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My daughter recently played 'Rock band' or 'Guitar Hero' or whatever the PS3 version game is over at a friends house. When confronted with her wanting to get a PS3, I made a compromise.
Instead of purchasing a very expensive game console and game, I purchased her a real guitar, amp, and Guitar Pro (she already has a computer). Total was about a third of the cost of a PS3 and now her friends come over and play the real thing. (Usually while I am at work, and no request has been made for drums yet.)
She watches YouTube for Guitar and Piano lessons, and is actually doing very well. (All parents say that, I know.)
Bottom line? Cheaper to learn the real thing, but it was the game that got her started; thank goodness I didn't have to buy THAT.
I wonder if any of the profits from this 'Piracy' went to terrorists.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/03/us-attorney-general-piracy-funds-terr or.ars
"The man created it. it's his. he has a reasonable right to decide what use is made of it."
He made a memorial for public display, was paid for it. That's work for hire according to all the 'big content people.'
stop trying to convince us that theft is accapetable.
Aside from the fact that you need a spell-checker 'acceptable,' the memorial is still there, nobody stole it.
That's like the original architect and builders of the World Trade Center towers trying to claim that all of the media outlets in the world owe them money for documentaries related to the attacks on said towers.
Does the sculptor get paid for every person that visits the memorial or for every photograph taken of it? I didn't think so. http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=korean+war+memorial
Oops, somebody better warn Flickr.
"Fahrenheit 451 is next."
Unfortunately, you'll have to pick another title. As reported here on Techdirt, Ray Bradbury hates the internet and will never release digital copies.
"Burn em to ashes, then burn the ashes."
And felt the song was just.
unlucky for me, I was signed up with MUST.
Now I can't play my music, or even sing a chord
because here in Taiwan, MUST is the overlord.
I tried playing for coins, which people tossed at my feet.
MUST came along and told me to get off the street.
I can't earn any money, without first paying MUST,
Tell me, dear reader, do you think that is just?
Feel free to spread that around.....
Far in the future, we will be sitting around in our rocking chairs having a good laugh at all the trouble the content companies went through to get paid.
Of course, my bank account will be close to empty because I sat through thirty years of CSI being beamed directly into my brain and being charged $3,000 an episode for the privilege. (Adjusted for inflation, of course.)
I will look at my long-obsolete ten terabyte media server with longing for the good old days when I watched such things on a flat-panel television, then I will try to remember what television was, and that I needed my glasses to watch it, then I will settle back and watch a news flash beamed into my head...Iran just released all the political prisoners taken captive during the demonstrations following the 2009 election.
2009? Oh yes, I remember that year. We had elected representatives to Congress! ZAP! Another message comes into my head..."You are not allowed to think about free democratic society. This warning courtesy of the Corporate States of America."
2009? Oh, yes, that's when every country in the world signed that ZAP! treaty ZAP! that gave corporations everything ZAP! they needed ZAP! to stamp out consumer choice. ZAP! ZAP! ZAP! "We're sorry, but your thought process has strayed to freedom. This is not allowed. You will be terminated. ZAP!
"There's a lot of built in artificial scarcities in the system, and opening up the flow of information changes that."
This reminds me of something else...
Like Music and Movies online (filesharing) They made money as long as they had scarce goods. (A cd or dvd.) Once filesharing took off, that scarcity went away. Is it any wonder why the MAFIAA sues everything in sight?
There is also an artificial scarcity built into test records. They COULD give you a copy of an MRI on a DVD for little or no cost in a standard format, but they WANT you to pay $300.00 a copy, plus courier costs. Then, if you want a SECOND opinion...
I would like to be able to carry my medical records around on a flash drive. I WANT to go get a second opinion without having to go through fifty pages of privacy act notices and then having to make another appointment because I missed some minute initial block on page 36.
I would LOVE to be able to hand a flash drive over to my doctor and say...Here ya go doc, what do you think?
Could you imagine your CHEM tests, laid out in a nice neat spreadsheet, so a doctor could look over ten or fifteen years of physical data just by moving a mouse, (or a touchpad, or ideally a big old 46" flatpanel touchscreen?)
Look out, local hospital, the days of the $12.00 acetaminophen pill are numbered. Especially when a person can go to the local Wally-world and get 1200 for $12.00. (couldn't resist)
As far as the fart thing goes, the oldest person in the world should get the royalties. After all, they have the prior art. Now when that person dies, for the next 95 years (assuming that copyright isn't extended and made retroactive before the end of the term) that person's estate gets the royalties. Nuff said.
Now for the conspiracy part:
The reasons that music prices are so low (hear me out) is that music is everywhere. It's 'in the air' so to speak. What happens if the INDUSTRY gets their way in raising public performance fees is that people will stop playing it. Restaurants in Australia (saw the article here) used to paying $390 a year in fees suddenly get a bill for $18,000 a year will stop playing the music. Fewer people playing the music means that it becomes more scarce, and they can charge more for it.
This may take a generation or two, but by that time they will have the technology to listen to a random persons' thoughts and charge their account for having a song stuck in their head.
On the bright side: I suggest that the RIAA be turned into a nationwide police force. I'll call them the FBMI or Federal Bureau of Music Investigators.
If a song is played in public - such as a car going down the road blaring music that can be heard for five blocks, they should have the right to pull that person over and bill them for public performance. This will lead to quieter neighborhoods, except if they happen to pull over a gangbanger with a loaded TEC-9 in the car.
Would have worked in her case. She would have gotten a letter from the telco, saying that she was sharing files on an internet connection she didn't have.
The second letter might have piqued her interest, and she probably would have went looking through the house in case there was some anonymous computer sharing random files.
The third strike? Cut off the internet connection to the computer she didn't have.
Except, when she got a computer, she couldn't get an internet connection because she was on a blacklist of 'copyright scofflaws' and would wonder why. She probably wouldn't be able to fly, either, because the TSA would have picked up her name from the 'copyright scofflaw' list, branded her a terrorist (Because we all know that file-sharing leads to terrorism,) and put her name on yet another list which punished her for something she didn't do.
Great country, the USA.
Do you even smell the crap you are shoveling? These increases make it so even fewer of the paying customers that the labels are looking for will hear the music they are trying to sell.
Couple that with the Music Industry's attempts to get radio stations to pay more money to the 'artists' and even fewer people will hear the music.
Congrats actually go to the Industry for plugging more ears with their greed - torrents have nothing to do with it.
there will be somebody trying to register steve.jobs.
What you call when a person's skin starts turning various shades of green, the ears and nose grow to point, all the hair falls out, and they get a sudden sensitivity to sunlight and the urge to hide under bridges.
Hurry before the Troll Catchers (TM) come and get you.
Now that I'm done with that, I will just say congrats to Mike for coining a phrase that is in widespread usage. (I didn't know you coined the phrase until now, so the kudos are well-deserved if not just because they were self-given.)
Anyways, do you think you should patent, trademark, or copyright the term so that you can extort Barbara for some dough? Just kidding.
I am glad that The Streisand Effect (P.P. TM (C)) took hold, I may not be a fan of her music, but I loved to see her house.
Hollywood will just change the terms of their licensing agreements with Cablevision to either jack up the price, or remove Cablevision's rights to record the shows remotely via contract.
Don't believe me? - See CSS-LA vs. Kaleidescape or WGA vs Kindle. (not real cases but you get the drift.) If the content industry can't win in court, they will just change the rules.
I won't be affected by this ruling, simply because I record all of my stuff at home and watch it later. I even have a 4TB server to help with that. I just feel sorry for those people who aren't as technically inclined.
Hollywood did try and take away that right in Sony Vs. Universal and later with trying to ramrod CBDTPA through congress and later with the FCC. I am glad that those cases won, though.
So really, what was the problem with the 'Erotic Services' section anyway? I personally have never used it, but what was the deal?
I'll tell you the deal...They were protecting us from ourselves. Just like politicians were 'protecting' the American people from alcohol when they enacted the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
It is funny to watch, though. The only thing that would make the show better is for one of these wing-nut politicians getting caught with a prostitute (especially that female AG that was raising her part of the fuss.)
Sure, it's an infamous year. We all know what happened in September, but let me relate to you what happened to me in July.
My previous camcorder died a gruesome death while I was in Florida on vacation. I decided to go with a Sony Hi8 camcorder and added a high-capacity RCA Lithium battery to go with it. Charged both batteries that night, and the next day me and the family went to the Space Museum.
About a third of the way through, the Sony InfoLithium battery died, so I switched over to the RCA battery (which was supposed to work with the camcorder, even had the model listed on the packaging of the battery.) So, I slapped it in, and the camera gives me a warning. "Sony InfoLithium batteries only." And shut down.
I was not pleased.
That was the last time I bought anything retail that had the Sony name on it. There may have been electronics purchased that had Sony parts in them, (thank goodness it wasn't any of my laptop batteries,) but no Sony brand-name stuff for me.
TheSkyRider - happily boycotting SONY Since 7-11-2001.
Just a side note for all the newbies out there: 2001 is when the SSSCA, later known as the CBDTPA, started to circulate. You might know this as the 'Fritz Chip" law. If Sony (along with the rest of the entertainment industry) had gotten their way back then, this blog article wouldn't exist today...
If the MPAA had their way, VCR's would actually have been made without the 'record' button, making them VCP's or Video Cassette Players. Then they would have been Very Happy (TM)
So, the MPAA went out and got an anti-camcording law passed, but aren't giving anybody a chance to prosecute it? How lame.
I was being sarcastic - don't pick up the phone and call the MPA, MPAA, IFPI, or Web Sheriff on me. Seriously, though. Do you think the MPAA would call sharing of their propaganda 'theft?'
Is anybody sharing this on TPB yet?
"I bet all content will be 'purchased' online, books will be banned for fear of someone loaning a book to a friend, so that friend could read the content for free."
Don't forget the facial-recognition software tapped into your webcam so that a 'friend' can't read it over your shoulder.
Anyways, if this holds true, there are thousands more pirates on college campuses than previously thought. They are set up outside every college bookstore, looking to 'buy' students' used textbooks.


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Edgar was preceded in death by his parents, Robert H. Henderson and Della Sloan Henderson; wife, Wanona Madsen Henderson; and sister, Liz Perry.
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Black Flag circa 1984
The line up. The material. Simply astonishing.
if you're a 15 year old white boy with a skateboard
- DaddyorChips this'd this
dont think there's anything that astonishing about it
just good punk, hardly mindblowing
- DaddyorChips and beepz this'd this
Gregg Ginn's guitar playing makes them waaaaay more than 'just good punk'lemonbrickcombo this'd this
he's just jealous because his band
will never have album covers as good
Gregg Ginn deserves plaudits
for trying something different. Early Black Flag was decent first wave hardcore but as he became braver his style became more excruciating culminating in his god awful Gone side project. I can't think of a single artist that would sight Ginn as a direct influence.
- DaddyorChips this'd this
i won't lie
he's a massive influence on my playing, and i'm a global megastar.
- Oissin_ and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
Henry Rollins being a total dick to a spotty wee kid
Ok, the kid is being a cocky little shit but still....it doesn't make you a hard man, Henry.
- lemonbrickcombo, DaddyorChips, and shucks this'd this
that 1982 demos album with Charles Biscuits on drums is good isn't it
better than My Wart
the music can never live up to the myth
interesting characters, artwork & imagery, DIY ethos etc. but the records sound terrible, which is excusable for the first couple but they just go down hill. Their lyrics are cringe worthy and attempts at humour even worse. Great when your about 14 tho!ithica this'd this
the audio book is a good listen
but the actual book has about 100 photos of former ice-cream vendor and tortured soul Henry Rollins pulling faces like he's taking a shit. Alot of his exaggerations about shed dwelling and fighting all the time have since been debunked by the rest of the band.
yeah i know the audio book
love it. as well as the chapter in our band could be your life... but then i listen to the music and it strikes me as fairly average punk rock. if i was around at the time, in the context, and saw them live, i would probably be into it
fairly average punk rockheartworms and DaddyorChips this'd this
below average I would say.
I think it's strange that Black Flag always get a mention from this scene when better bands like Suicidal Tendencies are accepted as second rate but fun music. That first song you linked is ok but to get to it you have to listen past 'salt on a slug' on the Family Man LP and some other truly criminal lyrics/writing. It is not the first time marketing and self-mythologising have trumped talent.
well the point was that branding them as generic punk rock is COMPLETELY wrong
whether it's good or not is another matter (it's GREAT)
also: you're insane if you think its just SELF-mythologising that has made them well known, and (that as you said above) Greg Ginn didn't influence anyone because that's
just objectively wrong
yeah it fed into it, but you seriously cannot underestimate the impact Black Flag had on punk, hardcore, indie, alt., stoner, doom, etc etc
there are other bands of the era that I prefer - Minutemen for example (who are easily one of the greatest bands of ALL TIME). anyway loads of people like Suicidal Tendencies don't they? I know I domidnightpunk and gonad this'd this
i didn't say generic
i said i listen to them now and it seems average. i also said it's probably because i wasn't around in the context of the time to appreciate it. they were seminal but in 2010/11/12/13 I don't listen to them and necessarily think musically it's (to me) that brilliant or on a level that they are revered.
agree with the first bit
Black Flag are one of the best bands ever
and fuck you if you think any different
they are not as good as generic punk
they tried something different and in my opinion it didn't work. They started of on the back of those first L.A. punk bands(who had a massive influence)then alienated a lot of those people because of their unoriginality and the percieved or real thuggery of their fans. Ginn did have his own style but I would debate how influential his actual playing was. Hundreds of bands quote Black Flag as an influence but I would suggest they are more influenced by the branding, artwork, merchandise & loyal teenage fanbase- that was the real success of Black Flag.
That point in the mid-eighties was a time of massive cross-over between metal and punk with lots of new exciting variations and sub-genres springing up, Black Flag are more responsible for influencing 1000's of terrible hardcore bands.
My point about a band like Suicidal Tendencies was they came from the same scene and looking back the records they made sound far better than Black Flag ones, they were amazing live - really a great band to be into as a teenager. But Black Flag(fans) could never accept a similar description even tho I think they are inferior - maybe because they have the bars tattooed on their arms!
Not really sure what you are talking about to be honest
which LA punk bands did Black Flag did they 'start of on the back of'? Think there was only one band - The Middle Class - who had a record out before the Nervous Breakdown EP that could even vaguely be described as 'hardcore' (and that is debatable in itself) so not entirely sure who they were supposed to have ripped off. It's also difficult to be 'unoriginal' when your band are basically responsible for an entire sound/genre.
The fact that they got bored of the sound they created and the 'louder harder faster' rules (and violence) that dominated hardcore by the early '80s and moved to a different sound points to a band being more original than less to me. Also agree with the OP by '84 they were doing stuff totally removed from original hardcore and this period is just as influential as their early days.
As for Greg Ginn not being influential, I think you need to go back and re-check that. Also, blaming them for '1000's of terrible hardcore bands' is like blaming Husker Du for emo. It's not empirically wrong, but it entirely misses the point.
i honestly dont see how Nervous Breakdown period even IS hardcore
musically, it really is just punk isn't it? it's all the stuff outside of the music that made them a "hardcore band" isnt it?
Middle Class were a cool band
but Forming came out in '77 so you could count Germs as the first hardcore band.... I would personally go with Sound Of Imker's "Train Of Doomsday" 7" from 1969. According to Wikipedia(damn!) Black Flag played their first show in 1979 so they pretty much came off the back of all those great first wave L.A. punk bands. They didn't get 'bored of the sound they created'-because they didn't create it!
You are a fan of their sound circa'84(this is where the band has carved out a more original sound for themselves!) where as I think looking back on it that is the worst bit of their output, the lyrics on those records are plain embarrassing!
As for Ginn, I think he is overrated. Please can somebody tell me a few bands/ guitarists he's influenced??
dunno what modern stuff you listen to boss
but like every third new HC band I hear these days has a guitarist who's really clearly trying to bite his stylelemonbrickcombo this'd this
also they were playing in 77 and 78 but they were called Panic then
think it's reasonable to say that once they got going as BF they gathered up a tribe of people that were pretty distinct from the Weirdos/Alleycats kind of LA bands. whether you consider that a good development is up to you I suppose
the variety of different bands
and ideas in that early scene ...all those Dangerhouse bands, the Residents, x, Germs, Flipper etc... all very distinct from each other. The rise of Black Flag lead to a homogeneous scene; bands started to sound more and more similar, fans dressing in a uniform manner, macho behaviour and pretty much exclusive white male audience. I have a ton of time for underground punk but hardcore... and especially modern U.S. hardcore I find to be about as engaging as the Spice Girls.EndlessWindow this'd this
ha well Suicidal Tendencies were kind of the apotheosis (sp?) of all that weren't they
but yeah aside from issues of personal taste I don't disagree with you really
I was just using ST
as an example. Pretty sure Suicidal will never get a revered write up in MOJO but their records are recorded better than the Flag ones and they have some fun songs.
Sure. Pretty much completely disagree, but whatever
the fact that you don't like US hardcore doesn't make Black Flag the generic all brand over substance band you make out upthread though
they have substance..
some weak as fuck lyrics, terrible sounding records and tough guy postures that we will never hear the end of.
probably worth saying that most of my favourite punk albums from california
weren't from that early scene. - i.e. stuff by minutemen, saccharine trust, gun club, flipper, flesh eaters, (black flag), and so on, who were all very diverse and didn't fit in with meathead hardcore
obvs that isn't to say the early stuff is bad, (love Germs, X aren't bad, Screamers would have had an all time classic if they released an album, etc)
I would be interested to hear what LP's
you rate. I do like some US hardcore type stuff ..Poison Idea, The Wipers ...a few others.
there are loads
the ones that spring to mind are the metal ones like melvins, eyehategod, slayer, that sort of thing
also the first hardcore record thing is obvs willy waving but this is almost hardcore isn't it? Even down to the lyrics. It's ace anyway
that's great!
there was an article a few years back in noted grindcore journal The Guardian which I believe posited that Billy Joel's band before he was famous played the first ever on-record blastbeat. never got round to checking it out tbh but stuff like that makes me :D
Heavy metal drums and organ duo!
They have a good sort of bonehead metal song
I haven't heard anything else but that's mint about the blastbeat!
"Attila undoubtedly is the worst album released in the history of rock & roll - hell, the history of recorded music itself. There have been many bad ideas in rock, but none match the colossal stupidity of Attila."
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not replying to this thread due to negative comments. I am enthusiastic about real music as most are on DIS. I general it's a great form. My posts and comments seldom link to my blog. I do so when I feel others would enjoy and a small attempt to spread the word about music that means something to me. the Black Flag gig in the post is an astonishing show, no matter what ones taste in music is. That gig could have been at a stadium or in a barn it would have been the same. Art and music are important. Negative comments less so.
pretty peculiar reaction I think
considering how great they were
real music
real music
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tbh that show isn't great, vocals are so high in the mix that they
overpower the obvious intensity and importance of the instruments
pretty much every thread you start contains a link to your blog
and minimal discussion
This thread is really odd
I could almost understand it if we were talking about minor threat, but there is some pure OBJECTIVELY WRONG conjecture being thrown around in here like poop in a monkey enclosure.


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Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders first emerged out of apprentice telephone engineer Glyn Geoffrey Ellis' daydreams of becoming a successful pop performer. Rechristening himself Wayne Fontana after Elvis Presley's drummer, DJ Fontana, Fontana's first band was the Jets, a staple on the Manchester circuit through 1961-1962, but one which was doomed to failure.
According to legend, the original Jets broke up when Fontana and bassist Bob Lang alone turned up for the most important audition of their young career, at the famed Oasis club. Hurriedly, Fontana press-ganged a couple of other local musicians, bystanders in the bar, into service -- drummer Ric Rothwell and guitarist Eric Stewart. Stewart was already an old hand on the Manchester music scene, having played with local heroes Gerry Lee and the Stagger Lees and Johnny Peters and the Jets (unrelated to Fontana's combo). That was still his regular band that evening at the Oasis, a situation that changed immediately after this ad hoc combo left the stage and was offered a Fontana label contract.
Renaming the band after Dirk Bogard's then-recently released hit movie The Mindbenders (Fontana, of course, was allowed to keep his name!), the quartet's first release, in June 1963, was a cover of one of the aforementioned stage favorites, Fats Domino's "My Girl Josephine," retitled "Hello Josephine." It was not a major hit, peaking at number 46, and two further singles, "For You, For You" (October 1963) and a cover of the Diamonds' "Little Darling'" (February 1964), were even less successful.
But the label did not lose faith. After all, what sort of headlines would "Fontana drop Fontana" make? The band plugged on, and in May 1964, their version of Ben E. King's "Stop Look and Listen" made number 37. Again it was a tiny drop in the ocean, but this time the Mindbenders were able to capitalize upon it. By early fall, they were riding the Top Five with a spellbinding take on Major Lance's masterpiece of incoherence, "Um Um Um Um Um Um."
The Mindbenders' original recording of the song was produced by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham -- their label rejected it and insisted on a re-recording, cut with Fontana's own Jack Baverstock. The first recording remains unreleased; the remake soared to number five. An EP titled after the hit followed it to number seven, while the band's eponymous debut album reached number 18. As was standard at this time, the entire LP was recorded in one day, crammed in to a schedule which included their first major British tour, supporting Brenda Lee.
Meanwhile, back in the singles chart, the band was busy confirming their ascendancy with a skillful adaptation of Clint Ballard's "The Game of Love," featuring a moonlighting member of the Spinners folk group on backing vocals and a devastating Stewart guitar solo, played on a Les Paul borrowed from Jimmy Page. It reached number two in Britain and number one in America, despite being not only the Mindbenders' first Stateside release, but also one of the first releases on the American Fontana label.
The band set off for America almost immediately and ran straight into trouble. Visa difficulties had forced the band to cancel a couple of shows at the start of the tour -- immigration officials actually demanded statements from both Billboard and Cashbox to prove that the band's Stateside success actually justified their presence here. Then, the moment they stepped off the plane, the Mindbenders were served writs for one million each. They were being sued for not making two gigs in New Jersey.
Thankfully, the threat came to nothing and the remainder of the tour passed off happily. A new version of their debut album, featuring several cuts not on the U.K. album was released, making a respectable number 28; unfortunately, the moment the band's back was turned, their fortunes began to dip. Their next single, "Just a Little Bit Too Late," only reached number 45 in the U.S. (and number 20 in Britain) and when "She Needs Love" halted at number 32 in the U.K., at the same time as their second album, Eric, Rick, Wayne and Bob, stiffed, it appeared as though the Mindbenders' magic had dissipated already.
Certainly Wayne Fontana, the Fontana label, and the Kennedy Street Enterprises management label, thought so. The singer had always entertained visions of eventually graduating to a solo career and, in October 1965, everybody concerned realized the time had come; everybody, that is, aside from the band. They remained in the dark until, midway through a live show, Fontana simply walked off stage, turning to Stewart as he left and saying, "It's all yours."
It was not the first time the band had played on without their frontman; back in March, nervous exhaustion had confined Fontana to bed, midway through a 21-date, twice-nightly British tour with Herman's Hermits. So, with Stewart taking lead vocals, the band finished the set themselves; the audience seemed to enjoy themselves and the decision was made to carry on as a three-piece, which was precisely what their label and management had been planning all along. And, overnight, one fading chart act became two promising newcomers, singer Wayne Fontana and band the Mindbenders.


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Author Notes: Linguine with Clam Sauce (always with canned clams in 1950-60's Chicago) was a staple everynight dinner when I was growing up. My dad particularly liked the version with red sauce. Me, I liked both red and white, but always thought the white was "prettier." It's such an easy dinner because it's made from pantry items, and other than folks who are allergic to seafood, I've never run across anyone who didn't like it. Since I'm a person who's always played with my food, I decided to make a deluxe version of the old standby, adding my favorite veggie – Broccoli Rabe for a bit of tang, and Cremini mushrooms, because they were in the fridge. We loved the results. It made many more servings than I expected, but the leftovers were just as delicious.
I really like Roland canned clams, especially for the minced clams. They seem to have fewer pieces of shell mixed in than the others. —ChefJune
Food52 Review: Thanks Chef June for playing with your food! This is a really nice variation on a classic pantry staple. I especially liked the addition of broccoli rabe (rapini) as it makes the dish a complete meal as well as tasting great. The chorizo balances the sharpness of the veg and adds a slight unctuousness. I might add a little more garlic next time. I never found kamut linguine – used whole wheat and thought it was lovely. Looking forward to the leftovers… —deanna1001
Makes: 5 servings
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
medium onion, coarsely chopped
A few leftover Cremini mushrooms (about 4 ounces) sliced
teaspoon dried herbes de Provence, muddled in your hands
teaspoon fine sea salt
bunch of Broccoli Rabe, chiffonnaded
cloves garlic, chopped
can Roland chopped clams with juice
can Roland whole baby clams with juice
cup Sauvignon blanc
ounce thinly sliced Spanish chorizo, chopped
grams Kamut linguine
big soup spoons Crème Fraîche
Chopped parsley for topping
- Heat a large sauté pan with a lid. Over medium heat, add the olive oil, and when it has spread over the bottom, add the chopped onion, then the mushrooms. Add the herbes de Provence, white pepper and sea salt.
- Add the broccoli rabe and garlic. It should all fit into the pan. If it doesn't, move it around until it starts to wilt down.
- Add all the clam juice drained from both cans of clams, and the wine. Lower the heat. Cover the pan and cook until the rabe is totally wilted.
- Meanwhile, cook the linguine in a large amount of well salted boiling water until al dente.
- When the rabe has all wilted down, uncover the pan and raise the heat to cook down the liquid in the pan to 1/4 cup. When the linguine is cooked, add the chopped chorizo and all the clams. Stir in the crème fraiche. Now add all the drained pasta to the pan and toss to combine sauce and pasta.
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Anti-coal activist Johathan Moylan says he published a fake ANZ press release regarding Whitehaven Coal in order to inform ANZ investors.
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The man whose hoax temporarily wiped $314 million off the value of Whitehaven Coal is yet to speak with investigators from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission despite multiple calls from the corporate watchdog.
Anti-coal campaigner Jonathan Moylan said ASIC representatives had left messages for him over the past 24 hours, but for now he was seeking legal advice over what to do next.
Jonathon Moylan, whose hoax press release caused a slump in Whitehaven Coal shares. Photo: Kitty Hill
Mr Moylan caused the stunt on Monday when he released a hoax press release that fooled some investors and media.
The false press release claimed to be from ANZ, and suggested the bank had decided to cancel a $1.2 billion loan that had been given to Whitehaven in December. The loan was designed to help Whitehaven build a new coal mine near Narrabri in New South Wales, and Mr Moylan has been part of a protest camp in a national park close to the proposed mine site for almost 160 days now.
The group is concerned about the impact the local mine will have on the environment and nearby farm land.
Jonathan Moylan and Steve Denshire were arrested for scaling a Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) conveyor belt at Kooragang in August 2011.
The stunt caused Whitehaven's share price to tumble by more than 8 per cent on Monday afternoon, before recovering to be close to its pre-hoax levels by the close of trading on Monday.
The incident has caused a storm of outrage, with ASIC making enquiries into whether Mr Moylan has committed a criminal offence relating to misleading and deceptive statements under the corporations law.
But despite its efforts, ASIC is yet to make contact with Mr Moylan.
"I will stay where I've been for the last 157 days, but if anyone wants to come and find me they know where I am, I am not hiding, I am quite happy to take responsibility," he said.
Struggling coal baron Nathan Tinkler is the biggest shareholder in Whitehaven, and when asked if he had a message for Mr Tinkler, Mr Moylan urged him to give up his obsession with coal.
"Invest in renewables or anything else,'' said Mr Moylan.
"There are plenty of ways that Nathan Tinkler can invest his money rather than screwing over a local community and destroying a state forest."
Whitehaven shares were 2 cents lower at $3.48 shortly before 1.30pm on Tuesday.


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South Region: No. 2 Oklahoma (27-5) vs. No. 15 Morgan State (23-11)
When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m., EDT
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
1) Trendy If you're an OU fan or you're planning on picking the Sooners and like me, you get caught up in trends and history then pay attention: Jeff Capel was recently asked at a press conference if he's ever seen or been a part of a team that was so dominant for the first 30 games or so of a season and then struggled to finish like this OU squad. He said, "Yeah, my senior year at Duke." (Yeah, did you know Capel played at Duke and I guess he hit this famous half court shot against a rival team or something?) That Duke team was an elite squad for most of the year, struggled at the end of the regular season and then lost in the opening round of the ACC tournament to a big underdog, just like OU. Well, how did they end up doing in the Dance? "We got a two-seed in the South and lost in the second round." Yikes.
2) What's that sport with the round orange ball? It's no secret that Oklahoma is a football first state, but the basketball program has done more than just produce a coach that talked on his cell phone more than a 14-year-old girl. The Sooners have four Final Four appearances with the last being in 2003. OU has 20 combined conference titles and ranks second all-time in tournament wins without a national championship. (Illinois is first.) I don't know if that's necessarily a stat to take pride in, but I guess that means they've won a few tournament games. One of the most impressive streaks the Sooner basketball team had was a stretch of 25 consecutive appearances in postseason play that was broken in Capel's first year. The Sooners rose to national prominence in the 1980s under coach Billy Tubbs and three-time All-American Wayman Tisdale. OU was the favorite to win the 1988 tournament with future pros Mookie Blaylock, Stacey King and Harvey Grant, but Danny Manning and the Miracles made an incredible run and beat the Sooners in the national title game in one of the bigger upsets in tournament history (and OU's only appearance in the title game). And that was after OU had beaten Kansas three times already that season. Damn you Danny Manning. Damn you.
3) That's not the only thing that's gone cold As you watch OU in this year's tournament, you'll probably have one major nagging question about the team—why in the eff does Tony Crocker wear a long sleeve shirt? Rumors went around that Crocker got a nasty tattoo that the university was embarrassed of, but that's not true. The reason is because Crocker suffers from a strange condition that slows his body from keeping warm. Evidently he's developed a similar condition that's made his shooting stroke go cold. After hitting 7 of 11 from downtown against Colorado Feb. 7, he's shooting just 26 percent (7-27) from three since. And that's not good for OU seeing as Crocker is one of the Sooners' main marksmen. When he hits, OU is dangerous. When he doesn't, opponents pack the paint to handle Blake Griffin. If Crocker isn't warm–either way–then OU may be sent packing early. — Royce Young (Daily Thunder)
1) The Bozeman Factor One thing Morgan State has going for it is that head coach Todd Bozeman has been to the NCAA Tournament before. Bozeman was the head coach for Cal back when Jason Kidd "studied" at Berkley. He led the Golden Bears to three tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 in his first season. Of course, maybe having Bozeman as your coach isn't always a good thing. After admitting he paid $30,000 to the parents of player Jelani Gardner, Bozeman was forced to resign from Cal in 1996 and was effectively blackballed by college basketball for eight years. He was also accused of making lewd phone calls to a former Cal student and, more recently, of assaulting a restaurant employee for mistakenly giving him ham sandwiches.
2) Lax Power Morgan State was the first historically black college to have a lacrosse team. Founded in 1970 by Chip Silverman, the Bears lax team dominated D-II opponents for half a decade. In 1975, Morgan State pulled off the greatest D-II lacrosse upset ever, knocking off No. 1 Washington & Lee. After the big win, Silverman retired and Morgan State never posted a winning lacrosse season again.
3) State Dominance Morgan State has never made the NCAA Tournament before, but the Bears will not cower in the face of adversity. This season, they have already beaten in-state rivals UMBC, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Towson and Maryland. No, that is not a typo. Morgan State beat Maryland 66-65 back in January. Solely because of that victory, the Bears earned the right to call the Terrapins their in-state rivals. — Jacob E. Osterhout (Storming The Floor/Examiner.com)
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Way back in the pack heading into the final turn, Orb was calm even if his jockey wasn't.
Then trainer Shug McGaughey's bay colt picked up speed, churning through a sloppy track that resembled creamy peanut butter, and blew past rivals one-by-one.
By that time, jockey Joel Rosario knew he was aboard the Kentucky Derby winner.
Orb powered to a 2½-length victory Saturday at Churchill Downs, giving McGaughey and Rosario their first Derby wins.
"I was so far behind," Rosario said. "He was very relaxed. It's exactly what I wanted."
Rosario had Orb in the clear on the outside, and they forged to the lead in the deep stretch, with enough momentum to hold off 34-1 shot Golden Soul.
It was a popular victory before a crowd of 151,616, which poured enough late money on Orb to make him the 5-1 favorite, a position Revolutionary had owned most of the day.
McGaughey, a 62-year-old native of Lexington, Ky., finally got the Derby win he had long sought. Orb was only his second starter since 1989, when he settled for second after Sunday Silence beat Easy Goer on a muddy track.
"It means everything to me," the Hall of Famer said. 'I've always dreamed of this day and it finally came."
The rain that pelted the track earlier in the day had stopped by the time 19 horses paraded to the post for the 139th Derby. But it created a gloppy surface, although didn't seem to bother Orb, who had never previously run on a wet track.
His triumph was a victory for the old school of racing, where a private trainer like McGaughey works exclusively for wealthy owners, in this case Stuart Janney and Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps.
The first cousins, among the sport's blue bloods that include the old-money Whitney and Vanderbilt families, also got their first gold Derby trophy.
Golden Soul was second. Revolutionary, one of trainer Todd Pletcher's five starters, was third. Normandy Invasion finished fourth.
Orb paid $12.80, $7.40 and $5.40. Golden Soul returned $38.60 and $19.40, while Revolutionary paid $5.40 to show.
History was denied on several fronts:
• Todd Pletcher's Derby record fell to 1 for 36 after sending out a record-tying five horses for the second time in his career. Besides Revolutionary, Charming Kitten was ninth; Overanalyze was 11th; early pacesetter Palace Malice was 12th; and previously unbeaten Verrazano was 14th.
• Rosie Napravnik's bid to become the first woman jockey to win ended with a fifth-place finish aboard Mylute. It was still the highest finish by a woman rider, bettering her ninth-place showing two years ago.
• Kevin Krigger failed in his attempt to be the first black jockey to win since 1902. He rode Goldencents to a 17th-place finish for trainer Doug O'Neill, who won last year with I'll Have Another. Rick Pitino owns 5 percent of the colt, who couldn't deliver a horses/hoops double for the coach of the national champion Louisville basketball team.
• D. Wayne Lukas missed out on becoming the oldest trainer to win at 77. He saddled two horses: Oxbow was sixth with 50-year-old Gary Stevens making a Derby comeback after seven years in retirement, and Will Take Charge was eighth.
Being from Lexington, the heart of Kentucky's horse country, McGaughey figured to be a regular Derby participant. But Orb was just his second starter since 1989, when McGaughey watched Easy Goer lose to Sunday Silence.
Orb also was the second Derby starter for both Janney and Phipps, whose previous entries were in 1988 and '89. Their family wealth allows them to race the horses they breed, unlike the majority of current owners who are involved through partnerships that split up the exorbitant costs of the sport.
The cousins' grandfather, Henry Phipps, founded wealth management firm Bessemer Trust in 1907. Janney serves as chairman, while Dinny Phipps is its director. He also chairs The Jockey Club, the sport's governing body that registers thoroughbreds, while Janney is vice chairman.


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Structure Synth
About Structure Synth
Structure Synth is a cross-platform application for generating 3D structures by specifying a design grammar. Even simple systems may generate surprising and complex structures. The design grammar approach was originally devised by Chris Coyne (for a 2D implementation see the popular Context Free Art).
- Graphical environment with multiple tabs and OpenGL preview
- Integration with third-party renderers (such as Sunflow and POV-Ray) using a flexible template based export system.
- Built-in raytracer (with ambient occlusion and depth-of-field)
- Native OBJ export
- Built-in JavaScript interpreter for scripting animations
- Eisenstein Engine driven by dual Mersenne Twister streams
Structure Synth is built in C++, OpenGL, and Qt 4. Builds are currently provided for Windows and Mac. It is possible to compile Structure Synth on Linux as well. On Debian and Ubuntu a 'structure-synth' package exists.


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In an intriguing turn of events, a leak of Left 4 Dead 3's existence seems to have sprung directly from the source: Valve's Bellevue-based offices.
A keen-eyed Dota 2 player, touring the offices as part of The International 3 tournament, took a snap of an internal changelog that apparently lists both Left 4 Dead 3 and Source 2 as current projects. The below photo compliments a similar 'leak' via internal Valve documentation in June, although we have not verified the validity of either.
While co-founder Gabe Newell has been open (but unspecific) about Valve's work on a next-gen game engine, development on Left 4 Dead 3 has yet to be confirmed.
For those holding a magnifying glass up to the screen, we'll save you the effort: there's no mention of Half-Life 3.
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Mentor Graphics��� Nucleus RTOS and EDGE Tool Suite Support MIPS32 34K Family of Processor Cores
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, San Jose, Calif., April 4, 2006-Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that the Nucleus{reg} real-time operating system (RTOS) and the Eclipse-powered EDGE��� Tool Suite now support the MIPS32{reg} 34K��� multi-threading processor core family from MIPS Technologies, Inc. The MIPS32 34K family of cores, a multi-threading solution for high-performance, cost-sensitive applications, delivers superior real-time responsiveness for embedded applications. With its multi-threading capabilities, the 34K cores significantly reduce overall system-on-chip (SoC) die area, cost and power consumption.
The combined software and hardware provide embedded systems developers with a comprehensive and cost-effective solution for a wide range of embedded applications including multifunction printers, scanners, digital cameras, mobile handheld devices and portable media players.
"Mentor's Nucleus RTOS has gained broad acceptance among our customers, and we are pleased that their support of the MIPS architecture now includes our new 34K core family," said Jack Browne, vice president, marketing for MIPS Technologies. "Our collaboration with Mentor enables our customers to benefit from the three elements critical to successful development - low system cost, low power consumption and high performance."
The Nucleus software support for the MIPS32 34K cores includes the Nucleus PLUS RTOS, a fast, scalable real-time software system. The Nucleus RTOS enables the asymmetric multiprocessing mode of operation for the 34K processor. It can run in concert with another operating system on a single 34K core, allowing customers to consolidate multiple functions on a single piece of silicon, thereby saving on system costs.
The initial Nucleus PLUS RTOS for 34K supports one instance of the Nucleus PLUS RTOS running on each of the two Virtual Processing Elements (VPE). The Nucleus PLUS RTOS on the first VPE initializes the second VPE and controls all the peripheral resources. This enables cooperation, but distinct real-time applications run concurrently and take advantage of the two VPEs for performance gains. The Nucleus RTOS, combined with the EDGE Tool Suite, gives 34K developers an all-inclusive environment in which to build their applications from start to finish, providing benefits such as lower system cost, improved system performance, lower power consumption and additional functionality.
"At Mentor Graphics, we are excited to work with MIPS Technologies and incorporate their innovative multi-threading and on-chip DSP capabilities into our embedded software products," said Glen Johnson, product marketing manager, embedded systems division, Mentor Graphics. "The addition of the 34K support to our Nucleus RTOS and EDGE Tool Suite is part of our strategy to work closely with MIPS Technologies to support their latest core technology in order to provide the best software solution on the market."
The EDGE Tool Suite, based on the Eclipse platform, provides a set of plug-ins to Eclipse. The EDGE software includes an IDE, compiler, debugger and system profiler, all of which work together to create products from concept to deployment. The EDGE software gives embedded developers tighter tool integration, total control over the quality and stability of their applications, full control of release cycles, shorter learning curves and a common platform with desktop tools.
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Campus Ministry Invites the Barry Community to Respond to Typhoon Haiyan Survivors
The Department of Campus Ministry invites members of the Barry Community to stand in solidarity with the people of the Philippines as they recover from the devastating impact of Super Typhoon Haiyan. The storm hit the central part of the Philippines on Friday, November 8. The official death count stands at 2,344 with thousands more injured and missing.
Basic life essential—food, water, shelter, medical care, and sanitation needs are desperately wanted by the hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes.
As one of the largest and deadliest storms on record, the tragedy raises questions about the connection between global climate change and its impact on the poorest and the most vulnerable.
As a University community, we are invited to respond as we are able to the needs of our brothers and sisters abroad. You are invited to:
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He's still coming up as "in stock" for me, after refreshing and all that. I've been kind of surprised he's been in stock this long, but maybe these aren't quite as limited as originally thought. Hopefully everyone will be able to get what they are looking for, and they do the same with the SDCC McQuarrie Yoda and Obi-Wan.
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text: Brexit: Impact on English dispute resolution Share this 2 AUG 2016 By: Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry James Carter Camilla MacPherson Charles Allin Ed Chalk English lawyers have grown accustomed to working within a harmonised EU legal system that includes cross-border overarching frameworks dealing with issues of jurisdiction and enforcement. Whilst EU law will continue to apply for at least the next two years as the UK negotiates its departure after its vote to leave the European Union, sooner or later Brexit will inevitably disrupt that status quo. It would be in the interests of both the EU and the UK to agree effective replacements through either a continuation of existing legislation or substitutes which make sense in a post-Brexit environment, but the nature of these changes is at present wholly unclear. This briefing seeks to untangle some of the issues facing English disputes lawyers in the light of Brexit and to assess its potential impact on English dispute resolution. Existing contracts Whilst the parties' choice of English law as the law governing commercial agreements is unlikely to change as a result of Brexit (indeed, English common law gives primacy to the parties' choice of law in the same way that Rome I does), the basis upon which many agreements are predicated may well be affected. For example, parties may seek to argue that their contract no longer operates as intended because it relies on EU-based concepts such as the free movement of goods or labour which may no-longer apply. While reliance upon the English common law principles of frustration to avoid performance of the contract (on the basis that Brexit has rendered such performance impossible) may be difficult given the narrow scope of that doctrine, arguments based upon force majeure or material adverse change provisions are also a foreseeable outcome of Brexit. The scope of any such arguments will almost certainly require clarification by the courts in the relatively short term. Some contracts entered into in recent months have incorporated a "Brexit clause", specifying what will happen in the event of Brexit. It is likely that this trend will continue in the interregnum between now and the UK's departure from the EU. There is scope for concern, however, as to whether it is possible to draft an effective "Brexit clause" without triggering unintended consequences. Cautious drafting based on the local laws of a Member State might, for example, be more certain in the short-term, but have the undesirable long-term effect of excluding parties from more favourable enforcement regimes negotiated between the UK and EU as part of any post-Brexit settlement. Jurisdiction English courts have a long-standing reputation for independence, commercial sophistication and dependability. They benefit from the three pillars of a large body of relatively predictable and reliable English common law, London's deep well of legal and commercial expertise, and a convenient language, none of which will be significantly diminished as a result of Brexit. Indeed, the re-establishment of the Supreme Court as the English court of final appeal may well provide welcome certainty: whilst a question of EU law outside the jurisdiction of an English court may currently be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), in a post-Brexit world, such referrals will disappear. Absent this, the English system may well become even more appealing to businesses seeking a swift and efficient resolution of their disputes. Those businesses are unlikely to mourn the loss of the CJEU which in recent times (hysterical tabloid stories of misshapen fruit aside), has come under increasing criticism in the UK. One critical question relates to the efficacy of an English jurisdiction clause, both in terms of conferring jurisdiction on the English courts and in ensuring that the remaining EU Member States decline jurisdiction in favour of an English forum election. English common law has long sought to uphold the parties' choice of jurisdiction, whether English or otherwise, and that is unlikely to change as a result of Brexit. Less certain is the stance to be taken by the courts of the remaining Member States. The current position under EU Regulation 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the "Brussels Regulation Recast") is that, subject to various exceptions, the parties' choice of jurisdiction will be respected, and the absence of an express preference is generally resolved in favour of the defendant's Member State of domicile. Post-Brexit, the risk is that without the Brussels Regulation Recast (or similar arrangement), these rules will fall away, and there is some uncertainty about what rules will then apply. That risk is amplified by the possibility that the rules on jurisdiction and enforcement are unlikely, given the plethora of other issues to be resolved, to be at the forefront of EU-UK negotiations. That said, the UK will not be negotiating in a vacuum. There are various existing options which render such an uncertain and undesirable scenario unlikely. The UK may join Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland in the European Free Trade Association and so become a party to the 2007 Lugano Convention, the provisions of which are similar in many respects to the Brussels Regulation Recast relating to jurisdiction and enforcement. Failing that, the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements establishes a number of jurisdiction and enforcement arrangements between EU Member States (except Denmark) and Mexico, with Singapore to follow in October of this year, and it may be that the UK will seek to ratify that convention. Given the volume of EU-UK trade, it is clearly in all parties' interests to agree a harmonised system post-Brexit, but no negotiation is without risk. Some Member States may hope for a situation which weakens London's position as Europe's dominant judicial forum. The volume of other important issues that will need to be considered may also push certain legislation down the political agenda. Commentators have noted, for example, that EU financial services regulation MiFIR (Regulation 600/2014) would seem to block certain exclusive English jurisdiction clauses, with UK firms becoming "third-country firms offering services" and therefore being required to "offer to submit any disputes relating to those services… to the jurisdiction of a court or arbitral tribunal in a Member State" (Article 46(6)). It will be for the English judiciary, English businesses and law firms to ensure that all key dispute resolution legislation receives proper attention during the coming Brexit negotiations. Enforcement Currently, and for at least the next two years, the Brussels Regulation Recast will continue to apply to the enforcement of an English judgment across the EU. When the UK leaves the EU, there may be greater risk around the enforceability of such a judgment in the EU (depending on what alternative arrangements are put in place). The process may therefore prove more lengthy and difficult. That fact may cause the courts of England to be a less attractive choice for disputes with European counterparties or which require enforcement action in the EU. Again, however, given the inextricable trade links between the UK and the EU it is in both parties' interests to agree simple and effective reciprocal mechanisms for enforcement. Arbitration Arbitration is expected to be less sensitive to the effects of Brexit than litigation. This is largely because the UK and the remaining EU Member States are signatories to the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. More generally, London's position as a leading arbitration centre rests not just on the dominance of the City of London as a global financial centre (which is unlikely drastically to change as a result of Brexit), but also its reputation for impartiality, the English language and the ease of enforcement of arbitral awards. Hong Kong and Singapore are two examples of increasingly popular arbitral seats flourishing outside of an EU-style trading block. That said, neither Hong Kong nor Singapore has the level of competition that exists on London's doorstep, and it remains to be seen whether Paris, the home of the ICC, will benefit from its position within the EU at London's expense. Again, however, Brexit may bring distinct advantages to London arbitrations such as a new freedom for English courts - no longer bound by the European Court of Justice's decision in West Tankers - to issue anti-suit injunctions against proceedings in Member States. Conclusion Whilst there is potential for significant change in the mechanisms of English dispute resolution, particularly in the areas of jurisdiction and enforcement, the most dramatic are by no means the most likely results of the upcoming Brexit negotiations. The common interests of all parties and the existence of structures such as the Lugano and Hague conventions make the implementation of a comparable regime which neutralises such issues almost certain. Even the worst-case scenario, in which the UK is left in matters of dispute resolution to deal with each Member State individually, would be well within the competence of an English legal system whose development and success has always been as an explicitly global, and not simply European, forum. The qualities which give rise to that success do not evaporate on Brexit. Indeed, English lawyers should embrace the coming changes as an opportunity to demonstrate and exploit their deep, wide-ranging and internationally focused expertise. What should parties do now? Ensure that all contracts include a choice of governing law and a jurisdiction clause with appropriate waivers included. Ensure that any contract that includes a party based in a remaining Member State includes an agent for service of process clause, so that if England loses the benefit of EU rules on service this has no impact. Check contracts for the definition and effect of a force majeure or other termination event. If you are already holding or expecting an English judgment which will need to be enforced in the EU, act quickly in order to avoid future uncertainty.


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Margherite Pizza
This pizza is a well loved classic. Simple ingredients make it great. Fresh mozzarella, plum tomatoes and basil are all it needs.
1, 12-in. prebaked pizza crust
3 medium plum tomatoes, sliced 1⁄8-in. thick
8 oz. fresh mozzarella, sliced 1⁄8-in. thick
1⁄3 oz. fresh basil, julienned
1⁄4 cup pine nuts
1 tbsp. garlic olive oil (optional)
- Arrange tomato slices on crust, followed by mozzarella slices. Sprinkle basil over cheese, then top with pine nuts. Drizzle with oil, if desired.
- Bake at 450° F. for 7-9 min. until crust is lightly browned and cheese is melted.


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In honor of National Puppy Day which, depending on what publication you read, was either the 21st of March or is upcoming tomorrow, on the 23rd of March ~
National Puppy Day is an unofficial holiday created to encourage the adoption of 10,000 puppies.
And yes, the lyrics have been rewritten just for puppy love!
Pharrell's original "Happy," posted on GMG in February:


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Implementing operational improvements to make your facility run more efficiently can yield considerable environmental and cost savings. Developing baseline information on your operations is crucial to tracking the progress of your sustainability initiatives. Tracking your environmental performance not only helps quantify these improvements, but can also help your operations staff understand where there are opportunities for increased efficiency and potential cost savings.
NRDC is working with professional sports leagues to implement league-wide sustainability metrics and data collection systems. As of 2011, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League have designed and implemented league-wide environmental data collection systems to track environmental progress in the categories of energy use, water use, waste management, and paper purchasing.
In the absence of a league-wide data collection system, consider the following categories and metrics to begin tracking the progress of environmental initiatives at your facilities.
Energy Use
Energy use is one of the largest impacts at any facility. Start tracking your energy consumption (through your utility bills, energy meters, etc.) and consider using Energy Star Portfolio Manager to input and track consumption data. Consider the following metrics:
- Total electricity consumed – in kilowatt-hours (kWh) and dollars ($)
- Note: if possible obtain info about which facilities measured, time period measured
- Renewable energy proportion purchased (kWh and/or % of total energy consumed, and $)
- Note: if possible obtain info about type of energy provided (e.g, solar, wind)
- Energy generated through on-site renewable installations (kWh)
- Energy generated through on-site fossil fuel installations (kWh)
- Offsets purchased (in MWs and converted into lbs/tons of CO2 equivalent offset, $)
- Notes: type of offset (e.g., solar, wind), contact info of offset provider
- Other energy consumed (e.g., generator diesel) – in gallons or appropriate quantity
- Energy efficiency benefits achieved, if available: data of quantified energy savings through efficiency measures (kWh, $)
Waste Generation and Diversion
Work with your waste haulers to track your waste stream by material and calculate waste diversion rates. Consider using EPA's WasteWise Re-TRAC to input and track waste diversion data. Consider the following metrics:
- Total solid waste produced (in lbs/tons)
- Cost per ton of garbage disposed ($)
- Percent and tonnage of each component of waste stream recycled (plastics, metals, paper, cardboard, cooking oil, etc.) (in lbs/tons)
- Percent and tonnage of waste stream composted (in lbs/tons)
Water Use
Start tracking your water consumption through your utility bills and consider using Energy Star Portfolio Manager to input and track consumption data. Consider the following metrics:
- Total water use (in cubic feet or gallons)
- Cost of water acquisition ($ per feet3 or m3 or gallon)
- Cost of water disposal/sewage ($ per feet3 or m3 or gallon)
- Any available data of quantified water savings through efficiency measures (e.g., waterless urinals)
- Any available data on greywater use
Paper Purchasing
Work with your suppliers and operations staff to track paper purchases. Consider using the Environmental Paper Network's Paper Calculator to calculate resource savings from switching to recycled content paper. Consider the following metrics:
- Restrooms/Offices: total tissue paper (towels, napkins, tissue) consumed (% of recycled content, % of postconsumer content, in lbs/tons, per event or per year)
- Office: total copier paper consumed (% of recycled content, % of postconsumer content, in lbs/tons, per event or per year)
- Programs, yearbooks, media guides: (% of recycled content, % of postconsumer content of all paper consumed, in lbs/tons)
- If available, other grades of paper consumed, e.g. coated paper, cardboard (% of recycled content, % of postconsumer content of all paper consumed, in lbs/tons)
- If available, total paper consumed that is FSC-certified


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Fox News: RVs Offer 'Glamorous Camping'
November 12, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Fox News: RVs Offer 'Glamorous Camping'
Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) President Richard Coon appeared today (Nov. 12) on Fox Network's highly rated morning show "Fox & Friends" to promote the benefits of RV travel and showcase the amenities found in today's RVs.
During two segments (click here to view segment 1 and here to view segment 2) that aired live just outside of Fox's studios in Manhattan, Coon gave viewers a tour of a Class A Fleetwood Discovery motorhome and a Bullet Premier Ultra Lite travel trailer from Keystone RV, the RVIA reported in a news release. The two fully loaded units were among several offered by RVIA manufacturer members for possible use in the report, which focused on RVs as the ultimate "glamping" or glamorous camping – a popular new travel trend.
As he toured each vehicle, Coon highlighted the many reasons why RV travel is popular and pointed out the many comforts and conveniences available to consumers, including gourmet galleys, entertainment centers and comfortable living, dining and bedroom suites.
"This has everything you have in your house," said Coon.
In addition to today's coverage on "Fox & Friends," the RV industry has recently been featured on NBC 's "Weekend Today," CNBC and Fox Business Network, as a result of aggressive media outreach by RVIA and its public relations agency, Barton Gilanelli & Associates.


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When I first started to learn how to use my koshi, I was naturally very excited. It became easier and easier to move very quickly in a short distance. Of course, my body hurt for a while, especially my forearms, and it took a while for me to strengthen and coordinate the muscles and tendons involved in the koshi mechanics process.
I did not figure this out on my own -- not at all. I was very fortunate to have a Sensei who could demonstrate and teach koshi mechanics to someone as stiff and clumbsy as me! And then he continued to coach and encourage me as I groped with the A, B, C's of koshi mechanics. I had no special talent, but I did wholeheartedly want to learn.
Once I could move somewhat consistently, the next step was to apply koshi mechanics to each and every movement in each and every technique and kata. Of course, this took time and is an ongoing process. But once you can apply koshi mechanics to one movement, it is possible to apply koshi mechanics to any movement. You can do this on your own.
But this is an ongoing process. Once a student can use his koshi and apply koshi mechanics freely to each and every technique and movement, there is still more to go. The process is not over. In fact, at this stage the student could probably not use koshi powered techniques effectively. The movements would look good, and be very fast and snappy, but they would not have stopping power.
The next step is extemely important. The student must learn to put his body weight behind each movement. The hands and feet cannot simply flail about. It is possible to use the koshi to generate an extremely fast movement. But if the mass behind the strike is small, the power generated will be minimal. You could, for example, use your body/koshi to power an uraken, but if you pull your weight back before the uraken strikes, you will only be hitting with the hand and arm rather than your whole body. The uraken will be very fast and will make a nice "pop," but it will only sting rather than drop the attacker.
A student can learn to move fast and light. It takes much more to learn to move fast and heavy.
Without koshi it is easy to make a heavy movement (a strike with your weight behind it). With koshi, it is easy to make an extremely fast movement (a strike without your weight behind it). The trick is to learn to move in a way that looks extremely fast and light, but is actually fast and heavy.
It is hard to explain this but easy to feel it when you are hit. I have been lucky enough to be hit with such a movement and even as I reeled from the strike I thought to myself, "how could such a fast and light looking technique feel so heavy?"
So the idea is to be able to flick a technique using the koshi that will be able to drop or stop an attacker. I can tell you one thing -- a light looking heavy technique sounds different. I do not mean the snap of the gi but the sound of the body itself. It has a much deeper tone.
I'm sure that there are other stages to the process and each stage has many levels that a student must discover and explore for himself. Developing heaviness is one part of the process. First fast and light, then fast and heavy -- to be able to look like you are just flicking but actually you are throwing your whole body behind the technique.
One last thing. Using koshi is easy. By this I mean that it does not require much physical effort -- like snapping a whip. Putting your weight behind a technique is also easy. It basically involves distance and timing (being close enough to the attacker to hit him with your weight and properly timing the shifting of your weight with the impact of the strike). Thus, moving fast (with koshi) and heavy (with proper distance, body shifting and timing), should also be easy. You should not have to try harder or expend more energy.
This is something to work on.
Charles C. Goodin
Koshi Progression -- Heaviness
When I first started to learn how to use my koshi, I was naturally very excited. It became easier and easier to move very quickly in a short distance. Of course, my body hurt for a while, especially my forearms, and it took a while for me to strengthen and coordinate the muscles and tendons involved in the koshi mechanics process.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Thursday, October 09, 2008