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Initialize a node with a specified initial data and link to the next node.
initialData - the initial data of this new node
initialLink - a reference to the node after this new node--this reference may be null to indicate that there is no node after this new node
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Oslo, Norway
Reviews: 2
Average Rating: 5.0
2 reviews
Posted May 23, 2011
Great classic shoe
So happy with this purchase. Fit well on my foot, might run a bit large, but that's just perfect with pointy shoes like these. I'm normally a 9 or a 10 and chose 10, so that I can fit a gel sole for the "toe bed". The heels are quite high, so they're not exactly walking shoes, but great for parties! Half the price of the Isabel Marant shoes I originally wanted.
Sizing: True to Size / As Expected
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Posted October 22, 2010
Casual perfection
Love the laidback feel of this jacket! The pale blue goes perfect with black!
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Sonic Mania review
Beautifully written. I bought it yesterday and, as the Green Hill zone faded into view with that familiar music, I was grinning from ear to ear. Lovely, gooey, nostalgia washing all over me.
Bravo! Reply +1
1000 StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void closed beta keys up for grabs
iframes always make me wonder who I'm giving the email address to...
And in this instance, it appears to be Gleam. Whoever that is. Maybe not. Reply 0
Pokémon World Championship players arrested over alleged gun plot
I reckon their photo caption is the wrong way around. Surely the dude on the left (with the headphones) is 27 and the one on the right is 18? That, or one looks really bad for his age and the other looks really good! Reply +6
Dragon Quest Builders looks a lot like Minecraft
Who let Zora Link into Minecraft? Reply +9
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion pushes on despite trademark battle
I could actually feel my heart rate increasing with rage as I read that. Note to self: don't buy any games produced by Rebellion as the company is obviously run by a bunch of inept monkeys (and that's putting it politely). That's got to be akin to a footballer falling over and grabbing his knee 'cos another player lightly breathed on him. Reply +11
These Nintendo toys launch in McDonald's Happy Meals next week
Looks like I need to start buying Happy Meals! My son is 1 1/2, reckon that'll be convincing? ;) Reply +15
Google developing smart contact lens to help diabetics
Where's the games angle? Reply +37
Another 62 Blockbuster stores to shut, remainder at risk
I'm not a rental customer; I buy or don't buy, that's it. I've got a big enough back catalogue on the shelf to not worry about renting.
The thing is, it's people like me who live in rural areas with standard ADSL at best who are going to suffer from this. I can't stream jack, let alone in HD. YouTube constantly buffers and is a frustrating experience. If I want to download a game from Steam, I have to leave the download over night. Perhaps rental stores should look at opening in the areas that don't have super fast broadband available - they might get more customers that way. The writing's probably on the wall, but they could last a big longer if they move to where the customers are. Reply +11
The Humble Rise of Humble Bundle
Origin was the sole reason I didn't buy the Origin Bundle! And I think Humble Bundle's great! Just bought all the Arkham stuff on there this morning, for under Ł3! Shame they're Steam, though. I have access to a T1 line at work, as opposed to my 6.5Mb (if I'm lucky) home broadband, so I'd much rather download in the office and take home! Reply +1
BMX bandits: The joy of Grand Theft Auto 5's bikes
I read the title and assumed motorbikes. :( That said, some interesting and useful tips in there, thanks. :)
I read the title on Twitter, not the full title. Otherwise, I'd have seen the "BMX Bandits" part. ;) Reply 0
Microsoft: Xbox 360 will last three more years
@StooMonster Precisely! Why would anyone buy XBL content anymore? Money down the drain, surely? Reply +17
Nintendo announces Nintendo 2DS handheld console
*Checks calendar*
Nope, it's not April... Reply +36
Live: Blizzard Gamescom conference
Fingers crossed we'll be rid of those vendor trash legendaries! Reply 0
I'm guessing a release date might be hinted at toward the end of the presentation? Reply 0
So you could say that this is a...Malteaser? Reply 0
Galak-Z preview: The PS4's secret weapon?
But...the name only works if you're American! :( Reply +46
Ouya or ou-nah?
Given that you can pair PS3 and 360 controllers, is the bundled controller really that big an issue? Reply 0
Ride to Hell: Retribution review
At least this game proves that chivalry is not dead...right? ;) Reply +4
Xbox One doesn't come with a headset because it includes Kinect, Microsoft explains
Well thank goodness we all live in quiet houses with no children making a racket, so that Kinect can accurately detect what we say every time. Oh, wait... Perhaps Microshaft should try living in a place I like to call "the real world". Reply +129
The most popular arguments in favour of Xbox One DRM
As a gamer with a paltry 6.5Mb bps (max), I for one am pleased the "download only" route has been dealt another delay blow. Do you know how long it takes me to download multiple GBs of data? :O
The infrastructure is nowhere near ready to support a solely cloud-based approach, even if there were no other issues to take with it.
I've pleaded with BT to give me Infinity, but they say it's not available. So, 6.5Mb is the most I can get. :( Reply +5
Hackers crack Ubisoft's uPlay security, able to download games for free
Examples like this serve to illustrate why this form of copy protection (or DRM) is not a good idea. Who polices the police? At least in the "good ol' days" of disc copy protection, our personal details were happily stowed away in our heads (I know that no personal info was stolen in this attack, but how long until it is?)
Companies are never going to be able to stamp out piracy, so there's no point them thinking that they can. All they seek to do is further ruin the user experience for their customers (who are actually paying for it!)
I got Battlefield 3 for Christmas before last. I've barely played it because I had to click a link, which went to a website, which asked me to log in, which then fired up a launcher, which then went into the game, which then crashed. It's such a convoluted procedure which is 100% detrimental to the user experience.
People buy games to be entertained. If those people give up playing due to the copy protection, I suppose the company's still earned the money from the sale, but what of the reputation damage? I'm certainly not going to buy any further PC EA games if I have to go through that rigmarole again!
Ooh, sorry; got a bit soapbox there. ;) Reply +2
Watch Introversion's Eurogamer Expo Prison Architect developer session
Dudes, there's a typo on Chris Delay's screen cap. He's called "Chris Relay", apparently... Reply +1
Blizzard targets Warcraft gold sellers
The irony for me with this story, is that it was originally reported by Curse. When I registered with Curse, I used an exclusive email alias which I registered just with them and no-one else. Within a few days, I received a WoW phishing email to that email address. Hence I find it a tad ironic that they're the ones reporting on the gold sellers who are likely the ones who sent me that phisher in the first place. I can only assume that Curse sold my address on to them.
I know someone who got hacked and all of their stuff sold, so I'm very firmly against gold sellers 'cos they're just tossers. I report 'em as spammers every time I see them in chat. Reply +1
Champions Online turns F2P this month
Oh, do I feel like a mug for buying a lifetime sub when the game launched? Even with a lifetime sub I barely play it, so F2P isn't going to make any difference to me other than make me feel like I've been had. Reply 0
Indies angered by new Xbox dash
Can't offer an opinion on a new dash because for the first five times of asking, the update wouldn't work and on a subsequent attempt, the 360 froze and I had to turn it off despite the warning on the screen telling me not to. :(
Hopefully I'll be able to get it sorted tonight, but I'm hoping it's not as radical as the last time. Reply 0
SEGA to follow Nintendo's Mario model
"SEGA is planning to delist the rubbisher Sonic titles"
So, everything after Sonic Adventure 2, then? That said, they must've been on drugs when they made Sonic Adventure. 2 was much better.
As for putting Sonic on a skateboard or in a car: who on Earth decided that was a good idea? Sounds like something one of those numpties on The Apprentice would come up with! Reply 0
Langdell loses his Edge trademarks
I hope a flood of lawsuits bankrupt the moron. Reply +11
Lost Planet 2 "substantially underperformed" - Capcom
I tried the original Lost Planet demo and opted not to buy the game because I wasn't impressed. A friend bought me Lost Planet 2 as a birthday present a week ago and I was about to give up because I couldn't find a single player option, when I finally realised that single player = multi player with bots. I then played a few missions and gave up because I wasn't impressed.
I also recently bought MotoGP 09/10, another Capcom title. It's OK, but not groundbreaking with a huge wow factor.
SFIV has been the best Capcom game I've played recently. Maybe they're just buying some bad licences. Reply +2
3DTV in every home in 3 years – Ubisoft
For me, 3D is a prime example of companies not considering their user experience.
My eyesight isn't 20/20 and I have to wear glasses for things such as screen use and I'm lucky, because my vision is currently only slightly impaired. Still, my eyes can't natively use 3D glasses without wearing my normal glasses underneath to correct my focal issues first.
So Ubisoft is predicting a future where I'll have to wear two pairs of glasses more regularly than the occasional trip to the cinema? Hmmm, thanks but no thanks.
I've tried out a 3D TV in my local Curry's and while it's certainly a novelty, I don't think I could watch it on a regular basis. When I get home from work, I just want to chill out and veg in front of the telly, not give my eyes more work to do having been fixed on a monitor all day. Reply 0
BBC reveals Doctor Who games
I dunno about you guys, but "interactive episode" or variants thereof still conjures images of the likes of 7th Guest etc. for me. Having seen the BBC's previous efforts at Doctor Who "games", I remain reluctantly sceptical. The best one they've produced so far is the Dalek game, but that's the exception rather than the norm.
I suspect the result of this will be something similar to the "Grask" DVD extra on one of the previous series' extras (but very much hope this is not the case). They need to hire me to dream the game up; it'd be awesome. ;) Reply -1
Videogame BAFTAs live online tonight
Miiyamoto. Legend. End of. Reply +1
"Why do publishers have to be greedy like this?"
We don't know how the pricing structure breaks down though, do we? For all we know, Mircrosoft's cut may be fairly hefty and the Introversion boys could be making a minimal profit on it. I know they're hoping the XBLA version will be a big seller though and they are relying on sales to keep making these games. Nowt wrong with supporting them, I reckon. Reply 0
Star Trek Online
Ah, finally. My thoughts on the game have been ratified and I know I wasn't going mad. I wanted to like STO, I really, really did. I was so disappointed. All people kept saying in the beta was "It's still in beta, STFU", but so much needed to change and it was obvious that such a large amount of work wasn't possible in the short timescale available.
I bought a lifetime sub for Champions on the strength of CoH and the promise of STO beta. Man, I feel like a sucker. Reply 0
Star Trek live interview update
Looks like Craig registered on EG just to say sorry, so I take my hat off to him for the effort. Reply +4
Dammit Craig I'm a doctor, not a taxi driver! Reply +4
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Which names have the Battle of the Gatchaman Force characters got? The BoTP version I watched had Mark, Jason, Princess, Keeyop and Tiny, but then the G-Force version had different names. Reply 0
Warcraft movie still at script stage
"Sony Pictures decided to reboot the franchise with a new cast and director."
Which immediately makes me think of all Batman films between Batman Returns and Batman Begins. Reply +2
Activision sticking with DJ Hero series
I just hope they up the quality of the peripherals. I bought DJ Hero for my wife for Christmas. The cheap and nasty turntable was broken straight out of the box. Luckily, I bought it from Game so she returned it for a working one. Still feels very cheap though. Reply 0
Nintendo responds to Greenpeace report
"Well yes, bicycles are notably more energy efficient than motorbikes."
Nowhere near as much fun, though! ;)
I'm still not convinced by this whole carbon footprint thing anyway. Everything that's happening with the climate seems to have happened before and often worse. Reply -3
Recession or Transition?
Retail's just stupidly expensive. The choices are really only Game, Gamestation or Higher than Market Value (HMV) and perhaps Blockbuster, all of whom are stupidly expensive (I know other stores sell games, but not the same selection).
For example, I bought Borderlands online for my 360. Ł17.95 from Zavvi compared to Ł39.95 in Game et al. No brainer, really. Reply 0
Star Trek Online
"People who are playing in closed beta are playing an unfinished version, naturally - because it is closed beta. It is almost unfair to judge a game solely on playtime during closed beta."
How much are they likely to change in under a month? Surely it's reasonable to assume that the fundamental game mechanics aren't going to change dramatically? Reply +1
"As soon as the NDA drops there will be tears.
CO in space."
I really wish I didn't agree, but I do. :( Reply +2
Capcom making Resident Evil motorbike
Got to be a publicity stunt. No right minded biker would buy one and I doubt a non-biking gamer would go to the expense of all the bike training and test just to buy one. Utter nonsense. Reply 0
City of Heroes wants you back
Nothing's going to make me go back to CoH, or indeed buy any NCSoft title again. They've screwed me around several times over recent years (CoH US to EU transfer didn't include Villains and eventually lost my characters) and the clincher was the last time I tried to go back to them. I'd changed my email address and forgotten my password and to log a support ticket for it, I had to log in!
Most user-unfriendly company I've dealt with in a long time. Reply +2
MS explains Xbox Live downtime
They'll be adding Facebook and Twitter to cars next, so you can tell people what you're up to on the move...
"Just joined the M1. Lots of traffic. I'm bored" *rolling eyes smiley*
Right tool for the right job. A 360 is for gaming. Reply +4
Champions offers $200 lifetime subs
Thanks, Kremlik. :) Reply 0
Anyone know how the server arrangement's going to work? I don't want to get suckered into a US server account to claim the lifetime subscription and then find I can't play with mates in the UK because of it. Reply 0
Home is outdated, says Microsoft exec
Maybe it'd be a better use of Microsoft's time to not slag off Sony and instead work on making their console quieter, cooler and more reliable. A bit like the PS3, really.
Since I got my PS3, I've barely touched the 360. Reply 0
Uncharted 2 officially revealed
Shouldn't the sub title be "Amongst Thieves"? Reply 0


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Sustainable energy for the United Kingdom
- 32 monopiles and transition pieces
- 258 megawatts of sustainable energy
- 180,000 households will be supplied with green power
- 8 kilometres off the coast of Liverpool Bay
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the British government has set an ambitious target: by 2020, 15% of all energy must be obtained from renewable sources. After completion in 2017, the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm will be making a valuable contribution towards achieving this aim. Green power will then be supplied to 180,000 households, generated by this wind farm. Van Oord's heavy lift installation vessel Svanen played a crucial role in the construction of the offshore wind farm.
Installation work
The Danish energy company DONG Energy granted the assignment for the Burbo Bank Extension project installation work to Van Oord. At 8 km off the coast of Liverpool Bay, heavy lift installation vessel Svanen installed 32 monopiles and transition pieces. Just several weeks after the start of the work, Van Oord completed the project to the satisfaction of the client in July 2016.
Feeder method
'To ensure that the monopiles could float, we fitted them with plugs, after which tug boats transported them to the Svanen,' explains Project Manager Roy van Loveren. 'The transition pieces on the pontoons were manoeuvred very accurately under the hook of the heavy lift installation vessel. This feeder method has been continuously optimised in the past few years, which meant we could work very efficiently.'
A monopile or transition piece had to be supplied to Svanen every 12 hours. The working area and the feeder port were separated by a lock gate. Consequently, accurate careful planning of the transport was vital. The team devoted a great deal of effort to this challenge, and I am proud of the result.
Heavy lift installation vessel Svanen
The advanced fleet for the construction of offshore wind farms was expanded in 2015 to include heavy lift installation vessel Svanen. With a height of 102 metres and a lifting capacity of 8,700 tonnes, the vessel has an impressive appearance. The construction of the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm was the vessel's first job under the Van Oord flag.
Solid seabed protection
Side stone dumping vessel HAM 602 was used for the corresponding seabed protection, involving 70,000 tonnes of stone. A hydraulic crane on board the side stone dumping vessel added a filter layer with great accuracy. This was achieved using an innovative method developed in-house, which restricts the loss of dumping material to a minimum.
Additional information
Start dateJune 2016
End dateJuly 2016
LocationLiverpool Bay, United Kingdom
Business UnitOffshore Wind
ClientDONG Energy


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Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was in the initial lineup for Sunday night's game vs. the Yankees but was scratched several hours beforehand. The team later tweeted the reason:
Pedroia scratched from tonight's game due to experiencing soreness in his left wrist. He will return to Boston to be examined.— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) April 13, 2014
Before the game, Sox manager John Ferrell talked about pulling Pedroia from the lineup.
"He went down to hit early today and the soreness continues to persist and probably gain in intensity," Farrell said to reporters.
Jonathan Herrera took the place of Pedroia, who has 13 hits in 55 at bats this season (.236).
"I think there's probably a direct correlation to what we've seen at the plate," Farrell told MassLive.com. "There hasn't been an event over the past couple of days that have brought this onset even further, it's just everyday play. The soreness increases and it has to be checked out. Until we have some sort of results off of imaging of any kind, that's the best I can tell you right now."
Pedroia was hurt by a take-out slide in the first game of the Milwaukee series last week. He played all of 2013 with a damaged ligament in his thumb.


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I'm trying to use XS to wrap a C++ class that is accessible only through a separate, smart pointer class. So it appears that Perl objects should store a pointer to a smart pointer object. The double dereference necessary to call the methods I'm after is going to lead to miles of this.
I'd much rather the XS compiler somehow automate all of this repetition, given something more along these lines.
Is there some sneaky XS directive or typemap game that will get me there with minimal fuss? The best alternative I can come up with is to write an xsubpppp.
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Surprise of all surprises, I am still alive.
My apologies for the extreme radio silence. After we moved last June life sort of got in the way.
Since moving I've had a baby, moved again, took the baby on his first international trip to Turkey, and began adapting to our new home (which is strikingly similar to where we started our expat journey). I also took up the hobby of knitting, which I'm sure will interest no one.
Even though we both grew up in the US adapting to being back has been difficult. Repatriation isn't a word that really fits because for us this is essentially the same thing as Malaysia, a short term stay with an end date. It just happens to be a stay in a country from which we both hold passports. We're settling into a new state and really enjoying it bust at the same time it's difficult to get too comfortable because we'll be gone again before we know it. I am trying to live in the moment and enjoy it while it is here. Surprisingly, there is quite a lot to enjoy about having family in driving distance who are willing to stay with your kid so you can get away without him.
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PHOENIX -- Their Gerardo Parra bobblehead dolls safely stashed away, some in the Chase Field crowd seemed dismayed when Chris Young was called on to pinch-hit for Parra on Saturday night. They might not have liked it, but they could have seen it coming. Do not get manager Kirk Gibson started on the "p" word. He does not buy into platoons. But it is as good as any way to describe the Diamondbacks center field situation these days. The D-backs have alternated Parra and Young over the last three weeks based almost solely on the throwing arm of the opposing pitcher. Young has started the last nine games in which the D-backs faced a left-hander, and he walked in his pinch-hit appearance against a lefty Saturday. Parra has started 10 of the last 11 games against right-handers. It is new for Young, who has been the full-time starter since 2007 except for a short return to the minor leagues in 2009, but he is adjusting. A cursory look at the numbers suggests that is the way to play it, at least until circumstances change. At the same time, Gibson looks at it as a way to keep his outfielders fresh during the D-backs' busiest stretch of the season. They are scheduled to play 53 games in 55 days after the All-Star break, with 30 of those games on the road. They are tough decisions to make, but we do what is right for the team. Its tricky sometimes, but I do the best I can, Gibson said. Young had a double and a walk and scored two runs while hitting leadoff Sunday against Nationals left-hander Ross Detwiler, his first start of the three-game weekend series against Washington. Young is hitting .264 against lefties this season, .180 against righties. Parras splits are about the same from the other side: He is hitting .288 against right-handers and .226 against lefties. "I try to keep everybody involved. Its the same plan, Gibson said. "Obviously, if I am going to play one or the other, 'G' is going to be better against a righty than C.Y. is at this point of the season." For Parra, who won the left field job last May but became the fourth outfielder again when the D-backs signed Jason Kubel over the winter, it is an opportunity to get back on the field more regularly. "C.Y. knows the situation. I know the situation," Parra said. "Ill be ready when they put me in the lineup. C.Y. told me last week when you are put in the lineup, play hard. I feel good. C.Y. feels good, too." Young finds himself in a more unusual position. He has missed 10 starts since the All-Star break after being held out of the starting lineup only 16 times in 2010 and '11 combined. He has started at least 148 games in four of the last five years, missing extended action only when he returned to Reno for a brief stint in 2009. Playing time in center probably never would have been an issue if not for a right shoulder injury that disrupted Youngs season just when it was getting started. He had five home runs and 13 RBIs in his first 11 games before suffering a slight tear in a right shoulder ligament when he collided with the left-center fence while making a catch April 17. The D-backs hustled him back early -- he was a willing participant -- and he has been unable to regain that touch. He is hitting .173 since coming back in mid-May. "That (injury) is the one thing I wish would never had happened," Young said. "Ever since Ive come back, its been an up-and-down performance, up-and-down playing time. It gets to the point where your mentality changes a little bit. You realize you are not in there every day. So when you get in there, you want to do something good. You want to make some things happen." That probably had as much to do as anything with Youngs first career ejection last week, when the frustrations of a long season boiled to the surface in a 7-6 loss in Pittsburgh. Young was kicked out of the game after throwing his bat down at the plate while arguing a called third strike on a pitch that appeared a good few inches inside. Gibson used a bear hug to keep Young away from home plate umpire Larry Vanover, and Young continued to argue as he returned to the dugout. The D-backs trailed by a run but had the bases loaded with two outs at the time, the kind of situation in which production could lead to more playing time. "My emotions definitely got the better of me, but Im sure there were some things built up in there, Young said. "It all kind of ties in together, I guess. You understand that if you come through in that situation, maybe youll get the opportunity to carry it over and play in more games. You are trying to find a groove quicker because you dont have game after game after game to get the feel back. You have a couple of games here and then two off. Parra is going through the same thing as well. I completely understand that. If that is what you are dealt, you have to find a way to make an adjustment. If you get a game to make an adjustment, you have to find a way to make that adjustment. Thats just the nature of the game, the nature of the business. So Young and Parra check the lineup card every day, although these days knowing the starting pitcher may be enough. The D-backs are scheduled to face three right-handers in St. Louis beginning Tuesday, although it seems hard to imagine Young not in the lineup at all in that series. He is 5 for 13 in his career against Kyle Lohse, the Cardinals' scheduled starter in the final game Thursday. His motto these days: Be prepared. I just try to keep the character that I have always had, put the same work in that I always have and stay in a positive state of mind. If I play in a game and dont get any hits, try not to stress out about it. If I get a couple of hits, just build off it and continue to support my teammates, Young said. Were playing great baseball. Were in a playoff race, so it is always fun to be part of a team that is doing that.
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Researchers strengthen last line of defence in superbug war
Polymyxins are considered the last line of defence in the battle against superbugs. The only problem is that they're toxic. Melbourne researchers are hoping to overcome that.
ELIZABETH JACKSON: Australian researchers are hoping to combat the growing problem of antibiotic resistance by looking to the past.
They're developing a type of antibiotic which has previously been shunned because it's potentially toxic.
It's a sign of how desperate things have become as antibiotic resistance becomes increasingly common.
Simon Lauder reports.
SIMON LAUDER: Options for treating infections are running out as resistance to antibiotics grows.
Researchers at Monash University are trying to develop some new treatments.
They're not developing a new class of antibiotics; instead they're hoping to make an old one more easy and safe to use.
The lead researcher on the project, Professor Jian Li, says polymyxins could be the last line of defence for a type of superbug called gram negative superbugs.
JIAN LI: Polymyxin got a really bad reputation in the 1970s because there were quite a few clinical reports saying they have much high incidence of kidney toxicity or neural toxicity.
SIMON LAUDER: So they've been seen as a last resort treatment until now, haven't they?
JIAN LI: Yes and we really hope we can rescue this last antibiotic.
SIMON LAUDER: So you really see it as a last line?
JIAN LI: It is, absolutely because at the moment there's nothing new in the development pipeline.
SIMON LAUDER: That's a sign of how desperate the situation has become?
JIAN LI: Absolutely.
SIMON LAUDER: Professor of infectious diseases at the Australian National University, Peter Collignon, says researchers are resorting to drugs of the past because there is no financial support to develop new classes of antibiotics. They're just not profitable enough.
PETER COLLIGNON: They're really all that we've got left because the real problem is there's not a lot of drugs even being developed against what we call the gram negatives which are the e-coli, pseudomonas-type drugs and so we really have to use and preserve what we've got from the past.
And the trouble is there's probably not going to happen in a hurry either because there really isn't the reward for pharmaceutical companies to actually develop new drugs that are only used for short periods of time like antibiotics even though they cure things.
SIMON LAUDER: What does it say about the state of affairs that one of the last lines of defence may be a drug form the past which has been shunned because of its toxicity?
PETER COLLIGNON: Well, it means we've got problems. We're still really lucky in Australia in that we have much less resistance than a lot of other areas in the world.
So we actually know what we have to do. There is a lack of political willingness around the world to do the appropriate things and in the short term, the short term answer is well let's develop another drug and get over this problem.
Well, the problem is that's not happening, but even if we did do that, we have got to fix the basics because this problem is not going to go away.
And the reality is in places like China, India, developing countries, we're already in a post antibiotic era for a large proportion of common infections, and they get brought back to Australia with people who are just touristing there who don't even have anything to do with the hospitals. So we need to fix this problem and we need to fix it up from an international perspective.
We need this sort of research and development that's been done at Monash but we need the basic things approached as well and enforced by some sort of international code that really makes sure it happens and people don't pay to just lip service to it.
SIMON LAUDER: Monash University's work on polymyxins has just been given a major boost. The US government's National Institute of Health is giving the researchers a grant worth about $10 million over five years.
ELIZABETH JACKSON: Simon Lauder.
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Topless in Times Square: de Blasio and Cuomo are acting like boobs about the 'desnudas'
How you gonna keep'em down on the farm, once they've seen a boob in Times Square?
— old saying someone probably said.
If you have paid any attention to the New York tabloids this week you are no doubt aware that Times Square is chest-deep in naked breasts which are apparently destroying the World's Most Important City — just ask any New Yorker — and now the governor is joining forces with the mayor to save civilization.
It must be at least that big of a deal since the eight or so women known as "desnudas" — who pose for pictures with tourists from flyover country who have never seen a big city boob before — have caught the attention of Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and now something must be done about this because "think of the children."
Or businesses in the area if you're Cuomo.
"I believe it is infringing on legitimate businesses," Cuomo said in an interview. "I think it is infringing on the investment that the state and the city made in the 42nd Street area, and I think it has to be stopped."
There are about 8.4 million people who live in New York City — or approximately 525,000 people per exposed breast, give or take depending upon population fluctuations and cup size. And, being the 12-year-old boys they are, these untethered breasts are what have caught Cuomo and de Blasio's attention like twin high beams bearing down upon a startled deer.
The real problem in Time Square is the collection of panhandlers and goofballs dressed up like Elmo or Spiderman who are aggressively forcing themselves upon the tourists who go to gawk at what is known as "The Crossroads of the World" before hitting a "Wicked" matinee after finding out that "Cats" closed. While this has been a problem for some time, it took scantily-clad women with painted-over nipples to get the politician's attention and now de Blasio is considering destroying the village in order to save it.
"….the mayor startled many urban planners when, at a news conference in Queens, he said he would give "a fresh look" at whether the [Times Square] pedestrian plazas should remain.
"That's a very big endeavor, and like every other option comes with pros and cons," Mr. de Blasio said of removing the plazas. "So we're going to look at what those pros and cons would be. You could argue that those plazas have had some very positive impacts. You could also argue they come with a lot of problems."
"For want of a bra a public square was lost" — Ben Franklin, approximately.
America has long engaged in a twilight struggle with the breast, or more specifically the nipple, and it continues to this day.
While the Huffington Post devoted a whole portion of their news-site to the elusive dorsal portion of the celebrity breast known as the "sideboob," nipples freak everyone the hell out as if their only previous glimpse of a breast was on a Barbie. Say a prayer for those whose only acquaintance with male genitalia is on a Ken doll. The horror….the horror.
Every year, Sports Illustrated manages to slip in a little nipple action into their annual swimsuit issue, shaking up commonsense Midwestern moms who run to the local media because they want that kind of stuff covered up like in the Victoria Secret catalogs that keep going missing about the house when the boys get home from school.
Then there was the Great Super Bowl Wardrobe Malfunction of 2004 that shocked a nation and resulted a $550,000 FCC fine for CBS — later overturned with the Supreme Court then refusing to hear the FCC's appeal no matter how much Clarence Thomas whined and pouted.
It's hard to say why America fears exposed breasts so much but there are those who think it has to do with a double standard; just not the "men can go topless, and women can't — not fair!" double standard that you might think.
For all the people out there who cry it's sexist that women can't go around topless, I am going to give you an irrefutable argument to why it isn't sexist. A woman is topless, a man "accidentally" gropes her chest, he's going to be spending the next few years in prison and registering as a sexual offender. Next scenario. A man is topless, a woman "accidentally" gropes his chest, even if he does freak out, which he probably wouldn't, but if he did, the entire police station will laugh him out of the station for reporting it. The reason it is illegal for women to walk around topless isn't for the children's sake. It is because there are completely different rules and regulations when it comes to men and women and their bodies. (sure you can say double standards are sexist, but I don't hear any women complaining about my above double standard). If the day comes when grabbing a woman's chest isn't grounds for being arrested, sure then you can say it's sexist that women aren't allowed to go topless.
Well, there you have it. Men will be boys and although we will allow them to own as many high-powered weapons as they want, control the government, own almost all the businesses, and provide them high octane toys to zoom about in, they simply can't be left around an unguarded boob or they will turn into a gropey-grabby Missouri lawmaker.
And if the men protecting America's Most Cosmopolitan City — just ask any New Yorker — can't trust other men to act like adults who have seen a breast before, what hope is there for the rest of us bumpkins?


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'Amazing Race' Recap: All's Fair in Love and Cold War
Chock-full of missing bags, botched detours, lousy maps, and unforgivable gaps in basic knowledge of recent world history, the ninth leg of "The Amazing Race" reminded viewers that it's still anyone's game as the last five teams darted around Deutschland.
First, it was all aboard the same early-morning train from Switzerland to Dresden, Germany. Teams took the opportunity to nap while someone else apparently took the opportunity to "borrow" Bates's bag. Luckily, Bates still had his passport, the one must-have in order to continue the race. A little less lucky was his race girlfriend, Jen, offering to lend him some thong underwear. Bates joked, "They could come in handy on lonely nights." Apparently, scripted shows aren't the only ones that attract shippers:
Country and hockey just need to hook up already bit.ly/GQKjFf #GetGlue @amazingrace_cbs
— Tatiana Torres (@princessdeleon) April 22, 2013
Because apparently we haven't dealt with communism enough this season, once the duos arrived and found the fleet of Ford Fusions (shameless sponsor plug!) at the ministry of finance, they had to answer three fairly simple multiple-choice questions through the car's audible-texting feature, which would lead them to the next clue box at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The honeymooners got to the quiz cars first, unceremoniously missed the first question (despite the correct answer being Reagan, who is apparently "the cigar-chomping Republican conservative" Max's favorite president), and then worried about how ashamed Rush Limbaugh would be. The worst part was that his mistake wasn't even the most embarrassing to the American education system, as the YouTubers contemplated Roosevelt and Clinton after wondering who lived in the White House in the 1980s and the singers thought the referenced wall was the great one in China. Sure wish it hadn't been multiple choice, so we could see just how long it would take them to rack their pea brains for the correct answers.
We were not alone in thinking they should shame-spiral themselves to a library ASAP:
cant believe how friggin STUPID some of these teams are not to know important history re:Berlin wall / JFK and Reagan .. #TAR #AmazingRace
— Roy (@splashroy) April 22, 2013
Pretty sure Paul only watches the Amazing Race so he can rant about how stupid the people are and offer to buy them a GPS
— Matt Calhoun (@mattpcal) April 22, 2013
Also lame was how the singers contemplated giving the answers to the hockey brothers despite the late stage in the game, and then being proud of themselves for no longer "throwing their love around all day." The foursome reconnected on the autobahn and stopped for directions together. But then the girls, who apparently didn't take down the directions, promptly failed to keep up their tail, and angry feelings welled up once again. In the same vein, the roller moms pointed out the clue box at the gate to the brothers, commenting that "they'd better pay us back for that." Along with historical trivia, these teams should brush up on the definition of "competition."
The Fall of Berlin
The honeymooners were still in first place when they arrived on the roof of the hotel to BASE-jump 37 stories to the ground for their next clue. Katie took the plunge like a champ, despite her needing to pee. Joey, as usual, made an unusual assortment of sounds, giggles, and body movements as he took the "ultimate free fall."
Das Tote
Every pair but one initially chose to do the Font Follies Detour, which meant hauling two giant neon letters through the city streets and delivering them in perfect condition to a museum tucked away in a mall. The honeymooners hilariously grabbed "B" and "O," and they smartly asked for directions at a hotel to the "niche nerd museum." They weren't the only ones who had the happy accident of picking letters that went together. Derby moms grabbed "U" and "N," while the brothers took "R" and "V." The brothers schlepped alongside the singers, who worried about staying so close should they be the last two running toward Phil's mat, until Anthony's "V" fell over and cracked while they were asking for directions, forcing them to switch tasks.
Cold War Skids
The country's trains may have always run on time in the past, but the second Detour option, Train Trials, in which racers had to construct a toy train track within a frame and then keep the locomotive intact for a full circuit, proved the goal was not easy to accomplish. The YouTubers, who were scared to be alone while they completed a task but enjoyed not being stressed over trying to beat the other teams, took seven attempts, and the brothers required nine tries.
Swerving Berlin
The brothers knew they needed a miracle again, and in an ask-and-you-shall-receive moment of serendipity, the roller moms got superlost looking for the Salon Zur Wilden Renate bar in the eastern part of the city, which allowed the YouTubers and singers to pull ahead of them. Despite wanting to cry and feeling stupid, Derby should be commended for not giving up and deciding to finish as hard they started.
It's ironic that the roller moms were going around Berlin in circles. Because that's what they do for fun anyway. #amazingrace
— smrtmnky (@smrtmnky) April 22, 2013
Haus of Horrors
Next, a teammate had to tell the salon's doorman who was responsible for the "Ich bin ein Berliner" quote before he'd grant them entry into a creepy labyrinth worthy of last season's "Dexter." (Think doll heads, strobe lights, small doors, and machinery!) Max's wrong answer from earlier, JFK, was now useful to Katie, who described the maze as her worst nightmare.
Watching the Amazing Race... falling off a building was bad enough, but this labyrinth thing?? *shudder* #nothankyou
— JKGirlSena (@JKgirlSena) April 22, 2013
Once again embarrassing the United States, the singers thought they were going to a hair salon, Derby guessed wrong twice before she polled bar patrons, and Joey guessed the test might include dabbling in drugs.
Really? You think that you're going to get high....in a TV game show like the #amazingrace....I mean, children watch this show
— Regel (@NOLA_CAsanova) April 22, 2013
Joey also needed help from a customer (although not the one who randomly identified him as "cat police") because he didn't "know German quotes." More obnoxious was his telling the bouncer that he'd figured it out. For the record, there is a difference between that and being told an answer.
Americans having to ask Germans who said "Ich bin ein Berliner". Sad commentary. I guess YouTube hosts don't have to know much #amazingrace
— Ron Waxman (@RonWaxman) April 22, 2013
Iron Curtain Call
The honeymooners finally came in first at the pit stop, which was on Kurfstendamm, the Fifth Avenue of Berlin, and each won a new Ford Fusion. Reviews are still very mixed in the Twitterverse on the night's winners:
I don't always dislike people I don't know, but when I do, it's Max & Katie from Amazing Race #DearGod
— Jennifer Stipec (@jennybean9) April 22, 2013
"@snatchingtasha: I want one of those 2013 ford Fusions #AmazingRace" Good. Win for Max and Katie. They are my #1
— Nick and Phyllis MB(@phickmb_1) April 22, 2013
They were followed by the YouTubers and then the singers. Team Hockey and Team Derby, who worked together in the maze and finished simultaneously, were pulling up the rear. Hockey allowed Derby to lead them right to Phil and then outran them on foot the final few feet. Apparently the "Amazing Race" gods agreed that would be a lousy end for such a worthy team; it turned out to be a nonelimination round, so the moms will be back next week to contend with a Speed Bump and a Double U-Turn.
Watch a preview for the next episode:
"The Amazing Race" airs Sundays at 8 PM on CBS.


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And in the department of cadenza and variation he deemed him without an equal.
It is significant that he played the cadenza, the most difficult part, best of all.
I had begged him to compose a cadenza for me, but he directed me to write one myself.
There is in music an effect yet more magical than that of the cadenza.
This volume also contains his own cadenza to the Beethoven violin concerto.
Accordingly he requested that the cadenza might be suppressed.
Ricordi's edition gives an alternative reading of the penultimate bar, in the style of a cadenza.
The sea returns Allegro molto e frenetico in full force, and likewise the vague motive of the story in a cadenza of violin solo.
I still had some minutes, and I used them for a sort of cadenza to whatever my performance might have been.
When the cadenza was reached in the public concert Beethoven quietly sat down.


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WASHINGTON – Some of the staunchest resistance to President Donald Trump's threats to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement could come from some of his staunchest supporters: farmers.
Farm Country is on red alert over the Trump regime's position on the pact, which the president has characterized as a job-killing disaster. NAFTA has widened access to Mexican and Canadian markets, boosting U.S. farm exports and benefiting many farmers.
U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer on Thursday formally notified Congress of the administration's plan to renegotiate NAFTA. That could put Mr. Trump, who has sent mixed signals on his plans for NAFTA, at odds with many farmers. A large majority of rural Americans backed his presidential bid, drawn to his calls to slash environmental rules, strengthen law enforcement and replace Obamacare.
"Mr. President, America's corn farmers helped elect you," Wesley Spurlock of the National Corn Growers Association warned in a statement last month after White House aides signaled that Mr. Trump would deliver on his vow to abandon the treaty. "Withdrawing from NAFTA would be disastrous for American agriculture."
Within hours, Trump softened his stance. He wouldn't actually dump NAFTA, he said. He'd first try to forge a more advantageous deal with Mexico and Canada.
Farmers have been relieved that NAFTA has survived so far. Yet many remain nervous about where Trump's trade policy will lead.
As a candidate, Trump defined his "America First" stance as a means to fight unfair foreign competition. He blamed unjust deals for swelling U.S. trade gaps and stealing factory jobs.
But NAFTA and other deals have been good for American farmers, who stand to lose if Trump ditches the pact or ignites a trade war. The United States has enjoyed a trade surplus in farm products since at least 1967, government data show. Last year, farm exports exceeded imports by $20.5 billion.
"You don't start off trade negotiations … by picking fights with your trade partners that are completely unnecessary," says Aaron Lehman, a fifth-generation Iowa farmer who produces corn, soybeans, oats and hay.
Many farmers worry that Trump's policies will jeopardize their exports just as they face weaker crop and livestock prices.
"It comes up pretty quickly in conversation," says Blake Hurst, a corn and soybean farmer in northwestern Missouri's Atchison County.
That county's voters backed Trump more than 3-to-1 in the election but now feel "it would be better if the rhetoric (on trade) was a little less strident," says Hurst, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau.
Trump's main argument against NAFTA and other pacts was that they exposed American workers to unequal competition with low-wage workers in countries like Mexico and China.
NAFTA did lead some American manufacturers to move factories and jobs to Mexico. But since it took effect in 1994 and eased tariffs, annual farm exports to Mexico have jumped nearly five-fold to about $18 billion. Mexico is the No. 3 market for U.S. agriculture, notably corn, soybeans and pork.
"The trade agreements that we've had have been very beneficial," says Stephen Censky, CEO of the American Soybean Association. "We need to take care not to blow the significant gains that agriculture has won."
The U.S. has run a surplus in farm trade with Mexico for 20 of the 23 years since NAFTA took effect. Still, the surpluses with Mexico became deficits in 2015 and 2016 as global livestock and grain prices plummeted and shrank the value of American exports, notes Joseph Glauber of the International Food Policy Research Institute.
Mexico has begun to seek alternatives to U.S. food because, as its agriculture secretary, Jose Calzada Rovirosa, said in March, Trump's remarks on trade "have injected uncertainty" into the agriculture business.
Once word had surfaced that Trump was considering pulling out of NAFTA, Sonny Perdue, two days into his job as the president's agriculture secretary, hastened to the White House with a map showing areas that would be hurt most by a pullout, overlapped with many that voted for Trump.
"I tried to demonstrate to him that in the agricultural market, sometimes words like 'withdraw' or 'terminate' can have a major impact on markets," Perdue said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I think the president made a very wise decision for the benefit of many agricultural producers across the country" by choosing to remain in NAFTA.
Farmers know they're frequently the first casualties of trade wars. Many recall a 2009 trade rift in which China responded to U.S. tire tariffs by imposing tariffs on U.S. chicken parts. And Mexico slapped tariffs on U.S. goods ranging from ham to onions to Christmas trees in 2009 to protest a ban on Mexican trucks crossing the border.
The White House declined to comment on farmers' fears that Trump's trade policy stands to hurt them. But officials say they've sought to ease concerns, by, for example, having Agriculture Secretary Perdue announce a new undersecretary to oversee trade and foreign agricultural affairs.
Lighthizer's two-page letter offered few details about what changes the administration would seek in the 23-year-old pact. He told reporters on Thursday that any new deal should do a better job of protecting U.S. factory workers and should be updated to reflect new technologies.
Many farmers are still hopeful about the Trump administration. Some, for example, applaud his plans to slash environmental rules that they say inflate the cost of running a farm. Some also hold out hope that the author of "The Art of the Deal" will negotiate ways to improve NAFTA.
One such way might involve Canada. NAFTA let Canada shield its dairy farmers from foreign competition behind tariffs and regulations but left at least one exception – an American ultra-filtered milk used in cheese. When Canadian farmers complained about the cheaper imports, Canada changed its policy and effectively priced ultra-filtered American milk out of the market.
"Canada has made business for our dairy farmers in Wisconsin and other border states very difficult," Trump tweeted last month. "We will not stand for this. Watch!"
Some U.S. cattle producers would also like a renegotiated NAFTA to give them something the current version doesn't: The right to label their product "Made in America." In 2015, the World Trade Organization struck down the United States' country-of-origin labeling rules as unfair to Mexico and Canada.
Many still worry that Trump's planned overhaul of American trade policy is built to revive manufacturing and that farming remains an afterthought.
"So much of the conversation in the campaign had been in Detroit or in Indiana" and focused on manufacturing jobs," said Kathy Baylis, an economist at the University of Illinois. The importance of American farm exports "never made it into the rhetoric."
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A Finding Aid to the Sh'ma, Inc. Records. 1970-1984.
Manuscript Collection No. 245
Institutional Sketch
Since 1971, the "journal of Jewish responsibility" known as Sh'ma has been on the cutting edge of Jewish pluralistic dialogue. From its modest beginnings, under the tutelage of Eugene Borowitz, the magazine has tried to be one thing: a forum for the frank exchange of ideas.
The magazine grew out of Borowitz's creative urge at the end of the 1960s. Afraid that American society was becoming entrenched in the Vietnam morass, and in a general decline in values, he was compelled to produce a journal that might spark renewed interest in substantive religious, moral, and ethical debate.
In the 1970s, Sh'ma's ability to conduct pluralistic dialogue was unique. Often, it was the only place that leaders with opposing religious views and practices could come to share thoughts and ideas as equals.
In 1993, Borowitz relinquished editorial control to a panel of three senior editors and a managing editor. In addition, financial ownership was handed over to the Center for Jewish Learning and Leadership (CLAL). Borowitz continues to teach Jewish theology at the New York campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
Scope and Content Note
The Sh'ma records consist of artwork, correspondence and manuscript drafts of the journal. In addition, a portion of the collection is devoted to financial statements and paperwork. There is the correspondence between editor Eugene Borowitz and editors, writers, and donors of Sh'ma. This series also includes the journal's financial paperwork, and drafts of the journal's submissions.
Original copies of Sh'ma can be found throughout the collection and also in the nearprint files of the American Jewish Archives.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection of 16 Hollinger boxes forms two record groups. Each group has a single series. Each record group represents a separate donation by the editor. Within each record group are records that are primarily correspondence, arranged in chronological order and other reports. Record Group 1 primarily contains records for 1970-1984, and Record Group 2 primarily for 1985-1993, although there is some overlap.
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Terms of Access
The collection is open for use; no restrictions apply.
Terms of Reproduction and Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce, with exceptions for fair use, may be obtained through the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. Please address queries to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information, see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.
Related Material
Borowitz, Eugene. Nearprint Biographies File.
Sh'ma. Nearprint Special Topics File.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Sh'ma, Inc. Records and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-245. Sh'ma, Inc. Records. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The papers were donated by Eugene Borowitz, Editor, New York, N.Y., in July 1985 and February 1997.
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Opening last week and running through the 31st of July; the 303 North Studio in Las Vegas is featuring the art show "Stellar: The Women of Science Fiction." The portraits come from artist Jska Priebe and feature some of our favorite sci-fi heroines depicted in the style of Byzantine icon paintings.
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Bruce: We're halfway there
Hull boss Steve Bruce has expressed his satisfaction at his side reaching 20 points this term - but stressed that their job is only half done.
The Tigers, who were promoted to the Barclays Premier League in May and widely tipped ahead of this season to be relegated straight back to the Sky Bet Championship, made it to the milestone points tally on Saturday when they drew 1-1 at West Brom, their 17th fixture of the campaign.
At this stage they look on course for survival, given 40 points is generally viewed as the total that will guarantee safety and Hull - currently 12th in the table - still have 21 games to play.
Bruce is certainly not about to take anything for granted, though.
After the game at The Hawthorns, in which the hosts equalised in the 86th minute, he said: "It would have been lovely to have 22 points.
"But getting 20 points by Christmas - if someone had said that to us at the start, then we would have been delighted.
"We are halfway there, but we have to repeat the whole thing in the second half of the season."
He added: "It is always difficult for a newly-promoted club, but we are making a fist of it and you can see from the way they (his players) play that they are a delight to work with.
"They roll their sleeves up, have a go and they are enjoying playing in the Premier League.
"Hopefully we can bring one or two in to give a bit of quality in January. But overall I am delighted."
One player Hull may look to recruit in the forthcoming winter transfer window is West Brom striker Shane Long, who had appeared set to make the switch on the final day of the last window.
Talks took place over a deal, but it failed to materialise and Bruce has indicated he may well try again to sign the Republic of Ireland international.
But with Albion having recently sacked head coach Steve Clarke and Long therefore set to be soon working under a new boss, Bruce is keeping an open mind on the subject.
He said: "A new head coach will come in and who knows?
"If he became available, then I would love to try to do something.
"But we thought we had a deal on deadline day and it didn't quite happen.
"We'll see what the situation is, but we'll respect the fact that he is a West Brom player."
Hull took a deserved lead in the 28th minute of Saturday's contest when Jake Livermore, who is on loan from Tottenham, finished off a counter-attack.
During his celebration, the midfielder kicked a camera set up behind the goal and he was subsequently contacted via Twitter by the owner of the equipment, photographer Richard Heathcote.
Heathcote's message included a picture of the broken "£6k" camera and said: "where do you want me to send the repair bill?"
Livermore responded with a message saying "apologies mate will sort camera no problem", adding that he would donate the same amount it cost to the charity fundraising efforts of his Hull team-mate Tom Huddlestone.
The late leveller for West Brom - playing for the first time since Clarke's dismissal and overseen by caretaker head coach Keith Downing - came from the boot of substitute Matej Vydra.
It was Vydra's maiden Albion goal and Downing later paid tribute to the Czech Republic striker, who joined on loan from Udinese over the summer, saying: "He's waited a long time.
"He's been persevering in training.
"He's had a few niggles here and there and it's a big step for him, a massive boost.
"I'm pleased for him because he's a good lad and works hard during the week.
"He took his opportunity to score very well.
"Once he gets in those one-v-one situations he is a very good finisher."
The point was Albion's first in five games and they remain 16th in the table, three points above the relegation zone.
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For a neighborhood without an official dog park (hmmm….more on that at a later date), Queen Anne sure is crazy about their canines. It was not that long ago that dogs outnumbered children on the Hill. So it is no surprise that Queen Anne is home to two pet supply shops, countless dog walking services, dog friendly banks, and loads of businesses that provide a cool bowl of water on a hot day.
And even though some local Farmer's Markets do not allow dogs, the Queen Anne Farmer's Market has embraced the four legged among us and has even organized a special "Dog Day" theme for Thursday, August 6th. You and your buddy can enjoy some music by RedDog, pose for a portrait by local pet photographers, and perhaps take home a new best friend from the Seattle Humane Society's MaxMobile.
And Fido may want to take a bubble bath and scrub behind the ears before heading on over, because there will be a dog contest to crown the canine King and Queen of the market. (Please, no bribing the judges with wet kisses and copious tail wagging.) Winners will take home gift certificate to Mes Amis pet shop, which can be spent entirely on dog cookies and squeaky toys if so desired. (Quick disclaimer: I am the owner of Mes Amis. And I am fully stocked with an unlimited supply of cuddles and ear scratching.)
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The Bachelor's She-Mole Speaks
by Daniel R. Coleridge
Jenny S.
Last week, The Bachelor's Jesse Palmer sent home his spy, Jenny S.. That stinks for viewers who loved watching her trash Trish and tattle on the other gals, too. Now, she's left the Giants' back-up quarterback to score his final six ladies alone. Will the show be as much fun without our fave faker sussing out the true motives of those lusty, Benjamin-chasin' females? Maybe not. But you know TV Guide Online had to ring up reality TV's answer to Sydney Bristow for the full scoop on her mole-licious lifestyle.
TV Guide Online: You told Jesse if he married a woman like Trish, you'd no longer be his friend. What kind of pal issues an ultimatum like that?!
Jenny S.: Trish is the type of woman that makes all of your other relationships in life suffer. Inevitably, Jesse's family and friends wouldn't have that much fun with the two of them together. It's not that I wouldn't want to be his friend anymore; I wouldn't be able to. Jesse and I have a very unique and close relationship, and she would change that forever.
TVGO: Wow, that's pretty heavy.
Jenny: I was trying to paint a vivid picture for Jesse how strongly I felt about Trish. Jesse and I are close because I've been up front and honest with him from day one. Even if it's not what he wants to hear, I'm looking out for his best interests. And it's not that I go passing around ultimatums like that very often. I felt it was necessary to make a point.
TVGO: Are you secretly in love with Jesse?
Jenny: [Laughs] Oooh, that would be good, wouldn't it? I love Jesse. I think he's a great guy, but I am not in love with him I'm in love with my husband, Nick.
TVGO: Since you're married, did you feel sorry to have bumped out real candidates, so you could stay and spy on the women?
Jenny: I did feel bad, but it was always Jesse's choice when to eliminate me. I was helping Jesse find a wife, so the last thing I wanted to do was take her spot! The women he sent home were ones he didn't feel connected to or who weren't connected to him.
TVGO: Will Jesse be alright without your secret intelligence?
Jenny: To be honest, I was so glad to leave the show. I did what I came to do help him make his initial choices and get him to those last six. Now, he has to use his own intuition, plus the information I had previously given him, and go forward with that. [The timing] of my exit was perfect.
TVGO: What were your reservations about being the mole?
Jenny: Mainly that I had to deny the fact that I'm married. I worried how that would be portrayed and if people would question my devotion to my husband. Also, I'm not an actress. How was I going to convince these girls [I'm real]? I don't like lying or deceiving people. But the more I talked to the producers, I saw they had set it up beautifully. They established that I'm married from day one, and I never had to physically cross the line with Jesse in order to convince the other girls. [Laughs] It's not like we play spin the bottle and everyone makes out, you know?
TVGO: ABC must compensate you for doing this, right? You were the special guest star for three episodes, and it was lotsa work tricking those women.
Jenny: You know, I'm not sure I can comment on that.
TVGO: I think you just did. By the way, how much drinking went on during the show? Y'all seemed to party constantly.
Jenny: We did have drinks. In the beginning, we are all so nervous. Having alcohol readily available is very conducive to conversation and drama. Mandy J. makes an awesome Bloody Mary!
TVGO: Which girls have you kept in touch with?
Jenny: I'm actually not allowed to talk to any of the girls until after the Women Tell All show airs. But I hope to be friends with Jessica B., Tara, Mandy J., Karen and Suzie and all those girls. I'm open to pretty much anyone except Trish, who probably won't want much to do with me after the show.
TVGO: Of all the women Jesse's dumped, which ouster disappointed you most?
Jenny: It's a toss-up between Mandy C. and Anne-Catherine. Mandy's the soccer player and I felt like they're both athletes, so they have a lot in common. But Mandy was always very skeptical of the situation and didn't live in the moment that hurt her. And Anne-Catherine was Canadian and hilarious and fun. As Jesse's friend, I would've liked for him to have gotten to know her better.


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- /Film has a bunch of new photos from The Spirit, the film the Internet and Lionsgate forgot. The photos are so snazzy they nearly erase memories of toilets always being funny, and giant wrenches existing in mud lakes. I can still admire the retro clothes, and how well Gabriel Macht looks in a mask, can't I?
- And lest you think Will Eisner is the only comic legend being abused, Patrick Wilson told MTV that, yes, the studio has talked about the possibilities of a Watchmen sequel. "It's all been talked about. Financially, they like to do that. But all of us, Zack [Snyder] included, all go, 'How on Earth could you do a sequel or prequel?' Certainly, artistically, I can't fathom how it would happen. But hey, if Alan Moore writes it, I'd love to read it." Given the solid endings of both Watchmen and 300, I say you combine the two impossible sequels into one insane film, throw in wizards, ninjas, and Jason Statham and just call it good.
- According to Dread Central, Brett Ratner is considering the role of director on that Conan franchise reboot. Like with any Ratner project, we'll hold our cries for help till things are made official.
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Originally posted by DaFunk13
I don't want the "anti-communist babble" I have been fed since grade school, since a lot of it is lies and propaganda.
Originally posted by DaFunk13
And the "Teddy Bear" quip was ment to draw people into this thread. I never ment to co-sign to the idea. Its psychology guys....sheesh.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
You don't think that the failed communist economic system is the major reason for
economic 'discomfort' in Cuba?
The fact that the elite communists (the ones that murder people for worshipping God) get all the best goods and food isn't a major reason for economic 'discomfort' in Cuba?
The American embargo doesn't work and is useless. Goods still get through. It's not a real embargo and hasn't
been for years.
The fact that it's still on the books is embarrassing.
Originally posted by dgtempe
Thanks for the explanation, a day later. You still manage to insult me and Muaddib, who by the way, left Cuba at the age of 8 years old. I dont know about you, but at the age of 8, obviously Muaddib and i remember very well the hardship and the desperation. You may not remember yesterday, but when you suffer TRAUMA you do remember. Keep that in mind.
Fidel Castro lied to the Cuban people when he took over Batista. Now Batista also fancied himself a dictator, but we had everything and he was only a self proclaimed dictator in name. Castro promised to change the island for the better and presented himself as a liberator. What happened after that was that once he took power, he declared himself "communist". Needless to say, he fooled a lot of people!!! People started leaving the island by the millions.
I left very little in 1962 with my parents. My parents had to give up the usinesses they owned and our house INCLUDING all the belongings....that's literally, since the government comes to your house and counts EVERYTHING you have...right down to the last spoon...THEN and only then could you leave.
I remember eating Russian canned food (dog food) since the USA, rightfully so, refused to trade with Castro. To this day, there is no food and as you know people are dying to get out...by boat...swimming...at all costs.
The only thing that man could actually be complimented on is the medical field- and research. However, even with that, he did not allow many doctors to leave the island. Many of them were refused exit to the US.
Bad? Yes. Since nobody does business with him, the island is as if time stood still.
No cars, just old 40's and 50's cars that some have managed to maintain.
The biggest problem is no food. I have an aunt in Cuba who comes to the US every 5 years and we give her stuff to take back.
There was no need to belittle me yesterday. Absolutely none. As you can see, although he expanded the story, Muaddib says the same principle that i did.
You're been around long enough- try to act civil. Thank you for understanding.
BTW- I asked Muaddib to tell you how it was. I figured it would make a difference, even though the gest was exactly the same.
Maybe he's more believable than i.
... Guantanamo Bay lacks a fresh water source adequate to meet its needs within the base boundaries. From the very beginning, base commanders have had to deal with the importation of fresh water. Ships and ferries brought fresh water until 1939, when a pipeline from the Yateras River brought in 2 million gallons a day. This source came to an abrupt halt in February 1964.
On February 6, 1964, the Cuban government ordered the water supply from the Yateras River cut off to the Naval Base in retaliation to the arrest of 30 Cubans found fishing illegally in Florida waters. The fishermen were tried, fined and subsequently returned to Cuba unharmed, but Fidel Castro apparently felt the need to retaliate.
The base was paying about $14,000 per month for the 2 million gallons a day it received. (The cost for one month now is about $1.5 million. Water was plentiful and the perfect illustration is that lawns were watered three times per week.)
When the water was cut off, strict rationing occurred. Surrounded by salt water, 14 million gallons of fresh water in storage tanks provides a tongue-in-cheek use for the oft quoted line from Coleridge's Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, "Water, water every where, nor any a drop to drink." Three hours of water per day struck home the severity of the situation.
The clock turned back, and water barges were brought in once again, this time from Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
On February 17, 1964 Rear Admiral John D. Bulkeley, the Naval Base Commander ordered the water pipes cut to dispel Cuban claims the base was stealing water. A 38-inch section of pipe was removed and when it was, the pipe was found to be completely dry. This episode prompted an anonymous poet to set the story to rhyme.
Big Iron
Let me tell you all a story.
'Bout the base Guantanamo
And the Admiral who runs it,
He's a man you'd like to know
In December 1963
He came down on a ship
And he wasn't even wearing
Any big iron on his hip
It was February '64
When Castro got confused
And he stopped the base's water,
By closin' off the tubes
He made his move in a panic
So he made one little slip
He forgot about the Admiral
With the big iron on his hip
They are stealin' Cuban water
Shouted Castro with a lie
So Admiral had them cut the pipe
And found that it was dry.
Now the pipe was cut,
The ends are sealed,
It doesn't even drip
And the man who had them do it
Had a big iron on his hip
Every morning at the Northeast Gate
The Marines were standin' by
They were ready there for
Anything anyone might try
And they knew they'd have action
If they had a little slip
Cause the Admiral stood on Bulkeley's Hill
With his big iron on his hip
Oh, the leathernecks weren't worried
'Bout a bit of Cuban might
For 180 years Marines have been the first to fight
They knew if they were marchin'
Out to take a little trip
They'd be followin' an Admiral
With a big iron on his hip.
Two days after the cut off, an engineering/survey team arrived to solve the water problem.
posted by seagull
The normalization of relations between Cuba and the US is long overdue. This will undoubtably set off some here, but a good place to start would be to give back Guantanamo Bay. The bad old days of the Soviet Union are gone, any use that Guantanamo Bay was, is long since gone by the boards. If it was of much use at all. [Edited by Don W]
Originally posted by DaFunk13
We are still talking about Cuba here right?
I am a little lost here....
posted by DaFunk13
posted by FlyersFan
" . . the failed communist economic system . . fact the elite Communists that murder people for worshiping God get all the best . . the American embargo doesn't work . . It's not a real embargo and hasn't been for years . . the fact it's still on the books is embarrassing."
It is a part of it to be sure. Another would be their refusal to compromise with the west . . it is hard to feed your people when you don't play ball with America. What is Cuba's # 1 cash crop? Tourism? are we talking about Cuba? Minus the "murder people for worshiping God" part it nearly applies here . . careful. Batista was worse . . we loved him . . McDonalds . . KFC . . Wal-Marts in Cuba?" [Edited by Don W]
Originally posted by DaFunk13
I don't want the "anti-communist babble" I have been fed since grade school, since a lot of it is lies and propaganda.
Originally posted by DaFunk13
I also understand that a huge amount of the economic discomfort the average Cuban feels is due to a stranglehold embargo imposed by the worlds sole superpower. Makes it a bit hard to survive, much less flourish.
Originally posted by donwhite
FF along with others here are the victims of clergy inspired propaganda against the Cuban government
So who wants America's culture? How is it superior?
many of the people leaving Cuba in 2006 are looking for a better income, and will return home when they have saved enough money.
posted by FlyersFan
Social programs are in place to catch those who fall. Freedom of religion and freedom of speech are foundations in the American system. There are NO opportunities and NO freedoms in Cuba. None. America is run much better than Cuba.
The people must be free to make their own life decisions and not have the government make them all. The people must have freedom of speech so that truths will be told and learning can take place. These things can not happen while Castro lives. His hold is too tight.
My only worry about the future of Cuba is Castros unhealthy relationship with the leadership in Venezuela. I wouldn't be surprised to see them step in and try to control things after Castro dies. [Edited by Don W]
Originally posted by donwhite
1) I agree that the US ought to normalize with Cuba. Part of the problem was such American capitalists as the American Sugar Company which lost its back breaking property to the state sans compensation. A no-no to a dyed-in-the-wool capitalist.
2) There is no doubt some religious component in the current anti-Castro hoopla in Miami. The Catholic Church enjoyed a privileged status in Cuba, left over from the colonial Spanish days. That was quickly rectified by the Communists.
Originally posted by donwhite
It seems to me D/F13, that FF along with others here are the victims of clergy inspired propaganda against the Cuban government and oft repeat by pouting South Florida types.
it is my opinion that our grossly misinformed "intelligence" behind the Bay of Pigs fiasco was obtained from local parish priests and the bishops of Cuba who wanted their preferred status restored too much. The Catholic Church had full control of marriages, any divorces, all education and burials. Coupled with the confessional, this gave the RCC a lock on the country. The Commies upset this applecart.
Fast food is the bane of America's health. It's a love hate relationship. We know it's killing us, but we can't quit. We know Wal-Mart killed Main Street, USA. Wal-Mart boasts they crated 600,000 jobs but do not mention they destroyed 2 million jobs in the process. Fast foods dealt the death knell to an already sick family farm. So who wants America's culture? How is it superior?
I also suspect many of the people leaving Cuba in 2006 are looking for a better income, and will return home when they have saved enough money.
Long Live Fidel! And the July 26 Movement!


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Originally posted by micmerci
Just to be clear- I am no supporter of Hillary or the current administration. However, I saw her laughter as a response to Baker's suggestion of "taking them out". In other words, we, as Democrats are not that gung-ho to the idea of taking them out. It seems like she was suggesting that the Democrats have a bit more restraint than the Republicans, especially when she said everything is still on the table.
Just what I got from the video- I could be wrong.
Originally posted by DelegateZero88
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Could you imagine why Iran would want to provoke an attack upon itself?
I can't picture Russia or China risking full scale war on behalf of Iran,
war for Iran would be suicide for the regime and a large number of their people,
not to mention set it's economy back another thirty years at least.
I have to wonder if Washington sometimes buys into it's own rhetoric.edit on 3-10-2012 by DelegateZero88 because: (no reason given)
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I never hinted that I thought her comment made any sense but while listening to the video it just seemed like that was what she was referring to.


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BLACK BEAR Wildlife Return Address Labels
A gorgeous Wildlife image makes a classy design for your custom-made Return Address labels. Change the text to say exactly what you want! You can use these cool stickers for anything you'd like. Clubs, individuals, class-rooms, gift-stores and so on will find Zazzle's new label sticker range irresistible. Just personalise to suit your needs. Designed with Friends & Family in mind!
Artwork designed by
Raven Spirit Prints
Lake of Mists, British Columbia
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text:
Handsomely presented in a Hunter green-hued diamond, this monogram speaks in stylish volumes of its sender. On our pearl white paper, it accessorizes boldly while maintaining a distinguished air.
Your Thank You Notes should reflect your aesthetic, whether it's classic, romantic, minimalist or modern. The recipient of said note should know who it's from even before he/she reads a word.