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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave .
Bluebird Theater
Denver, CO
December 28, 2011
Night one of a sold out two night run for Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue was a jumping affair. The young and very exciting ambassadors of the Crescent City brought the block party to the masses with a smoking night that was a blend of both traditional New Orleans music and non-traditional material as well.  Troy "Trombone Shorty†Andrews has been in the spot light most of his life, and seems to be just fine with all the attention. From the jump he has always shown that he has supreme talent, but his maturation as a bandleader was what was truly impressive about his performance in Denver.
Through the entire night "Shorty" led his talent ensemble through changes and segues with the greatest appearance of ease. An added bonus came in the form of Grammy nominated and Denver locals, The Fray being in the house for the night. This was no coincidence as The Fray guitarist Joe King spent some time in New Orleans writing material for the new the band's forthcoming album, Scars and Stories (scheduled for release in 2012). While in NOLA, he became buddies with "Shorty†and to the chagrin of the packed theater's audience, King joined the band for a first time performance of a song that he and Orleans Avenue created on the fly. It was a fun call and response with the audience, and was clearly a greater honor for Joe to be off the cuff with these talented NOLA cats.
All in in all it was a great night of music, and rumor has it night two was even more off the charts.
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Freeman, T. and Weilnau, K., "Golf Cart Noise and Vibration Troubleshooting," SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-1891, 2017.
Similar to the automotive industry, the expectations from customers for the noise and vibration performance of personal vehicles such as golf carts, ATV's, and side-by-side vehicles has continued to evolve. Not only do customers expect these types of vehicles to be more refined and to have acoustic signatures that match the overall performance capabilities of the vehicle, but marketing efforts continue to focus on product differentiators which can include the acoustic and vibration performance. Due to this increased demand for acoustic and vibration performance, additional NVH efforts are often required to meet these expectations.This paper provides a sample of some of the efforts that have occurred to further refine and develop the noise and vibration signature for golf carts. Included are discussions regarding the current market and expectations for noise and vibration performance, along with a generalized approach for identifying the key characteristics of the acoustic signature that affect the end consumer(s). A breakdown of the overall system will facilitate a more detailed discussion regarding the performance of individual components and system and their effects on the overall acoustic performance of the vehicle.

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Emma Bunton lined up for Absolutely Fabulous movie
Pop star Emma Bunton is eyeing a movie role after Jennifer Saunders offered her a part in the big screen version of Absolutely Fabulous. The Spice Girls singer enjoyed a cameo in a special Christmas episode of the cult British comedy in 2011, and now writer Saunders is lining her up for a bigger part in the film version.
Bunton tells OK! magazine, "I'm good friends with Jennifer, and yes, we have talked about me being in the film. She has mentioned to me that she'd like me to be in it. It would be amazing. But I don't even know if she's written it yet!"


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Notorious BTK Killer, Dennis Rader, Is Writing Book on the Criminal Mind; Proceeds to Go to Victims' Families
commentary by Patrick H. Moore
Dennis Lynn Rader is one of our more famous living serial killers, in part because of his penchant for writing taunting letters to the police and local newspapers in which he would demand attention from the press while describing the details of his heinous acts. Like any writer with an ear for an audience, he came up with several "signatures" until he found one that stuck, The BDK killer, BDK standing for Bind, Torture, Kill.
The oldest of four sons, Rader was born in Pittsburgh, Kansas in 1945 and grew up in Wichita. As a child he demonstrated several of the earmarks of a typical serial killer. He reportedly tortured animals and developed a fetish for women's underwear. Once his killing spree began, as he cut a swath through Wichita neighborhoods, he began stealing underpants from his victims which – like Colonel Russell Williams – he would then wear himself.
Between 1974 and 1991, Rader murdered ten people in the Wichita area. He then went underground for the next 13 years and very possibly would never have been apprehended had he not once again began writing "look at me" letters in 2004 which led to his arrest in 2005 and subsequent convictions.
He was sentenced to one life sentence for each murder and is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences at El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas.
Not unlike John Wayne Gacy, Rader appeared normal in almost every way. He was a member of a local Christ Lutheran Church and at one point was elected president of the church council. He was also a Cub Scout Leader. Just a good neighbor in every way.
Not only that. According to The Wichita Eagel, Rader states in writing that "he loves his family very much". He reports that his wife, Paula Rader, knew nothing about about the 10 murders until he got caught, 31 years after his spree began.
"The family knew nothing about my 'Dark Deeds.' I carried that secret until the day I was arrested."
Ironically, from 1974 until 1988, during the period he was actively binding, torturing and killing, Rader worked installing alarms for a Wichita company at homes whose occupants had contacted the alarm company because they feared the BTK Killer. Imagine their surprise had they known that the BTK Killer himself was in their homes installing their alarms.
Like many a wannabe writer and many a serial killer, for that matter, Rader had the knack for coming up with pithy phrases. Two of his best-known are the following:
"When this monster entered my brain, I will never know, but it is here to stay. How does one cure himself? I can't stop it, the monster goes on, and hurts me as well as society. Maybe you can stop him. I can't."
"I actually think I may be possessed with demons, I was dropped on my head as a kid."
Now, nearly a decade after receiving his eight consecutive life sentences, Rader is once again back on the Serial Killer Radar (Terrible Pun) based on his plan to cooperate in the writing of a book about his ten victims in order to help out their families monetarily.
The AP describes Rader's planned project based on information provided by The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle.
"I can never replace their loved ones, my deeds too 'dark' to understand, the book or movies, etc. is the only way to help them," writes Rader.
In a four-page, handwritten letter labeled "From the Desk of: Dennis L. Rader," the BTK Killer, who once served as a city code compliance officer, is careful to explain that he will not be profiting at all from any proceeds stemming from his crimes. The Wichita Eagle reports that he signed over his media rights to the families of his victims after he was packed off to El Dorado State Prison in 2005.
According to James Thompson, a Wichita lawyer representing most of the BTK victim families, a percentage of any profits will go to the surviving loved ones and Rader has stated that "the long work on a book is close to a deal," which suggests it has not been easy to get this project off the ground.
And don't think this book will be a lurid tell-all tabloid-style work. In fact, Katherine Ramsland, the author working with Rader on the project, "envisions an academic book that will help investigators and criminologists understand killers like Rader."
"I'm trying to make this a serious effort that will have some benefit for people who study this kind of crime," said Ramsland, who is a forensic psychology professor at DeSales University in Pennsylvania and has written 54 mostly academic nonfiction books.
Wow! Ms. Ramsland is a veritable writing machine but this may be her first crack at plumbing the depths of the mind of a serial killer.
What I personally find fascinating is the way Rader, like a surprising number of other serial killers including John Wayne Gacy and Keith Jesperson, the Canadian "Happy Face Killer", on the one hand lived a very ordinary life while simultaneously committing his atrocities. This "doubleness" is curious and I think many true crime fans also possess it but only vicariously; i.e., we like thinking, reading and learning about serial killers and their bloody machinations, but we would never in a million years plan and execute their brutal excesses.
Over the years, Rader has "turned down many media attempts to talk with him in the past nine years because he was attempting to stay true to the court agreement with the victims' families."
"I mean to burn no bridges," Rader wrote, "and hope some day to open up. People like me, need to be under stood, so the criminal professional field, can better understand the criminal mind. That would be my way (of) helping (to pay my) debt to society."
I'm just a bit skeptical about this last claim. Of course, we all would like nothing better than to understand the criminal mind, but would an enhanced understanding of this serious social issue keep a single potential serial killer from going on his or her rampage. I suppose it could in theory, at least in some cases, if society was geared to investigating those among us who were "just a little too different" and focused on stopping them before they went off the deep end.
But it seems that society, in part due to financial necessity, has little real interest in identifying violent criminals ahead of time, before they run amuck. Not only would it would be cost prohibitive, but I wonder if it would actually work? I would bet that out of every 100 individuals who demonstrate "serial killer symptoms" in childhood such as bedwetting, torturing animals, and lack of impulse control, only a tiny percentage actually graduate into the rarified air of the bona fide serial killer. There just aren't that many serial killers kicking around.
Now what would be a great boon to society and would cut the violent crime rate tremendously would be if we, as a society, could eliminate child abuse – physical, sexual and emotional. That would truly make a difference. The problem with such a project is that it would be singularly unexciting. It would be drab, tedious and entirely without titillation. Endless parenting classes. Licenses based on demonstrated competence prior to being allowed to have children. Endless visits from earnest social workers. Serial killers on the other hand are endlessly fascinating as most true crime fans would probably readily admit. There are far fewer of them, however, than there are abusive parents who haphazardly inspire their offspring to become criminally-minded young adults.
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Darcia Helle says:
Such truth in this statement: "Now what would be a great boon to society and would cut the violent crime rate tremendously would be if we, as a society, could eliminate child abuse – physical, sexual and emotional. That would truly make a difference. The problem with such a project is that it would be singularly unexciting."
Sad that we're endlessly fascinated with the broken minds society helps create, but not nearly as interested in preventing those breaks.
PatrickHMoore says:
It sort of came to me in writing this. Of course the criminal mind is fascinating but the secret would be to keep kids from growing into criminals because of lousy home lives.
JohnN says:
Well done Patrick. You hit an important point about the dull work of simply making child abuse a less common phenomenon and seeing the end result of less crime.
As far as Rader, can't help but think his book will be an enormously self-serving hagiography of a man with too much time on his hands, and not enough humanity in his soul.
PatrickHMoore says:
THX John and I agree with you about Rader and his real intentions.
BTW, we're getting close, Mon, to publication day — the Three Musketeers!
JohnN says:
Very excited brother! A transcontinental toast is in order…and which Musketeer are you?
PatrickHMoore says:
I'm not sure. Just so I'm not the Man in the Iron Mask.
I picked up the Proof paperback copy this afternoon and will start knocking through it tonight.
Rick says:
Great post, Patrick. I can't wait to read your first novel!
PatrickHMoore says:
THX Rick, I can't wait to write it! Not! I should hae the proof copies in a day or so.
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Roberta77 says:
BTK is a fascinating character. I am looking forward to reading his book.
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There are a couple telltale signs that you may have on your property that may suggest the presence of an oil tank.
Please visit our gallery to check out different types and styles of oil tank pipes, switches and other signs that may be present at your home.
Suspicious pipes:
Unfortunately, it is a common occurrence to find that the previous homeowners have removed the oil tank pipes on a property.
A few reasons may be, but are not limited to:
- Tripping hazards
- To save the lawn mower blade when mowing the grass
- Aesthetic purposes
- Renovations
- Not knowing what the pipe was for
- To hide the evidence of a buried oil tank on the property
- A previous abandonment of your oil tank
The following indicators are things you may see at your property if you have an oil tank present:
The purpose of this pipe was to fill your underground storage tanks (UST) with oil. They are usually approximately 2-¾ inches diameter and are typically 6 to 8 feet from the original structure.
For examples, please visit our gallery and check out many different types of filler pipes.
This pipe was used to vent excess fumes from the interior of the oil tank to help prevent the risk of explosion. Additionally, this pipe also allowed airflow into the oil tank aiding in the conveyance of fuel oil into the oil burner through the feeder lines.
The vent pipe is usually attached to the house vertically and slopes to the opposite end of the oil tank than the filler pipe. The vent pipe is usually 1-¾ inches in diameter and has a open cap on the top of it.
The partially open cap on top of the vent pipe blocks water and debris from entering the tank and allows air to flow freely without interruption.
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Feeder lines ( Supply Lines)
These pipes fed the fuel oil into the oil burner from the oil tank.
Feeder lines are usually made of copper and are approximately ¼ to ½ inches in diameter.
Usually an Underground Storage Tank (UST) will have 2 feeder lines and Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) will have 1 feeder line.
The feeder lines for Underground Storage Tanks are usually buried underground, so the spotting them can be difficult.
When looking for feeder lines, the most common areas you may find them are near the furnace or foundation wall.
Many times thes pipes were removed during renovations, or when the house was converted to natural gas.
The visible signs of feeder line removal that may be present are:
Crimped lines coming out of the floor near your furnace or foundation walls.
Another sign that your feeder lines may have been removed, would be an unexplained area of replaced concrete that leads from the furnace to the foundation wall. This could indicate that someone previously dug in that area to remove the lines and replaced the concrete in that area.
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The purpose of this switch was to cut the fuel oil supply to your oil tank to help mitigate or prevent damages in the event of an emergency.
This outlet box usually says emergency oil shut off on its face and has a toggle switch. The most common places to find this switch is in your basement, and/or near your furnace room.
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Some cities may have old records of oil tank installations;however, this information is not always accurate. This could be a result of lost information or that no permit was applied for or required at the time of installation.
Additionally, if your oil tank was removed within the last 15-20 years by an oil tank removal professional, there is a higher probabilty that the final report was sent to the appropriate governing body in your city. However, if the city did not file oil tank reports at the time, they may not have accurate records on file.
There are some resources that can be beneficial to contact while investigating the existence of an oil tank on your property, such as:
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Although this information can be helpful when determining if there is a suspected oil tank on your property, these methods of inquiries should not be the sole means of your investigation.
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Welcome to Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews. It's been a couple of weeks since I've had anything to share, but I received some awesome books in the past two weeks, so here we go!
Received for review:
Splintered by A. G. Howard. I was so excited to receive this from NetGalley. I had just highlighted this book in "Waiting on Wednesday" and I'm dying to read this deconstructed Alice In Wonderland tale!
Violet Midnight by Lynn Rush. I'm part of a Release Day Event in October for this book, and I'll be giving away a copy of it as well! It's the beginning of a new paranormal romance trilogy about vampire hunters, a subject I'm happy to say I never get tired of. Look for my review and giveaway on October 16th.
Boyfriend From Hell by Jamie Quaid. I received an advance reader's copy from Edelweiss and will review it closer to its release date of September 25. This urban fantasy sounds so good, and you gotta love the title!
Edge of Oblivion: A Night Prowler Novel by J. T. Geissinger. This is the second in the Night Prowler series, and is described by the publicist as a "paranormal fantasy/romance featuring shape shifters." Even though I haven't read the first book of the series, I'm really looking forward to this one. Plus I'm dying to see the final book cover! Edge of Oblivion will be released on October 2nd, and I'll be posting my review on or just before that date.
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown is my Book Club's September book, and I'm super excited to read it. Although I'm worried about having the time to squeeze it in, I always seem to manage it. I bought The Girl of Fire and Thorns and Between Shades of Gray at my kids' Scholastic Book Fair. These are two books I've wanted to read based on the awesome reviews I've been seeing, so I decided why not support my school and buy them.
I love all the books on my list. I hope you received some awesome books, too. I'd love to hear what's on your shelves!


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Jocelyn Yih is the founder of fashion blog, The Bold Concept. He splits his time between Hong Kong and London, whilst regularly travelling to find content for his blog. We caught up with Jocelyn, in the heart of Mayfair, to find out what fashion means to him and how The Bold Concept started.
How did you get into the world of blogging?
Having developed an interest in fashion quite early on, I felt strong emotions after watching shows online and reading magazines. There wasn't an outlet where I could express these emotions, and I wanted a platform where I could share my opinions, whether on a designer or a collection, and write in a way that allows people to feel the same way as I do.
What are the best and worst things about being a blogger and what are the biggest misconceptions about the industry?
Best: being able to see or feel collections firsthand and meet designers.
Worst: stereotyped into a 'typical blogger'. People don't realise enough that there are so many different types, and every blogger has their own purpose. Too often, we are assumed to be pretentious and vain. As many bloggers have stated: "blogging is a dirty word in fashion".
Misconceptions: how fashion shows are packed with celebrities. They tend to occupy a tiny space, even at larger shows, because most of the audience are actually people in the industry, such as buyers, editors, stylists and bloggers! Also, the audience rarely get interviewed on their opinions after a show because everyone is on a very tight schedule and most usually rush on to the next venue.
What's your ideal Friday night out?
Preferably Friday night in…but I'm always up for good sushi or burgers! I'm quite into EDM and so I've been out and about in Brixton and Camden more often than I thought I would for the DJs.
If you could wear one outfit for the rest of your life, what would it be?
My technicolour coat from Agi & Sam! Life's too boring for dull colours.
What's the most precious/sentimental thing in your wardrobe?
My Sandro black leather jacket I'm wearing today – it's timeless and I doubt I can replace it.
What is your day-to-day schedule like?
I don't really have a schedule as to when I blog (I wish I did, but timings don't always work out). So, I tend to do so whenever and as often as I can.
Do you struggle taking your own photos/would you rather have someone else taking them?
Ha! I knew this was going to be a problem prior to creating The Bold Concept, but I didn't launch my blog initially as a street style blog. If I do outfit posts, I usually organise everything ahead of the shoot. Most of the time, I either use a tripod or a human (as a tripod).
What made you move to London?
Studies. So, I've been here since I was 10, but I jump back and forth between London and home, which is Hong Kong.
How did you come up with the name 'The Bold Concept'?
The Bold Concept originally started as a Tumblr to gather inspirational pictures (there wasn't anything like Pinterest at the time) and it kept me up to date with trends. Everything begins with a concept, and I believe that there needs to be a certain boldness to survive. Boldness as to a niche, inspiration or outfit. Designers also need to be bold enough to put forward an inspiration and incorporate that into their collection. They clearly believed in something, to begin with, and are brave enough to share their world with the public eye to judge. A bold belief or inspiration, along with creativity, is the ultimate source of a powerful collection.
What's the best piece of advice you've been given?
'You have to be like water – neutral.' – my sister.
What's the best piece of advice you have for someone wanting to get into blogging/fashion?
As a blogger, it's crucial to have a really key sense of direction since you're basically the Creative Director. You have to decide what you want to do and have a really strong passion in making those things happen. If you're not doing something for your reasons, you'll burn out and stop. We also live in this generation where everything is much more accessible; that can be both advantageous and disadvantageous. In short, try not to get lost in your own train of thoughts.
What's your guilty pleasure?
Receiving lookbooks from stores! I do appreciate the fact that everything is online, but it's definitely not the same as flicking through a lookbook in your hands. Again, another way to understand a collection or designer better.
How does it feel to be able to see collections and lineups no one else has seen yet?
I never take it for granted because, even though I come from the Asian fashion hub of Hong Kong, I honestly thought I was a world away from the fashion world. Being able to meet designers and see collections firsthand is such an honour. I remember seeing the Dior Homme AW15 show in Paris and was shocked by how different the materials felt (from what I thought it would have) in-store. For the audience reading magazines wherever, it will never be the same as at a collection re-see or the actual show (with the music pumping and the clothes moving right in front of you). But, technology has helped so much with live streaming. I hope The Bold Concept is able to fill this gap, connecting the audience to the clothing with my experience.
If you could be successful in another profession, what would it be?
A magician! It seems almost too easy to impress anyone with any trick. Though, my inability to learn the floating magic card trick has proven its difficulties…
Tell us the most surprising thing that people may not know about you:
I speak English in a British accent.
Why London, and what do you love about it?
The architecture and the people. There's so much history in Central London. I went to Buckingham Palace last summer and actually went in for the first time. There's nothing quite like it. And the food, of course! Tucking into a Sunday roast or fish and chips is always a good idea.
What's the hardest thing for you as a blogger?
I definitely did not realise how much time goes into it prior to blogging – but, it's all worth it, and again, depends on your content.
What differentiates you from other bloggers and blogs?
I do everything from scratch – the website, the photography (unless stated otherwise), the writing and searching for content. Primarily, I review on The Bold Concept like a fashion critic. So, I really take pleasure in seeing things firsthand, talking to designers and understanding how they created that particular collection. I don't post as often as others, but that's because I like to take my time to write and discuss my emotions.
What's your favourite thing about travelling?
Taking time off from the 'real world' and being automatically granted the permission to disconnect from (almost) everyone. I'm a strong believer in appreciating time with yourself and doing what you enjoy when you're travelling – whether it's documenting, eating or sightseeing. Solo travelling is somewhat therapeutic.
If you could be anyone for the day, who would you be?
Not a particular person, but a DJ! I haven't actually left a club thinking the music was spot-on…though, who ever has?
Favourite designer at the moment?
Dries Van Noten for Menswear – always so surprising and ever-changing. There's a reason why people have a soft spot for the designer, though more on that later (on the blog). Raf Simons for Dior Womenswear was so eye-opening to me. It made me realise the importance of Creative Directors for brands and how they have the power to completely rebrand.
Most stressful thing about your job?
I feel like bloggers, above all, are also entrepreneurs. There's definitely some planning required, though, and like everything, don't overdo it. As I'm a year and a half into blogging now, the question is – 'what's next?'
Future plans or things you want to do?
To see as much as possible and write more!


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For accompaniments, toss watercress and thin slices of red onion with Dijon vinaigrette, and add chopped fresh basil to stewed tomatoes. Pecan pie can top it off.
- 1 cup instant grits
- 1 1/4 cups boiling water
- 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup diced smoked ham (about 3 ounces)
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 large eggs
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Butter 4- to 6-cup soufflé dish or casserole. Place grits in large bowl; whisk in 1 1/4 cups boiling water. Add cheese and butter; whisk until melted. Whisk in smoked ham and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in eggs. Pour batter into prepared dish. Bake spoon bread until set at edges but barely set in center, about 18 minutes.
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- Fat11 g(16%)
- Protein11 g(22%)
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For the past several months I've been trying to force myself to write in first person. It fits the genre and I love my opening paragraph, which only works in first person. The trouble is that I find it difficult to tell a story in first person narration. And this is causing a lot of struggles.
Yes, I succeeded in completing a first draft in first person narration, but when I went back to read my writing, it felt stale. It was lacking the excitement and energy of things I've written in third person. Yet for some reason, I keep clinging to this idea that the story must be in first person. But why?
So what if a lot of books in the genre rely on first person narration? So what if I have to rewrite my first paragraph? If I'm not comfortable writing in that style, if I lack the talent to write in that style, none of the reasons to retain it will matter because no one will ever want to read my book, and that, after all, is what makes you a novelist – you need readers. And this leads me to my current dilemma – should I rewrite the entire first draft to fit within a form I'm comfortable writing in, or should I try to stretch myself and step outside of my comfort zone?
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The redemptive power of sport is a hugely contested notion. For every sportsman who becomes a national treasure after troubled beginnings, there's another who never changes, and there are some who change for the worse.
Muhammad Ali ascended to the status of global treasure after being referred to a boxing club by his local policeman. If you were going to choose a sport less suited to attesting to the redemptive power of sport, you'd have to look a long way to find one worse than boxing. Even if you can discount the rampant corruption, the dodgy judges, the fixed matches and the obvious mismatches, boxing fans help make it the worst sport in the world in which to fashion a reputation or legacy.
For every boxing fan who believes in the myth of Muhammad Ali, there's another who believes that Frazier was better, or that Ali was cruel, or vicious, or an unreliable friend or ally. The Ali myth is, in and of itself, an obvious response to the first, genuine, TV boxing star, but also to the need to simplify the complex.
Let's start with the fight most often cited by Ali's detractors as evidence of his anger and cruelty; the Ernie Terrell fight. It was in the immediate aftermath of Ali's name change, and the two boxers clashed pre-fight after Terrell called his opponent by his slave name. Ali promised to give Terrell an humiliating beating, and delivered on his promise, taunting him in the eighth round, asking Terrell 'What's my name' while dishing out a beating that is painful to watch. In later life Ali humiliated lesser opponents by dodging their punches; this, by contrast was calculated cruelty, delivered in cutting, wicked punches and taunts, and it resounded around the world. It was not just an example of dominant boxing, but, pre-fight, Ali had said to Terrell "My name is Muhammad Ali and you will announce it right there in the center of that ring after the fight, if you don't do it now. You are acting just like an old Uncle Tom, another Floyd Patterson. I'm gonna punish you." The impact of a black man saying to another black man that he would punish him for being an Uncle Tom turned the world of black experience on its head; being an Uncle Tom was always the safe choice, but here was Ali telling Terrell, and showing him, that it wasn't a safe choice any more.
I've no doubt Ali was angry at Terrell, but his response was not to lash out at Terrell pre-fight in the gruesome way some modern boxers do at the pantomime weigh-ins beloved of promoters, but to state his position, to explain what he planned to do, and then do it. It was cold, brutal and never deviated from his stated intention.
Ali was often verbally cruel to his opponents. He exemplified the kind of fighter who begins the psychological battle as soon as the fight is made, long before either boxer approaches the ring. He eschewed the courtly rituals of the Marquess of Queensbury for a colder, harsher style that would not countenance any purpose other than boxing.
As a black man who was close to Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, who experienced racism in a way I can only glimpse obliquely, Ali had every right to reject other people's rules about what is right and wrong, about how he should behave. Ali once said that he was only willing to suffer in the gym so he could live as a champion; we will never know, but I suspect he chose to be uncompromisingly brutal as an athlete, and in defence of his rights, because he felt he was not constrained by the rules of a system that refused him equality.
All the time I've been working through this I've been thinking of Paul Robeson, another black man of enormous talent who was refused equal rights,and excluded from the privileges his talent could have earned, because he refused to play by other people's rules. In terms of his boxing talent and physical prowess Ali was a man out of time, almost unique, but the young Ali, proud, angry and clear sighted also experienced a life no different to any other young black man in the USA, accustomed to counting for less than others.
It's not my right to co-opt Muhammad Ali to my world view; his life suffered too much of that anyway, and the performative nature of the contracts he signed mean that much of his public persona must be suspect. If your purse is, as Ali's was for the Terrell fight, 50% of the takings, you're going to become part of the hype to maximize your chances of living the way you want to.
Anyone who claims to know Ali from his public persona who doesn't mention that context is missing the point, but, and it's a very big point, Ali didn't need to humiliate Terrell in quite the way he did. Ali could have been trying for the role of boxing's bad guy, like the traditional hooded man in wrestling, but he was ill-suited to that role because he didn't provide the traditional wrestling story line of the hooded man being defeated and unmasked by the hero. In his pomp, he was almost literally unbeatable.
So that leaves the possibility that the cold, brutal Ali was the real thing, a young man who channelled his anger and bitterness into trying to create a space where he could be himself. Who he became, the towering, funny, humble man described by Thomas Hauser here is possibly his greatest achievement; the moments after the famous final scene are often the most interesting. The extent to which he damaged himself by pursuing salvation, and his identity, inside the ropes is part of a potential tragedy that he rejected by his decency and kindness after he retired.
It's a running joke amongst political scientists that Winston Churchill can be cited in favour of almost any policy, because in a long career he encountered almost every possible situation. Muhammad Ali had a similar life; the peaceful, generous Muslim Hauser describes is the same man as the angry young man who intimidated Liston or Terell. The journey is the story, everything else is just a snapshot, but it's important to realise that despite some of the places he travelled to, it's important to cherish the life and achievements of such a special traveller.


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Ulstein Donates $3.4 Million for SAR Vesel
Ulstein Group announced that it will donate approximately $3.4 million to Norwegian Sea Rescue (Redningsselskapet) to fund 60% of the cost of a high-speed search and rescue (SAR) boat.
The 20- meter SAR craft - to be delivered in 2015 - will be named RS Idar Ulstein in memory of Ulstein's long-time CEO and Chairman of the Board who passed away in 2012. Once in service, the RS Ida Ulstein will play a role in ensuring the safety of seafarers and recreational users of Norway's coastal waters as they become increasingly busy year-on-year. Norwegian Sea Rescue now performs 50 percent more rescue operations than it did a decade ago, and in 2012 the organization provided assistance on over 12,000 occasions.
Over the last ten years, Norwegian Sea Rescue has saved 350 lives and 1,000 people from shipwreck. Rikke Lind, Secretary General, Norwegian Sea Rescue, stated that to continue saving lives and assets, the organization relies on the contributions of individuals and companies. "We cannot do our job without donations such as these, so I hope Ulstein's action inspires others in the community to contribute towards the remaining 40% of the cost of this vessel."
Lind added that, due to the ever-increasing number of Norwegians using the seas for work and pleasure, modernizing Norwegian Sea Rescue's fleet is essential. "When a life is at stake, every second counts. That's why it is so important to upgrade our fleet with new, faster vessels, which will allow us to reach an incident anywhere in Norwegian waters within an hour. And without sufficient funding from the current government, we need the support of those in the maritime community."
RS Idar Ulstein will add to Norwegian Sea Rescue's 42-strong fleet of rescue vessels stationed around the Norwegian coastline. Although a decision has not yet been made, the vessel will most likely operate in northern Norway, where vessel speed is particularly important due to greater distances between rescue ships.
RS Idar Ulstein will be the first of a new class of rescue vessels, operated by a crew of three. It will primarily serve coastal, fishing and recreational vessels. As well as emergency lifesaving and rescue, the vessel will be designed to perform operations including towing, salvage, diving missions, fire, ambulance and medical transportation.
Short response time is essential to saving lives at sea and the RS Idar Ulstein therefore prioritizes speed over bollard pull, which is in line with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre's guidelines. RS Idar Ulstein has twin engines, with an estimated top-speed of 38 knots. Its bollard pull will be approximately nine tons, which will cover most rescue situations, and the ship will be able to maintain a larger vessel that has lost engine power until heavier capacity arrives.
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Im still in school while im writing this. I am supposed to be volunteering in the special needs class here this period but there is an old teacher there and she brought other people wih her. I hate when there are people who are not me in the room. Im fine with the regulars but when new people come or people bring other poeple in i feel uncomfortable. Now i am stuck in the library for the next hour-and-a-half with nothing to do but write this boring rant that nobody will read. I really need a life(or a better one).


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Most of the commercially available suturing kits are drastically overpriced, and will only have enough supplies for one wound closure. If you construct your own, you can build 20+ high quality kits for the same price as five commercial products. When constructing our kits, we purchase items in bulk. This means we have a high initial cost, but we have the ability to create nearly 50 kits at a time. Seems like an excessive number of wound closure kits, but this also allows us to share with friends and family, sell a few, or have some for trade/barter. Additionally, the more items you purchase, the cheaper it usually is; a group buy can spread the cost over multiple individuals. In some cases, it only costs a little more to purchase 50 items, than it would to purchase five individually packaged items.
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A Wound Closure Kit contains many of the items needed for proper wound cleaning and closure, and provides multiple methods for closure (sutures and strips). If you are building a kit, we recommend using heavy duty Mylar bags as the external packaging. A heavy duty Mylar bag (4 mil thickness or greater) ensures the supplies are protected against light and moisture, limiting exposure which may cause some of the supplies to lose their sterilization and/or effectiveness, and can take some abuse before it is punctured. You can easily throw this kind of package in your vehicle or emergency bag, and forget about it. The bags that we use also include a zip-lock, so we can reseal the bag to protect the unused supplies.
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I am just curious.
I find this really disrespectful that women do this. Same for men.
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I am just curious.
I find this really disrespectful that women do this. Same for men.
sounds disrespectful
No, that's something private.
I would never talk about anything that personal with my friends or anyone.
I do because they all think he is really hot and they are curious about his length. They ask me if I can deepthr**t him all the way. I think they all wish they could choke on his d**k
Why not?
They are gonna be jealous that their boyfriends have shrimps.
I would feel so much better because I'm a little insecure whore
why dont you just lie, either way then.
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Grouse Mountain Climber's Log
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|Camping in buttermilks
Date Climbed: May 24, 2015
|Camped in the buttermilks, we decided to check out Grouse Pk. Lovely views over a stormy Sierra.
|Posted May 27, 2015 12:03 pm
|North Slope
Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2014
|Climbed up the loose dirt on the north slope to west of the saddle. Very cool terrain from the saddle to the summit.
|Posted Sep 23, 2014 8:55 pm
|The Long Way
Date Climbed: Dec 2, 2013
|Due to the amount of snow, I had to start lower down the road and made a nice trek over the peaklet north of Grouse. Straight up north slope, post-hole shin deep. Really dug the Class 3 in snow and boots. That's why I wear LaSportiva! Beautiful huge plumes coming off the Sierra. Love my backyard ~
|Posted Dec 2, 2013 1:54 pm
|You are now the sixth member of a quite exclusive club!
|Posted Dec 3, 2013 11:44 am
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2012
|Worried about my rental car, I parked off Buttermilk Road after just four miles, and took a more or less direct path across the desert from there. This route had a lot of ups and downs in soft sand and wore me out! Anyway, I climbed it, and just because I liked the name!
|Posted Aug 11, 2012 5:58 pm
|Did it.
Date Climbed: Apr 10, 2004
|Fun little hill for the kids
|Posted Jan 13, 2012 1:39 am
|Brian Kalet
Date Climbed: Apr 12, 2008
|Posted Aug 16, 2011 6:04 pm
|Nice hike
Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2011
|Parked out by Starlight and hiked in with the dog. 2x
|Posted Apr 12, 2011 1:02 pm
|Had been wondering
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2005
|about this little peak for years camping in the Buttermilks and decided to scramble it in July '05, again in April '07
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Chapter 5
He insisted on taking a shower, so while he was in the bathroom, I stripped and replaced the sheets for the second time that day. I heard him coughing as he tried to bring the illness up out of his lungs. My heart ached for him and the pain he was going through.
I was plumping the pillows when he appeared in the bathroom doorway, head hanging. I went to his side immediately, to help him back to bed. He was still very weak.
"Are you hungry?" I asked.
He shook his head. "No, but I could drink some water."
I brought him a cold bottle from the kitchen, twisted off the cap, and handed it to him. He drank half of it without pause, took a breath, and then finished it. I took the empty bottle from him and he laid back, falling into the pillows.
"Fresh sheets," he said. "Thank you."
He began to cough, and I was at his side in an instant, helping him to sit up as he hacked. It sounded terrible. He hung on to me, trying to catch his breath, and eventually, the spasm passed, and he was able to inhale enough air to soothe his starving lungs.
"Do not panic," I said quietly. "You are breathing, you are fine."
He nodded, his brow furrowed. "Don't leave me."
"I will not leave you," I said again.
He was sick in bed for three days. I stayed close, leaving his side only to bring him things he needed. He was very ill and frightened sometimes, but I managed to keep him calm and quiet despite my intense worry about him. Several times, I almost called for an ambulance, but each time he resisted, assuring me he would be okay. Mr. Crawford does not like hospitals, a feeling I share, so I reluctantly abided by his wishes.
I slept in the chair beside his bed, awake instantly at the slightest change in his breathing. Sometimes, I stretched out on the bed beside him, but not touching him, and occasionally, I would sit against the headboard and hold him while he coughed. The few times I looked at myself in the mirror, I saw dark circles under my eyes, caused by concern for him and lack of sleep.
I continued to read "The Hobbit" to him, and over those anxious days, I got to the very end. I enjoyed the story very much, and so did he, I could tell. He always listened closely while I told Bilbo's tale and even smiled at the humorous parts.
I felt like the world had contracted to just the walls of the house. Nothing existed outside them and the only thing of importance was here with me. During those long hours, I was able to gaze upon him as much as I liked, and I noticed many things about him, like the way his left eye was brighter than his right. There were differences in each eyebrow, and how his beard grew in. He had pale freckles across his nose and a very tiny mole near the right ear. I saw his body often, as he went back and forth to the bathroom or stood in the shower, and he was never less than beautiful to me.
As the illness ran its course, the broth I gave him became soup, and then finally stews thickened with meat and vegetables. He drank or ate whatever I gave him, even when he was not hungry. Several times, I remember being thankful I was at his house when he came home sick. Who would have taken care of him otherwise?
On the morning of the fourth day, he was finally on the mend and able to take note of his surroundings again. By that afternoon, I knew I'd caught his sickness; my chest was tight and my head spun if I moved too fast.
Mr. Crawford noticed immediately. Wrapped in a thick robe, he was coming out of the bathroom when he saw me weave and partially fall on his bed as I was changing the sheets. He crossed to my side and put his hands on my shoulders.
"I must return home now," I said, and tried to leave, but he would not let me. Instead, he pushed me down on his bed and made me look at him.
"You're staying here, so I can take care of you. It's the least I can do."
Although he was barely recovered, he did exactly that. He would not even let me go to the guest room. He kept me in his bed and wrapped himself around me when I was wracked with shivers. He forced fluids down my throat and helped me in every thing. The flu moved much more quickly through me than it had him, each phase passing in only hours. I felt like I had been run over by a big truck and much of the time, I was barely aware of my surroundings, but I always knew he was there, keeping watch over me.
He read to me, too, though his throat was still not totally well. Finding "Catcher in the Rye" in my room, he continued where I had left off. I loved hearing his voice as he interpreted the various characters in the novel. When he finished it late the second day, I was almost sad because I had enjoyed listening to him so much.
He brought me soup, too, and I knew he had not made it but rather had it delivered. Mr. Crawford does not cook much, and besides, he was still not completely himself yet. He rested as often as he could while I was down, but it was not enough. He was tired, and I worried he would suffer a relapse.
When I was finally able to sit up and look around, he was sitting in the reading chair, legs crossed, Oliver in his lap and Kaz at his feet. He looked exhausted but pleased at my alertness.
He smiled at me, petting the cat. "How do you feel?"
"Better." I was still coughing, but bringing up less and less. "My breathing is greatly improved. And you?"
"Also better." His eyes dropped to Oliver, purring in his lap. "Thank you for staying." He swallowed. "I'm sorry I made you sick."
"It does not matter," I assured him. "I am fine now, and all is well again." I pushed the blankets back and started to rise.
He quickly gestured to me to stay put. "One more night, to make sure you're okay."
I settled against the pillows and looked at him. He had shaved at some point over the last couple of days but the attractive stubble was back. Shadows cupped his brown eyes and his lips were chapped. He had not been taking care of himself.
"You must sleep," I said, and moved over to give him room.
He looked at the spot I offered him, and then raised his eyes to mine. The breath caught in my throat; I suddenly wanted to run away and hide.
He moved the cat to the bed and then stood and let the robe fall off his shoulders. Naked, he slid under the covers. Neither of us moved for a moment, nor looked at each other, and then I put a hand on his chest and placed my head on his shoulder.
I held my breath, waiting.
Chapter 6
"Rest," he said, and drew the covers up over us both, holding me close.
Content to feel his arms around me, I closed my eyes. His kindness toward me filled me with happiness, and I refused to expect more.
Kaz and Oliver shared the bed. I was aware of them beside us, as I woke several times during the night; I was still too ill to enjoy unbroken sleep. Whenever I changed position, he adjusted immediately and once, he asked in a whisper if I was okay.
"I am fine," I responded, and I was. Mr. Crawford was warmth itself, so gentle and sweet to me. I wished he was my lover, but almost as the thought went through my head, I pushed it away. I could not think like that. He was too good for me, too fine in every way. He would not want someone like me.
In the morning, life began to return to normal. The phone was turned back on, messages were checked, I cooked breakfast for us both while he sat at his desk, dealing with things. The only thing that changed between us was that he touched me more easily, and I didn't find it as difficult to say his name as I had. Mr. Crawford liked to touch people, and be touched. This I had noticed already.
I wanted to clean and straighten after the morning meal, but he would not let me. "You're still not well," he said. "Take some time off, get healthy again. Everything else can wait."
I nodded and agreed, but as soon as he was gone, I scrubbed his bathroom clean with bleach, to kill the germs, and made his bed afresh. I had to stop and rest often, but I got it done. I used a bleach solution on the kitchen counters and in the sink, as well. No one coming to his house should become ill.
I straightened the guest room last, making it the way it had been before my visit, and then I locked the door and left. I had done my job and was satisfied.
Wheezing a bit and moving more slowly than usual, I walked to the bus stop and sat on the bench. Buses in Los Angeles were not reliable, but I knew one I wanted would be along shortly. I did not live very far from Mr. Crawford in distance, but my neighborhood was not like his at all, though still much safer than where I'd come from in Mexico.
The sun shone through a layer of smog, its heat cut by the season and thin clouds. The warmth was minimal, and I shivered in my black T-shirt and pants, wanting only to be home, in bed, and undisturbed. Cars sped by, going places I would never see.
I thought it must be nice to travel. I would like to see Paris sometime, perhaps Greece. I smiled at the thought. Visiting Oregon or Utah would probably satisfy my craving for new places. During my stay in America, I had only been in California. It was a beautiful place, and I thought being able to see the entire country must be quite splendid. People who were born here, who grew up here, had no idea what it was like elsewhere. They had freedoms others could only dream of, and they took them for granted. I would like to take such freedom for granted, too.
The bus came, I got on, found a seat, and forty minutes later, got off at my stop. The neighborhood kids were hanging around, and as usual, they made fun of me as I walked to my apartment. They called me un joto, which was not very nice. As always, I ignored them.
I lived in a small apartment over a store. There was some noise during the day, but in the evening and at night, it was quiet enough, and I was happy there. I treasured this space that was mine alone. I had filled it with books from the secondhand store down the street. I loved books, loved to read, and that was mostly what I did when I was not at work.
I showered and changed into white sweats, curled up on the couch that was also my bed, and picked up my latest book: "Atlas Shrugged." I was struggling with it, as it was so long, but I had finally gotten to the part where John Galt made his appearance, and I was excited to find out what happened next. Reading English tired me, but the language was rich and multi-faceted, and I learned so much.
When I became hungry, I decided to go out to eat. I did not do this often, as it was expensive, but after being ill so many days, I wanted to treat myself. So I changed into jeans and a nice shirt and went down the street to one of my favorite cafes. They knew me there, and I always got good service. Adelita, the owner's pretty daughter, was always making eyes at me. I saw no need to tell her I liked men, but I did enjoy flirting with her, although I was careful not to lead her on. I did not want to cause her pain by making her think my interest in her was serious.
For the first time in days, I ate well and enjoyed it, and afterward, I strolled home with a full stomach, glad to be alive. The night air was chilly and I wore no jacket, but I would be home shortly, and warm again on my couch.
I took the shortcut through the alley, which was a mistake, because some of the boys who often teased me were there. They surrounded me, calling me names and making fun of me. Frightened, I tried to run away, but they prevented me from doing so. One of them hit me on the head with what felt like a bottle. Another kneed me in the groin, causing a pain that made me gasp and brought tears to my eyes. They started to beat me around the head and shoulders, and I was just going down to the ground when the flashing lights of a police car appeared. They scattered like the rats they were, and I was left behind, curled up against the pain, blood pouring from a head wound and many scratches.
The policeman was nice. He asked me if I needed to go the hospital, and after taking stock of my injuries, I told him I would just go home, if that was all right. He kindly made sure I got back to my apartment, walking me right to the door, and as he left, he suggested I avoid alleys from then on. Thanking him, I limped into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. Bruises, cuts, but nothing serious. I did not have insurance, so I was glad the injuries appeared to be minor.
After washing, I made sure my door was triple-locked before getting into bed with my book. I was happy to escape into the world of John Galt and his wondrous machine.
Mr. Crawford was still at home when I arrived the next morning for work. He sat at the kitchen table, going through the stack of mail that had piled up during his illness. When I came in, he wished me a good morning and then glanced up. His hands stilled and he asked, "Jamie, what happened to you?"
I tried to shrug it off. "It is nothing. Some boys in my neighborhood thought to have some fun with me."
An expression I had never seen before crossed his face as he got to his feet. "They hurt you." He came to me, touched the cut over my eye, stroked the bruise on my cheek. "Are you all right?"
"I am fine, Will. This was nothing."
Pain filled his eyes, and he put his arms around my shoulders and hugged me. Unaccountably, tears filled my eyes as I hugged him back.
"Did you go to the hospital?"
"That was not necessary. These things will heal without such assistance."
He made a face. "That's it. You move in here, today."
My mouth dropped open. "What?"
"I will not have you getting assaulted. We will get your things, and you will move into the guest room."
I shrunk inside. "That would not be right, Will. You must have your privacy."
"Bullshit." He hustled me out to the car, pushed me into the passenger seat, got behind the wheel, and following my hesitant directions, drove me to my place. Glancing around as we stepped out onto the sidewalk, he frowned before following me up the stairs. He helped me gather my things together; I didn't own much, just books and some clothing and a few CDs that I played on a portable stereo.
He had an astute sense of what money was worth; he bluntly asked me what I was doing with it.
"I send much of it home to my family," I told him. "They live much better because of me."
He looked at me for a long moment, and then he did something very surprising. He took my face in my hands and kissed me. It was a lovely kiss, full of feeling; it made me feel faint. Color rose in my face, and I wished him to never stop. Think of the most wonderful thing in the world, and that's how his kiss made me feel.
When my belongings were in his vehicle, he drove me back to his house. I could not help stealing looks at him; he stared straight ahead, his face stern.
Once my things were in the guest room, he stood in the doorway, leaning against the jamb, looking at me. "Your hours remain the same. Don't let me catch you putting in extra time. Come and go as you please, just as if you weren't living here."
I sat on the edge of the bed. "Thank you, Will."
After he left, I looked around the room which was now mine. Warmth filled me. Now, I was indeed safe.


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ROBOTC 4.32 is here and it includes a few new features and plenty of bug fixes and enhancements.
Please note that if you use LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3, you must update the Linux Kernel to 1.07X, after which you must update the ROBOTC VM as well, of course.
Links for downloading files:
- ROBOTC 4.32 for MINDSTORMS EV3 and NXT: [LINK]
- ROBOTC 4.32 for VEX Cortex and IQ: [LINK]
- ROBOTC 4.32 for Robot Virtual Worlds (MINDSTORMS): [LINK]
- ROBOTC 4.32 for Robot Virtual Worlds (VEX): [LINK]
Robot Virtual Worlds Package Manager
Robot Virtual Worlds Package Manager simplifies keeping your RVW worlds up-to-date and allows you to easily download new ones. After the packages have been downloaded and installed, they will appear in the virtual world selection menu.
ROBOTC Macro Editor
The RBC Macro Editor allows you to quickly create a ROBOTC Text-Based or Graphical macro file that will pre-configure many aspects of the UI, such as platform, the debugger windows that are to be opened, the default save-as file name and many others. If you are targeting Virtual Worlds, you can also select which world should be used. This is super useful in class room environments, or in my case, a Coderdojo! The kids simply need to click the macro file, which will open ROBOTC with all the settings you've setup.
General Changes
- Debug Stream has been made more robust to prevent buffer overflows and corrupted data.
- Added quick access, "Add License" menu item.
- Added command line option to deactivate all active, non-building licenses (-DEACTIVATE).
- "SensorValue" intrinsic definition changed from 'word' to 'int'. This will allow it be be either 'short' or 'long' depending on the native "int" format of specific platform.
- CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+D" is new keyboard accelerator to open preferences.
- All libraries (DLLs) and executables are now signed.
General Bug Fixes
- Fix issue where a "save as" with a new document -> then a subsequent "save" would cause a "save as" prompt in the wrong location.
- Fix enumeration bug in Joystick Driver
- Context menu for large ICON toolbar changes now take immediate effect.
- Fix the repeatUntil(0) warning message to say "'repeat until' expression is constant '0'. Loop will never exit."
- Fix issue with command line deactivation with building licenses
- IDE was not removing error flags from graphical blocks.
- Long operands on opcodes "&" "|", "^" and "~" were incorrectly handling negative 16-bit constants.
- Fix bug in addTo/MinusTo/DivideTo/TimesTo opcode when variable is a global short variable and the operand is a 16-bit or less compile time constant.
- Fix issue that prevented functions that return pointers to be dereferenced in an expression.
- Fixed a bug where the missing "Name" field would cause a crash for the command line activation.
- Hitting the Control key no longer deselects all the things.
- Bug causing Graphical Block artefacts on the screen has been fixed.
- New Linux image, updated to 1.07X to ensure compatibility with LEGO EV3 Programming Software. Please be sure to update your brick to the latest Linux firmware.
- EV3 brick can now be renamed from both the file and the communication utilities in the Robot menu.
- Refreshed the Driver Suite files for both NXT and EV3
- getColorRGB() will now also work with a standard LEGO NXT Color sensor.
- Added intrinsic getSensorConnType() to retrieve sensor connection type.
- Fixed multi-tasking issue in EV3 VM where multi-tasking was not possible with programs started directly from the EV3 Brick.
- Fixed a division by zero error in DatalogTest.c sample program
- Fixed an issue where uploading a file from your EV3 to your PC removed the file extension from the uploaded file.
- LEGO NXT Sensors that are normally auto-ID'd no longer have their auto-ID flag disabled for that port.
- LEGO Energy Meter was improperly configured.
- Fix Standard Model issue for EV3 (Gyro was improperly configured)
- Add 2 more RVW Cortex Standard Models.
- Enhancements to improve the VEX Cortex IME functionality in Virtual Worlds
- Fixed download firmware button not allowing you to cancel the procedure
- Small fix for VEX Cortex to disable sensor ports during initialization to prevent solenoid jitter.
- Fixed issue of "SQUAREBOT" standard model having PID control enabled with quadrature encoders.
- Fixed issue of "SQUAREBOT" standard model not having the VEX LCD configured.
- Removed the quadrature encoders from the "SQUAREBOT – IME" standard model.


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Various shots of Arab planes on fire at Beirut airport at night - the result of an Israeli Commando raid of revenge. Film is enlarged copy of footage shot by a man on the scene - a bit blurry.
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There are a lot of lucky iPhone users who updated their devices to iOS 7 beta 1 without problems. There were no issues for registered iOS developers with active UDID and participants of the WWDC 2013. But some ordinary folks like you and me came with one big issue.
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Step 3. Once you see the setup options you should swipe to the right. You will find the new screen for language selection.
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Step 9. It is time to disable VoiceOver option. To do so you should press three times on your Home button. Press on Call button once again and be fast to click Cancel.
Step 10. The previous 9 steps should have brought your new home screen. Enjoy! You have just bypassed iOS 7 beta 1 activation screen "We're unable to continue with your activation…".
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Over 80% of high blood pressure patients are in the moderate problem range, and can bring their blood pressure under control through changes in diet and lifestyle instead of drugs. Head-to-head comparisons have proven nondrug therapies superior to drugs in cases of borderline-to-mild hypertension.
Avoidance of drugs is more prevalent since studies have proven that antihypertensive drugs (typically diuretics and/or beta-blockers) may be producing the very thing they are trying to prevent, A Heart Attack.
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As an occasional feature on TELOSscope, we highlight a past Telos article whose critical insights continue to illuminate our thinking and challenge our assumptions. Today, Tomash Dabrowski looks at Karl Korsch's "Ten Theses on Marxism Today," from Telos 26 (Winter 1975–76).
Although the work of Karl Korsch was cardinal to subsequent theoretical developments within the twentieth-century Marxist canon, the appreciation of his work is usually eclipsed in intellectual history by the long shadow cast by Lukács over the development of what would later be called "Western Marxism." Nevertheless, the belated rediscovery of Korsch's work by the New Left was certainly in part due to the fact that Korsch's position was the more heretical in the eyes of the Soviet variant of Marxist orthodoxy. Although Lukács dismissed the dogmatic hagiography of Marx's conclusions, he nevertheless introduced his magnum opus, History and Class Consciousness, with the "scientific conviction" in the method of dialectical materialism. Even provided that all of Marx's findings would be proven false, genuine Marxist method would nevertheless yield a privileged relationship to history.
In contradistinction, Korsch consistently emphasized the fluidity of revolutionary thought, which by necessity must become reflectively aware of its position in local historical circumstance. Throughout his work, Korsch insisted that the historical development of theoretical understanding was to be judged by its political efficacy. By returning the Hegelian origins proper to the philosophical component of Marxism, he aimed to restore the validity of Marxist theory, which had been waning under its institutionalized vulgarizations. Although the conclusions of his earlier work yielded a personal identification with Leninism, Korsch, unlike the later Lukács, became entirely opposed to the Soviet strain of Marxism. Whereas Marx's "Theses on Feuerbach" were directed at the anachronisms in Hegel's intellectual heirs, Korsch's "Theses" redirect the gesture against the pious students of Marx: "Today, all attempts to re-establish the Marxist doctrine as a whole in its original function as a theory of the working class's social revolution are reactionary Utopias" (40).
Indeed, the well-known eleventh thesis is elliptically present in Korsch's short polemic in identifying an important problem in the heart of the Marxist tradition. Insofar as the debates of the previous century are at variance with contemporary struggles, the canon must be re-evaluated in order to be salient to praxis grounded in present historical circumstances. Marx of course could not escape history, and therefore, Korsch maintains, he was rather limited in his analysis to contemporary scholarship in political economy and the bourgeois form of revolution. Thus Marx could only speculate that the development of capitalism was to follow the trajectory of the advanced industrial economy of England and, moreover, that the desideratum of class struggle was the proletarian overtaking of the state.
The historical disparity between Marx and Soviet ideology is for Korsch—who is perhaps too enthusiastic in taking the Soviet variant as immanent to the work of Marx—disastrous. However, Korsch is unconcerned with restoring Marx's work in its original purity in opposition to its later employment. His theses, in fact, begin with the point that "[i]t no longer makes sense to ask to what extent the teaching of Marx and Engels is, today, theoretically acceptable and practically applicable" (40). In fact, Korsch goes as far as to dismiss the privilege of Marx within the Marxist canon. Marx's precursors and intellectual enemies—from More to Bakunin—are assigned an equal role in Marxist theory, provided that facets of their thought clarify local historical developments. However, it is worth addressing the same question of prescience against Korsch. The "Today" in the title of his theses is certainly not ours, and the way in which he unfairly reads the Soviet dissemination of Marx back into his corpus—if only for political leverage against more dogmatic interpretations—perhaps has little relevance at the end of history. After all, it is almost too banal to observe that the late obituaries of Marx are far more ubiquitous than those nostalgic for Bolshevism.
However, as Korsch observes, that the textual authority of Marx cannot give a final verdict on social relations does not mean that this privilege ought to be conceded to the Owl of Minerva. The conclusion, whereby Marxism is absolved of the sins of those who had erroneously cited Marx, rather implies a creative process whereby intellectual history is not made obsolete by subsequent historical developments, but instead is creatively appropriated for present struggles. That the hegemony of Marx within Marxism has receded has since been expedient to radical movements in the late twentieth century. Certainly the proliferation of many Marxisms has precipitated more radically democratic mobilization, which is to be testified to by, for instance, Autonomia in Italy. For the "first step in re-establishing a revolutionary theory and practice consists in breaking with that Marxism which claims to monopolize revolutionary initiative as well as theoretical and practical direction" (40).
Read the full version of Karl Korsch's "Ten Theses on Marxism Today" at the Telos Online website. If you are affiliated with an institution that is an online subscriber to Telos, you have free access to our complete online archive. If not, you can purchase 24-hour access to this and other Telos articles at a per-article rate. Follow the article link for more details.