank you so much for all the time and effort you have put into writing this blog. Yours and Hamlet Au's are the ones I visit most regularly to find out about what new, and interesting things might be happening in SL. There is so much going on in SL in so many different areas, that it would be almost impossible to keep up with what is out there without the help of these two blogs especially.
I agree with what some of the others have already said, that it would be great if you could leave the blog up, since it is a great resource. I find myself referring back to it quite often. It contains a lot of history. Sometimes when I go back to get a link, or to reread something, I often find some other interesting article that I had perhaps passed over the first time.
I am sorry to hear that it will be no more, but I do understand the amount of work it would take, and the time pressure that would incur in putting out a blog with such thorough, and detailed content..and understand the need to stop doing it in order to move onto other things.
I wish you well, Bettina, in whatever new areas you are off to explore. Hopefully, at some point, you will share with us what you up to. Good luck to you :)
- November 5, 2009 at 8:50 AM
- Unknown said...
I loved the NPIRL insightful posts, interviews, and gorgeous pics. Glad to hear you'll still be tweeting.
- November 5, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Dusty Artaud said...
My therapist is trying to calm me down while I sob on the couch in Chakryn. We are working through it and I am learning acceptance that beautiful things, like this wonderful blog, must be appreciated in the moment and treasured in memory.
- November 5, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- FreeWee said...
Clearly the end of an era. Bettina has not only reported, but inspired. Her influence on art in virtual worlds is unimaginable. A true champion of the cause. Best wishes, Bettina. We look forward to what's next.
- November 5, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
Just now we start to have a serious relationship you run away. Did I overreact?
Anyway, I am very bad in not possible, so for good drama I will be available always for you or other stearless people. http://savemeoh.wordpress.com/
Kiss for you and I am already deeply in love with your alt, but I won't tell the secret to anybody.
- November 6, 2009 at 5:28 AM
- UWA in SL said...
The UWA in Second Life SIM & its art exhibits & comp, wont be what it is, has uwainsl not come across you Bett & NPIRL
- November 6, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- UWA in SL said...
A didication to you... and to all readers of the blogs
Time of Your Life
Another turning point;
a fork stuck in the road.
Time grabs you by the wrist;
directs you where to go.
So make the best of this test
and don't ask why.
It's not a question
but a lesson learned in time.
It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
So take the photographs
and still frames in your mind.
Hang it on a shelf
In good health and good time.
Tattoos of memories
and dead skin on trial.
For what it's worth,
it was worth all the while.
It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
(music break)
It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
- November 6, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- UWA in SL said...
Per Gary Hazlitt's coment:
The University of Western Ausralia offers to host
- November 6, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- Chris said...
Gutted. I love this website.
Anyway, good luck in whatever you do and thanks for the acronym :)
- November 7, 2009 at 6:10 AM
- Siri said...
can we ensure the content of this blog will be preserved??
- November 7, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- Jenn said...
Thanks ever so much for opening my eyes to what is possible and providing such great places to visit. I also hope this blog could be preserved.
- November 7, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- w.w. said...
I know that sometimes we just have to take a break from things. I took a break from my own blogging. Life is a journey and an exploration no matter what. I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed your blog and I will miss it, but I know you will be out there doing what you love to do. TC! - Wyatt Wellman
- November 8, 2009 at 4:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thank you Bettina, and "in bocca al lupo" (good luck in the italian way :o)
Will you tell us where (on which magazine, paper etc.) will you write? So that we can still follow you?
- November 8, 2009 at 11:39 PM
- H said...
I'm still relatively new to SL and very new to your blog. I'm sorry to hear there's nothing more which inspires you. Maybe that will change down the line. I'm sorry to see you go so soon from my reading.
- Holocluck
- November 10, 2009 at 5:47 AM
- Second Life Hobo said...
Just where are you going Bettina?
- December 9, 2009 at 12:13 AM


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The franchise of Walter Payton, Gale Sayers and Red Grange could become the attack of Kahlil Bell, Armando Allen and maybe even Harvey Unga on Sunday at Detroit.
Unga is on the practice squad and Bell has already been signed off the street and moved ahead of him, but there is no telling how desperate the Bears will be.
They hope Matt Forte will be sufficiently recovered from his third sprained ankle of the season to lead a playoff push against the Lions. Forte went down after his first carry of the second half Sunday at Arizona and left in a walking cast.
Forte's injury leaves the Bears deep in makeshift mode after they pulled the plug on reserve Michael Bush's season when he failed a pregame fitness test with a rib injury before the Packers game in Week 15. You can't help but wonder about that decision now.
The Bears reportedly expected Bush to play against the Packers, and when he couldn't, they were short-handed. They were then embarrassed by a significant short-yardage failure.
Frankly, the Bush saga is puzzling. It's a confounding narrative from the amount of money they gave him (four years at $14 million, with $7 million guaranteed) to the production (411 yards, 114 carries) to the decision to put him on injured reserve.
IR is for players projected to be out at least six weeks. Why did Bush effectively sit out two games — technically, he had one carry at Minnesota — before the team realized he couldn't go for the rest of the season? Did he mislead the Bears about the severity of the injury? Was the IR move punitive because they were relying on him and he couldn't go? Was his problem diagnosed wrong?
The Bears wasted a ton of money, something they have made a habit of at tight end and running back.
Former general manager Jerry Angelo signed tight end Brandon Manumaleuna to a five-year, $15 million deal that wound up as a one-year, $6.1 million robbery in 2010. New GM Phil Emery made a similar blunder by giving Kellen Davis a two-year, $6 million deal after he reportedly had free-agent visits lined up with Dallas, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
If you consider Cedric Benson was a backup to Thomas Jones in the Super Bowl year, Angelo made an art form of paying bad money to backup running backs. Consider the last three years, two under Angelo and the first of Emery. Chester Taylor was signed as a free agent in 2010 on a four-year, $12.5 million deal that effectively wound up costing the team $7 million for 267 yards on 112 carries. Taylor is still on the books for $1 million in dead money.
Marion Barber was on a two-year, $4.5 million deal last year. He wound up costing $2.5 million for one year.
Bush was signed before Forte got his four-year, $32 million deal but has wound up with an eerily similar statistical season to Barber. The difference is that Bush will likely return. His guaranteed money virtually ensures that.
If you play a bit of moneyball with those numbers, you find that Taylor earned about $26,200 a yard, Barber just under $6,000 and Bush about $8,500.
There is only so much money to go around in the world of the NFL salary cap. Spending it on one position means you don't have enough for other positions. In this case, if you put your millions in backup running backs and bad tight ends, you can wind up with an inexpensive and poor offensive line.
The other issue of concern involving Bush is the way the Bears have been using their roster the last few weeks, particularly in that Green Bay game.
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Toeaina, like Bush, was put on Injured reserve after the game. Sanzenbacher was an inactive last week, then was cut Monday. Why did two injured players dress for a game? If there was some sort of miscommunication with Bush, what happened with Toeaina? And why keep Sanzenbacher on the roster all year with virtually no contribution and then cut him with a game left?
If the Bears need a roster spot to sign depth at safety with Chris Conte down with a hamstring, why not cut Josh McCown, a 33-year-old backup quarterback who was bypassed by the NFL last year and this year?
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Flow Control Protocols-
In computer networking, there are various flow control protocols-
Sliding Window Protocol-
- Sliding window protocol allows the sender to send multiple frames before needing the acknowledgements.
- It is more efficient.
Read More- Sliding Window Protocol
Various implementations of sliding window protocol are-
In this article, we will compare these sliding window protocols.
Comparison Table-
|Stop and Wait ARQ
|Go back N
|Selective Repeat
|1 / (1+2a)
|N / (1+2a)
|N / (1+2a)
|Go back N and Selective Repeat gives better efficiency than Stop and Wait ARQ.
|Window Size
|Sender Window Size = 1
Receiver Window Size = 1
|Sender Window Size = N
Receiver Window Size = 1
|Sender Window Size = N
Receiver Window Size = N
|Buffer requirement in Selective Repeat is very large.
If the system does not have lots of memory, then it is better to choose Go back N.
|Minimum number of sequence numbers required
|2 x N
|Selective Repeat requires large number of bits in sequence number field.
|Retransmissions required if a packet is lost
|Only the lost packet is retransmitted
|The entire window is retransmitted
|Only the lost packet is retransmitted
|Selective Repeat is far better than Go back N in terms of retransmissions required.
|Bandwidth Requirement
|Bandwidth requirement is Low
|Bandwidth requirement is high because even if a single packet is lost, entire window has to be retransmitted.
Thus, if error rate is high, it wastes a lot of bandwidth.
|Bandwidth requirement is moderate
|Selective Repeat is better than Go back N in terms of bandwidth requirement.
|CPU usage
|High due to searching and sorting required at sender and receiver side
|Go back N is better than Selective Repeat in terms of CPU usage.
|Level of difficulty in Implementation
|Complex as it requires extra logic and sorting and searching
|Go back N is better than Selective Repeat in terms of implementation difficulty.
|Uses independent acknowledgement for each packet
|Uses cumulative acknowledgements (but may use independent acknowledgements as well)
|Uses independent acknowledgement for each packet
|Sending cumulative acknowledgements reduces the traffic in the network but if it is lost, then the ACKs for all the corresponding packets are lost.
|Type of Transmission
|Half duplex
|Full duplex
|Full duplex
|Go back N and Selective Repeat are better in terms of channel usage.
- Go back N is more often used than other protocols.
- SR protocol is less used because of its complexity.
- Stop and Wait ARQ is less used because of its low efficiency.
- Depending on the context and resources availability, Go back N or Selective Repeat is employed.
- Selective Repeat and Stop and Wait ARQ are similar in terms of retransmissions.
- Go back N and Selective Repeat are similar in terms of efficiency if sender window sizes are same.
- SR protocol may be considered as a combination of advantages of Stop and Wait ARQ and Go back N.
- SR protocol is superior to other protocols but because of its complexity, it is less used.
Important Notes-
Protocols at data link layer like HDLC (Low level protocols) use Go back N.
This is because-
- Bandwidth is high
- CPU is very busy doing routing job
- Error rate is low since out of order packets are not possible in wired medium
Protocols at transport layer like TCP (High level protocols) use selective repeat.
If the bandwidth between the sender and receiver is sufficient, CPU and buffers are moderate, then which flow control protocol would you suggest to use?
The suggested protocol would be Go back N.
If the bandwidth between the sender and receiver is moderate, CPU and buffers are sufficient, then which flow control protocol would you suggest to use?
The suggested protocol would be Selective Repeat.
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Malala Yousafzai Continues To Push For Equality And Justice
Malala Yousafzai Continues To Push For Equality And Justice
The global icon traveled to Nigeria to visit with schoolgirls who escaped from Boko Haram militants. In this encore broadcast, she talks about what drives her activism to change the lives of women.
Nearly two years ago, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban extremist in her home at Pakistan's Swat Valley. It was retribution for her outspokenness about the importance of girls' education. Since then, against all odds, Malala has made a miraculous recovery, and she's become a global icon. She recently turned 17 years old, and she made public her birthday wish. It's to bring back hundreds of schoolgirls abducted by an Islamic militants three months ago. She's in Nigeria this week to put pressure on the government. Here's a clip of her speaking to the BBC.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: When I met the parents, they all were clearly. And there was - they were asking the government - they were asking their president that they should bring back our girls. So it's a message of everyone here in Nigeria that the girls should be freed as soon as possible because those girls have the right to get education, and they are human beings. They deserve the right to be - not to be forced and not to be kidnapped. They deserve to be free, and they deserve to be treated with equality and justice.
MARTIN: We thought this would be a good time to hear again from this remarkable young woman by revisiting a conversation I had with Malala and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai. They were on a visit to Washington last October. She started by telling me what she admired most about her father.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: He's a great father. And I am inspired by him because the work he was doing at that time, when terrorism was spreading in Swat - it was really hard to speak at that time, and my father did. And I got inspired by him. And that's why I said that I would also speak up for my rights, and I'll also speak up for the rights for every girl to get education and to go to school.
MARTIN: Ziauddin, what do you most admire about Malala?
ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI: It's a difficult question. (Laughing) Thank you, but...
MARTIN: That's my job.
ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI: I think Malala is an average girl, but there are something...
ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI: ...Which is extraordinary about her. She never agrees with me. And one special quality which she has - that she doesn't commit a mistake again. So she doesn't repeat her mistakes. And she's very respectful to her teachers, to her elders, and she is a good girl. I love her.
MARTIN: Aw. So glad to hear.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: Thank you.
MARTIN: I do want to ask you, Ziauddin, what - it does start with you. You ran a girl's school that, Malala, you attended. And I have to ask what gave you this passion for girls' education. Because I think that it's one thing when you are the person who is on the bottom to want to rise. But it's another when you are on the top and to want to share the privileges that you had as a man and as the head of a household. So where did you get your passion for girls' education?
ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI: Basically, I was born in a society where girls are ignored. Right from the very beginning, I was very sensitive to this kind of discrimination. And I think that this simple biological difference between the men and women should not be the best of the political and social discrimination.
I'm asked often that - what special training have you given to your daughter? So I usually tell people, you should not ask me what I have done. Rather, you ask me what I did not do, which is usually done by parents. I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying. And I always give a message to the parents all around the world, where girls are suffering, that - trust your daughters. They are faithful. Honor your daughters. They are honorable. And educate your daughters. They are amazing.
MARTIN: Malala, one of the things that I have heard you say, which has not gotten a lot of attention - in fact, you said this at the United Nations when you spoke there - is that you are not just fighting for the rights of the girls to get education. You are also fighting for the rights of boys to get education, including the children of the terrorists. And I'd like to ask you to tell us more about that. Why do you feel that way?
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: There has been a discrimination in our society, and men have been doing this for centuries. But this time, we women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls' rights, but we must not behave like men.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: We must not behave like they have done in the past. We must believe in equality, and we must take each decision with justice. But we also speak about boys' rights because in many countries, they cannot go to school because of child labor. Their only job is to earn. So I think we also need to speak up for them.
MARTIN: Ziauddin, one of the other things that I'm not sure that everyone fully understands is that your family was under threat for a very long time. This is not something that happened in a day or a week. It was really years that you feared for your safety and for your family's safety. That you were being threatened for a very, very long time. And I think a lot of people would be interested to know how you sustained yourself through that period? How did you keep going?
ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI: Yes, of course. I was in Taliban's radar for the last three - four years, I can say. This was not only me because hundreds of opinion leaders, hundreds of elders - they were being assassinated. And I was one of them. And I took care in my own way, but I didn't have any security. But one has to live. I mean, there is no option. When she was targeted just 10 months before - when she got fame that very year in 2012 - they issued a warning that, as - she is speaking against us, and we will not tolerate it. But we thought that even terrorists might have some ethics because they destroyed some 1,500 schools, but they never injured a child. And she was a child.
MARTIN: Malala, do you mind if I ask, do you think you're making a difference?
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: When I look at the response of people - when I look at the love and the support of people - then I think, a day will come that we will see every child to go to school. Most of the time, I'm related to the Taliban, but I want education. And when I talk about education, there are many issues, as well. Children are suffering from child labor. They have to earn for their family. They're being used for earning money by some robbers. So there are many difficulties for children to go to school - not only terrorism.
MARTIN: Forgive me for making a joke, but speaking of child labor - you're working very hard these days.
MARTIN: I mean, I understand they have you going from, like, pillar to post and from place to place. You've been on quite a tour. Are you having any fun at all?
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: It's a very nice question.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: Well, I miss those days, but - (laughing).
MARTIN: Dad?
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: Dad is fine. Dad is quite good. First thing is that outside of my home, I look like a very obedient, a very serious, a very good kind of girl. But nobody knows what happens inside the house. So inside the house, I was quite, well - it does not mean that I was naughty. My brothers used to fight with me, and then I had to give them a response.
MARTIN: Well, of course. I mean, of course.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: But that's why it's good to fight with your brothers, and it's good to tease them, to give them advices. And my little brother - he's nine years old - and I fight with him because I'm thinking about his future.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: He wants - I bet he wants iPod. He wants to play games, and I think that is not good for his future. And in response, he cries, and he shouts to me. And he says, you can forgive the Taliban, but you are not forgiving me.
ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI: What he did say to you? Why are you so famous, he said?
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: They also don't know what I do. We both were sitting on a table, and we were having breakfast. And he said, Malala. I said yes. I can't understand why people are giving you prizes. And everywhere you go people say, like, this is Malala, and they give you award. What have you done? So he still needs to understand.
MARTIN: You're just my annoying sister. Do you want to go back home?
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: Yes, of course, because how can one forget his home? And I love Pakistan, and I miss Pakistan. And I'm hopeful that I will go back to Pakistan as soon as possible, but first I need to empower myself with knowledge, with education. I need to work hard. And when I am powerful, then I'll go back to Pakistan, Inshallah.
MARTIN: Ziauddin...
MARTIN: Do you think that might be possible? Do you want to go home, too? Do you think you will be able to?
ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI: It's a difficult question. These days are, I think, quite dangerous for me, as well as for her. So we will go back. I'm needed in Pakistan. I am needed in Afghanistan. I am needed in Swat. I should contribute to girls' education, to boys' education. And I believe that one should live for a cause which is greater than him. Even if I die, I will continue my campaign, but I will not put her life at stake. That's clear.
MARTIN: The Taliban say, they would still like to kill her. They would still like to target her.
ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI: She'll answer it.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: I have already seen death, and I know that death is supporting me in my cause of education. Death does not want to kill me. Before this attack, I might have been a little bit afraid how death would be. Now I'm not because I have experienced it. So they cannot make me stop to continue my campaign.
MARTIN: Ziauddin, do you have hope that groups like the Taliban can be brought into dialogue with people? That their reign of terror will end?
ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI: Yes. I have hope. And to speak honestly, it needs a political will. We must put pressure on all governments. I should put pressure on my government and my state. You should put pressure on your state - that why a huge amount of the tax pay is spent on arms and ammunitions? Why? And that was what she said. I will quote my daughter - she should quote me by the way, but I will quote her - that send pens, not guns. Send books, not tanks. And the most beautiful thing - send teachers, not soldiers. Thank you.
MARTIN: I spoke with Malala and Ziauddin Yousafzai in front of an audience when they visited Washington, D.C., in October last year.
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