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tony w. austin 5/4/2012 7:15:02 AMvery nice work.... I like the creativeness.. #1460717
Arthur Bohlmann 5/4/2012 7:40:34 AMWow!! This image is great!! Nice work my friend! #10122391
Robert Jensen 5/4/2012 10:02:04 AMoutstanding work on this Carla #10122502
Robert R. Goodman 5/4/2012 10:42:44 AMHi Carla,Beautiuful DD work my friend.Great capture!!! #10122567
Loan Tran 5/4/2012 12:36:08 PMLike the way you have the bird flying out and the man looking up. Well done. #10122723
Dominick M. Dimacale 5/4/2012 1:54:47 PMCool image and work, Carla!
Dominick #10122886
Zita A. Strother 5/4/2012 3:26:24 PMCarla, I really like your creation and keep thinking: "now why didn't I think of doing something like that?".
Marilyn K. Lincecum 5/4/2012 11:53:38 PMAWESOME...very original and creative. #10123759
David Resnikoff 5/5/2012 8:16:28 AMNotheing else to say
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Carla Capra 5/5/2012 9:32:55 AMThank you all! Your compliments inspire me.
Thanks again, my friends. #10124710
Carol L. Fowler 5/5/2012 4:55:21 PMWonderful composite. I remember the sequoias well from past visits #10125264
Craig D. Minton 5/5/2012 6:11:08 PMWay too much time on your hands! Just kidding. My two most favorite things to shoot. Mountains and sea. Very cool, Carla. #10125345
Carla Capra 5/6/2012 10:07:20 AMThk you, Carol. They are hard to forget, so amazing.
Dennis Gay 5/6/2012 5:51:41 PMG'day CARLA!
Not only a wonderful fantasy but so expertly done too.
Dennis #10126777
Emile Abbott 5/8/2012 3:09:15 PMOH MY Carla this is so creative and beautiful. Fantastic work. #10129837
Carla Capra 5/9/2012 7:27:33 AMThank you, Dennis and Emile!
John Connolly 5/9/2012 2:49:57 PMWonderful creativity and DD work Carla! An amazing photographic journey here! #10131088
Carol Flisak 5/13/2012 3:07:46 PMTerrific image, Carla... love your creativity and excellent post processing! Well done! #10135872
Carla Capra 5/24/2012 7:05:07 AMThk u #10148279
Cynthia M. Wiles 5/24/2012 12:22:52 PMAwesome work and finished product here, Carla!
Carla Capra 5/25/2012 8:46:13 PMThk u, Cindy. #10151049
Irene Colling 5/27/2012 1:42:57 PMWhat a creative mind you have Carla. Excellent vision and expert execution.
Nice work Carla. #10155886
Carla Capra 6/9/2012 7:31:52 AMThank you, Irene. #10174061
Robert R. Goodman 6/18/2012 2:47:16 PMWTG!Big Congratulations,Carla! #10185901
tony w. austin 6/18/2012 2:53:54 PMBig congrats on your finalist. good luck in the next round #10185927
Arthur Bohlmann 6/18/2012 3:02:03 PMCongratz my friend! #10185966
David Resnikoff 6/18/2012 3:03:13 PMFab Carla.
Now it´s time to wait for the Gold Badge
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JO ANN CLEVELAND 6/18/2012 3:49:16 PMCongratulations on this awesome finalist
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Craig D. Minton 6/18/2012 5:35:07 PMCongratulations! I forgot to ask...Maraposa Grove? #10186511
Phyllis H. Burchett 6/18/2012 6:44:47 PMAmazing, congrats. #10186880
Ellen Hodges 6/19/2012 6:26:07 AMHuge congrats on an awesome finalist, Carla!!! Best luck!! #10188396
Carla Capra 6/19/2012 7:23:37 AMThank you all!
Craig, it was McKinley Grove. #10188580
Emile Abbott 6/19/2012 9:19:08 AMGlad to see this one again. Congratulation on creative finalist, Carla. #10189012
Anita Hogue 6/19/2012 12:42:18 PMWOW, so creative! Congratulations on your finalist! #10189530
Lydia Williams 6/19/2012 4:10:19 PMWow, so creative...well done. Congratulations! #10189845
Lyn Darlington 6/19/2012 9:30:37 PMSo creative! Congrats on your finalist! #10190713
Carol Eade 6/20/2012 5:41:41 AMAwesome finalist, Carla, congratulations! #10191080
Carla Capra 6/20/2012 6:43:53 AMThank you! #10191155
This is one of the "Giant" sequoias located in a 100 acre grove, here in CA. The tallest tree towers over 230 feet, and the largest diameter is 20 +/-. More than 216 trees have a diameter over 6 feet. These giants are among the oldest of all living things this on...Earth...it is estimated some are over 2,000 years old.
I have exaggerated the trees expanse by reducing the size of the men standing near its base and enlarging the sea gull flying out-of-the-bounds of the ocean image. I have placed the oceann image inside an actual split or opening of this tree. It is believed this tree survived a fire because of the charred inside of this opening. Another interesting fact is that these trees have a thick, protective layer of bark filled with a harsh chemical tannin and offer these trees some protection from fire. An average man appears dwarfed by the size of these amazing trees.
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The Andhra Pradesh Police on Wednesday sought seven-day custody of MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi after he was remanded in 14-day judicial custody in Adilabad district following his arrest in a "hate speech" case.
Nirmal Police, which is investigating the case, filed a petition in the Nirmal Munsif Magistrate court seeking seven days custodial interrogation of Akbaruddin as part of further probe, Karimnagar Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) R Bhimanayak told PTI.
Nirmal town police suo moto booked a case on January 3 against Akbaruddin for his alleged provocative speech under IPC Section 121 (waging or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the government of India) and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, language etc. and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony).
However, police later slapped another five sections of IPC in the remand report today.
After thorough questioning of Akbaruddin by the investigating officer last night at Nirmal town police station, five additional sections including of 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 124A (sedition), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and section 505 of IPC, were added.
"It was after police inquiry and based on evidence that fresh sections have been added," the DIG said.
After magistrate orders, Akbaruddin was taken to Adilabad district jail, about 80 kms from here, police said.
The FIRs were registered suo moto at Adilabad and Nizamabad districts after the legislator had allegedly used inflammatory and derogatory language against a particular community during his public speeches last month while the Osmania University Police in Hyderabad booked him subsequently following a court directive.
Meanwhile, security was beefed up at Nirmal town and surrounding areas of the court and in other parts of Adilabad district even as unidentified persons pelted stones on OB vans of two news channels.

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By a vote of 30 in favor, two in opposition, and two abstentions, the board nearly unanimously supported the proposal to create an incentive-based support system for Ridgewood's manufacturing district in SOMA, between Cypress and Irving Avenues and west of the NY Connecting Railroad Bay Ridge Freight Line.
"The IBZ has nothing to do with zoning of the industrial property," said Jean Tanler, CB5 member and coordinator for the Maspeth Industrial Business Association. "We provide financial assistance and services to businesses and access to incentives."
If approved by the IBZ Commission, businesses moving into the IBZ would receive a $1,000 tax credit for every employee on staff and the support of an IBZ board for a number of financial assistance matters.
Representative of four property owners along Irving Avenue area have been seeking to exclude their property from the industrial zone and develop it residentially.
Although their lots are zoned manufacturing, Eric Palatnik, attorney for the group notes the properties are on the edge of the proposed district and could be excluded.
"Many of these properties are vacant and underutilized," Palatnik said. "We're working with city planning to try to redevelop these developments. The creation of an IBZ would thwart that plan and keep the properties vacant."
The board voted that the properties be included.
"By combining some huge lots, with the R-6 zone they asked for, the residential buildings could be built as a tower and really not fit into the character of the homes surrounding it," said Walter Sanchez, chair of the Zoning Committee. "These properties in question make up a significant percentage of the zone."
Stephanie Eisenberg, a Williamsburg manufacturing business owner, joined the CB5 meeting for the second month in a row to inform the board and community of the possible consequences of developing an IBZ in the area.
"We are being overrun because properties are vacant and waiting for the right price or they are being sold to bars," Eisenberg said. "The residential areas that are next to some of these IBZ have become bars and it's loud. It goes on until 4 or 6 o'clock in the morning and the IBZ encourages this type of behavior."
Eisenberg blames the IBZ in her neighborhood for a "highest-investor" mentality and causing an influx of bars and businesses near her properties, citing a new "700-seat cabaret" across the street from the Wythe Hotel.
"When people leave they all go drive home drunk," she said. "They walk through the neighborhood, they scream, they hoot and holler, they throw garbage cans and it's become a big problem in this IBZ."
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• The family of Tony Ferruccio asked the board to help with information about the accident that took his life on the Grand Central Parkway near Utopia Parkway on June 23. Ferruccio was a proprietor of the Mobile Service Station at the corner of Fresh Pond Road and 61 Street in Maspeth for decades. The family felt it was unusual that a motorcycle driver who was notoriously safe would have an accident without some other contributing factor.
* The board voted to follow the lead of the Parks Committee and oppose the method of decommissioning the dam in Forest/Highland Park. The board is worried the natural beauty of the old Ridgewood Reservoir will be destroyed to make way for athletic fields. "There are so few nature preserves left in Queens, why destroy it," said Steven Fiedler, committee chair.


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Top Linux Distribution Releases of 2012
2012 was another full year of major Linux distribution releases from the top vendors in the space. Though it was also a year in which at least two projects were hit with release delays.
Fedora 17
The Fedora project had a bit of an odd year in 2012, issuing only one major release, instead of the planned two. Fedora 17, aka the 'Beefy Miracle' was released in May.
Among the highlights of Fedora 17 was the inclusion of the OpenStack Essex cloud platform as well as JBoss Application Server 7. Fedora 17 also included a long list of virtualization improvements.
Fedora 18, aka the Spherical Cow is currently on track for release early in 2013 after being delayed in 2012.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Fedora serves as the upstream for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), a platform that sits at the core of a billion dollar revenue stream for Red Hat. During 2012, Red Hat released RHEL 6.3scaling up virtualization capabilities on Linux.
We've increased the number of CPUs that a virtual guest can support, from the previous limit of 64 up to a new limit of 160," Tim Burke, Vice-President of Linux Engineering at Red Hat, told InternetNews at the time.
During the year, RHEL 6.4 debuted in Beta, taking aim at Microsoft interoperability. RHEL 6.4 is currently set for general availability in 2013.
2013 will also be a big year for RHEL in that the next major platform release is set for this year as well. RHEL 6 was released back in November of 2010 and RHEL 7 is likely to be releasedat some point in 2013.
Ubuntu was able to push out two major releases during 2012. The first release was the 12.04 Precise Pangolin release, that debuted in April. The 12.04 update is a Long Term Support (LTS) release, providing up to five years of server and desktop support.
In October, the Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal release hit general availability. Among the key highlights is deeper integration with OpenStack and full support for the ARM architecture.
The SUSE Linux project also had its fair share of release delays during 2012. OpenSUSE 12.2 became generally availablein September after the project's release engineering group pushed the update out from July.
While OpenSUSE 12.2 contains multiple feature updates, a core focus of the release was on platform stability.
"In general we concentrated on stabilizing the release," Jaeger said. "We've had over two hundred bug fixes in the last few months," Andreas Jaeger, program manager for openSUSE said at the time of the release.
OpenSUSE 12.3 is currently set for release in March of 2013.
On the enterprise side, SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 was updated to SP2 in March. SLES 11 SP2 included full support for Btfs and is based on the Linux 3.0 kernel.
Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com, the news service of the IT Business Edge Network, the network for technology professionals Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.


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WATERTOWN - A lottery ticket sold in Watertown has won the $64,510 Dakota Cash jackpot.
South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched all five numbers in the Saturday drawing. They are 1, 4, 5, 18 and 34.
Dakota Cash is played only in South Dakota. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in about 325,000. The jackpot starts again at $20,000 for the next drawing, on Wednesday.
In Saturday's Hot Lotto drawing, a ticket sold in Sioux Falls matched all five white ball numbers but missed the Hot Ball to win the $10,000 second prize. The odds of doing that are one in about 608,000. The Hot Lotto jackpot sits at just under $2.4 million for the Wednesday drawing.
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South Dakota Farmers, Ranchers Dealing with Hay Shortage
YANKTON - South Dakota farmers and ranchers are searching for solutions to deal with the hay shortage.
SDSU Extension agronomy crops field specialist Larry Wagner tells the Yankton Press and Dakotan that the issues started last summer when pastures started giving out and some people had to start feeding early in the fall.
Wagner says it's like adding a month or two to a winter feeding program.
The USDA says production of all dry hay in 2012 was down 9 percent to 120 million tons - the lowest production level since 1964. South Dakota produced 4 million tons last year, a 53-percent decrease.
Wagner says it's going to be costly bring in hay from other parts of the country - as much as $300 per ton for good alfalfa hay.
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LONDON – Manteo Mitchell felt the pop in his leg and knew it wasn't good. "It felt like somebody literally just snapped my leg in half," he said.
The American sprinter had half a lap to go in the first leg of the 4×400-meter relay preliminaries Thursday and a choice to make: keep running or stop and lose the race. To him, it was never much of a choice.
He finished the lap and limped to the side to watch the Americans finish the race and qualify easily for the final. A few hours later, doctors confirmed what he suspected: He had run the last 200 meters with a broken left fibula.
"I heard it and I felt it," Mitchell told The Associated Press. "But I figured it's what almost any person would've done in that situation."
Mitchell finished his heat in a more-than-respectable 46.1 seconds, and the United States tied the Bahamas in the second heat in 2 minutes, 58.87 seconds — the fastest time ever run in the first round of the relay at the Olympics.
The 25-year-old sprinter from Cullowhee, N.C., said he was diagnosed with a complete break of the left fibula — but it was not a compound fracture and the bone is expected to heal on its own in four to six weeks.
Also in the 4×400 relay preliminaries, double-amputee Oscar Pistorius and his South African teammates moved onto the final at the Olympics without even finishing their heat. The man known as "Blade Runner" because of his carbon-fiber prosthetics will get a chance to run for an Olympic medal after officials accepted South Africa's protest over a collision and awarded an extra spot in Friday's final.
Kenya's David Rudisha had told his rivals in the 800 meters to be ready for a world record, and he delivered on his word, winning Thursday's final in 1 minute, 40.91 seconds, one-tenth of a second off the mark he set in 2010.
After crossing the finish, he flung up both arms to celebrate, then draped himself in a Kenyan flag and posed for photographs near the timing clock with "NEW WR" on it. He has been the dominant 800-meter runner for the last three years, setting the world record three times and losing just once since 2009. This, though, topped all that.
"It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics," Rudisha said.
In the men's triple jump, two ex-Florida Gator teammates finished 1-2. World champ Christian Taylor – slapping his face and encouraging the crowd to do rhythmic clapping – took the lead with his fourth jump of 7.81 meters, on which he toed the line perfectly. He fouled on his first two attempts, then fouled on his sixth, and had to hope his mark would stand. Will Claye moved into second place on his fourth leap with a distance of 17.62 meters.
Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic successfully defended her Olympic javelin title.The 31-year-old, who holds the world record, secured the gold medal with a best mark of 69.55 meters.


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John Stamos says his "Full House" costar and on-screen wife Lori Loughlin could have been "the one that got away."
Uncle Jesse and Aunt Becky? Quick, someone start playing "Forever"!
Stamos, 49, who now plays head of a sports and entertainment conglomerate in USA's "Necessary Roughness," admitted that he always had a thing for his costar, 48, but the "timing was always off," he told HuffPost Live.


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HOLYOKE, Mass. — A lack of pipelines into New England is making natural gas costlier, pushing up wholesale electricity prices in the region by 55 percent last year, the region's electric grid operator said Tuesday.
The average price of wholesale electric energy rose to $56.06 per megawatt hour, up from a historic low of $36.09 in 2012, ISO-New England said.
Natural gas is the predominant fuel used to generate the region's electricity, amounting to about 46 percent of generation in 2013. Wholesale power prices tend to track the price of natural gas.
The rising price undermines the attractiveness of natural gas, which is in high demand as an alternative to costlier heating oil. The price of natural gas has declined as production increases in the Marcellus shale field in New York and Pennsylvania.
But limited pipeline capacity into New England has made it difficult for some natural-gas-fired generators to get fuel, pushing up prices and risking reliable operation of the power system, ISO said.
"New England sits on the doorstep of the Marcellus shale, which has increased supply and lowered natural gas prices significantly, at least in areas of the country that can access that gas," said Gordon van Welie, president and chief executive of ISO New England.
Pipeline constraints, particularly in winter when demand for home heating rises, have pushed up the average spot price for natural gas in New England to the highest in the country. Until new pipelines and equipment are built, prices for natural gas and wholesale electricity are likely to remain volatile, ISO said.
In January, the governors of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont asked ISO for technical help to seek proposals to build transmission equipment and public works to deliver enough electricity to serve 1.2 million to 3.6 million homes. The states also asked ISO to devise a way to finance the project.
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Good news priced into retail stocks last week means investors can wait for a pullback to get back in, TheStreet CIO Stephanie Link said Monday on CNBC.
"I think that a lot of the reason retail was down today is because it was up 1.8 percent on Friday and up 4.8 percent all of last week, so it did outperform the broader averages. So I think you probably priced in the good news last week, and I think you can pick your spots," she said on "Fast Money."
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L.A. Film Festival: Teens take on extraterrestrials in 'Attack the Block'
Who'd be better at fending off an alien invasion: cowboys from the Old West or kids from the inner city?
It's a question that could keep one occupied for hours during a night of mind-altering substances. But thanks to the scheduling geniuses in Hollywood, movie fans will actually get to have that question answered on July 29. That's when "Attack the Block," a dry comedy about a south London gang set upon by extraterrestrials, comes out -- on the same day as "Cowboys & Aliens."
Written and directed by Joe Cornish and produced by the guys involved in fan favorites "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," "Attack" was acquired by Sony Screen Gems after an enthusiastic SXSW screening this spring. On Wednesday night at the L.A. Film Festival, several hundred Angelenos got a chance to size up the relative merits of the earthly defenders.
One thing's for sure: The British kids in "Attack" are hardly as well-equipped as Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and the other American rough riders of "Cowboys": Aside from a gun or two, the Brit posse's arsenal consists mainly of a samurai sword, kitchen knives, fireworks and a super-soaker.
Then again, their alien visitors seem to come from a much less advanced planet. (No flying saucers with tractor beams here, a la "Cowboys.") One beastie is aptly described as looking like what would happen if a "monkey [had sex with] a fish" while others are extremely furry, ape-like creatures on speed with teeth that glow blue. Actor John Boyega, who plays the 15-year-old crew leader Moses and was present for Wednesday night's screening, said the invaders were on set, not digitally added later.
Unlike the we're-dead-serious, this-is-not-a-comedy "Cowboys," "Attack" thankfully has a sense of humor about itself, if you can keep up with the thick accents. Funnyman Nick Frost appears as Ron, the public housing complex's resident pot farmer, but most of the laughs come from the much younger gang of relatively fresh-faced teens. These are kids who get around on bikes or motor scooters, still have 10 p.m. curfews and face certain challenges in fending off the aliens. One of them runs out of credits on his mobile phone, while another has to convince some local girls that no, he's not playing Xbox -- those really are aliens invading.
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I have wondered for a while about the "long wave" cycle of innovation. There have been a number of such cycles observed, where there are furious burst of technological innovation, leading eventual consolidation in a few very large companies and something like stagnation. These have lasted some 70 to 50 years (the pace has been increasing and the wavelength decreasing). One explanation I have seen was that a trigger releases a burst of innovation that drives the first, explosive round of new innovations and associated companies/institutions/organizations, followed by a slowing of innovation as all avenues are explored, followed by consolidation. Having seen the computer revolution from the inside, I think this explanation is backwards: The initial trigger release everyone to innovate but after a while the new organizations grow to a size where they can suppress smaller, newer organizations, which lets them consolidate, giving them more power to stifle innovative competition, and so on in a vicious circle that kills innovation and the resultant economic growth...
It's very easy to view the world with dismay, if you look at it through American lenses, but the simple fact is that but for the financial meltdown, which has nothing to do with Robots and little to do with Robber Barons (none, outside the financial industry), there would be more jobs Today than at any prior point in human history (indeed, we may have recovered to that point already), viewed world wide. One problem is that human population is growing, so it is perfectly possible for employment and unemployment to both grow at the same time.
A particularly American issue is that the US government ran a "strong dollar" policy for three or four decades that only really broke down within the last two or three years. A strong dollar means adverse terms of trade, which means less manufacturing in the US, which means fewer manufacturing (and related services) jobs. I takes industry time to respond to changes in terms of trade, and the less imminent the threat of bankruptcy, the longer the time required. I wonder how much of the recent employment woes have been just accumulated costs of this overvalued currency phase.
Another thing to remember is that the recent recession was atypical, in that it was caused by a financial meltdown. Such recessions typically take a lot longer for recovery to kick in and tend to be relatively jobless (consider Japan from the early nineties on, which has been basically stagnant for two decades).
On the flip side, it does take time for displaced workers to find new fields and if the pace of automation is increasing, it could increases the long term rate of unemployment by increasing the "normal" number of temporarily unemployed and by increasing the average time it takes them to find new employment (as changing career takes longer than changing employer in the same field).
I believe this style of argument is called a "straw man". You claim that your opponent said something obviously false which he or she did not in fact say, but which is at least superficially similar in the hope that you will dupe the audience with this sleight of hand and hance "win" the argument.
The percentages on their own don't necessarily mean anything. First has the absolute number of "non-troll" cases changed? If the total number of cases had dropped, even a rising percentage of troll cases could be indicative of a decreasing problem. Not that there is really any chance of that, but the percentages alone don't really tell the story.
Second, there are genuinely worthy non-practicing entities out there, which solely invent/design and then license their inventions/designs. A prime example of these is the ARM foundation. If such an entity were to sue someone, it would be counted as a "troll". We don't really know how many of these cases are by, or on behalf of, such entities or individuals. The real problem is the genuine economy destroying rent seekers who buy up patents from failed companies at pennies on the dollar and then extort as much as they can from genuine innovators.
I personally don't think the problem is misuse of the patent system, it is the very basis of the system. Letters patent were bad for the economies which granted them when the criterion for their grant was being a crony in good standing with the government. They are no better now. The problem wasn't the reason for the grant, the problem was the artificial monopoly, and it is still a problem Today.
The MPAA is an industry association. It's views and leadership should properly reflect what the members want, and that's what Dodds is delivering. They problem isn't with the MPAA, it's with the large film studios. Until they change, the MPAA can't and shouldn't. I haven't seen any evidence of the MPAA creating policy and forcing the studios to follow it (unlike the RIAA, where it seems to have bullied labels into following its pronouncements and policies).
While I'm very largely in agreement about how the "culture" industries need to change, criticizing Dodds for doing what he's paid to do strikes me as somewhat wrong-headed (though criticizing him for being willing to do it strikes me as perfectly justified).
The problem isn't Dodds lack of vision, it's the studios who wouldn't accept anyone who had an displayed such vision.
Isn't it strange that a country with no industries has industrial production almost at an all-time high? (See: http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?id=INDPRO). The only reason that the US will nto be producing more than ever this year is the truly awful 2008 recession, when production fell about 15%.
Just like with agriculture in an earlier era, just because industrial manufacturing has declined relatively as an employer and as a share of the economy it doesn't mean that there has been any absolute decline.
Plus, depth perception is only good for about 6 feet. Beyond that, you're essentially seeing 2-D anyway.
Intent matters does it? So if I leave a $20 bill in the middle of the road, intending to come back later and someone picks it up, I can have the person arrested for theft, while if I leave another $20 bill in a similar situation intending for whoever finds it to benefit, I can't??? I can see the argument in a situation where you have no choice and where your intent is clear (like leaving your clothing in an open cubby at a school gym class - and yes, I did go to a school like this) but where you have a simple alternative, like encrypting your network? No, the fact that others have eavesdropped is 100% your own fault and responsibility. Having the state protect us from ourselves by enforcing what we intend is but one small step from having the state decide for us what we should want and then enforcing that. That's somewhere no sane person should want to go (except perhaps for the mendacious who believe they will be the rulers who decide).
So you think that digital radio should be handled differently from analog radio? Why? Your argument makes no sense. A freely distributed CD should be legally different from a freely distributed broadsheet? Because it is "encoded"? Total B.S.
I don't get why it's wrong to use the phrase marginal costs. Amazon was pricing the books lower than what it paid for them in some cases weren't they?
First, "Marginal cost" is jargon, a technical term for economics. Using it here is just being pretentious and trying to coat a weak argument in pseudo-respectability. Second, it kinda implies variability based on volume. There is no variability in this situation. Amazon has to pay a fixed price, so the term is inappropriate. Third, the usual use of the term is "marginal cost of production", which properly belongs to the publisher and is 0 (since amazon does the copying).
From the jury instructions:
A utility patent claim is invalid if the claimed invention is not new. For the claim to be invalid
because it is not new, all of its requirements must have existed in a single device or method that
predates the claimed invention, or must have been described in a single previous publication or
patent that predates the claimed invention. In patent law, these previous devices, methods,
publications or patents are called �prior art references.� If a patent claim is not new we say it is
�anticipated� by a prior art reference.
The description in the written reference does not have to be in the same words as the claim, but all
of the requirements of the claim must be there, either stated or necessarily implied, so that someone
of ordinary skill in the field looking at that one reference would be able to make and use the
claimed invention.
Well, it does get rid of those without the mental wherewithal to figure out how to create an account... At the very least it will probably get rid of anyone who can't spell the same word/phrase the same twice in a row. That has to increase the pool a little more erudite...
Because the only times that Apple has successfully innovated is when Steve jobs was in control. Which isn't the case at the moment. And never will be again.
This is really funny.There are works of Shakespeare that we have Today originated from knock-off copies by competing play companies (the Shakespeare orignals having been completely lost). In Elizabethan times, the London theatre scene was intensely competitive and if one had a smash hit, the others would try to stage it as soon as they possibly could. In most ways, content theft was a bigger problem for Shakespeare than it is for content creators Today.
Hardly a debating point in favour of strict copyright laws.
Is to avoid lawsuits. You can get rid of a "trouble maker" and point to the written policy. So long as you can demonstrate a violation, the policy is reasonable and legally sound and the policy was in force when the individual arrived, there is very little the "trouble maker" can do through the courts.
How ironic that Samsung (maker of 10 of the 20 top selling android phones, and the 2 top selling android phones in the world) is a South Koerean company.
I beg to differ.
The jury was asked to decide whether Oracle had proven that Google had infringed on Oracle's copyright in the Java API, assuming Structure, Sequence and Organization of an API can be copyrighted (the last part was an explicit instruction from the judge and a matter of law that the judge will decide, but did not want to do until after the trial). Pretty reasonably, given the judge's directions, the jury found that Google had infringed. As a secondary part of the same question, they were asked whether the infringement was excused by fair use. This was the issue the jury could not decide. Given the state of copyright law in the US and the judge's directions to the jury, there was nothing unreasonable or confused about the jury's finding. With all due respect, Mike, while perhaps your view is how a reasonable law OUGHT to be, you are the one who is confused (about how the law IS).
This is all explained fairly clearly within this Groklaw article: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120507122749740. You do have to hunt a bit for the explanation, though.
If you really think this is a special situation, you need to go read Eric Flint's introduction to the Baen Free Library (http://www.baen.com/library/intro.asp). The free library allows you to download, free of charge, ebooks that authors have "donated" at their own discretion. If Harry Potter is such a special case, why are 25 Baen authors giving away works that could be charged for? Note that David Weber's "On Basilisk Station" became the best seller in Baen's backlist AFTER it was made available as a FREE ebook.
Potterville is NOT a special situation, nor is it a new phenomenon - the Baen free library has been in existence since at least October 11, 2000 and is still going strong.
Again, ask yourself why 25 authors would allow their works to be freely distributed if they didn't get any benefit from it?


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Julie Smith Riley, MS, RD
Women who are treated for gynecologic cancers—
ovarian, endometrial, or vulvar—are often caught off-guard by the impact that surgery, pelvic radiation, and
can have on their sex lives.
"Neither my gynecologic oncologist nor my radiation oncologist discussed any sexual side effects prior to treatment," says Katie, 31, who had a
and radiation treatments for cervical cancer. "My libido fell off the radar screen almost immediately, and even after 5 years, it is becoming increasingly hard to find."
While not all women experience dramatic shifts in sexual functioning and desire after being treated for gynecologic cancer, almost all will notice changes that affect their sexuality. Knowing what to expect up front can help women hold on to the pleasure and comfort that sexual activity can provide.
Pelvic radiation, chemotherapy, and surgeries that involve removal of the ovaries can plunge women into sudden, early menopause.
This can include symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings which can be more difficult with the added stress of cancer treatments. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help some women with menopausal symptoms, but may not be appropriate in certain types of cancer.
The lack of estrogen caused by early menopause can also leave vaginal tissues dry, making sexual intercourse uncomfortable or painful. Many women find that using a lubricant makes intercourse much more comfortable.
Surgery for cervical cancer can shorten the vagina and change sexual sensation. Treatment for vulvar cancer usually involves removing at least some of the external genitalia, changing a woman's appearance. Radiation can also cause vaginal burns (which will heal), or scarring or narrowing of the vagina (which are permanent).
It is standard treatment to give women dilators when they are going through radiation therapy. The dilators are torpedo-shaped objects used with lubricant in the vagina to help keep scarring and narrowing to a minimum. This is a lifelong regimen. Women who neglect it can develop adhesions in the vagina. These can make future intercourse and pelvic examinations more painful.
You may also consider kegel exercises. The exercises strengthen the pelvic floor and allow you to have more vaginal muscle control. Kegels can also increase you and your partner's sexual pleasure as you regain muscle tone and control.
It is common to lose your sexual desire during cancer treatments. Libido can be sapped by fatigue, nausea, depression, and
caused by chemotherapy and radiation. Body image issues often arise as women are faced with surgical scars, loss of head and pubic hair from chemotherapy, loss of fertility, and removal of their reproductive organs or genitalia.
"I think when you've had so much attention directed toward that portion of your body, it's hard not to think of the disease when you're making love," explains Katie.
While some physical side effects are unavoidable, there is plenty that women undergoing treatment for gynecologic cancer can do to ensure a satisfying and pleasurable sex life.
If sex is a priority for you, you may have to be the one to raise the issue with your healthcare team. Many women assume they need to abstain from intercourse or any sexual activity during treatment, and sometimes they do. However, in many cases, maintaining sexual relations during treatment can not only provide emotional support and intimacy, but may also help keep sexual functioning intact.
Sexuality is something that should be included in the treatment protocol. In fact, there is evidence to support that long-term survivors of vaginal and cervical cancer report less sexual complications if they have discussions with their doctor.
If you have taken a break from sexual activity during treatment, it is normal to feel anxious. Ease back into sex gently. Set aside a block of time for you and your partner to relax and explore one another. Keep in mind that sexuality can be expressed through touch. If you cannot have sexual intercourse and regardless of the cancer treatment you have had, touching is something you can always do.
Realize that you and your partner will probably have to make some permanent adjustments in your sex routine. Be adventurous in trying new positions that may be more comfortable. And expand your repertoire beyond intercourse to include more touching, cuddling, and other forms of sexual intimacy. Women who have pain or diminished sensation with vaginal intercourse can experience pleasure and orgasm through other types of sexual touching.
Communicate with both your doctor and your partner about any pain or discomfort you are having during sexual activity.
Ask your physician, a psychologist, or a social worker for a referral to a support group for women who have been treated for gynecologic cancers. They can be a great source of practical information and a place to feel connected to people who understand what you are going through.
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Women's Health—US Department of Health and Human Services
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Womens Health Matters
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Ever wonder if the snozberries tasted like snozberries? Well, you won't be tasting one of those Wonka fruits in the paper, but an ink manufacturer says newspapers should try to appeal to readers' taste buds, too.
Carlstadt-based US Ink is encouraging papers to include a new product called Taste-It Notes, dissolvable strips that work a bit like some breath fresheners and medications. They're sealed inside hygienic pouches.
The company says they could be paired with ads for food to give consumers a taste of the products. US Ink says that could be a boon for newspapers at a time when they're losing ground to online news sources.
"We believe Taste-it Notes could be a breakthrough in newspaper advertising - at a time when newspaper executives are increasingly interested in innovative solutions that will assist their print advertisers to increase revenue and differentiate their brand," said Michael J. Dodd US Ink's president.
They were introduced two weeks ago by Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based First Flavor.


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Industrial Worker is the official (English language) magazine of the Industrial Workers of the World. It is published four times a year. Articles not so designated do not reflect the official position of the IWW. Our editor(s) is elected by the membership via a rank-and-file vote for a two-year term of office.
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Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Using dried chiles (some from my garden), I made up a batch of homemade chile powder. Super easy. The aroma is amazing. And, it tastes so much better than that store-bought stuff. Great as a spice or a condiment.
Pimenton, New Mexico chile powder, maple syrup, and turbinado-cured bacon. Some eggs, some creme fraiche. Some happiness


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If you're over 40 and you think back to when you were in school, the idea that students would one day become excited about school lunches seems preposterous.
But change can bring good things and that's certainly the case with the local food movement coming to Vermont schools. That Monkton Center School and Bristol Elementary are two of the latest of area schools to jump on the local foods in schools bandwagon is added evidence of the movement's momentum, educational benefit and economic impact.


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A host of factors must fall into place for Sean Payton to become a free agent in the offseason, but that hasn't stopped the wildfire-like speculation tying the New Orleans Saints coach to the Dallas Cowboys.
You could build a compelling case why Payton would be interested in the Cowboys job. Payton has a strong relationship with Jerry Jones going back to his days as a coach in Dallas, and he once tried to trade for Tony Romo before the Saints landed Drew Brees. Beyond that, Payton's two children live in the Dallas area, and the coach is said to have concerns about the succession plan in place for Saints ownership.
Put it all together, and it's easy to craft a theory that makes sense.
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"I could see it happening," one Cowboys source told NFL.com and NFL Network's Albert Breer this week. "You know the relationship. Jerry really respects (Sean). To be honest, I think he was hoping that Jason (Garrett) would be what Sean is -- the personality, the creativity. That's who he wanted with Jason, was another Sean."
Jones has invested years in Garrett dating back to his playing days with the Cowboys in the 1990s. The owner surely wants to see his investment through, but Payton could represent an opportunity Jones will find too tempting to pass up.
Breer spoke to another source who worked for Dallas during Payton's time there as an assistant coach under Bill Parcells.
"Mesh the personal and the professional, and I'd say that (Payton would) have more reasons to do it than not."
The biggest question remains if Payton would actually walk away from the Saints. He has a great relationship with team owner Tom Benson and quarterback Drew Brees, and he's become an icon in the city.
It's hard to imagine Payton ever making a lateral move out of town, but that doesn't mean it won't happen.
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In some areas of the nation, up to 70% of energy demand at peak hours comes from air conditioning for residential and commercial units. The vast majority of those units — almost three-quarters — are refrigerant-based air conditioners. Lessening the burden on the nation's energy grid during those peak times is one of the Department of Energy's main concerns. It's also the principle on which one company bases its products.
Harvesting ice from lakes and rivers to use for food preservation and air conditioning is the oldest form of energy storage. The ice was collected in the winter and stored in insulated warehouses to be sold throughout the year. A technology from Ice Eenrgy, Windsor, Colo., is on a daily cycle, using standard air-conditioning units to freeze water in a tank during off-peak hours. Then, during the peak hours of the day, a small pump circulates the refrigerant through copper coils in the ice tank, replacing the traditional condensing unit. The system is contained in either a packaged rooftop unit or inside an air handler associated with a split-style system. The 550-gallon tank can deliver approximately 6 hours of cooling. The newest product is a 6-foot cube that weighs in at about 6,000 pounds when full. A typical fast-food restaurant would use two or three units.
According to Randy Zwetzig, Ice Energy's vice president of business development, since the majority of the electricity expenditure is during off-peak hours, the system may reduce the facility's energy use by 97%. A utility's peak period is between noon and 6 p.m., so most charge more for energy use during that time. "We're shifting energy use," says Zwetzig. "Normally the air conditioner is running during those peak hours of the day, during the hottest part of the day, so it's less efficient. We replace that 10,000W air conditioner that's having to do a lot of work to cool the building with a small pump or two small pumps that consume 300W."
Dry climates — where there is a larger differential between the daytime high and the nighttime low — is where systems like these are most efficient. Title 24 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards in California have actually put a limit on the amount of energy that can be used during peak hours. The technology doesn't burden the already-threatened water supply in those climates either. A closed system doesn't allow the water to evaporate as it melts: The temperature of the room — between 32°F and 40°F degrees — causes the evaporation to condense and literally rain back into the tank.


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Newport Harbor High football coach Jeff Brinkley received a noteworthy present for his 60th birthday as the Sailors posted a 28-7 nonleague home upset win over previously unbeaten San Clemente, ranked No. 8 in the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division.
"That was nice," Brinkley, to whom several well-wishers delivered "Happy Birthday" comments after the game, said of the birthday gift. "But this is a good win for these kids."
Injuries to key seniors at Estancia High continue to pile up.
Already without tailback Robert Murtha, Coach Mike Bargas said the Eagles lost fullback DeionTe Haywood to an ankle injury and defensive lineman Kevin Peters to a knee injury during their 45-28 loss against University at Irvine High on Thursday.
Bargas said he expects Murtha to return Friday, when the Eagles (2-2), ranked No. 10 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division, play Sonora (2-2) at La Habra High at 7 p.m.
Bargas said Haywood, who has a minor ankle sprain, won't be available.
Bargas said Peters' knee has some swelling and he's unlikely to play this week.
The next contest is the final nonleague game for Estancia before it opens its Orange Coast League title defense against Costa Mesa (2-3) on Oct. 5.
"I made a decision to keep him out [against University because] he was about 80 [percent]," Bargas said of Murtha.
Murtha, who dressed last week, is 41 yards away from becoming Newport-Mesa's all-time leading rusher. He has 4,293 yards rushing in his career.
Costa Mesa's Binh Tran holds the record with 4,333 yards.
For the first time in three years, Corona del Mar High has dropped consecutive games.
The Sea Kings lost at Capistrano Valley, 24-7, Friday. A blocked 52-yard field-goal try before halftime and four turnovers in the second half doomed CdM.
Capistrano Valley returned the blocked field goal 52 yards for a touchdown, taking a 14-7 lead with 12 seconds left in the first half. The Cougars scored 10 points off the second-half turnovers.
"I don't think that was our best," CdM Coach Scott Meyer said. "We have to get back and regroup and clean a lot of stuff up."
The Sea Kings (2-2), ranked No. 4 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division, look to avoid their first three-game skid since 2009 on Friday, when they play host to Cypress (3-1).
Cypress has reached at least the quarterfinals of the Southwest Division playoffs the past three seasons.
Costa Mesa (2-3), which has a bye this week, could be a much-improved team once Orange Coast League play opens with the annual Battle for the Bell with crosstown rival Estancia on Oct. 5.
The Mustangs, who were defeated, 21-6, by Pacifica to complete their preleague schedule on Saturday, could have senior running back Justin Smith, who has run for 333 yards and five touchdowns, back from an ankle injury by then.
"It's a good time for a bye," Costa Mesa Coach Wally Grant said. "Hopefully, we can get healthy and get ready for league."
J.R. Tolver brought his Sage Hill School team with him to play a game in San Diego County and experience something special with its coach.
The day before the Lightning played The Bishop's of La Jolla on Saturday, Tolver was enshrined into the San Diego State Aztec Hall of Fame. Tolver, a receiver, ranks No. 1 in career receptions (262) and yards (3,572) at San Diego State.
"It was really humbling," said Tolver, who's 32. "One of the things as an athlete is you're always looking up to somebody. For me playing at San Diego State, it was guys like Marshall Faulk, La'Roi Glover and Az-Zahir Hakim. Guys that had great college careers and professional careers. Now to be in Hall of Fame and for the school to put me in the same breath as those guys is humbling.
"I love San Diego. My family and friends are there. That's the area that I still consider home."
Of the 80 friends and family members that came out to the induction ceremony, Tolver said almost half were his players.
"It meant a lot for them to be there because they're my extended family," Tolver said. "It was our first overnight trip together. It was great to see the guys bond together and learn a little bit about each other."
Newport Harbor (2-2) played as if it were the favorite against the Tritons, who reached the CIF Pac-5 Division title game a year ago, when they posted a 24-12 triumph over the Tars.
The Sailors' defense, led by the senior linebackers Marty Taylor and Brian Team, as well as senior Talaleile Teaupa, held San Clemente to a late touchdown.
Estancia and University ran wild in the first half, combining for 490 yards and eight touchdowns, thanks to officials letting the two teams play.
Only one offensive holding penalty was called in the first 24 minutes of action and it came against the Trojans. That didn't stop them from amassing 295 yards on 29 carries before halftime.
University finished with 450 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, while Estancia had 237 yards and four touchdowns.
"Those guys were elusive," Bargas said of University's Jassiem Jenkins, Keyvan Bardia Aminzadeh and Chase Alibrando, who each gained at least 100 yards on the ground. "We weren't wrapping up. We had a couple of breakdowns and then the wheels kind of fall off the cart."
Meyer expects Kai Wilson back this week.
Meyer said the senior running back has missed the past two road games with ankle and Achilles tendon issues.
Without Wilson, the Sea Kings have relied heavily on quarterback Cayman Carter to produce on the ground. Carter rushed for 46 yards on 15 carries against Capistrano Valley and 166 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries two weeks ago against Newport Harbor.
Costa Mesa senior center Rudy Aguirre could be out with a hip injury that Grant said could be either a flexor or a pointer.
With Aguirre out on Saturday, Costa Mesa lost two fumbles on center-quarterback exchanges, one of which led to Pacifica's game-clinching touchdown.
"We shot ourselves in the foot multiple times," Grant said.
Newport Harbor, which has won two straight after opening the season 0-2, will try to extend its winning streak on Friday at Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach. A victory would give the Sailors their first three-game winning streak since they opened the 2010 campaign 3-0.
Three turnovers and a blocked punt stung the Eagles in their second straight setback against a Pacific Coast League team.
Three of those mistakes resulted in 17 third-quarter points for University, allowing the Trojans to take a 45-28 lead.
Estancia missed on three chances to recover quarterback fumbles.
CdM junior Luke Napolitano has punted well the past two weeks.
During the stretch, he has pinned the opposition deep in its own end three times. He is averaging 42.4 yards in his last nine punts.
His two longest punts have gone 60 and 54 yards.
Despite its sub-.500 start after five games, its eighth out of the last nine seasons, Costa Mesa has posted a combined scoring advantage of 103-80 over its opponents this season.
The Mustangs have been outscored, 52-18, in their three combined losses, but have dominated Santiago (45-14) and Los Amigos (40-14) in their two victories.
While Sage Hill was defeated by The Bishop's, 48-13, Tolver said the team remains optimistic.
He said a handful of injuries to key players have factored into the first 0-5 start in the program's history. The small school doesn't have much depth.
Tolver reminded his team that he has been in this situation before as a player.
"In my senior year of college [2002], we started 0-5 and we ended up [tied for] third in [the Mountain West Conference] that year," Tolver said. "We finished well. Everybody wants to win. Our long-term goal is to win the Academy League. We can go 2-8 and still make the [CIF Southern Section East Valley Division] playoffs. We just have to finish in the top two in [a four-team] league. Guys are upbeat."
Tolver said the team has something to build on after the latest setback.
"We scored on the last play and that's encouraging," Tolver said of the 11-yard touchdown pass from Harrison Ray to receiver Beau Roth.
The Lightning play Flintridge Prep of La Canada (1-3) at Occidental College on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Costa Mesa fans could be heard chanting "L, O, D" when the Mustangs' defense is on the field. It's an acronym for Legion of Doom, a nickname for the defense coined by Grant.
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Grasses Are More Than Green
There are many pretty ornamental grasses that are easy to loveBy Katie Lamar Jackson
To many people, grass is dense, green coverage for the lawn. In fact, there are many varieties of grass that can be used for so much more—to accent landscapes and patios; to add color, texture and sound to the garden.
Long, swaying grasses may be part of a lovely meadow scene; other grasses serve as a home and food source for wildlife; and some can add interest to a winter landscape.
Think pampas, big and little bluestem, prairie dropseed, cord, porcupine, fountain, feather and hair grasses — the names alone suggest the fabulous array of options available for planting, many of which have the added advantage of being native to an area and, thus, environmentally responsible choices.
Ornamental grasses are beautiful and easy to grow and maintain. Give them a home in well-drained soil and sufficient room to grow and they will be happy with hardly any fertilizer or irrigation and only a bit of maintenance.
Grasses of some sort are native to almost every ecosystem, from arctic tundras to arid deserts, and from coastal shores to swamps and wetlands. And "ornamental grasses" aren't limited to just the grass family (Poeceae), but include other grass-like perennials such as sedges, rushes, restios, cat-tails and bamboos.
Assessing the area
To find just the right ornamental grass, begin by assessing the area where they will be used. Determine the lighting and moisture available, then think about what size of plant will work best in that spot. Ornamental grasses range from low-growing groundcovers to giant, towering clumps and come in a wide range of colors and textures, so the only limit is imagination and space. Using only native plants may narrow the options a bit, but there should still be plenty to choose among.
Also, think about what other plants will be included in the area. Will grasses be used with other grasses or with wildflowers, bulbs or bedding plants? Knowing the plant mix you hope to use will help narrow the options.
Now the fun part begins: Choosing the species or cultivars to buy. It helps to see photos, so get a high-quality ornamental grass book, several of which are available at libraries, bookstores and online. Be careful not to pick plants that can become invasive or plants not suited for local conditions. Ornamental grasses should be purchased from reputable dealers as seed, container plants or plugs and bare-root plants. Seed is the least expensive choice but, needless to say, will take a little longer to become established.
Once the grasses are in the ground, keep them well watered and tended until they become established, then sit back and enjoy — no mower needed!
North Carolina landscapes
Residents have many attractive choices for grasses that will thrive here. Dwarf blue fescue (or sheep's fescue) is a favorite for ground cover and good for small gardens. It can be used across North Carolina, as can plume grass and eulalia grass (above). Showy pampas grass (upper left) is hardy throughout the state except in the highest mountain elevations. Weeping lovegrass is popular in eastern North Carolina for eroded areas and slopes. For more ideas, consult with your local garden center or visit North Carolina Cooperative Extension Office's website at www.ces.ncsu.edu for lists and photos.


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When you pick up (or drop off) guests at Toronto Pearson, you're permitted to stop momentarily outside the Arrivals and Departure areas at both terminals.
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There's no need to circle the terminals while you're waiting for someone to arrive. Toronto Pearson's Cell Phone lot is a safe, short-term parking area that accommodates 50 vehicles. There, you can conveniently wait in your car at no cost for up to 45 minutes.
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Just steps away from the Departures hall in both Terminals 1 & 3, choose Daily Park if you'll be travelling for the day, or longer. Learn about the Daily Park lots.
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Carlos Parra used to love waking up to see his pet albino boxer, Nina. Now, seeing her skeletal body on the floor next to his bed has become a daily reminder of the economic crisis engulfing Venezuela.
His other dog's thick fur barely hides her ribcage as Parra struggles to feed his pets after losing his job at a shoe store.
"It's terrible to sit and eat, see them watching me with hunger, and not be able to do anything," said the 30-year-old.
As Venezuela's economic crunch worsens, food shortages and rising poverty are forcing once middle-class Venezuelans to do the unthinkable: let their pets starve or abandon them in the streets.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Herbalife Ltd. HLF, +0.43% on Thursday said it will address concerns raised by Sen. Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, questioning its business practices. "We received the letter from Senator Markey this morning and look forward to an opportunity to introduce the company to him and address his concerns at his earliest convenience," Barb Henderson, senior vice president of corporate communications, said in an emailed statement. Markey called for an investigation into Herbalife's business practices, suggesting that it may be a "possible pyramid scheme." Markey said he is sending letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission seeking more information after getting complaints of "improper pressure and financial hardship" from constituents. Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has made similar claims and took a sizeable short position on the stock in late 2012. Shares of Herbalife tanked 12% to $64.91 following Markey's comments.
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Playground coach accused of 'spooning' with drunk juvenile
A well-known Louisiana coach is in jail, facing charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile, investigators said. The disturbing details came to light Friday.
The coach is accused of "spooning" with an intoxicated minor, and that's not the only charge he faces, investigators said.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies charged 55-year old Allen Joseph in the alleged spooning incident. Investigators said another intoxicated juvenile captured it on Snapchat.
Investigators said the alleged incident happened Aug. 5 and 6 at Joseph's home in Metairie, where three juveniles went to Joseph's home for a party.
At the time of the party in August, Joseph was charged with three misdemeanors after he was accused of giving the juveniles alcohol.
However, an additional charge was recently added in connection with the alleged "spooning" incident.
The police report said he was allegedly recorded lying in bed with the intoxicated boy, with his arms around the minor.
The sheriff said Joseph is a longtime coach and referee at playgrounds and some area schools.
Officials said the investigation is far from over.
"I don't know how long this is actually going to go back, or if this is a isolated incident, but we don't necessarily believe it's isolated so we think there are probably other (alleged) victims out there and we'd like to know if they exist," said Interim Sheriff Joseph Lopinto.
Joseph's lawyer, David Courcelle, said a bond hearing is set Monday.


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Putting Bulldozer to the proper use; how well does it serve?
Subject: Systems | February 1, 2012 - 04:10 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, interlagos, bulldozer, supermicro, opteron 6200
Over at The Inquirer you can take a look at the performance of the Opteron 6274 as a server chip, as opposed to the desktop benchmarks that have made up the bulk of Bulldozer reviews on the web. SuperMicro has assembled a server containing a dual-socket Opteron 6274 for a total of 32 cores and 64GB of ECC DDR3-1333 RAM across eight channels running on 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. While the machine was quite powerful it still has difficulty keeping up with Intel, for instance its performance on CineBench was about the same as provided by an X5680 Westmere Xeon which is not Intel's best silicon. On the plus side, the scaling for multithreaded applications was quite good.
"IS BULLDOZER better in a workstation than a desktop? Let's see if it can be.
AMD's Bulldozer chip, while eagerly awaited, didn't really have a stellar debut as a mainstream - or high end, for that matter - desktop processor, still having a way to go before seriously challenging the incumbent Intel. The core, cache and memory performance all need a bit more power, although recent news such as Microsoft Windows' kernel patches do seem to help a little bit towards extracting more oomph from the unusual 'two integer units sharing one floating-point' approach."
Here are some more Systems articles from around the web:
- Alienware X51 Launch Details @ Hardware Heaven
- ZOTAC ZBOX AD04 Plus AMD Fusion Mini PC Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Sony Z Series @ Kitguru
- Ultimate SFF Lanparty Machine: Intel Xeon E5 (SNB-EP 8C/16T) on an ASUS Rampage IV GENE @ VR-Zone
Dual and quad socket goodness from Tyan for 16 core Bulldozers
Subject: General Tech | November 14, 2011 - 12:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: tyan, opteron 6200, bulldozer
SemiAccurate has a picture of a nice looking serverboard for the new Opteron 4200 series of processors from AMD. The new server chips are designed for use in multiples of either two or four and as they have up to 16 cores each that gives you a very respectable amount of processing power for your server, which could be the only home for the Bulldozer. Plenty of new power saving options are available, from two different ways of implementing Turbo Core to a BIOS setting which allows you to set the maximum power draw from the server, which it will stick to by downclocking or turning off unused cores.
"AMD (NYSE:AMD) has again leapfrogged Intel when it comes to the number of cores in a single server processor. The latest Opteron 6200 series has versions available with up to 16 cores and supports 4 sockets per board, whereas the 4200 series supports a maximum of two sockets with 8 cores each."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- The TR Podcast 100: The big 1-0-0
- It's the 40th anniversary of the Intel 4004 tomorrow @ The Inquirer
- 2011 Holiday Tech Gift Guide @ TechReviewSource
- Valve admits forum hack exposed gamers' private @ The Register
- Israeli Firm Claims Technological Breakthrough in PC Security @ NGOHQ
- New competition @ HardwareLOOK


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Nick Allen sat down in a roundtable interview with Gerard Butler for the film Machine Gun Preacher. You can read Allen's Scorecard Review here. You can read his interview, which features Butler talking candidly about his potential and variety as an actor, if you keep reading this article.
You play a lot of larger than life characters, some larger than Sam. I know you said you wanted to play him with a degree of honesty and integrity that was important to you. Give us a sense of how you approached this character with all of these rough edges. And tell us why he was such an important character for you?
I don't think you can compare Sam to other characters that I've played, who can be considered "larger than life." I wouldn't say that he is more larger than life than most of them, because a lot of [my characters] are stylistically big and over the top. Phantom of the Opera, Beowulf and Leonidas. You're really playing on exceptional power. Whereas Sam is a very charismatic man, but still just a man. What I really connected with was the fight that he had. He had incredible courage, he had incredible determination and endurance, and yet at the same time is filled with shame and anger, and this violence that just simmers underneath the surface. That to me was how to make this character more fascinating and more gripping. One of the first things we discussed is that, "We're not making a movie about a hero here." He is a hero, but we really want to show the downside. The falling that you get when you come across a man like this, and that not everyone agrees with what he's doing. The cost to his family. To me, that was perhaps what brought him down from being so over-the-top was by playing his determination, and that ferocious part of him, and showing him as just a man who was always scared.
One scene that fascinated me was your moment of intense preaching. How did that emerge and affect your own relationship with spirituality, both inside and outside the confines of religion?
My god [laughs]. Listen, in truth, I'm an actor. I get into a role, I'm impacted by a role, but I can't say that every scene I playing a movie changes my life. That was one of my favorite ever days of filming, because I did get so involved. I did all my preaching scenes in one day. I did about eight pages in one day of dialogue, and did a lot of improvisation with that dialogue. I stole some stuff from here and there, and I Youtubed so many preachers. What was interesting was this blind, I don't mean blind in a bad way, but just this belief that they have in the power of God, and how protective they are in every way when they have that belief was very fascinating for me. And yet, to play it in an impure way, because a lot of Sam's preaching, especially in the movie, is coming from a place almost of fanaticism, and not within the realms of a healthy sermon, by a sane creature. Because at the time, he really was losing it. Yes, let's leave it at that.
When you were working with this material you were looking at pictures and reading documents concerning the real destruction that had affected Sudan. Has working with these real events of violence, and then replicating them, created a difficult unity of fake and real violence? Or is there still a complete difference to you?
No. If you're doing an action movie like a Tomb Raider that I did, or Reign of Fire, or even a 300 or a Gamer, of course they're pretty much fiction, and again as I say, stylized. You can detach yourself from the violence there. In this movie, what was more interesting and more difficult, was that the violence felt very real, and is based on actual real violence. And that's what really helped drive me through the story, and into the emotion. And that's one of the things that I love about this movie, because you're very involved in all of the action. The action comes completely out of character, rather than in a movie where it's like, "We have a couple of dramatic scenes, now we throw in the action." That's not what this movie is about. All of the action is based on real life incidents.
One of the things that was constantly effecting me was ... I had a book. It was full of photographs of some of the horrors of this war. Villages had been attacked, people's heads had been bashed in, graves filled with children. I could go on forever. This is what I used as my source material to get me into these scenes. Thousands of kids holding AK-47s. I was never really looking at this violence as fake, or detached from it. It felt very real to me.
You spent some time with Sam in Pennsylvania. Can you tell us how that affected your role?
I watched him preaching. He's just a fascinating guy. It was good to sit and listen to him. Something starts to build within you the more you listen to him and watch him. And then just spending time with him, and getting a sense of the man. Listening to how he talks, and what he has been through. In one moment he can have his toothpick and really be Mr. Cool, but the next moment he can have tears in his eyes as he talks about hold a child who had been blown in half, or the shame that he feels about his own life, and the damage he did early on. Reading his book, you get such of a sense of the man.
As strongly identified as you are with larger-than-action, what was it like getting into a situation that really humanizes the action?
When I saw this movie, I had forgotten how much action was in it. It never felt like an action movie. It felt like a character based drama. And it just happens that this character got involved in firefights, and some shoot outs. And I was literally blown away when I saw how much action we did. "Oh, really, we did that?" The stuff that I remembered most were the emotional moments, which were the most powerful. It was went he went through that I remember the most from the movie.
As a former elementary school teacher, I was happy to see you working with kids again. I loved Nim's Island. What have the kids taught you?
That would be my favorite thing about working on this movie. I think on the news you always hear about problems with kids and the family unit, etc. Yet when I made this movie, it gets you so much faith and pride in our future leaders, who is making up our society. For instance, the two kids that played my on-screen daughter at two different ages were just phenomenal little girls. They were humble and smart, cool and funny. More than anything, the kids in Africa, I was surrounded by them, that was my favorite thing to do. Getting to know them was truly the most fun experience, and actually turned out to be very profound, because then you connect who these people are. They are the same kids who are being hacked to death, who are being forced to hack family members to death. Going through unspeakable horrors and fears. But to have a little African ten-year-old saying, "What age are you? And you're not married? You have to get yourself a wife!" I couldn't believe how similar they were to us. How entertaining they were. I spent more time in this movie holding hands with them, my arms around them, and it was just a fun way, we'd just play games with them. I'd be guilty of doing that in movies, feeling that it was a chore. With this, that was my favorite part of the movie - just speaking to them. They were just so cool. And I'd go back to that book, and I'd open that book, and I would just look at those kids. It was tough, but it was ... it was a tough movie to do, but it was very rewarding too. Really. It was an honor to tell this story.
What do you take away from a character like this?
From a movie I like this, I take away the same thing that I hope any audience member would. Hopefully to be inspired, and touched by the things that are going on elsewhere. To be educated by that. For me, this film wasa complete education, but I try and despite going through that experience, I have to take each project on an individual basis. It doesn't mean that suddenly after doing something so heavily dramatic that I'm going to do The Ugly Truth and feel guilty about it. I'm going to try on that movie to focus on the fun, it's time to do something different. So this movie was time to take on a challenging character, who went through a lot. People will take out of this movie whatever they take out, and maybe nothing, but I can't imagine people won't be impacted by this movie. I've never been impacted before so much by a script that I've read.
To amplify a bit on the business end after what occurred with 300 where you suddenly became this "it" person, how did that impact you personally and professionally? Was there any decisions that you made during that period where you thought, "Maybe that wasn't right"? It's kind of fascinating.
Yeah, it's fascinating for me. When 300 came out, and hit it was a tough time for me. You felt like you should be a high as a kite. I was high, the movie was doing great. It was a fascinating experience because then I came into a doubt, because you realize, "Everything's changed. There's no turning back now." I actually found that to be a hard time that I went through. And then, I was thinking, "If this is the time I want to make a killing, and become Schwarzenegger or Jason Statham, then I could go down that line, and make those movies. Or, it's really kind of a watershed there - I could take a gamble, and make the people go, "Really? The guy who did 300 is in Nim's Island?" But it was time to say, "Okay. I have action. Now let me go off and do some comedy, a dramatic movie, or an animated movie." For longevity, and for my own satisfaction. To keep my own creative juices and interests going. And to be honest, that's what's always excited me about being an actor. I wouldn't say I'm the best actor in the world, but I feel like I have a lot of variety. And that I can take myself to a lot of places that I think not all actors can. So, therefore, to pull off a Machine Gun Preacher or a Phantom of the Opera, to get people to say, "I didn't know he could do that." I just did a modern Shakespeare movie with Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus). These are the kinds of movies that you'd typically want to run a mile from. But you'd always know that you ran a mile. And you go, "I had the opportunity to challenge myself, and I did." Sometimes, I'll read a project, and I'll love it. But I'll be sh*t scared of it, but I'll say, "Oh god." I know that's it - I'll do it. I just did a surfing film. And I couldn't surf for sh*t. And I know it's easy to learn to surf a bit. But that's six months of your life. I guess that's where I derive my strange sense of fun. By really challenging myself. It's really exciting when people come up to you and give you compliments about your work, and the comment on the variety of your work.
If you had a choice, is this the kind of role maybe ten years ago you'd have taken? Or have you grown into this marriage of both dramatic and acting potential?
I would have done this ten years ago. I don't know if I would have done it as well. God knows, maybe I'd have done it better. I think that this was a role that wherever I am in my life, I would see as a big challenge. You read thsi story, and you go, "This is such an incredible, almost unbelievable story that not many stories take you," and it's a true story. A fascinating, complex, outrageous character that I think whenever I'd have read it, I would have wanted to play it.