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We've ranted a lot about Linux not being able to catch up on Windows and Mac in the desktop arena. However, we can never complain about the position Linux enjoys in the server market. Of course 20-22 % is too small a figure to put the penguin in a dominant position, but the growth Linux has seen over the years has been astounding. From big companies like Google to small technology blogs that are read by a handful, Linux -- as IBM prophesied in an advert long ago -- is everywhere.
Here are some of the reasons why we think Linux is the future ruler of the server market:
1. Price
The first thing that matters to any businessman is cost. Of course, Linux web servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux are not free, but they are much cheaper than their Windows counterparts. Also, if you're running a small business and have a talented bunch of sys admins at your disposal, then you could opt for the absolutely free Red Hat clone called Cent OS and other free Linux distros for web servers. Windows on the other hand, costs a lot more while providing no pocket-friendly alternatives for small businesses.
2. Stability
Anyone who has migrated from Windows to Linux must have experienced a huge reduction in downtime due to reboots. Mandatory frequent reboots after every update is one of the most annoying things about Windows. This problem might not mean much for desktop users, but on the server front, even a minute's downtime could mean lost customers. As Linux requires reboots only after kernel updates, there is a huge improvement in the server's uptime. Also, Linux not being stable enough is one of the greatest myths floating around in the minds of Windows fanatics. I mean how can an Operating System that is running the biggest sites on the Internet --- for example Google, YouTube, and Vimeo -- not be stable? Of course, this doesn't by any means imply that Windows is an unstable piece of junk (as much as I would love to yell that out). I'm simply trying to dispel a myth that has marred Linux for years, that is, Linux is not as unstable as you think. In fact, it can be one of the most stable things you've used in a long time. An interesting report about the experiences of a company which migrated its servers to Linux can be found HERE.
3. Security
If you're a Linux user, you wouldn't even read this point all the way through. Everyone knows how the penguin is immune to all the diseases the bloated Windows suffers from. On the security front, it is pointless to defend Windows under any condition, as Linux is, by design a safe and secure operating system. Also, due to Linux's low popularity in the desktop market, there are hardly any PC viruses, malwares and crapwares for it.
4. Hardware blues
People pay thousands of dollars for a shiny new operating system, professional support and add-on software, but hardware is something that almost always goes overlooked. Many companies can't afford, either time-wise or money-wise, to do a hardware upgrade. In those cases, Linux serves as the perfect alternative to hardware-hungry Windows because the penguin can give amazing performance even on computers with the poorest of specs. As far as hardware drivers and device support are concerned, Windows has the upper hand here as many vendors choose to make drivers for Windows devices. However, the Linux kernel is constantly updated thus support for most new-ish devices always appear quicker than expected. Also, companies like RedHat do provide packages that bundle hardware and the OS at good prices thereby eliminating the need for a rigorous compatibility check before a switch.
5. Clustering, like a boss!
A computer cluster is a group of linked computers, working together closely thus in many respects forming a single computer. Clustering on Linux is known to give supercomputing-like performance at exceptionally low costs. Many people who have used Linux for clustering swear by it, as Windows comes nowhere close in this field. It is no big secret that Linux now runs most of the supercomputers of the world.
6. Easy updates
Updating individual software on Windows can be quite a painful experience. On Linux however, things are sweet and simple. Just one command and the penguin does all the hard work. This is a huge time-saver for large corporations where time is of prime importance.
7. Support
Another myth about Linux is that it lacks any kind of support. On the contrary, many people find Linux's support even better than the one on Windows. Companies like Red Hat, Canonical and others let users as well as corporations buy professional support which makes sure that help is never far away. Also, Linux boasts of a huge community of users who devote their precious time to help out other users for free. So, even if you're a small company running CentOS, a simple SOS on linuxquestions.org can fix your problems a lot quicker than you expect. You may also check this out: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Support on Linux


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Small gigs in London over the next month
So… I've looked at my diary and besides last night, I appear to have zero gigs planned for April. I'd like to rectify this. Help me, suggest some local to London gigs over the next month. I'm the definition of metropolitan self consciousness when it comes to music, so feel free to suggest any genre of stuff. And of course feel free to jag your own stuff, I'd like to see you all in your natural habitat. So yeah shoot…
Only caveats:
Zone 1 - 4
Cost a £10 or less. Preferably around £5
Not likely to be already sold out, or sell out any time in the next day or so.
Yeah, I could use Last.fm, or just Google to answer this, but I thought *why not post a thread on the music board, they are reasonable chaps, and then a wider group will enjoy the bounty*
Baba Yaga's Hut
We have a load of great shows booked in for April at the Baba Yaga's Hut nights at Corsica Studios. Nearly all under £10.GayGuevara this'd this
Cool, interesting couple of line ups
Anything you'd particularly sell/recommend?
Endless Boogie
I reckon
Martin Rev + Gallon Drunk should be pretty amazing.
Melt Yourself Down are a personal favorite.
The Endless Boogie + Xaviers show is the one that's sold the most tickets and I expect it's going to be pretty amazing!
Just noticed you have K-X-P playing
{buys tickets]
Can find all Baba Yaga's stuff on FB here:
Sparrow and the Workshop @ Shacklewell Arms
£5 and will be good methinks
Hmmm, I can walk to this, would be rude not to really...
And a good opportunity to bully my flatmate(s) into joining me.
This Saturday: 6th April
Jupiter XVIII - folk-y country-y rocknroll-y soul-y live night at the George tavern
11th April
BATS, awesome mathy rock band, at the Old Blue Last
Are they named after British American Tobacco's FTSE100 ticker symbol? Probably not.
Both of those look cool, cheers.
I'm on holiday and so can't make it but Veronica Falls and
The History of Apple Pie play London on 23rd April (separate gigs by the way, gig clash if you like both).
oh also i guess May 1st is "over the next month"
Hold Your Horse Is, Her Parents, Oxygen Thief, Luke Godwin at Catch, 22 Kingsland Road. Two punky/mathy bands and two acoustic chaps
Hmmm, a member of Her Parents was once rude to me on the internet once
I could go and heckle I suppose.
had to have a little think about what you might be referring to there
still can't really remember :(
ah found it
pretty incendiary stuff
whereas i have been a ball of inchoate rage
life, oh life
amazing live all-hardware dance music at the Grosvenor this Friday
Land of Light playing a rare live dancefloor show with a whole host of digital/analogue hardware, it's going to be amazing. £5 adv. http://www.fieldworklondon.com/
Brasstronaut at the Lexington, Thursday 24th April
https://eatyourownears.ticketabc.com/events/brasstronautnaut/ - only UK show on this run; going to be ace.
Black Market Karma, Storms and Adam French
Psyche/Indie/Acoustic etc etc
£4 @ The Monarch, Camden Town 18th April
09/04 - Martin Rev (Suicide) / Gallon Drunk @ Corsica Studios (£11)
11/04 - Gnod @ The Victoria, Dalston (£7.15 - WeGotTickets)
16/04 - The Soft Moon / Creatures Of Love @ Islington Academy (£13)
23/04 - Joe Gideon & The Shark @ Chat's Palace Arts Centre (£11 - WeGotTickets or
Bleech @ Hoxton Bar & Kitchen (£8)
29/04 - The Computers - Rough Trade Instore (Free)
Six by Seven
are playinn the water rats this thursday (04/04)
although its £10 (plus fees prob) so top end of your scale.
Both support acts sound good too.
That's cool.
We try and look after the bands and the punters who come.We want to be Promoters with a difference.
One couple had got the Eurostar from Paris just for the gig, so I bought them a drink and introduced them to the band. It made their day!
I surprised 4 people at the gig when they turned up with extra tickets, I gave them their money back for the spares. They'd never had that before.
That Six by Seven gig
Has given me the unintentional laugh of the year so far.
A room full of fans wait attentively for an encore. Chris Olley walks back on stage to wild cheering... picks up his jacket, says thanks and leaves. No familiar songs for you, men wearing The Things We Make t-shirts!
Autre Ne Veut - Electrowerkz, 17th April, £8 (I'm seeing him at Birthdays night before but that's sold out)
Department M (Owen Brinley from Grammatics)- Birthdays, 22nd April, FREE.
inc. - Concrete, 11th April, £10.
All of which will be great.HumanDog this'd this
Inc. ?!
Aren't they those awful tossers who talked about channelling white energy? Terrible terrible terrible music too
Ha, nah it's a great album
That interviewer was far worse than the band themselves. Oh well.
Vision Fortune.
Saturday 6th, Protein Gallery Hewitt St EC2. £3. Bring your own beer.
Hey Colossus(with Eternal Tapestry)at Corsica Studios on the 16th. £8 They were fantastic at the Lexington the last week.
So many good suggestions on this list!
Can't wait for Vision Fortune on Sat, gonna be a stormer
are playing Birthdays tonight for a fiver...
Sold out
Tonight unfort. No tickets on the door, I'm on DJ duty
It probably doesn't count as small
but £10 inclusive of booking fees will get you in to Bo Ningen at Dingwalls tomorrow night.
I'm at that tomorrow
Cannot wait!
looking forward to..
The Cosmic Dead at the The Camden Unicorn Wednesday, 10 April FREE
Guys, I'm really pleased with how well this thread has gone, & thanks for all the suggestions
Keep them coming! Hopefully the thread is useful for other people too.
I'll let you know which ones I go to and what I think. Is that a good way to show my appreciation, or is it a bit self indulgent?
Definitely interested if you make it to em. Why not :)
Whose at Hookworms anyway? Any DJ requests? Record decks weren't working so just on Spotify.
I'm going to Flau Night at Cafe Oto, 15 April
Japanese electronica, I love aus and Cuushe, so well looking forward to this.
What happened to Wolf Eyes at Corsica?
I thought that was on?
Wolf Eyes
At Corsica is certainly on!
It's an Upset the R show though rather than Baba Yaga's
Dolfish is playing in Dalston on Friday
at Cakey Muto
(followed by a DJ set by Bob *fucking* Nastanovich from Pavement)
i met dolfish on the bus yesterday
he was nice
My band Rounds are playing a couple of dates this month
12/04 The Nest - Supporting Bondax, Frank B
16/04 Cargo - Supporting Emancipator
I'm going to broke after this month so many good gigs.
There is some good stuff at Cafe Oto over the next few weeks. It's relatively cheap as well. I'm going to a fair few.
There is Jandek tonight who is kind of outsider rock.
Sightings on Saturday who are crazy noise rock.
Then Jessica Bailiff who is shoegazing folk.
I think in one week I am seeing
Eternal Tapestry, Jessica Bailiff, Sun Araw + Sonic Boom, Container + NHK'Koyxen + Rene Hell and then Wolf Eyes.
Forgot to mention!
That I'm doing two shows at St. Johns Church in Bethnal Green in April.
11th April - Jesca Hoop + Joe Innes
27th April - Rob St. John + Dean McPhee & The Mariner's Children (solo)
Both £10 or under.
The Diamond Lights @ The Old Blue Last
This Friday (12/04/2013). It's Free
The Diamond Lights are the penultimate band on.
Evi Vine @ The Slaughtered Lamb on May 2nd (Free before 9pm and £5 after). She's supporting Myenark.
Evi has one of the finest live voices I've ever heard. Dark Pop/Goth
04/05/2013 - Nouvella/The Wytches/The Tamborines/Eat Lights Become Lights @ Shacklewell Arms (£8.80 via WeGotTickets)
16th April
Seen Holy Esque announce a show for old Blue Last. Free entry too
7th May
Hopefully that's in your timeframe?
GagReflex - bass/drums punkrock duo at Dublin Castle, Camden. £4.50 with a flyer (downloadable from http://thedublincastle.com)
Missed the band link. Free EP here: http://gagreflex.bandcamp.com
I regret putting the *in the next month* disclaimer now
s this would have made a good rolling thread. Oh well.
Then roll with it.....
and we'll see you on the 7th.
9th May
Her Name Is Calla are playing at Surya
A jag as my band Selectric are opening, but it looks pretty awesome anyway (Ps, if yr up for coming PM me and I can get you on a £5 cheaplist)
Got a ton
of great shows at Corsica coming in the next 2 weeks some have been mentioned above.
Eternal Tapestry + Hey Colossus
Endless Boogie + Xaviers
Sun Araw + Vision Fortunes
Wolf Eyes + Support
Melt Yourself Down + Grandmaster Gareth
Gaupo + Stars in Battledress
K-X-P + Lumerians
Tickets to the in house ones are here:
Nope still tickets
to Sun Araw & Wolf Eyes.
They are Upset the R shows:
tix to eternal tapestry tomorrow?
and how much will they be on the door?
Yep Eternal Tap tomorrow
I actually can't make it tomorrow (It's my Keepers at Alibi tomorrow) but tickets on the door be either £9 or £10.
Went to Sun Araw and Vision Fortunes on Thursday at Corsica Studios
Had a damn good time, and would definitely recommend Vision Fortunes, Corsica Studios and Upset The Rhythm. Though the highlight was probably talking to Sun Araw before the show and asking him -Have you heard of Hotline Miami?-, and then calling myself and idiot the entire train ride home.
I was there too
Great gig! Was good to see so many people watching what is really a very alternative band.
Gonna be down Corsica pretty much all week next week. Should be a good one


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Amazon Drops Lit/Pdf eBooks
I sent an email to Amazon customer support earlier this week. See their response, below.
--- Begin My Email ---
Has Amazon made a decision to move exclusively to the Mobipocket format for eBooks? I noticed that several books that I bought a few weeks ago, in Microsoft eReader format, are now listed as "Not Available". I also noticed that the eBooks section of Amazon.com is essentially shut down.
If this decision has been made, can anyone comment as to why it was made? I'd really like to continue to purchase my eBooks from Amazon, but I find this decision to be a major disappointment.
The MobiPocket.com site does not offer any where near the shopping experience that Amazon does, and frankly, until it does, I simply won't shop there just because they happen to be an affiliate of Amazon. I will instead take my business to competitors that continue to offer eBooks in my preferred format.
Since I suspect this is a strategic decision on Amazon's part, a few other comments.
My opinion is that MobiPocket is a decent eBook platform, but I personally don't like or want all of the additional "features" their Reader would install on my system (such as RSS integration) -- why not make these optional components that end-users can opt-out of?
I'm also troubled by MobiPocket's seemingly continual releases of software updates (which in itself isn't necessarily bad) without any way of finding out what was changed in the release, as best-practices would dictate. I have no desire to potentially destabalize my workstations to get undesired "features" of their product.
I'm also concerned about the poor documentation of the Mobipocket format itself (on their developer site). The state of the documentation suggests a lack of maturity from Mobipocket.
Finally, I've heard several bad things about the customer support at Mobipocket, and I find it disconcerting that Amazon would abandon its long-time customers in such a way by redirecting them, as you appear to have done, to a third-party.
--- End My Email ---
--- Begin Response from Amazon ---
Hello from Amazon.com.
I am sorry for the inconvenience that this has caused to you.
However, I will be sure to pass your message on to the appropriate department in our company for consideration. Customer feedback like yours is very important in helping us continue to improve the selection and service we provide.
It is always important for us to hear how customers react to all aspects of shopping at Amazon.com. Strong customer feedback like yours helps us continue to improve the selection and service we provide, and we appreciate the time you took to write to us.
We are working on removing Microsoft and Adobe format e-books from Amazon.com, and soon they will no longer available for purchase. If you previously purchased an e-book on Amazon.com or purchase an available item before the availability changes, you will still have access to it through Your Media Library in Your Account up to 30 days after the purchase date. [emphasis added]
As part of our commitment to provide the best customer experience possible, we are now supporting the Mobipocket format. We remain committed to e-books and encourage you to visit www.mobipocket.com where you can purchase and download tens of thousands of the most popular titles.
[Information on Amazon Upgrade Service deleted]
--- End of Email from Amazon ---
I'm particularly concerned that the books I've already purchased will no longer be available from Amazon (as the emphasized text, above, suggests). That was one of my primary reasons for purchasing from Amazon -- I thought at the time that Amazon would be around for the long haul, and that my content would therefore be available as well.
As an aside, I am a Mobipocket user (it's currently my primary reader, but that may change), but I find some of their practices a little disconcerting. For one, I just found out that their desktop Reader doesn't read the Author, Description, etc., from the downloaded eBook (the file, that is), but actually connects back to their servers to pull that information. I wonder what else they are sending, and whether or not they are also sending information about "eDocs" that I generate....?
To give Mobipocket some credit, which certainly didn't come across in my email to Amazon, Mobipocket does appear to be making some progress in terms of opening up their format and providing better documentation, but I also think they have a long way to go.
While I'm on the topic of Mobipocket, the reason that I switched is that I really like the way they handle dictionary lookups (in a popup, without leaving the book I'm in) -- in contrast to eReader's handling, which opened a second book and caused me to accidently close eReader altogether as a result (clumsy navigation implementation, IMHO). Also, eReader constantly dropped my bookmarks and annotations, whereas I've yet to have that happen with Mobipocket.
Finally, the Desktop/Mobile synching in Mobipocket is nice; it makes editing eDocs much, much easier than any other software I've tried.
Sorry for the long posting, and for diverging from the original point of my post..
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That's why I place the value of any DRMed eBook at $1. That's the "disposable" price of such an item. I read it once and throw it away.
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Keys and "Lock Out" Procedures
Residents are responsible for carrying their key(s) at all times and locking their door when they go out. There are two instances where a resident may require a staff member's assistance to access their room and is defined as either a Key Replacement or a Lockout.
During desk hours, a resident should go to the front desk of their community if they are locked out or have lost their room key. If the resident has lost their room key or is locked out, the resident will be issued a key replacement.
After desk hours of operation, a resident should contact the RA On-Call of their community (for on-call numbers see respective hall/apartment complex fliers or Student Housing Services Guide to Campus Living).
If the resident is locked out, the RA will admit entry to room and upon entry, the resident will present their current room key or a replacement key will be issued.
If the resident has lost their room key, the resident will be issued a key replacement.
Charges for Key Replacements & Lock Outs:
- The first three (3) key replacement costs is $5.00 each.
- The first three (3) lockouts no charge if, during desk hours on the same date of the key replacement, resident returns with their previously issued key in a usable condition. If resident is unable to return their previously issued key, resident will be charged a key replacement fee of $5.00.
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I'm hoping someone can advice me on a good program to locate all of my duplicate images. I have Organizer and Picasa but I was hoping someone could suggest a simple program that will locate all my image files so I can compare them and delete the ones I have in more than one folder. I once had a program which would look in each folder and allow me to divide my photos by good or not good and duplicate. I can no longer find that program on my machine. I can't even remember the name of it now.
I am trying to get rid of photos which I mistakenly downloaded from my camera more than once and also photos I have worked on and then kept in more than one file type. Any offers of advice or what you use would be much appreciated at this time. I am trying to organize my way back to sanity!!!
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Thanks for the heads up! I think that'll do the job nicely!!! :D Cheers mate
Ah we'll, just a thought. Thanks for the replies! :)
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r0b3r7 posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubThis is probably going to sound stupid, so apologies in advance :) But will the vents from a MK2 (05-10) fit a MK1 (98-04) Reason I'm asking is that the vents in the mk1 are terrible IMO, I'd like to fit a vent mounted phone cradle, but due to the shape, it doesn't fit properly Cheers :)
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Thanks for your replies folks! Some great info there, much appreciated!! :D
Good stuff, also will this ever need an EOLYS top up at some point?? And are there any other issues i should be aware of before i commit to buying :) Sorry for all the questions lol
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Just as well i dont have one then... i already have a money magnet... an 18 month old daughter lol Given me food for thought as i was thinking of getting a diesel Focus in the future (2 years or so)... maybe not after reading that lol. Does anyone know if this has been carried across to the MK3?
Hahaha, whatever it is sounds a right royal pain in the t*ts And dont get me started on "global warming" lol
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Lindsay Lohan's 21st Birthday Party
Lindsay Lohan rings in her 21st birthday like a good girl — with close friends and family at a beach house party in Malibu on Monday. Her Las Vegas plans may have been dashed but that didn't stop the now-legal singer-actress from partying at Courteney Cox's Malibu home!
Lindsay, who left the Promises Rehab Center for her birthday bash, was seen in a skimpy nautical bikini by L Space and killer Miu Miu wedge heels.
She snapped photos with a digital camera and an SLR with telephoto lens. paparazzi.
Pictured in this entry: mom Dina, sister Ali, brother Dakota/Cody and ex-boyfriend Calum Best.
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it'd be handy to always have all books available as sets in the lower left set list manager.... When selected, the lower right set list manager populates with all the titles. Then one could double-tap-add single songs up into the workspace to create a set from an alphabetical listing. If every book was there by default (in addition to whatever sets one creates) then I wouldn't have to create the full-book-setlist as a source. The program "knows" all the books by index. After all songs are in the workspace, the Add-results could throw them into an existing set or new set.
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Mustang wrote:jet-ski wrote:I'm in!!! I'm also doing the Conquer Cancer ride, and have just sold our first load of Cadbury fundraising chocolates lol.... I think some of my regular customers need to come on some rides with me....
anyway I won't make 6k this year.... but I will be off to a flying start in January!
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Les Miserables producers donate £10,000 to church fund
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rifraf wrote:Aushiker wrote:
I wouldn't be too concern rifraf. By all accounts you have a good trailer there.
Hi Andrew,
yes, I believe so.
I do think its worth pointing out that claims to the contrary should be backed up with
at least a couple of links if its outside a posters personal experience.
Non specific, vague sweeping statements don't do anyone favors and I was trying
to gently (fail?) put this across without rancor.
Perhaps saying what people said two wheeled trailers had this issue and where it was said
might have given something to answer.
I agree 100%. I also take the view, if that if a poster cannot be bothered doing it when asked then the opinions of same are best discarded and one should simply move on.


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I didn't prepare a bento for today as yesterday i had a damn lot of work. It didn't take a long time, though, but my boss had a bad reaction and told me something that made me feel like crap. So i wasn't willing to prepare my box when i got back home.
I had delicious food anyway, that my mother brought to us yesterday afternoon, so i went home for lunch ^^
And i didn't even had a good time enjoying it because my f*cking boss called my every 10 minutes to ask me if i had read a document that was sitting on my desk. ARGGGHHHH!!!
Anyway. On monday (October the12th) it's National Holiday so i won't have bento. AND it's my birthday on tuesday so I plan to prepare some yummy food. Well, it depends. At my job you can take the afternoon and go home on your birthday (instead of going out at 7 p.m.), and it was my intention to do it. But i've been told i start a new project on tuesday so maybe i just have to stay at the office. BTW, a tuesday 13th is considered a bad luck day (the same as friday the 13th on the US), so I'll probably have to stay at the office -__-
So if i have to, I'll prepare me a sushi bento ^^
I'm intending to prepare futomaki filled with tamagoyaki and philadelphia cheese (and leave half in the fridge for my hubby), maybe some spam musubi... awww I don't know what else! ^^
I don't like to be a year older (I'll be 29 years old... aghh....) but i'm very excited about having a cool bento! yay!
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well as David notes, there was more going on at the second council that wanting to add to the vinaya, there was (to put it in one way) a wanting to loose rules also, I think the names of the groups also give a clue as to who was keeping the original set of rules, although that isn't a guarantee.David N. Snyder wrote:In most situations I would agree with that. However, 227 precepts are a lot of things to follow! And there are bound to be some, as we see even today, who want to relax some of those rules/precepts. And according to the accounts of the Second Buddhist council it was over 10 major points, including using money, eating after midday, etc., i.e., that some wanted to reduce the number of rules, not to add any. If the account we have for the Second Buddhist council is correct, I would say that gives more evidence that the Pali Canon is the earliest Buddhavacana that we know of.Huseng wrote: It was the Sthaviravādins (ancestors of Theravada), not the Mahāsāṃghikas, who wanted to add material to the Vinaya, which led to the schism as the story goes.
Comparative analysis has lead some scholars to believe the Mahāsāṃghika material best represents the earliest available versions of Buddhist texts. They tend to have less material than from other schools, which in the context of religious literature usually means it is the earlier edition because material is usually added, not deleted, over time.
I agree with David in that the Pali canon is the oldest complete canon available to us, as a general rule, the other existing texts may in some cases represent an older version, and it would be up to the individual or group to decide whether or not any noticeable differences add what is not dhamma, or add to better understanding of the dhamma.


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Escape to the Movies: Spring Breakers
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I need to have a background to be skeptical of Bob?
So is Bob, so are you.
What movie 'defines a generation' is pretty subjective, so to say you need facts to back up taste is really stupid.
So basically the director is trying to catch teens who go to see this movie unaware, and teach them that "partying too hard is bad, mkay?". Uh... Good for him? I have zero interest in both the theme and the message, so I think I'll pass.
You need it to be taken any more seriously than anyone else.
Bob does have more sway here, he has an audience. You don't. I never said I was anything more important than I am.
and lastly the only way someone's subjective opinion can be wrong is by false information. Which is why arguments are always supported by facts and not opinions.
The fact remains that you haven't seen the movie and therefor can not say for certain whether or not Bob is in the right or the wrong.
Wait, wait, wait,wait,wait: who THE FUCK names a boy Harmony?!
Back to the review: very intriguing review, Bob, and as soon as you said "Existential", you were in full film-snob mode. I'm kind of on-the-fence about Spring Breakers.
So ponies have reached the point where they're divisive enough to decide a person's opinion for them. Most of the people in this thread are ignoring everything abou this movie in favour of ponies.
The real question is are the ponies drug induced or not?
I'm sorry, Bob, but I can't go see this movie, not after the Spill Crew's review. They say that there is virtually no plot or characters in the film, and that it's a film which tries to tell the viewer that what it's portraying is wrong, even though what it's portraying is shot like porn:
The Grey was a fiasco?
How so?
So? Being popular doesn't make you any more right.
My opinion is is that Bob cannot speak for what defines a generation that he's not a part of, no matter how many freaking movies he's watched. Bob is not part of that generation so that's all the facts I need. You haven't exactly been making good counters to that.
"Generations" are really just crude generalizations of social trends. I mean, depending on who you ask generation X can cover anyone born from the mid-to-late 60s up to the end of the 20th century. It's not so much a literal generation as a simplified description of social and cultural trends. The defining feature is not so much a particular pop-culture niche but overall attitude. Drawing on the Strauss-Howe model a bit here, but:
The baby-boomers sought to separate themselves from the second world war and were thus marked by trends like social activism, political engagement and participation in the counterculture.
Generation X grew up during the counterculture, when society and its institutions were being openly questioned. Thus, they were marked by deep uncertainty, political apathy and lack of social engagement.
Generation Y (millennials) grew up long after the idealism of the counterculture had run its course and when the world was becoming increasing pragmatic and aspiration had largely replaced idealism. They are marked by high expectations, personal confidence, and social optimism.
Generation Z has been theorized, but they aren't really a social force yet. That would cover people who grew up surrounded by concerns over the current economic crisis, the war on terror and so forth. Going by the Strauss-Howe model, they are likely to emerge as quiet conformists with a strong sense of social rather than individual identity (much like the Silent Generation who were born and grew up in the inter-war years).
The idea here is that each generation's values will tend to be a reaction to the values of those which are currently socially dominant (i.e. possessed by the previous generation or two).
It's an interesting system, but I wouldn't take it too seriously.
The fact that you mentioned there is an MLP reference in this film made me drop this off my list faster than rancid badger vomit containing swine flu, mad cow disease, H5N1, TB and the ebola virus.
So in short, this might be a good movie, but no thanks.
Also, the idea of spring break has absolutely no significance outside of the USA (which is where I am). We usually see it as a time where Americans have an excuse to act even more retarded than they usually do.
Actually, if google trends means anything(it's not exactly a census), it's only gotten more popular.
Btw, I'm loving everyone here who are furious that any movie would include a cartoon show they don't like instead of, you know, judging it on what it is actually focusing on. I mean, really guys? From what I've read, there's just shots of them watching the show in the background of some scenes. That's it. Fucking calm yourselves.
I would agree, I spent a lot of time watching (and enjoying some of) the films of the previous generations although I'm technically Y generation, as I a child of the early 90s. Also I suppose there is an established stereotype or idea of the sort of spring break perpetuated in media that means although I'm from England and we don't have quite the same thing I understand to an extent where I can still watch the movie without detailed exposition. However if movie bob lived this kind of life I would be curious to know more.
Worse case scenario you see a movie you don't enjoy all that much but it can't be any worse than Timecop =]
Somehow I don't think they're going to be an integral part of the film.
I don't like smoking, but you don't see me Zero Dark Thirty any film that shows it.
Yeaaahhhh...I...know what trash humpers is about...I've learned a little about Harmony Korine too...no. I don't trust Harmony Korine behind a camera and I don't see how any movie company can trust Korine with their money.
I don't know, haven't seen the movie, Harmony could have grown up a bit, but from all I know of the man he's pretenious idiot with his own head up his ass. So I simply can't see the value in his work.
I feel like there should have been some sort of spoiler warning in this review at some point
As an '85 Sarcastic Brony... what the hell am I?!
Did you watch his Review of that?
Like all those reviewers praising "Spec Ops: The Line" for its story.
Nope. Nothing deeper than that.
I don't think the ponies are there for a shameless cash-grab, maybe they are, but as Bob describes the movie, maybe one of the girls has something pony related in her belongings, you know, because it originally was intended to be a girls cartoon* and somehow I think it represents their sudden maturity from ponies to, well, reality itself.
*brony here, don't get mad at me.
I have never had the words 'there are ponies in it' invoke a legitimate feeling of dread before, now I just gotta see this thing.
I don't care if the film speaks about my or the generation that's next. I hate both because they are insubstancial as fuck, so even as deeply meningful as the film might try to be i'm going to hate it for it's message that is nowhere near directed at me and that the target audience will ignore and the subject matter who i also have interest about.
I might see it, but i will avoid it as much as i can.
Died down? Not really, In between seasons 3 and 4. Waiting it out and making content/doing charities like we always have. Just less vocal minorities fighting it out with half-ass opinions and poorly written/voiced words as it should be. Even if it helped with the fan base's growth, it is not something to be proud to look back too...for both sides.
Leslee! I thought I might be the oldest person here at The Escapist at age 44. I thought I was definitely the oldest Texan that still actively games and produces dopey humorous game-related content for the internet. Now all I have is my appreciation for Napoleon Dynamite. Way to kill my dreams.
I don't like to keep tabs on what the majority of the fandom does, as I don't really care. I can only answer for myself, this movie about dudebro spring break debauchery is the last place I'd expect to find anything having to do with MLP, thus I am intrigued. It just added one more reason to maybe check out the movie, and I always like watching these things to see what exactly may be there to make it "deep".
I did. I remember he liked it but fiasco isn't the word I'd use to describe that.
Well actually, I think Spec OPs had some pretty serious problems as well, but that's a different discussion. Look, I saw Sucker Punch. I thought it did a lot of things surprisingly well, and I thought it had a lot of problems. I also think it didn't quite succeed in what it set out to do (according to Bob, anyway). Just because a movie (or game or what have you) is deeper then it first appears, that doesn't somehow make it impervious to criticism. Obviously a lot of people saw Sucker Punch, totally the missed the point, and passed it off as a shallow, teenage boy-pandering action-porno. But I got the point, and I still think it had some pretty serious problems. In short, "You just didn't get it" is NOT a valid response to any criticism leveled at the movie. Or game, as the case may be. Hell, even Bob said as much in his Sucker Punch analysis.
Your review was linked on Equestria Daily for the Spring Breakers pony reference Bob.
You guys might want to prepare for a few more of us than usual. You've been warned =P.
Guys, guys
I have a crazy theory.
What if...
movies and games....
are about things?
There is just something about this that screams don't go to me. All the deep ideas the Bob goes on about I just don't see in the trailers or even his description. I was born in 84, I had no teenage years, no spring break and little time before getting a job and an adult life. Nothing about the pretty/rich people interest me in the smallest way.
I'm sure you mean this:
And I'm with you on that one Chess, considering that Bob just pretty much spelled out the whole movie for us; 4 whores (and im using that term literally) rob a store, go to florida, get caught up in hookering and drugs, all while not changing his tone. But truth be told this movie looks like gabaj (garbage but it sounds funny when you say it out loud) especially with the fact that its filled with dubstep. It honestly reminds me of that one chick from "Forest Gump" who spent the majority of the movie bein a slut and smokin crack, only where that had a reason for being and was tragic as hell, this is just "oh hey lets write these chicks as whores cause people like that". If people really feel the need to see this kind of movie, watch "Almost Famous" and have dubstep blasting on a pair of headphones.
I'm confused, to say the least.
First, I've never heard of this movie. Is it M-Rated or some Disney-Channel spin-off?
Not really. If anything it's only getting stronger as time goes on. Bronies are nothing if not dedicated.
Have to say, I'm very shocked that this turned out to be good. After seeing the ads on YouTube I was expecting this to a big pile of teenager vomit, so the revelation that it actually has something to offer is strange indeed. Still don't think I'll see it though - the promise of ponies makes it far more appealing, but I'm still not sure it's my kind of movie.
Wait, IT HAS POINIES?!?!
Definitely avoiding then.
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I've always wanted to try my hand at making a real baked Alaska. I say real, because I've made a baked Alaska once before... a long time ago in my High School Home Economics class... it didn't turn out so well :P But with this month's Daring Baker challenge asking us bakers to try out hand at this finicky dessert I new I had to have my "A-game". My variation for this DB recipe was to make a banana-rum baked Alaska. The cake base would consist of a brown-butter banana bread pound cake, and the ice cream would be a cinnamon, maple, rum flavor.
Individual Baked Alaska
Vanilla Ice Cream
- 1 cup (250ml) whole milk- A pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup (165g) sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise OR 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups (500ml) heavy (approx 35% butterfat) cream
- 5 large egg yolks- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- My Variation: substitute 2tsp vanilla with 2tsp rum extract, add 1/2tsp ground cinnamon and 2tsp maple syrupMethod:
1. Heat the milk, salt, and sugar in a medium saucepan until the liquid steams. Scrape out the seeds of the vanilla bean (or extract if using) with a paring knife and add to the milk, along with the bean pod. Cover, remove from heat, and let infuse for an hour. (If making cinnamon-maple ice cream, add in the powder and syrup now!)
2. Set up an ice bath by placing a 2-quart (2 litre) bowl inside a large bowl partially filled with water and ice. Put a strainer on top of the smaller bowl and pour in the cream.
3. In another bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks together. Reheat the milk in the medium saucepan until warmed, and then gradually pour ¼ cup warmed milk into the yolks, constantly whisking to keep the eggs from scrambling. Once the yolks are warmed, scrape the yolk and milk mixture back into the saucepan of warmed milk and cook over low heat. Stir constantly and scrape the bottom with a spatula until the mixture thickens into a custard which thinly coats the back of the spatula.
4. Strain the custard into the heavy cream and stir the mixture until cooled. Add the vanilla extract (1 teaspoon [5ml] if you are using a vanilla bean; 3 teaspoons [15ml] if you are not using a vanilla bean) and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, preferably overnight.
5. Remove the vanilla bean and freeze in an ice cream maker. If you don't have an ice cream maker, you can make it without a machine.Brown Butter Pound Cake
- 19 tbsp (275g) unsalted (sweet) butter
-- or if making banana brown-butter cake, use 8 tbsp butter and 1/2 cup mashed banana
- 2 cups (200g) sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sifted)
- 1 tsp baking powder- 1/2 tsp (3g) salt
- 1/2 cup (110g) packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 (75g) cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extractMethod:
1. Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C and put a rack in the center. Butter and flour a 9"x9" (23cmx23cm) square pan.
2. Place the butter in a 10" (25cm) skillet over medium heat. Brown the butter until the milk solids are a dark chocolate brown and the butter smells nutty. (Don't take your eyes off the butter in case it burns.) Pour into a shallow bowl and chill in the freezer until just congealed, 15-30 minutes.3. Whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Beat the brown butter (if making banana-brown butter cake, add mashed banana now), light brown sugar, and granulated sugar in an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well, and then the vanilla extract.
5. Stir in the flour mixture at low speed until just combined.
6. Scrape the batter into the greased and floured 9"x9" (23cmx23cm) square pan. Smooth the top with a rubber spatula and rap the pan on the counter. Bake until golden brown on top and when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
7. Cool in the pan 10 minutes. Run a knife along the edge and invert right-side-up onto a cooling rack to cool completely.Meringue (For the Baked Alaska)
- 8 large egg whites
- ½ teaspoon (3g) cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon (3g) salt
- 1 cup (220g) sugar
1. Beat the egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt on high speed in an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in the sugar gradually in a slow stream until stiff peaks form.
Assembly Instructions – Baked Alaska
1. Line four 4" (10cm) diameter tea cups with plastic wrap, so that plastic wrap covers all the sides and hangs over the edge. Fill to the top with ice cream. (For my banana-rum baked Alaska, I sliced pieces of banana and layered it on top of the ice cream after I pressed it into the bowls/cups)
2. Level the top of the brown butter pound cake with a serrated knife or with a cake leveler. Cut out four 4" (10cm) diameter circles from the cake. Discard the scraps or use for another purpose.
3. Make the meringue (see above.)
4. Unwrap the ice cream "cups" and invert on top of a cake round. Trim any extra cake if necessary.
5. Pipe the meringue over the ice cream and cake, or smooth it over with a spatula, so that none of the ice cream or cake is exposed. Freeze for one hour or up to a day.


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Continuing Assistance to the National Institutes of Health on Preparation of Additional Reisk Assessments for the Boston University NEIDL, Phase 3 (2011)Board on Life Sciences
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The penultimate draft of an assessment of the risks associated with opening the proposed National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory at Boston University is a substantial improvement over past documents reviewed in previous National Research Council reports. The risk assessment is now closer to reaching its goal of being "scientifically and technically sound" and, in general, addresses the concerns raised in previous National Research Council reviews of the document. This letter report provides suggestions for improving the final draft report that is prepared for public comment.


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0.48ct./ 0.52ct.
£ 1199
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18ct. Yellow or White Gold "SOLITAIRE"
Diamond Engagement Ring
Superb "Contemporary"design.
Choice of Diamonds from 0.48ct. to 2.00ct.
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- Impressive collection of solitaire diamond engagement rings at wholesale prices. We can custom make to any design required.
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Style # 225883
Long Cowl Neck Dress is rated out of 5 by 2.
Rated 1 out of 5 by shoppper from Needed better lining This dress does not look like the picture. The lining stops high thigh and is very obvious through the top sheer layer. This dress should have been lined all the way down, fabric way too thin.. Will be returning.
Date published: 2014-03-19
Rated 1 out of 5 by lacykbridges from Not as pictured! I SO wanted to love this dress but it was a let down. I purchased an XS and it did fit. However, the lining stops before the knee so the dress looks unfinished and cheap. It also shows any and every flaw. Sending it back :)
Date published: 2014-03-04


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The University of Bridgeport was founded in 1927 as the Junior College of Connecticut – the first junior college chartered by any legislature in the northeastern states. In the words of its founders, the college's purpose was to develop in students "a point of view and a habit of mind that promotes clear thinking and sound judgment in later professional and business experience." Although UB has changed in many ways since then, its commitment to student preparation and community service remains central to its mission.
The Junior College of Connecticut became the University of Bridgeport in 1947, when the governor of Connecticut chartered the institution as a four-year university with authority to grant the baccalaureate degree. By that time, the former estate of famed circus owner P.T. Barnum at Bridgeport's picturesque Seaside Park had been purchased. Growth in students, faculty, programs and buildings was rapid. Strong growth continued throughout the 1960s and '70s.
In January 1979, the University was licensed to offer the doctoral degree in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.). In 1991 the College of Chiropractic was established, thereby becoming the first affiliation of a chiropractic school with a university in the United States. Significant financial support from the Professors World Peace Academy (PWPA), a non-profit organization of academicians dedicated to world peace through education, enabled the University of Bridgeport to continue its programs in the aftermath of great challenges for both the University and the City of Bridgeport. In 1996 the University established the College of Naturopathic Medicine, which grants the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (N.D.). In fall 2006, the University began enrolling students in a Ph.D. program in Computer Science and Engineering.
UB Today
The University maintains its primary commitments and holds fast to its values. Academic programs are offered through thirteen schools, colleges and institutes. Concern for student development and support predominate. A career-oriented focus in academic programs is complemented at the undergraduate level with a state-of-the-art core curriculum that helps students secure competencies for lifelong learning and knowledge about our world. The graduate, professional and health sciences programs offer career-oriented master's and doctoral degrees.
Co-operative education opportunities, accelerated learning (through the University's IDEAL Program), commitment to teaching and a strong tradition of "students first" are a few of the reasons over 5,300 students are enrolled at the University.
The University of Bridgeport offers career-oriented undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees and programs for people seeking personal and professional growth. The University promotes academic excellence, personal responsibility and commitment to service. Distinctive curricula in an international, culturally diverse supportive learning environment prepare graduates for life and leadership in an increasingly interconnected world. The University is independent and non-sectarian.
—Adopted by the Board of Trustees on April 23, 2004.


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Jose Mourinho's men were less than inspiring in their first outing of the new campaign and failed to regain the lead after Jonas had cancelled out Gonzalo Higuain's opener
Things began promisingly for the reigning champions as Gonzalo Higuain, who was picked ahead of Karim Benzema, put them ahead after just 10 minutes. But they were guilty of sitting back and failing to make their ball retention count, and shortly before the break Jonas restored parity with a header.
Los Blancos were unable to regain their advantage in the second half and thus had to settle for a point in front of a disgruntled and frustrated home crowd.
Madrid signalled their intent to score an early goal with an intense start that saw both Angel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo take shots from long range. Neither managed to work Diego Alves but Los Blancos did not have to wait much longer to make the breakthrough.
Di Maria clipped the ball forward to Higuain, who had sprung the offside trap, and the striker's control was instant. The Argentine saw his initial effort saved by Diego Alves, and indeed his follow-up. However, the third time proved a charm as Higuain rifled a volley into the back of the net with just 10 minutes on the clock.
Following the goal, Jose Mourinho's men played a far more patient game, but despite controlling possession, opportunities to find the net were sparse as Valencia sat deep.
With 25 minutes played, Xabi Alonso narrowly missed the target with a powerful attempt from wide on the left that lacked the whip to bend in at the far post.
But patience soon turned to complacency for the hosts and Los Che capitalised by netting an equaliser three minutes before the break.
Iker Casillas failed to clear Tino Costa's fantastic delivery and Jonas duly headed the ball into the vacated goal. The keeper did, however, succeed in injuring Pepe, who was subsequently withdrawn at half time after failing to recover from the collision with his captain.
Madrid began the second half as they did the first and after eight second-half minutes they missed a great chance to regain the lead. Mesut Ozil fed Di Maria but the winger failed to hit the target from a central position inside the box.
Valencia then thought they had scored as Roberto Soldado raced onto a ball from deep, rounded Casillas and poked into the empty net, only to be given offside. The television replay proved inconclusive.
The game became absurdly stale after that, with neither side offering much in the attacking department. Mourinho was the first coach to change things around, as he replaced Lass Diarra with Karim Benzema on the hour mark.
It seemed to galvanise his side and six minutes later they almost went back in front. A great centre from Di Maria found Alves out of position but Higuain's header rattled the bar before being cleared away.
The effect soon dissipated though as Los Blancos lacked urgency to find a winner and it was not until the 82nd minute that they tested Alves. An extremely quiet Ronaldo drilled a cross into the area but Benzema's ferocious strike was parried away by the Valencia shot-stopper.
Mourinho's men were unable to find the net again as the two sides shared the spoils on the opening weekend of La Liga. Madrid will need to be far more clinical when they face Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa in midweek.


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Color Chips: Going Monochromatic
Let's be honest, a monochromatic color scheme is hard to pull off. Having only one color represented in a room can be a little overwhelming to say the least. However, most of these rooms work well due to the use of mixing in different shades.
On the other hand, the "less is more" motto never seems to fail us. What are your thoughts on a monochromatic color statement? Is it a "do" or a "don't"?
(Images: 1. Brandon Barre 2. Marie Claire Maison 3. B Five Studio 4. Brandon Barre 5. 6. William Waldron 7. Laura Casey Interiors 8. Nick Johnson Interiors)


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Men's Blue Ludlow Blazer In Italian Cashmere
Our famous Ludlow blazer that we first launched back in 2008, now in a new, lightweight cashmere from Italy's Lanificio di Tollegno mill. This is the jacket you'll wear for decades, not seasons. Some of the carefully constructed finishing touches you'll find include interior contrast pickstitching and contrast suiting-fabric trim at the welts—they're not details you can see from the outside, but we think they make all the difference. Tailored, modern cut with a trim silhouette. Narrow lapel. Italian cashmere. Two-button closure. Nonfunctional buttons at cuffs. Pickstitching along collar, lapel and pockets. Double vent. Partially lined. Dry clean. Color: blue


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Judge Thomas Francis Hogan
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Washington, D.C.
Lead Charge: Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)
Program Area: Withheld by Govt from TRAC
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Thomas Francis Hogan in the District of Washington, D.C., the median prison sentence was 24.0 months, when looking only at cases with a lead charge of "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" falling under the broad category of "Withheld by Govt from TRAC". During the current fiscal year, Judge Thomas Francis Hogan has sentenced one defendant compared with 11 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Over the last five years, the median prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Hogan was 60.0 months. This was 100.0% higher than the 30.0 months typical in Washington, D.C. and 25.0% higher than the 48.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Thomas Francis Hogan sentenced 48 defendants during the past five years.
(CAUTION: The kinds of cases handled by individual judges influences statistical information about their sentences. It therefore is important to consider the breakdown of cases that each has handled, available below, when making judge-by-judge comparisons.)
Figure 1 compares Judge Hogan's numbers to those for judges in this district and in the United States as a whole for cases of this type over the last five years.
During the last five years there were 13 other judges in the District of Washington, D.C. with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 6.0 months to 51.0 months, putting Judge Hogan's median prison sentence of 60.0 months at the higher end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole District of Washington, D.C. during that time was 30.0 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1938 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on August 10, 1982, to a seat vacated by William B. Bryant; Confirmed by the Senate on August 20, 1982, and received commission on August 20, 1982. Served as chief judge, 2001-2008. Assumed senior status on May 1, 2008.
Georgetown University, A.B., 1960
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1966
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. William B. Jones, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1966-1967
Counsel, Federal Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws, 1967-1968
Private practice, Rockville, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., 1968-1981
Assistant professor, Potomac School of Law, 1977-1979
Private practice, Chevy Chase, Maryland and Washington, D.C., 1981-1982
Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1986-1992
Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 2011-
Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Thomas Francis Hogan for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 58.3% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Thomas Francis Hogan over the past five years were: Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration (14.6%), Other - District of Columbia (14.6%), Other (10.4%).
Agency Judge District US Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 58.3% 46.5% 23.6% More Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration 14.6% 3.1% 34.3% Other - District of Columbia 14.6% 20.6% 0.7% Other 10.4% 15.8% 1.6% Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement 2.1% 2.4% 7.2%
Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Thomas Francis Hogan's Cases
Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category 1 1 24.00 06/06/12 Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) Details
Table 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (February 26, 2006) - The ETSU softball team suffered a pair of defeats in the final day of the Panera Bread Classic, dropping a 3-2 decision to Virginia, and an 11-2 drubbing to Bowling Green. ETSU managed only one win in six games at Chattanooga, falling to 2-10 on the season.
After watching Miami (Ohio) steal a win on a seventh-inning homer yesterday, the Lady Bucs yet again saw another win slip away in the seventh when Virginia's Kat Mirras punched a two-out, RBI single to right field, plating teammate Erin Horn for the 3-2 win. The Cavaliers out-hit ETSU 6-3 on the game, and managed to recover from three fielding errors, while ETSU failed to commit a single miscue.
Freshman Mary Catherine Vercoe (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) led the Lady Bucs at the plate once again with a 2-for-3 showing, including a double and an RBI. Vercoe also took the loss on the mound, falling to 0-5 on the season. The rookie hurler gave up six hits and three earned runs in 6.2 innings of work.
Bowling Green jumped out to a 3-0 advantage in the top of the first, and tacked on three runs in the fifth, and five in the seventh, to its way handing the Lady Bucs their fifth loss of the weekend. The Falcons won the hitting battle, 13-5, while giving an errorless effort in the field. ETSU committed a pair of miscues.
Senior Janine Sprague (Hillsborough, N.C.) posted two of the Lady Bucs five hits, including her first round trip of the season. Sprague smacked the two-run homer in the top of the fifth, plating teammate Briana Knight (Brier, Wash.).
Courtney Jenkins (Knoxville, Tenn.) took the loss, dropping to 1-4 on the year. The senior gave up 11 hits and eight runs in 4.2 innings on the hill.
ETSU begins play at Georgia Tech's Buzz Classic on Friday, March 3, in Marietta, Ga. The Lady Bucs start the weekend against Austin Peay, Friday at 11 a.m.


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A Brief History
Benton County is a county located in the south-central portion of Washington state near the junction of the Mighty Columbia, Snake, and Yakima rivers. In fact,
the Columbia River makes up the north, south, and east boundaries of the county.
The county was created out of Klickitat County and Yakima County on March 8, 1905, and the US Census Bureau reported 175,177 residents in 2010.
Though the land was originally dry and supported much sagebrush, it now produces farm crops due to irrigation that began in the 1890s with water from the Columbia. The crops include wheat, alfalfa, potatoes, and many others.
During WWII, the federal government created a secret plant at Hanford within the county in order to develop plutonium for the atomic bomb.
Today, the county's two main industries are nuclear power and agriculture. Additionally, wineries are becoming very popular in the area and attract tourists as well.
The county seat is the city of Prosser, and the largest city is Kennewick. Other major cities include Richland, West Richland, and Benton City.
The county was named after Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.


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Pacific Teak Armchairs – can be easily stacked for storage and come fully assembled
Compact Table Design – still seats 4 in comfort
Table has a 2in diameter hole for umbrellas and comes complete with Brass Bung and Sleeve for the umbrella hole.
Built to last 100% solid teak construction – Table Top is 1in thick solid teak and Table legs 2.5in x 2.5in thick solid teak.
Very simple assembly of tables legs required.
Made with mortise and tenon doweled joints.
Weight: Table 45lbs / Armchair 20lbs
Dimensions: Table L48in W48in x H30in / Chair H36in x W24in x D20in
Set Consists of Table Plus 4 x Chairs
Like all of our products this furniture is made of premium, luxurious, 100% solid A-Grade teak from certified sustainable sources as set out in our ecological statement.
All of our High Quality Teak Products have the same Beautiful Silky finish and are all designed to complement each other – Any color variation in the images is due to differing lighting conditions when the photographs were taken.
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