text: On Do, 15 Mär 2012, Hilmar Preusse wrote: > Maybe we should write a proper changelog before uploading. > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?maint=debian-tex-maint%40lists.debian.org;tag=fixed-upstream Good plan, but hard work ... > Is a good starter, I'll try to work on this. Thanks, *VERY* much appreciated. I have no inclination whatsoever to walk through tons of TL bugs. I have seen something in other bug trackers that might be worth. Any bug without activity for more than 1 year is closed. Full stop. (below and including severity important). but I am not sure if I will find friends here ... but I am honestly thinking that it is a good idea. Too many things changed, I don't want to wade through old bugs. For me, the BTS of TeX Live got completely useless. Too many blablabla "I am just too dump" bugs I will never look into. So I completely ignore the BTS (for TL, not for other packages). That is not a good idea. So I would propose a real clean up ... radical ... Best wishes Norbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Norbert Preining preining@{jaist.ac.jp, logic.at, debian.org} JAIST, Japan TeX Live & Debian Developer DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KENT (adj.) Politely determined not to help despite a violent urge to the contrary. Kent expressions are seen on the faces of people who are good at something watching someone else who can't do it at all. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff


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Delgado finalizes deal; Ordonez makes offer to Tigers
NEW YORK Carlos Delgado is taking his anti-war protest to Florida.
Business Briefs
Area chambers set schedules Government contracting workshops planned KEDS to hold public hearing Nikiski chamber awards to be held CPHC elects new officers Homer chamber awards mixer set
Caffeine keeps business humming
While many retail businesses close down for the winter, there are some that keep humming all year.
Kasilof musher to take on T-200
With just hours left until the start of the 21st running of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race, mushers are busy making final preparations for the big event.
Board levels Dolly, trout regs
One of the main gripes of Kenai River anglers has historically been that regulations are too complex. On Thursday, the Alaska Board of Fisheries attempted to ease those concerns by streamlining rules for rainbow trout and Dolly Varden.
Ice fishing has small but dedicated following
JUNEAU Carson Kent is one of those people who won't let anything stop him from fishing.
Coyote hunting challenging, controversial
BOISE, Idaho Rick Gipson blows a siren-like wail on his howler call to wake the dawn on a cold winter day in the Owyhee Desert. His call is greeted by a crazy chorus of yips, barks and howls.
Safari Club ready for show
RENO, Nev. (AP) The Safari Club International opens its 33rd annual hunting convention in Reno Wednesday, a four-day event that promises to be the city's biggest trade show of the year.
Born to bead
FAIRBANKS Ann Goessel looks at her glass beads as rich paints and the felt or moose hide she sews them on as her canvas.
From the bookshelf: Disabled man's life told with love, candor
Many Alaska homesteaders have been profiled in print, but "Onward, Crispy Shoulders!" stands apart. This humble little book chronicles the life of Jim Haakenson as told by his sister, Mary Haakenson Perry. Jim had Down syndrome but, with the aid of his loving family and supportive small town, led a happy and, by any but the most cynical standards, successful life.
What's Happening
Best Bet Events and Exhibits Entertainment Upcoming events Films Down the Road Anchorage events
'Aviator' up against 'Baby' at Oscars
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif Martin Scorsese may finally be positioned for Academy Awards glory, but his Howard Hughes epic ''The Aviator'' will have to duke it out with Clint Eastwood's boxing drama.
Art Briefs
Talent show seeking acts Quilting entries wanted Made in Alaska workshop scheduled Students invited to enter contest Writers conference slatedSummer arts camp takes registrations
Anti-military comments anger recruiter's wife
Just lately I was talking to a lady in town about her son joining the Army National Guard. My husband is a recruiter, and I was telling her of the benefits. Her reply was she was anti-military anything military.
Homeowner upset over break-in seeks return of items
Just recently my home, which I value very much, was broken into and in the process irreplaceable items were stolen.
Program readies to turn the page
Change can make people nervous, especially when there's funding involved.
Hearing ends in Forster case; ruling expected by mid-April
A Kenai court hearing to determine whether evidence in the David Forster murder trial should be suppressed, concluded Wednesday afternoon and a ruling on the admissibility is expected to be made by mid-April.
Counterfeit bills found in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS (AP) Merchants are being warned to examine closely any big bills they receive because counterfeit money is circulating in Fairbanks.
Help is on the way
It's been said that planning for the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race begins the day after the previous year's race because of the amount of work involved.
Carnival theme easy to read
On Saturday, area families can get their "read on" and shake off the winter blues at the third annual Peninsula Reading Carnival at Soldotna Middle School.
Fish board makes changes
Depending on who you asked Wednesday evening, changes passed by the Alaska Board of Fisheries in Anchorage on Cook Inlet management plans were either a step in the right direction or a stumble backward.
Chamber set for banquet
Judene Van Cleave said the most impressive thing about Nikiski is its true community feel.
Michelle Odom Maheras
Soldotna resident Michelle Odom Maheras died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at her home. She was 42.
Ron Gibbens
Longtime Sterling resident Ron Gibbens, better known as the "Bald Eagle," died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at his home. He was 65.
Yukiko O. 'Miko' Rosko
Kenai resident Yukiko O. "Miko" Rosko died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, in Kenai. She was 69.
A lot at stake in elections
WASHINGTON President Bush will be on the ballot, at least in the realm of public opinion, when Iraq holds its first democratic election in nearly half a century.
Legislators should increase funding for education now
There's little doubt that the high price of oil will give legislators some breathing room as they craft a spending plan for the state this session.
Border-crossing illegals easily could be terrorists
Alaska's vulnerability to terrorism in these tumultuous times was underscored earlier this month when a state trooper during a routine traffic stop just outside Anchorage discovered five Mexicans illegally in the United States.
Tree-ring dates for the Victor Holm cabins
Have you ever noticed the low stature of most of the old homestead cabins around the Kenai Peninsula? One might think that our local pioneers of the last century were a bit sawed off and short, but even a big man like trapper Andrew Berg (at 6 feet 2 inches) built short-walled cabins and didn't seem to mind a low ceiling.
Outfitter to file for bankruptcy
PHOENIX (AP) Popular Outdoor Outfitters, a chain of camping and outdoor gear retail stores, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, company officials said.
Snow berm blocks police chief's view, collision follows
The Soldotna police chief was involved in a two-vehicle accident on the Kenai Spur Highway near Knight Drive on Monday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Around the Peninsula
Quilt exhibit scheduledRefuge plans winter fun dayBLM to hold public meetings
Around the Peninsula
Hazard trees presentation slated KPBA schedule meeting Healing Touch classes available Rodeo association to meet Indoor soccer leagues forming
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Bible study group to meetClothes 2 Go openClothing availableQuartet to singChurch production slated
Jews protest plans to alter penal code
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia Slovakia's Jewish community is protesting a proposal to remove a law punishing Holocaust denial from the country's penal code.
Marriage Quest offers first aid for couples
When I was in high school, the honor roll students were taken to St. Louis to visit St. Luke's Hospital.
Evangelicals show they're not in political lockstep
As George W. Bush began his second term, his words and actions seemed to reinforce the image of a president whose straightforward piety helped him win re-election and earned him lockstep loyalty from white evangelicals.
New 'EX' signs go up on steep Colorado ski runs
VAIL, Colo. (AP) Some of Colorado's toughest ski runs now bear a new warning sign, twin black diamonds with an ''E'' and an ''X'' inside them to designate extreme terrain.
Minnesota man reaches new heights on ski slope
ROCHESTER, Minn. Twenty-seven years have passed since Joe Peplinski was in an accident so ugly that it nearly killed him. A high school senior in Winona at the time, Peplinski had been riding on a motorcycle with a friend when they were struck by a car.
Terrapins take down Duke
DURHAM, N.C. Maryland coach Gary Williams brought in a few experts before facing second-ranked Duke.
Is there a doctor in the house who will tell T.O. 'No?'
And so while it was uplifting to hear Terrell Owens say, ''Spiritually, God is healing me and I'm way ahead of where a lot of people expect me to be,'' it's a good thing he bothered to get a second opinion. Even if it wasn't the one he wanted, it was the one Owens needed.
Juneau switches football conferences
The Juneau-Douglas High School football team is changing conferences.
Brady uneasy with comparisons to idol Montana
FOXBORO, Mass. Tom Brady played in his driveway 20 miles south of San Francisco and pretended to be Joe Montana. He even tried to spot the 49ers' quarterback at Super Bowl victory parades.
Waldorf in crowd atop Hope Classic leaderboard
LA QUINTA, Calif. Duffy Waldorf rolled in eight birdie putts, didn't make a bogey and still had lots of company atop the leaderboard.
Karl thankful to be back in NBA
DENVER George Karl had been involved with basketball since the seventh grade, so not having it in his life for nearly two years left him feeling empty.
Williams beats Sharapova
MELBOURNE, Australia Serena Williams finally beat Maria Sharapova in a big match, saving three match points and defeating the Wimbledon champion 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 Thursday in the Australian Open semifinals.
Pistons handle Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS Chauncey Billups scored 20 points and Tayshaun Prince had 16 points and seven rebounds as the Detroit Pistons used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Indiana Pacers 88-76 Thursday night.
Stars defeat Panthers 4-1
The Soldotna High School hockey team skated to a 4-1 win over Skyview in a North Star Conference game at the Soldotna Sports Center Thursday.
When money is no object, leagues have to find penalties that pay
Imagine being fined $5,000 or $10,000 for misbehaving at work.
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Lewis sentenced to four months in prison
Hawaii's runners go strong year-round
HONOLULU Barring hard-core endorphin junkies, most runners stash their shoes beside their tank tops and flip-flops when winter comes calling, or they're confined to a gym, logging monotonous miles on treadmills and elliptical machines.
Mellowed Spielman prepares for coaching
COLUMBUS, Ohio Chris Spielman was known for his ferocity during an 11-year NFL career. As an All-American at Ohio State, he said his goal was to see a ball carrier's eyes roll back in his head.
Safin ends Federer's win streak
MELBOURNE, Australia Roger Federer was on his hands and knees, his racket gone after he tumbled chasing a shot.
LeBron nets 27 on injured ankle
CLEVELAND LeBron James scored 27 points with a career-high 15 assists and nine rebounds, finishing in pain on a sprained left ankle to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-111 victory Wednesday night over the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies.
Players, owners still not on same page
NEW YORK The NHL and the players' association remained far apart after five hours of talks Thursday night and had no plans to meet again.
Georgia Tech beats Wake Forest in OT
ATLANTA Jarrett Jack hit two free throws with 4.4 seconds left and Chris Paul missed a shot at the buzzer as No. 22 Georgia Tech ended a three-game losing streak with a 102-101 overtime victory over No. 5 Wake Forest on Thursday night.
Patience trumps panic
Keep in mind that coach Scott Skiles gets paid a lot to make sure the glass always looks half-full. Anybody else who says they saw the Chicago Bulls in the playoff hunt midway through this season is either lying or had better have a doctor's note explaining they've been in a coma.
Hendrick looking forward to new season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. There are no easy days for Rick Hendrick. He can throw himself into working with his NASCAR teams or his car dealerships, but not an hour goes by that he isn't flooded with thoughts about the plane crash that killed 10 of his relatives, employees and friends.
Ogilvie leads Bob Hope Classic by three strokes
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) Joe Ogilvie shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to take a three-stroke lead over defending champion Phil Mickelson and Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson after the second round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Research: Hydrogen fuels Yellowstone microbes
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Researchers in Colorado say they have found what fuels microbial dwellers of hot springs in Yellowstone National Park and it isn't what the rotten-egg smell of the heated pools might suggest.
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Claiming that Pakistan has already arrested several top commanders of the Afghan Taliban, including Mulla Omar's second-in-command Mulla Abdul Ghani Baradar, the US Defence Department has regretted that Islamabad has not yet handed them over to Afghanistan despite hectic discussions over the issue.
This disclosure has been made by the Pentagon on page 33 of its biannual evaluation report [2011] of the progress in the war against terrorism, titled, "Department of Defence Report on Progress Towards Security and Stability in Afghanistan", which was released on Friday. The western media had earlier reported in February 2010 that the Pakistani authorities have captured ten of the 18-member Quetta Shura Taliban (QST) from Quetta and Karachi, including Mulla Abdul Ghani Baradar, following the holding of the January 28, 2010 London moot on Afghanistan, in an apparent bid by the Pakistani military establishment to lock the stable doors and save the valued Taliban studs from being stolen by the Americans. But Islamabad had denied these reports.
The Pentagon report admitted that the successful military raid by US Navy SEALs on the bin Laden compound in May 2011 has led to a further deterioration of the Pakistan-Afghanistan cooperation [in the war against terror]. Some of the strongest language in the report is focused on the alleged safe havens of Taliban militants in Pakistan, labeling them the insurgency's greatest enabler. The 138-page report attempts to cover all aspects of the Afghan war, saying the Taliban militia is weakened but the ability of insurgents to hide across the border in Pakistan remains the greatest threat to a military success in Afghanistan. Only last week that a BBC documentary titled 'Secret Pakistan,' claimed that a number of middle-ranking Taliban commanders have claimed that the Inter Services Intelligence provides weapons and training to the Taliban fighting US and British troops in Afghanistan.
"The insurgency's safe havens in Pakistan, as well as the limited capacity of the Afghan government remain the biggest risks to the process of turning security gains into a durable and stable Afghanistan", says the Pentagon report which comes at a time when the American support for the decade-long war against terrorism is at an all-time low. According to the results of an international opinion poll conducted by the CNN and released on October 28, only 34% of the US public supports the war in Afghanistan, one point less than the previous low of 35%, with 63% opposed to the conflict.
The Pentagon report, which comes at a time when the US has already begun pulling forces from Afghanistan, outlines the state of the insurgency and the ISAF's efforts to establish security in Afghanistan. The time period covered in the document includes high-profile terror attacks in Afghanistan including the September 2011 attacks on the US Embassy and Nato headquarters in Kabul. The report describes these attacks as a fresh demonstration of the "insurgent determination" to target the capital region of Kabul. It points directly at Pakistani authorities for aiding the strength of insurgents on that side of the border. "Pakistan's selective counterinsurgency operations, passive acceptance and provision of insurgent safe havens continue to undermine security in Afghanistan and threaten International Security Assistance Force's campaign," the report says.
The Pentagon report states that Pakistan's safe havens remain the number one problem in establishing security. "Safe havens [of the Taliban] in Pakistan, which directly support insurgent operations in Afghanistan, have grown more virulent during the reporting period, and represent the most significant risk to ISAF's campaign. The majority of insurgent fighters and commanders operate in or near their home districts, and low-level insurgent fighters are often well integrated into the local population. Out-of-area fighters comprise a relatively small portion of the insurgency; typically a source of technical expertise, these fighters tend to be more ideological in nature and less tolerant of local norms".
The Pentagon report notes that senior leaders of the Afghan Taliban remain capable of providing strategic guidance to the broader insurgency and channelling resources to support their operational priorities. "Pakistan-based senior [Taliban] leaders exercise varying degrees of command and control over generally decentralized and local Afghan insurgency. Although Pakistan supports the Haqqani network, ISAF seeks to work with Pakistan to contain the Haqqani network and the Taliban's activities. Despite progress in limiting the effects of cross-border terrorist attacks, high-profile attacks executed in Afghanistan in recent weeks were directly attributable to insurgents within Pakistan. A series of terror attacks were carried out by the Haqqani network and directly enabled by Pakistani safe haven and support".
The Pentagon report then concedes that addressing insurgents emanating from Pakistan is critical to the success of ISAF's campaign, which will continue to assist Pakistan in denying the Taliban and Haqqani network safe haven from which they can plan and conduct attacks against ISAF. Despite the death of bin Laden, the Pentagon report states, Taliban's relationship to al-Qaeda continues. "Though the personal relationship between Mulla Omar and Osama bin Laden represented one of the most important and influential links between the two groups, al-Qaeda leadership continues to view the Taliban and the conflict in Afghanistan as integral to the group's continued relevance and viability. However, al-Qaeda's most significant enabler in Afghanistan remains the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, which will leverage this relationship as they continue to seek relevance in Afghanistan", the Pentagon report concludes.


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FARGO, N.D. - From state competition to a regional match in Wyoming to a national competition in Arkansas that pitted them against some of the best National Guard shooters in the nation, North Dakota National Guard marksmen have been hitting center-mass all summer.
In both individual and team events with the M16 rifle and M9 pistol, North Dakota soldiers and airmen took part in the first competition - the North Dakota National Guard's 2013 Adjutant General's Combat Marksmanship Match, July 12-14 at Camp Grafton Training Center near Devils Lake, N.D. In August, they headed to the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region VI competition in Guernsey, Wyo. Now, they've just returned from the Winston P. Wilson, a national-level competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark.
"North Dakota soldiers and airmen performed extremely well, not only at the Winston P. Wilson competition, but at every competition they participated in," said Maj. Russ Wolf, North Dakota National Guard competitive sports manager. "The North Dakota Army and Air Guard is a relatively small population compared to other states. The fact that we have the number of marksmen who do so well is a testament to the dedication displayed by the members of our marksmanship team and the quality of marksmanship training throughout our state."
Individual competition
Sgt. Evan Messer, of Fargo, N.D., who serves with the Jamestown, N.D.-based 817th Engineer Company (Sapper) continued as one of the top individual shooters this year, with Spc. Tyrel Hoppe, of Horace, N.D., who also serves in the 817th, scoring high individually as well.
During the regional match, Hoppe became one of the elite few to earn the title "Double Distinguished" for both Pistol and Rifle in Excellence matches. Fewer than 5 percent of all shooters ever reach the Double Distinguished status.
Also consistently placing well in individual competition was Tech. Sgt. Darrin Quam, with the Fargo-based 119th Wing, and Sgt. 1st Class Russ Gerhardt, with Camp Grafton Training Center.
Messer won the state competition, with Hoppe taking second, Quam third, Gerhardt fourth and Staff Sgt. Corey Moen, of Epping, N.D., with the Williston-based 818th Engineer Company (Sapper), taking fifth.
In the regional competition, Sgt. Tyler Goldade, of Jamestown, with the Edgeley, N.D.-based 815th Engineer Company (Horizontal) stood out, winning the Novice Class competition.
At the national level, where North Dakota Guardsmen competed against more than 300 of the best Guard shooters from across the nation, Hoppe placed ninth, Gerhardt took 35th, Messer earned 41st, Quam placed 64th, Tech. Sgt. Josh Von Bank, of Fargo, with the 119th Wing, came in 89th, and Master Sgt. Brian Rook, of Harwood, N.D., also with the 119th Wing, made the top 100 shooters, as well, coming in 98th overall.
Team competition
The North Dakota Guardsmen's individual shooting success contributed to good team results at each level of competition, as well.
In the Winston P. Wilson, North Dakota's "Alpha Team" placed 10th overall among the 81 teams competing from across the country. Team members included Hoppe, Messer, Rook and Von Bank. North Dakota's "Bravo Team" - including Gerhardt, Quam, Maj. Benjamin Cleghorn, of Jamestown, with the Minot-based 164th Engineer Battalion, and Spc. Levi Harrington, of Bismarck, N.D., with the 817th - placed 17th overall.
North Dakota's "Charlie Team," which was comprised of all new shooters, came out as the best Charlie Team in the nation with a 37th overall place winning at the Winston P. Wilson. Team members included Moen; Staff Sgt. Dean Lundin, of Saint Cloud, Minn., with Camp Grafton Training Center; Master Sgt. Chris Rath, of Cummings, N.D., with Camp Grafton; and Tech. Sgt. Charles Welle, of Hawley, Minn., with the 119th Wing.
Last month, at the regional match in Wyoming, North Dakota's Alpha Team again took first among all competing teams. It's the second year in a row that North Dakota dominated the match that includes shooters from Alaska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Oregon and Nebraska. This year's team members included Messer, Hoppe, Quam and Cleghorn.
All three of North Dakota's teams placed in the top five in the regional matches. "Bravo Team," which came in fourth overall, included Goldade, Moen, Gerhardt and Sgt. Andrew Maley, of Enderlin, N.D., with the 817th. "Delta Team" took fifth overall and included Von Bank, Rook, Tech. Sgt. Dana Dabbert, of Barnesville, Minn., with the 119th Wing, and Welle.
Next up for the North Dakota National Guard marksmen will be the All-Army Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Ga., in January. Earlier this year, a North Dakota team came out third best among all Army teams in the nation.


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Ten Principles of Immigration
- The purpose of immigration policy is to benefit the citizens of the United States.
- As immigration shapes the country, immigration policy should be set by action, not accident.
- Policy is set by laws that are enforced.
- There is no legal right for non-citizens to remain in the U.S, whatsoever. Non-citizens enter the United States as guests and may be removed at will by the government of the U.S.
- The U.S. states should keep track of guests while they visit.
- Those who enter the U.S. illegally or remain beyond the terms of their visas are criminals and should be regarded as such. Anyone doing so should be permanently barred from entering the U.S. for any purpose.
- Guests who will not be accepted for return to their home countries may be detained by the government until such time as their home country or suitable alternative country will accept them.
- Adjustments of status must take place in the applicant`s home country. The only purpose bouncing among the alphabet soup of visa categories serves is to feed immigration lawyers.
- There must be numerical limits on immigration. Numbers determine funding. If funding is set at one level and the number of people allowed is set at a higher level, you have a mess.
- It is not possible for everyone in the world to live in the United States.
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Donald Trump appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's show on Wednesday night and was asked about his position on the transgender bathroom bill. Kimmel led the question by saying that Trump reportedly went against his party's stance by believing that transgenders should use whatever bathroom they want.
Trump sidestepped Kimmel and responded that he believed the states should decide individually. He said, "And I think the states will do, hopefully, the right thing." When asked what he believed the right thing is, Trump admitted, "I don't know." This put the audience in laughter. You can watch the exchange here.
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The Sunday Updates are very similar to the "In My Mailbox" that other book blogs do. Basically, I give an update of what has happened the past week: posts, books received/bought/borrowed, and what books I'm currently reading. I will also be give a heads up for what you could be looking forward to in the coming week (:
- Book Blogger Hop [July 6 - 12]
- Review: Solitary by Alexander Gordon Smith
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- City of Bones Movie Logo
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- Review: Death Sentence by Alexander Gordon Smith
- Book Blogger Hop [July 13 - 19]
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ATel #4007; E. Gorbovskoy, V. Lipunov, P. Balanutsa, N. Tiurina, V. Kornilov, A. Belinski, N. Shatskiy, V. Chazov, A. Kuznetsov, D. Zimnukhov. D. Kuvshinov (Moscow Lomonosov State University, SAI), Hugo Levato and Carlos Saffe Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas, de la Tierra y del Espacio (ICATE) Claudio Mallamaci, Carlos Lopez and Federico Podest, Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA), V. Krushinsky, I. Zalozhnih, A. Popov (Ural Federal University) K. Ivanov, S. Yazev, N. Budnev, E. Konstantinov, O. Chuvalaev, V. Poleshchuk, O. Gress (Irkutsk State University) A. Parkhomenko, A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov, V. Senik (Kislovodsk solar station of the Pulkovo observatory RAS) V. Yurkov, Y. Sergienko, D. Varda, E. Sinyakov (Blagoveshchensk Educational University), S. Shurpakov (MASTER team members), on 29 Mar 2012; 13:20 UTCredential Certification: Vladimir Lipunov (email@example.com)
Subjects: Optical, Gamma Ray, Cosmic Rays, Gamma-Ray Burst, Transient
MASTER-ICATE robotic Very Wide Field Camera ( http://188.8.131.52:8080/ ) located
in Argentina was pointed to the area of the Trigger 518853 (Barthelmy et
al., GCN Circ 13166 http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcn3/13166.gcn3 ) several minutes before
notice time (due to Swift pointing info) and 12.9 min after GRB
time at 2012-03-29 02:34:16.391.
We find OT with Mag = 13.2 (unfiltered red CCD) at
Ra=188.552513 Dec=-63.417673
Ra=12:34:12.6 Dec=-63:25:03
There is 2MASS nonstar object 12340720-6325129 with 1.2 arcsec offset.
That is inside XRT error box.
The absence OT in UVOT data may be connected with very high reddening of
the source by Galactic extinction and distinction in time observations.
The follow up IR observations are requied to chose between CR or
High Energy Transient nature (Evans and Osborne, GCN Circ 13167 http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcn3/13167.gcn3 ) of the
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text: On 2008.01.18 10:48:26 +0100, Jakob Oestergaard wrote:> On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 01:25:39PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:> ...> > Why do you make that mistake, when it is PROVABLY NOT TRUE!> > > > Try this trivial program:> > > > int main(int argc, char **argv)> > {> > int i;> > const int *c;> > > > i = 5;> > c = &i;> > i = 10;> > return *c;> > }> > > > and realize that according to the C rules, if it returns anything but 10, > > the compiler is *buggy*.> > That's not how this works (as we obviously agree).> > Please consider a rewrite of your example, demonstrating the usefulness and> proper application of const pointers:> > extern foo(const int *);> > int main(int argc, char **argv)> {> int i;> > i = 5;> foo(&i);> return i;> }> > Now, if the program returns anything else than 5, it means someone cast away> const, which is generally considered a bad idea in most other software> projects, for this very reason.Not at all.#include <stdio.h>#include <stdlib.h>char *lookup[5];const char *get(){ *(*lookup = malloc(1)) = '1'; return *lookup;}void set(const char *d, char val){ for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) if (lookup[i] == d) *(lookup[i]) = val;}int main(){ const char *p = get(); printf("%c\n", *p); set(p, '2'); printf("%c\n", *p); return 0;}Do you see anything that casts the const away? No? Me neither. Still,the memory that p points to was changed, because there was anotherpointer and that was not const.> *That* is the purpose of const pointers.The only thing that const can tell you is that you should not modify thevalue _yourself_, using that pointer _directly_. It's somewhat like asoft "half" protected/private specifier. You may read this value, but ifyou want to write to it, please use the setter function I provide foryou. Because that setter function might do some special stuff, likecounting how often that value was written.And accepting a pointer to a const as an argument does _only_ say: It'sok to call this function if you only received a pointer to a const, thefunction does the Right Thing for such pointers. It does not guaranteeat all, that the function won't change the memory the pointer ispointing to. Take a set of functions that manage memory for foo objects:const struct foo *get(someIdentifier);struct foo *makeWritable(const struct foo *);void free(const struct foo *);get() returns a pointer to a foo object, and it might return a pointerto a _shared_ instance. Obviously it should make the pointer const, thecaller should not modify the shared instance.makeWritable() accepts a pointer to a const foo, because you generallywant to pass it such a pointer to get a non-const one instead. Thefunction might just use ref-counting and see if it needs to create acopy returning a pointer to points to a different location in memory orif it can just return its _internal_ _non-const_ pointer. No casts!free() also accepts a pointer to a const foo, because you obviously wantto be able to free the shared stuff, too. It just happens to not alwaysgo away immediately, because there's some ref-counting going on. But youare _still_ invalidating your const pointer. You lost all rights tousing it, because you _gave it up_ when you called free(). An importantpart of free() is to _invalidate_ the _pointer_. Whether or not theobject it pointed to was modified or not doesn't matter at all, becauseyou have no valid means of accessing it _anyway_, it's totally out ofscope.Now I can hear you screaming "But that's refcounting! That's totallydifferent!". It's _not_. Just "pretend" that get() cannot return thesame thing twice, then your ref-counting only goes up to one and boom,you've just reinvented malloc/free, with a const pointer being passed tofree().Passing a pointer to free invalidates that pointer, and all pointersthat share the same value. And then, when no valid ways to access theobject are left, free() is free to use the memory in any way it wants.Without any stricht need to use the const pointer to perform any writes.That might be an optimization, but you can do without.What you're arguing about is actually that you don't want anyone to beable to use a const pointer to invalidate any other pointer, not thatyou don't want an object to be changed through a const pointer, becausethat is simply not what happens.If you want to restrict the set of pointers that can be invalidated byan other pointer, you'll have to use something else because const doesnot talk about invalidating aliasing pointers.Björn--To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to email@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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Usually, the complaint is government meets behind locked doors. Not this time around.
The Troy City Council's Charter Review Commission can't meet tonight because city hall will be locked up since staff won't be available to mind the doors.
This charter commission, not to be confused with the mayor's charter commission, generally meets in the evening.


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Mayweather vs. Canelo Results: Best Opponents for Alvarez After First LossSeptember 15, 2013
Floyd Mayweather's aura of invincibility grew a little larger on Saturday with a majority decision victory over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in Las Vegas, the man who was supposed to be Money May's toughest challenger in years.
Instead, the 36-year-old legend never looked scared of his younger, stronger opponent. Mayweather put on a clinic that taught Canelo a few things about megafights against elite opponents.
After suffering the first loss of his career, Alvarez has a lot of potential matchups for his next bout, which will go a long way in helping him build his reputation up again.
Let's look at three logical opponents for the Mexican after his defeat to Mayweather.
Carlos Molina
Carlos Molina defeated Ishe Smith in one of the undercard bouts on Saturday night, and as an up-and-coming boxer, he's ready for a bigger and tougher challenge with a fight against Canelo.
In fact, Mayweather wouldn't mind seeing these two young fighters get into the ring, per Ryan Bivins of Bad Left Hook:
Molina is now 17-1-1 in his career with seven knockouts, and like Money May, he has impressive speed and strong defensive abilities. He's also an intelligent fighter who makes effective mid-bout adjustments.
The 27-year-old California native would be a worthy opponent for Alvarez, one that is beatable but isn't going to be seen as a layup either. It's the perfect matchup for Canelo to regain some of the confidence lost after Saturday's defeat to Mayweather.
Miguel Cotto
A big name for Canelo to fight early in 2014 is veteran Miguel Cotto (37-4-1), whose next fight is scheduled against Delvin Rodriguez in October.
Cotto has suffered two consecutive defeats, one to Austin Trout and the other to Mayweather, but a victory in October would make him a worthy opponent for Alvarez. After lasting 12 rounds and putting up a strong fight against Mayweather in May of 2012, there's no question that Cotto would give Canelo a lengthy bout.
From a boxing standpoint, Cotto's strength and experience would present a tough challenge for Canelo, but also one that he can definitely overcome.
Floyd Mayweather
A rematch? Why not?
In an era of boxing where marquee fights are too uncommon, another Mayweather vs. Canelo matchup would make headlines and provide fans of the sport with another salivating matchup to look forward to.
Mayweather and Alvarez are two big names that sports fans who don't follow boxing regularly know, which is why it makes sense for these two fighters to step into the ring one more time.
After all, Canelo will definitely want another shot at Money May after a convincing defeat on Saturday. It was a learning experience for the young Mexican, one that will make him stronger and better prepared for his next major bout.
If Alvarez dominates and wins his next fight, a late-2014 showdown with Mayweather would be a great way to end the year.


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Every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide somewhere in the world. "Preventing suicide: a global imperative" is the first WHO report of its kind. It aims to increase awareness of the public health significance of suicide and suicide attempts, to make suicide prevention a higher priority on the global public health agenda, and to encourage and support countries to develop or strengthen comprehensive suicide prevention strategies in a multisectoral public health approach.
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4 SEPTEMBER 2014 ¦ GENEVA - More than 800 000 people die by suicide every year – around one person every 40 seconds, according to WHO's first global report on suicide prevention, published today. Some 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries.
Pesticide poisoning, hanging and firearms are among the most common methods of suicide globally. Evidence from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United States and a number of European countries reveals that limiting access to these means can help prevent people dying by suicide. Another key to reducing deaths by suicide is a commitment by national governments to the establishment and implementation of a coordinated plan of action. Currently, only 28 countries are known to have national suicide prevention strategies.
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Suicide occurs all over the world and can take place at almost any age. Globally, suicide rates are highest in people aged 70 years and over. In some countries, however, the highest rates are found among the young. Notably, suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-29 year-olds globally.
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Generally, more men die by suicide than women. In richer countries, three times as many men die by suicide than women. Men aged 50 years and over are particularly vulnerable.
In low- and middle-income countries, young adults and elderly women have higher rates of suicide than their counterparts in high-income countries. Women over 70 years old are more than twice as likely to die by suicide than women aged 15-29 years.
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"WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Supreme Court [Monday] denied consideration of an appeal by the Public Lands Council of previous federal court decisions overturning Bureau of land Management grazing regulations promulgated during the George W. Bush administration. The decision affects over 160 million acres of public land in 11 western states."
"The Public Lands Council, which represents livestock ranchers who use public lands, was an intervenor in successful litigation brought by Western Watersheds Project, an Idaho based conservation organization.
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"I'm so bored. I hate my life." - Britney Spears
Das Langweilige ist interessant geworden, weil das Interessante angefangen hat langweilig zu werden. – Thomas Mann
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Das Langweilige ist interessant geworden, weil das Interessante angefangen hat langweilig zu werden. – Thomas Mann
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The second round is going to be different. I hope that Royal concentrates for real on giving a picture of just what Sarkozy is offering. It is a watered down neo-liberalism that will cause the usual type of economic boom and bust – with all the proceeds going to the top, and the usual dissolving rat race by the middle and the bottom to give themselves wage raises through sheer borrowing. We've seen this all too often before. It only beckons as a good model because, on the whole, the people who benefit most own own own the media. All of it. Royal ought to speak out for a robustly Keynesian approach to counter the utterly awful Sarko, and talk about government expenditures in terms of what brings the highest social return. So she should speak out about putting more government money, not less, into vital services, particularly education. If compromises must be made to make labor markets more "flexible" – for instance, to remove some of the burden of hiring people for short term positions – they can only be made in the context of a greatly expanded educational sphere – one that would, as in the U.S., absorb many of the unemployed. I think what the Netherlands and Sweden have done in this regard might well be looked at.
As for France's position in the world, Sarkozy is a crazy Bushophile, but I fear Royal would be a French Tony Blair. There's nothing one can do about that. More (unsolicited, unheard) advice from this blog – figure out that the vote against the European constitution meant no to expanding the EU blindly, no to rule by central banks, no to the attack on labour, and that these aren't domestic but international issues. The EU has a chance to offer a model of affluence with social justice, and it should be steered in that direction.
I'm unhappy that Sarko won the first round, but he won much less grandly than many had predicted, and Royal did a lot better. So – here she is! (in a youtube production that is a moony tour of Royal's dentition to the melodious strumming of cheesy seventies arena rock! at least it made me laugh.)
ps – LI should have cast away childish things long ago – but, childishly, we were shocked by the awful reporting and commentary in the Guardian about the French election. It is a true reflection – the pro-Sarko bias – of Blair's legacy, God help us. The newspaper has a blogger in Sarko's camp; it has lined up four or five commenters on the French election, all but one of which have sung the Sarko song; and in general, refused to comment on the story line followed in the anglosphere of Royal falling apart. In fact, the 25 percent was much better than was predicted by this pack of Pecksniffs. If Royal loses, the loss will not be – as the Guardian so hopefully puts it – a mandate for Sarkozy. It will be a close election, followed by the regionals, and the destruction of France's social welfare network, so ardently hoped for by the Thatcher-Blairist set, will, LI is pretty sure, be indefinitely delayed. As the Iraq war taught us, the media will rush like rabid lemmings towards any cliff that the worst stock option dregs point them to, and ask questions only at as the splat point grows overwhelmingly large to their rodent-like peeps – but one forgets just how bad and creepy the filter is until 'socialism' becomes something more for these fuckers than a distant polemic.
But if you want to read a reasonable analysis of the election, go to Michel Noblecourt here.
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Salut Roger,
excuses ma longue absence...
Tout a fait d'accord!
Alain Genestier
- roger said...
Salut - toi!
Thanks! I think I have been un petit peu mechant about Segolene - thinking she was too vacuous, too much the catalogue candidate. But at the moment, I'm happy with her.
oops, LI, i posted my comment re your post on the french elections on the wrong post! pardon, svp!
"Certains en France m'appellent Sarkozy l'Américain. J'en suis fier. Je suis un homme d'action, je fais ce que je dis et j'essaie d'être pragmatique. Je partage beaucoup des valeurs américaines." Sarkozy, 2004.
God that's disgusting. American fundamentalist machisimo is taking over there, too?
I wonder if M. Sark will have been found to be visiting a male meth dealer soon?
Vive le poofisme! Down with the Macho Idiocy!
- roger said...
Brian, I like the poofism idea. Poofism for the masses - poof rules. More poof!
You need to write the poof manifesto, man. It is calling you!
- northanger said...
i am totally down with le poofisme!
on topic: ensemble, tout devient possible
off topic: just saw Tom Hamburger on CNN talking about his article in today's LA Times, Low-key office launches high-profile inquiry : The Office of Special Counsel will investigate U.S. attorney firings and other political activities led by Karl Rove.
"This is a big deal," Paul C. Light, a New York University expert on the executive branch, said of Bloch's plan. "It is a significant moment for the administration and Karl Rove. It speaks to the growing sense that there is a nexus at the White House that explains what's going on in these disparate investigations."
- roger said...
Well North, in other news...
There's a big NYT article on the disappearing bee. I should say, the exhausted bee. These bees were being outrageously overworked!
The article is tarnished, by the way, by an unbelievably stupid graf at the end:
"The French government banned the pesticide in 1999 for use on sunflowers, and later for corn, despite protests by the German chemical giant Bayer, which has said its internal research showed the pesticide was not toxic to bees. Subsequent studies by independent French researchers have disagreed with Bayer. Alison Chalmers, an eco-toxicologist for Bayer CropScience, said at the meeting today that bee colonies had not recovered in France as beekeepers had expected. "These chemicals are not being used anymore," she said of imidacloprid, "so they certainly were not the only cause."
The one quote comes from Bayer? It is like quoting Exxon Mobile about an oil spill. Bad bad journalist.
- northanger said...
bees are disappearing because of cell phones.
Damn, Northanger. I guess we don't have to worry about global warming. We will all starve well before then.
Anyway, my Manifesto:
Le Manifesto de La Poofisme
We firmly reject the modern "faux machismo" so dominant in modern culture and politics.
We do not believe that the Spartan military state is heroic or worthy of emulation in the modern United States.
We are not interested in listening to bleatings from soft, prosperous, safely insulated pundits about how war is always the answer and how they would have heroically gunned down the various mass murderers this society uniquely seems predisposed to create.
We do not believe that the husband must dominate the wife, and that the wife must be submissive.
We are not particularly interested in small town football as the exemplar of American life
We do not believe that Sty and Arnold and a heavily padded suit wearing Ronald Reagan are the only
We are not interested in a politics based on the activities of a particularly nasty band of chimpanzees.
We are tired of Promise Keepers, James Dobson, and other hackish cultural movements that create nothing, say nothing, do nothing but peddle theocratic fascistic nonsense and inspire insipid contemporary Christian soft rock.
We call for a politics that celebrates music, rebellion, difference, art, good food, good drink, good drugs, feminine men and masculine women, and colorful flowers.
We call for a rejection of the manly myth
We call for a new MANIFESTO OF POOFISME!
wow, Brian, some manifesto! I'm looking forward to further iterations -- "we the poofs...", "poofs of the world...".
LI, not to get into the WAPO forums you mention in your post, though they are in line with a discussion on NPRs Talk of the Nation yesterday which spent an hour seriously considering whether students should be allowed to take guns to class!
Have you seen the forum on Le Monde which does bring up your point about the left taking up the No in the referendum on the EU?
And SR does refer to it in a statement yesterday. Meanwhile, in a poll reported on Libé, the gap between M.Sark and SR has narrowed to 51-49.
- roger said...
Wow! That's a great poll! Too great, though. It is libe. Still, I am going to give Ms. Royal a lot more credit at the moment than the mostly male fraternity of journalistic know nothings.
The WAPO forum was so amazingly whacked that it was funny. The D.C. elite have definitely gone beyond Nietzsche - they are way more than 6000 feet above humanitiy. I'd put them on mars.
- roger said...
Brian, like the manifesto. Suggestion: I think it should end not as a call for another manifesto, but for Puffism now. You know, so crowds can languidly yell out, if they have a mind to, What do we want? poofism. When do we want it? Now.
The Poofist demo, though, is strictly BYOB.
- northanger said...
the Ronald Reagan one got snipped, Brian. did he get poofed?
we need a press release.
Roger, if we can't find any bees can we bring our own beer?
- roger said...
North, your comment stung - I hadn't thought of the beer thing. Hops and wheat and all that stuff needs pollination. Oh shit - now I am starting to get in a sweat. I was thinking, well, I don't eat too many walnuts anyway. In fact, I fuckin hate walnuts. But BEER - NO BEER????
That's it. Along with the poof movement, we need a be kind to bees movement. Put honey outside your windows, people. Little gifts for bees. Hey, next honeybee I see, it gets the works. Flowers, a compass, whatever.
This is a disaster!
- northanger said...
well, at least glenfiddich isn't made by bees. that's a relief.
J. Alva Scruggs points out that the bee story is junk science.
Ah well...
As for the snipped comment, what I meant to say was something like "...are the truest exemplars of manhood" or something like that rot :)
- northanger said...
thanks Brian.
Well I tried to chase a bee out using my mobile phone, gave up and used fly spray in the end.
LI, I don't think a compass would be the best of gifts to ingratiate oneself with a honey bee, as it seems to imply HB has lost its sense of direction! to say nothing of blatantly flaunting the technological superiority of Mr.Man. you can imagine HB's stinging response re the pollination and beer connection!
- roger said...
Brian, yeah, I read the yorkshire ranter thing, and I agree with Mistah Scruggs. I'm more interested, to tell the truth, in the genetically modified corn, especially now that we know that the bees, as they are transported, are fed with corn syrup. But - casting off the mask of Dr. Frankenstein and assuming the mask of your average UFO abduction survivor - this article, which concentrated on the business of shuffling the bees here or there, has made me think - the bees are tired. Like all Gaia's creatures, they are just fuckin tired of working for the Man. It's species fatigue, man. It's like the elephant revolt reported in the NYT magazine last year. All of creation is groaning and moaning and trying to get the Man's attention, as in: knock it off. Knock on the glass. Mr. Man, you got to be kidding me about this monocultural, lets destroy the atmosphere, fish all fish out of the sea program. Like, its dumb.
- roger said...
Amie, hmm, so the compass might be a little non-subtle? well, we better get on the stick with some kind of hive finder for our little honey makin' friends. The other thing I learned from the NYT today is that there is a National Honey Board, which made me understand the sham and failure of my own life up until now - since a sane person would try to do everything to work for the National Honey Board. I could go into any bar, any club, any gathering, and say, I work for Honey, and immediately be the cynosure of all eyes - instead of being the miserable non-ink stained wretch who gets ignored at best. I want to work for honey!
- Ray Davis said...
Brian, congratulations. I think it's the highest form of poofiness to call for reinforcements even before the manifesto's over. Don't pay attention to Roger. When has he ever risked a poofy manifesto for you to better?
- roger said...
My God! Now I feel my manhood's challenged because I haven't displayed enough poofiness! That makes me so goddamned mad. Grr, grrr.


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CUSHING, Okla. - Millions of barrels of crude oil are stuck in tanks in Oklahoma, but a new initiative could get the oil closer to gas pumps in Georgia.
Channel 2's Jim Strickland went inside a storage facility in Cushing, Okla. ready to be tapped. Cushing, known as the "Pipeline Crossroads of the World," is home to hundreds of giant oil storage tanks. Some of them hold more than a half million gallons each, and 127 more tanks are either under construction or in the planning stages.
Strickland got rare access to a facility at Enbridge Energy, which operates part of the pipeline chain linking Cushing to the booming Canadian oil sands.
"Right now we're at 16 million barrels of capacity, and our goal is to be around 21-22 million barrels at the end," supervisor Scott Sweich told Strickland.
Enbridge is Cushing's largest tank operator with 87 tanks currently on line.
In Canada's oil country "drill baby, drill" isn't just a slogan. It's the five-year plan.
"Production is going to grow by almost six times," said Alan Reid, senior vice president of Cenovus Energy.
Cenovus produces a raw oil product called diluted bitumen. At the time of Strickland's interview in early April, Reid said the product was bringing about $65 per barrel.
"We want it to go to a market where it's going to attract a good price," Reid said.
But it requires extra refinement, and like all Canadian oil it has no efficient way to reach Gulf refineries, which make Georgia's gasoline.
"There isn't a pipeline that directly connects Canadian oil to Atlanta, Georgia today to my knowledge," Cenovus Energy senior vice president Alan Reid told Strickland.
Strickland found the end of the southern-most pipeline to Canada, the Keystone One pipeline.
The Canadian government estimates Cushing is now storing more than 40 million barrels of oil, about two-thirds of its capacity.
"If you've got all this crude oil stuck up in Oklahoma, that's a problem," said oil analyst Greg Haas. Strickland met him in Houston, Texas outside an oil refinery.
Haas explained rail cars are simply too expensive to move large volumes of oil to the Gulf from Oklahoma.
Builders of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, sister to the Keystone One, have found a path around a key water source in Nebraska. They anticipate opening the southern section from Cushing to Texas next year.
Haas said the need is immediate. The refineries in the area, which process half the fuel in the country, including for Atlanta, would be able to have a better source of local crude rather than buying from overseas.
An existing pipeline called Seaway, which had been designed to flow northward from the Gulf into Cushing, is now being reversed to become the first pipeline linking Canadian oil in Oklahoma with refiners who serve Georgia. Enbridge and a partner company own the line.
The oil is expected to start flowing May 17. They'll start at 150,000 barrels per day, and ramp up to 850,000 in two years.
"Reliability of supply is such a key thing to making sure that we have the products that you need in markets like Atlanta," said Enbridge spokesman Larry Springer.


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Daunte Culpepper: Motown Needs You to get Your Roll OnMay 24, 2009
Five years ago, Daunte Culpepper was on the verge of writing his own ticket to Canton.
He was the ringmaster of one of the greatest offenses ever.
If it weren't for Peyton Manning filling the record book, he would have an MVP in his trophy case.
Daunte has more credentials than the entire locker room combined. The team wants to follow him—there hasn't been a football player in Detroit with his leadership skills and moxy since the 90s.
We need him to be stiff-arm blitzing DB's to the ground, to spin out the way of linebackers and defensive lineman.
Detroit needs to see him throw 70-yard bombs down the sideline to Megatron.
The entire state needs to see his knee at 100 percent and for him to just find a glimpse of his old self.
Stafford needs Culpepper to show him how to win, how to study, how to be a pro, and a leader of professional athletes. It is obvious Daunte is already loved in the locker room.
Culpepper could own Motown in about five games. In a way, he deserves this chance. The city deserves this. The players need a battle tested veteran like him to show them the way. He has done it before.
There isn't another player in the Detroit locker room that has the potential to change everything for himself and the fans. Detroit has not had a leader at the quarterback position in a very generous decade.
It's what the fans need. And it's what Daunte needs. Give Hollywood something to think about. Culpepper should be angry at the entire NFL for writing him off and eager to change their perception of him.
The Red Wings are on their way to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Tigers are leading their division and if the Lions found a way to compete, this city would ignite.
The city wants to believe he is healthy, that he is back to the Daunte that beat us up twice a year. Forget Matthew Stafford for a year or two, I want to see Culpepper throw the ball like he used to.
I want to see him high five the entire team.
I want to see him talking to the defense!
I want to see him and Calvin develop a chemistry that hasn't been in Detroit since Herman Moore was out leaping everyone on a fade route. This entire city would look up to him if he could just let us resemble an NFL team for 16 weeks.
We all know Stafford is the future at some point, but it doesn't have to be now.
The only question is: is Daunte ready to take an entire city on his back?


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Wigan relieved as scan reveals only minor damage for star McCarthy
JAMES McCarthy has received good news with a scan revealing he has not damaged ankle ligaments.
McCarthy was forced off in Wigan's 2-1 defeat at Norwich after a tackle from Bradley Johnson, which led his manager Roberto Martinez to accuse the Canaries of targeting the Irish international.
There were fears that the 22-year-old would face a long spell on the sidelines. However, the positive diagnosis means the Glaswegian could be involved in this weekend's league encounter with Arsenal.
Martinez said: "The scan has shown up a sprain in his ankle and we need to see how that develops.
"Any sort of injury is disappointing, but we are relieved that it is not a really bad tear to his ligament. James has been working really hard this past two days, accelerating the recovery process.
"But it's too early to tell if he'll be okay for the weekend. It's always a worry when a player has to come off during a game. But, knowing James, his recovery period will be a lot shorter than most other players.
"He hasn't rejoined the group yet and he'll be doing his own training routine. It will probably be Friday before we find out whether he'll be all right to play."
Martinez added: "You knew it was a bad injury straight away because he got caught right on the ankle, and James' reaction was completely understandable. He knew he was hurt and he tried to stay on the pitch. He wanted to play the second half as well but the injury was too serious."
Meanwhile, Irish exile Darron Gibson has targeted a return to the Champions League. The Derryman hit the target in the 2010 quarter-final with Bayern Munich and 2011 semi with Schalke during his time at Manchester United.
Now, Gibson is dreaming of reaching the competition with Everton. He is yet to lose a league game he has completed since his move last January.
"If we keep playing well I think we'll be up there at the end of the season," said Gibson.
"Could you imagine Real Madrid or Barcelona coming for a Champions League game? The atmosphere at Goodison would be frightening.
"To play in it again is a massive ask... But if we could get that fourth place I'd savour it, we all would."
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How deep is your love? Is it still steamy with you and your McDreamy? Is the thrill gone? Not sure anymore?
One couple quit their jobs and took off on a motorcycle-and-sidecar road trip, traveling 20,000 miles through 16 countries along the Pan American Highway, just to find out if their relationship was built to last.
There's no need to go to those lengths. ... Instead take this quick quiz right at your desk.
The Passionate Love Scale
Created in 1986 by psychologists Elaine C. Hatfield and Susan Sprecher, the Passionate Love Scale (PLS) was designed to measure the cognitive, emotional and behavioral components of passionate relationships.
Take the Quiz: How Passionate Is Your Relationship?
To take the PLS quiz, first think of the person you love most passionately right now. If you are not in love, please think of the last person you loved. And if you have never been in love, think of the person you came closest to caring for in that way.
Choose a number on a scale of 1 to 9 to describe the way you felt when your feelings were most intense. Choose (1) for "not at all true," and (9) for "definitely true," or choose some number in between. Add up your answers for a total score and find out where your feelings rate on the scale below.
1. I would feel deep despair if _____ left me.
2. Sometimes I feel I can't control my thoughts; they are obsessively on _____.
3. I feel happy when I am doing something to make _____ happy.
4. I would rather be with _____ than anyone else.
5. I'd get jealous if I thought _____ were falling in love with someone else.
6. I yearn to know all about _____.
7. I want _____ physically, emotionally, mentally.
8. I have an endless appetite for affection from _____.
9. For me, _____ is the perfect romantic partner.
10. I sense my body responding when _____ touches me.
11. _____ always seems to be on my mind. .
12. I want _____ to know me -- my thoughts, my fears, and my hopes.
Just a Few More Questions to Measure Your Passion
13. I eagerly look for signs indicating _____'s desire for me.
14. I possess a powerful attraction for _____.
15. I get extremely depressed when things don't go right in my relationship with _____.
Total Score: _______
• 106-135 points = Wildly, even recklessly, in love.
• 86-105 points = Passionate, but less intense.
• 66-85 points = Occasional bursts of passion.
• 45-65 points = Tepid, infrequent passion.
• 15-44 points = The thrill is gone.
Reprinted on ABCNews.com with the permission of Elaine Hatfield and Susan Sprecher.


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My esteemed colleague Tucker Shaw once wrote a book with pictures of everything he ate during the year.
If I did that in 2007, the photos would've ranged from a parrotfish staring up at me out of tinfoil in a Caribbean fishing village to my disgusting grilled tenderloin flying out the window from the top of Atlanta's Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel.
In between, I must say, I ate well, as always. Through six countries and 18 states, I didn't dine with kings but I breakfasted with former UCLA coach John Wooden, which to me is even better. In 2008, my ports of call will improve. Then again, after four visits to Nebraska, it can't get much worse.
In that light, the following is the list of my best and worst food from 2007.
Best restaurant: Chekhov, St. Petersburg, Russia, (Ul. Petropavlovskaya 4, 7-812-234-4511). Named for the 19th-century poet, Chekhov has a wait staff in 18th-century garb serving dishes from 18th-century Russian novels. My baked pork ribs with stewed sauerkraut passed the test of time. So did the salad of smoked venison, duck and homemade ham in country-style sauce. Don't forget the shots of cherry vodka.
Best Italian meal (American division): Crab manicotti, Elevator Brewery, Columbus, Ohio, (161 N. High St., 614-228-0500). Manicotti shells filled with crabmeat, bacon and Asiago cheese topped with cherry tomatoes, sauteed asparagus and Japanese panko breadcrumbs. In a brewery bar made from stone taken from quarries in Finland, it's a great way to warm up on a cold winter day in the Rust Belt.
Best Italian meal (Italian division): Tagliatelle with wild boar sauce, Trattoria La Palomba, Orvieto, Italy (Via Cipriano Manente 16, 39-07-63-34-3395). Homemade pasta and fresh wild boar (yikes!) makes for one of the best regional dishes in Umbria, the poor man's Tuscany.
Worst breakfast: The Flying Biscuit Cafe, Atlanta (1655 McLendon Ave., 404-687-8888). According to the AOL City Guide, the pancakes here are rated the best in the U.S. I'm a pancake maven and they were the worst I've ever had in the U.S. They're an inch thick with the texture of leavened dough. I took four bites and was full and disgusted. Serving apple juice in a plastic Tropicana can and syrup in a cold plastic jug didn't help.
Worst sandwich: Gibney's Pub, Atlanta (231 Peachtree Center Ave. #A7, 404-688-0928). An Irish pub in Atlanta is not a wise choice for a chicken sandwich. It was a huge slab of overcooked chicken breast inside a bun the approximate size of an English muffin. The slice of what looked like Velveeta was a fitting touch.
Worst overpriced meal: Sun Dial Room, Atlanta (210 Peachtree St. NW, 404-589-7506). On the 72nd floor of the Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel, the Sun Dial Room should be 72 miles below the earth's crust. The view is as good as the food is bad. My grilled tenderloin of beef tasted like something I cooked as a junior in college. As bland and nondescript as you can imagine. But I only paid $75 so I didn't feel too bad.
Worst food town: Take a guess, Gus.
Best Middle Eastern food: Kabob Kubideh, Ahmad's Persian Cuisine, Omaha (1006 Howard St., 402-341-9616). Who'd have thunk it? A little bit of Iran in Omaha's Old Market district. How can two nations nearly be at war when they can share this kind of Persian ground beef?
Best Japanese food: Ballona Fish Market, Marina del Rey, Calif. (13455 Maxella Ave., 310-822-8979). I'm not a sushi fan. Once you've tried one raw sea urchin and quail egg wrapped in seaweed, you've tried them all. But I love teriyaki and this unassuming place two minutes from the beach is as good as I've ever had.
Best breakfast diner: VIP's Cafe, Tarzana, Calif. (18345 Ventura Blvd., 818-343-7361). Old '60s-style diner with homemade hotcakes and French toast with whipped butter and hot maple syrup. There's no better breakfast for the dollar in all the Southland.
Worst water: Scottsdale, Ariz. I loathe bottled water. It's pretentious and unnecessary — except in the Phoenix area. I stayed in the five-star Camelback Inn in Scottsdale and couldn't keep down the one-star tap water I used to wash down Excedrin.
Best Mexican meal: Crab enchiladas, Fonda San Miguel, Austin, Texas (2330 W. North Loop Blvd., 512-459-4121). You don't see many crabs running around central Texas but the ones they ship up from the Gulf Coast make for fantastic enchiladas. The white sauce is as inviting as the hacienda-style restaurant in an old part of north Austin.
Best seafood meal: Parrotfish, Fish Friday, Anse-la-Raye, St. Lucia. Fish Friday isn't a restaurant. It's a weekly Friday night fish fry in this little fishing village. My parrotfish couldn't have been fresher if it hopped out of the sea onto my plate — which it just about did.
Most powerful drink: The Blue (Bleep). The Lime Restaurant & Bar, Rodney Bay Village, St. Lucia (Reduit Beach, 758-452-0761). It's Sambuca and blue curacao. It's bad enough without them lighting it on fire. The trick is to suck it down before the flame scorches your nostril and the rapidly melting straw doesn't singe your lips.
Best hors d'oeurves: L'Orso 80, Rome (Via Dell'Orso 33, 39-06-686-4904). In Italy, antipasti isn't so much hors d'oeuvres as it is a feast. L'Orso 80, on a back alley near Piazza Navona, brings out so many dishes they're stacked on your table: prosciutto and melon, buffalo mozzarella, meatballs, cheese salad, seafood salad, roasted bell peppers, roasted cauliflower, pizza bianca, baked beans, roast zucchini and eggplant. Don't even think about pasta.
Weirdest decor: Cubana, London (48 Lower Marsh, 44-20-792-88778). Kalishnikov rifles hanging over a Madonna statue and a wildly painted bar seemingly designed by revolutionaries on an acid trip. This Cuban joint takes the starch out of the English.
Most romantic restaurant: The Edge, Rodney Bay Village, St. Lucia (Harmony Suites Hotel, 758-450-EDGE). Built over the marina, lit by torches and candlelight with white tablecloths, it's the place for honeymoon couples. Unfortunately, I was with a 49-year-old British guy with bad teeth just getting out of a divorce, and we were the only two unattached guys on the island.
Worst service: Unnamed cafe, St. Petersburg, Russia. No English menus. No sign. No tourists. A perfect off-the-beaten path cafe? Nope. We sat 15 minutes before a menu was thrown on our table and another 15 minutes before no one took our order and we left. The owner didn't even bother looking up as I threw the menu in front of her with a sarcastic "Spasiba!" (Thank you!)
Staff writer John Henderson covers sports and writes about the food he eats on the road: 303-954-1299 or email@example.com.


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When it comes to changing a baby's diaper, expect the unexpected. Above all, be sure to maintain a good sense of humor.
During the entire diaper changing process, take the proper precautions. "Always keep one hand on baby," says Alana Morales, author of Domestically Challenged. "If you use a changing table, never leave them unattended. Once babies are more active, it's better to change them on the floor to prevent falls."
Be sure to have a healthy ration of diapers and wipes at the ready. In the early days, you may go through two or three diapers during a single change. Alley explains, "Baby bottom + air = more pee than you thought possible." Important note: Make sure you're working on waterproof material.
Diaper rash cream is a must-have for sensitive baby bottoms (wearing a diaper 24/7 is no picnic). You may need to experiment with various brands to see what works best (buy trial sizes to minimize cost). "My favorite is Aquaphor, a clear ointment that prevents moisture from reaching the skin. For redness or irritation, the golden oldie is Desitin," Alley says.
Along with diapers, wipes, and creams, make sure your diaper bag is stocked with a changing pad. "You never know when you'll have to use a public restroom or the back of your car to change a baby," says Morales. Alley also recommends plastic, sealable bags, "which are excellent at containing the ooze and smell of a poopy diaper if you can't dispose of it right away," a small first-aid kit with band-aids and Neosporin, and a full change of clothes for baby (and one for you, too).
When diapering at home, make sure all diaper changing supplies are within easy reach of your designated changing area(s). Alley also suggests having a receptacle for waste disposal nearby. "If you have pets, this must have a lid, a lock, and possibly a high-voltage fence around it."
And, wherever you are, it doesn't hurt to have a special diapering-time toy for entertainment. "A bored baby can turn into a fidgety one," says Morales.
Scary Mommy Jill Smokler's most important piece of advice for parents of boys? "Point a boy's penis down! I spent weeks dealing with soaking wet onesies before I figured it out."
But taking this precaution doesn't mean you're going to stay dry during the diaper changing process. "Always be prepared to get peed on," says Morales. "The easiest protection is to lay an open diaper over their waist to absorb some of the mess. Wipes may be easier, but the cold may actually inspire a water show." Despite all of these measures, Morales says, "Plan on getting sprayed at least once. It's a parent's rite of passage."
"Wiping little girls is an art form," Morales says. "Always clean out the folds. It's very easy for girls to get infections so wiping up fully is the key," even if it takes a lot of wipes. Most importantly, "Always wipe front to back so that you're not spreading bacteria," says Alley.
Now, just because you have a girl doesn't mean you're safe from getting doused while baby is airing out. "Many girls have a pee reflex, too, but that tends to stay more contained. Again, if you have a waterproof pad, you're golden," Alley adds.
Follow these tips and you'll be that far ahead of the game when you and your newborn are face to face at the changing table. Along the way, you may hit a few snafus and get a little damp, but rest assured that you and baby will settle into a diaper changing routine soon enough.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - There are a lot of stories to come out of the final day of the historic Democratic National Convention. Here are just some of the best from Thursday's action.
Obama: Recovery path hard, challenge 'can be met'
President Barack Obama conceded only halting progress Thursday night toward fixing the nation's stubborn economic woes, but vowed in a Democratic National Convention finale, "Our problems can be solved, our challenges can be met."
"Yes, our path is harder -- but it leads to a better place," he declared in a prime-time speech to convention delegates and the nation that blended resolve about the challenges ahead with stinging criticism of Republican rival Mitt Romney's proposals to repair the economy.
Read the entire story here.
Check out the president's speech in photos here.
Read the full text of Obama's speech here.
Giffords inspires crowd
Gabrielle Giffords has inspired the cheering delegates at the Democratic National Convention by leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
The former Arizona congresswoman came to the stage Thursday night, walking with a distinct limp as she received a standing ovation. Convention spectators had tears in their eyes when she finished. She smiled broadly and waved enthusiastically to the audience as they chanted, "Gabby, Gabby."
Read the entire story here.
Charlotte man charged with threatening the president
A 21-year-old Charlotte man has been arrested by the Secret Service for allegedly posting threats to kill President Barack Obama on Twitter.
Authorities said Donte Jamar Sims was detained Wednesday. The Secret Service says Sims posted messages including one that said, "Ima Assassinate president Obama this evening!" on Monday morning, two days before Obama arrived in Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention.
Read the entire story here.
Hagan, Dalton begin last night of DNC in NC
A bevy of North Carolina elected officials kicked off Thursday's final night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, highlighting the state's history and urging voters to help President Barack Obama carry the battleground state again.
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan gave the first address late in the afternoon at the Time Warner Cable Arena, where Obama's scheduled acceptance speech was moved after the threat of storms prompted convention officials to abandon plans to have it at Bank of America Stadium.
Read the entire story here.
Eyewitness News exclusive interviews
Channel 9 anchors got to interview some pretty influential people in the political and news media business on the final day of the DNC. Check out some of the best:
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx speaks to Channel 9 - WATCH here
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BRAZILIAN HEAT: Scantily clad Brazilian Mardi Gras dancers filled the rooms of Café Carmen on Monday night to celebrate the launch of Mario Testino's new book, "Mario de Janeiro Testino." Lily Donaldson was dressed in what looked like a Hervé Léger bandage dress. "It's actually from Topshop," she cooed as sometime Topshop designer Kate Moss, accompanied by boyfriend Jamie Hince of The Kills, headed off to greet Janet Jackson.
Designer Ozwald Boateng said he would be the subject of a forthcoming film directed and produced by Varon Bonicos. "It's called 'A Man's Story,'" he said, adding that clients Will Smith and Jamie Foxx could figure in the movie.
Claudia Schiffer, in town for Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel, said that since her days on the catwalk, fashion has improved. "Fashion has gone back to its origins — it's now about the clothes and less about the girls," she said. Other revelers enjoying the flare of the samba included singer Katy Perry, Yasmin Le Bon, Jade Jagger and Daphne Guinness.
Meanwhile, negative reviews for her debut collection as Emanuel Ungaro's artistic adviser didn't dampen Lindsay Lohan's party spirit — or her taste for other designer labels. She turned up at Testino's book party in fine fettle, and, according to one observer, flaunted the Lanvin label in her velvet coat. Breach of contract?


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Latest news » Society of Sound 76: Mar De Leva - A selection from Polen
This month the featured music on Society of Sound takes us to contemporary Colombia.
Polen Records has produced or released some of the most important acts of Colombia and South America. In 2013, Polen was first nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards with Bomba Estéreo's album Elegancia Tropical (2012) as Best Alternative Music Album.
The compilation, on Society of Sound, Mar de Leva is a slice of that inspirational vision.
Felipe Alvarez, the founder and visionary behind Polen Records says:
"The catalogue exposes the artistic line we helped to create and seek to maintain, revealing the multicultural identity of our country. Our roster includes cult bands such as Bajotierra and Sidestepper, singer Ella Fuksbrauner, Mucho Indio, Bomba Estéreo, Radio Cumbia, Cero39 and Mitú. Artists such as Chocquibtown, Pernett and Sol Okarina have also been part of the family and shared their music with us.
At Polen Records we admire and appreciate the music our artists create and understand our job as a collective effort to get this music to the widest audience possible."
One of the key artists for the label are Bomba Estereo, who's track El Alma y El Cuerpo features on the compilation - listen below.
Back in 2005, visual artist Simón Mejía began a collaborative project that explored the new sounds of Colombian traditional rhythms and melodies with electronic beats and western structures influenced by pioneer bands such as Sidestepper and Bloque De Búsqueda. For this project, Simón brought together different DJs and musicians in 7 tracks that eventually became Bomba Estéreo´s first EP, Vol.1, released in 2006 by Polen Records. This EP included the song "Huepaje" that featured guest singer Li Saumet and gave way to the first building blocks of what would later become Bomba Estéreo's international debut, 'Estalla / Blow Up' (Polen Records 2008). Ever since, Li Saumet has been the voice and face of the band, teaming up with Julián Salazar on guitars and Kike Egurrola on drums, Simón on the bass and sequences and Felipe Alvarez in the musical production.
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