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Consumer Groups To Obama: Please Put Someone With A Brain In Charge Of The CPSC
There's been a lot of talk lately about how the upcoming implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The law requires that all children's products be tested for lead and has caused a major freak out amongst librarians (who don't really want to test their books for lead, or ban children from the library) and thrift stores (who can't afford to test used toys for lead). Apparently, according to consumer groups that support the bill, the CPSC is supposed to be monitoring this situation and adding exceptions as needed, but has been ignoring the issue. Now those groups are asking President Obama for a change of leadership within the CPSC. Read their letter inside.
Just a little background: The CPSC is currently being run by Acting Chair, Nancy Nord, a Bush appointee who took over the agency after Bush nominee and former manufacturing industry lobbyist Michael Baroody bailed just one day before a scheduled Senate confirmation hearing. It was speculated at the time that Baroody didn't want to discuss his $150,000 severance bonus from his employer, the National Association of Manufacturers.
Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Kids in Danger National Consumers League, National Research Center for Women & Families, Public Citizen and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group write:
January 30, 2009
The President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama:
As leaders of organizations dedicated to protecting consumers from the hazards posed by unsafe products, we are writing to urge you to move quickly to put in place new leadership at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
As you know, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was signed into law on August 14, 2008, after many months of discussion, multiple hearings, and input from stakeholders. The law was passed in both chambers by huge bipartisan margins: 89-3 in the Senate and 424-1 in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bipartisan CPSIA makes consumer products safer by requiring, for the first time, that toys and infant products be tested for safety before they are sold, and by banning lead and phthalates in toys. The law also creates the first comprehensive publicly-accessible consumer complaint database, authorizes for the CPSC the resources it needs to protect the public, increases civil penalties that CPSC can assess against violators of laws, and protects whistleblowers who report product safety defects. This law is a strong, effective and much-needed solution to the persistent problems plaguing our product safety system.
Unfortunately, the current CPSC leadership, which is responsible for implementing this critical new law, has delayed taking the necessary steps to ensure its successful implementation. As a result, the agency has not properly addressed concerns being raised by small businesses, home crafters, thrift stores, book publishers, and libraries among others. These concerns involve, for example, establishing common-sense exclusions from lead testing for textiles and paper-based books that are proven to be lead-free, component part testing where appropriate for lead and phthalates, and clear guidance for thrift stores. This did not have to be the case. The CPSIA already includes mechanisms for solving these legitimate concerns raised by these groups in a manner that protects the public health.
As a result, this has created a climate of confusion and is contributing to broader efforts to undermine consumer safety in this nation. Effective leadership at the CPSC is urgently needed to help implement the law as intended, to provide common sense interpretations of the law, and to clarify pervasive misstatements and confusion about this consumer protective law.
Nominating a new Chairman of the CPSC is critical. The Chairman has direct command and control over all the nonpolitical career staff and all of the scientific, enforcement and communications apparatus of the Agency. The Chairman sets the agenda, directs the policies executed by the Agency, and manages the distribution of the Agency's resources. All of the offices and directorates of the Commission report to the Chair, either directly or through the office of the Executive Director. In addition, quick action is necessary is because the current acting chair remains in that position until a new nominee is confirmed.
As you know, the CPSC has been underfunded and understaffed for too long. We urge you to move expeditiously to nominate a strong chairperson to the CPSC with product safety expertise who can implement the critical new product safety law and begin to tackle the myriad of issues facing this agency.
Stephen Brobeck Jim Guest
Executive Director President
Consumer Federation of America Consumers Union
Nancy Cowles Sally Greenberg
Executive Director Executive Director
Kids in Danger National Consumers League
Dr. Diana Zuckerman Joan Claybrook
President President
National Research Center for Women Public Citizen
& Familie
Executive Director
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Rahm Emanuel
Don Gips
Jim Messina
Phil Schiliro
Meanwhile, this guy is introducing legislation that aims to delay the bill until it can be rewritten so that it balances "the need for safety with a common-sense business approach."
Letter from coalition of consumer groups to President Obama [CR]
Congress Must Keep Overreaching Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act From Harming Small Businesses, Families [Jim DeMint]
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We're headed back to Samoshel this Saturday to make a homemade Italian dinner replete with Roman-style Chicken, Rosemary Roasted Potatoes, Caesar Salad with Pancetta, Panzanella (sort of like a mixed up bruschetta salad) and a Berry Strata (a berry bread pudding)!
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Imagine Richard Sherman taking over Roger Goodell's job as NFL commissioner. What would the Seattle Seahawks cornerback's reign look like? For one, the interests of the guys in pads would be paramount
I'm Richard Sherman. I'm a guy who plays cornerback for the Seahawks, who makes $550,000 a year to control a small sliver of one of 32 NFL fields on any given Sunday. But let's imagine, for a moment, I'm a much more powerful man, one who earns a salary—$30 million—higher than the best-paid player in the league. I'm the man who, for better or worse, holds the future of pro football in his palm.
I'm the commissioner of the NFL.
It's a difficult job, I'm sure, working for the owners while looking out for the welfare of the players. It always seems like a happy balance is being struck in late April, when a parade of draftees crosses the stage at Radio City Music Hall, each one giving Roger Goodell a handshake and a hug after his name is called. But for the rest of the year it's clear that the interests of the 1,700 players pale in importance to those of the 32 owners.
But I, Commissioner Sherman, am here to fix that, so let's get started.
The first thing I would do is give up some of my power. I'd leave the whole fine system for on-field actions to a committee of former players and former coaches. I'd create a system of checks and balances, something like a democracy. (Crazy, right?)
If I were commissioner, I'd listen to Brandon Meriweather because he's expressed something that many players think but are afraid to say. When the Redskins safety said he was going to start targeting the ACLs of offensive players, his message was understood by his peers but confusing to fans and media. The defenseless-receiver rule is forcing tacklers to target knees. Offensive players bend down to protect their knees, and if we target the waist, we collide with their heads and get fined. If we target the knees, we don't get fined, and sometimes they don't get up.
If I were commissioner, I'd listen to Hamza Abdullah, too. He's the former pro who just blasted the league on Twitter for several things, including its handling of retiree benefits. I'd streamline the system to make it easier for players who need disability money to get it. Many ex-players would rather suffer than jump through the NFL's hoops. They have to file paperwork, wait several months, go see this doctor on this day, a specialist on that day, and if they miss a deadline, they're ineligible. That's just how the league is, but not the way it has to be.
If I were commissioner, I wouldn't ask a player to take a pay cut to play for a championship. Players are now paid postseason bonuses that are usually less than their standard regular-season game check. The compensation should consistently mirror the profits, regular season or not.
If I were commissioner, I'd be very transparent about where fines end up. In my regime all the money from helmet-to-helmet fines would go directly to fund treatment for players suffering from injuries from head trauma.
This league is not all about 'the Shield' and all the name brands this commissioner has sold it to. The NFL is nothing without the players.
If I were commissioner, I'd give the players back their individuality. I wouldn't pretend that knee and thigh pads prevent injuries. I'd never fine players for wearing the wrong length socks or cleats with too much or too little of one team color. I'd let them wear whatever they want for interviews at their own lockers. Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch would be free to promote his Beast Mode merchandise—which supports his charity—in any way he chooses, as long as he doesn't do it during a game. I'd understand that this league is not all about "the Shield" and all the name brands this commissioner has sold it to. The NFL is nothing without the players, individuals whose creativity should be celebrated.
If I were commissioner, I'd actually care about my players. I'd recognize that most of them don't spend more than three years in the NFL, and when they're done, many of them are broken in mind and body, and I'd do everything I could to genuinely help them in their transition from athlete to retiree.


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Monday, January 5, 2009
Tomato, Feta and Olive Mille Feuilles
First of all, I must apologize for my lack of posts these past few weeks. Between Venice, Paris and the South West of France I had grand plans of posting many recipes and accounts of my holiday adventures but things didn't quite happen as planned. For all of us who spend quite some time trying to get the 'perfect' food photo, we know that a lot of elements must be reunited at once to make that happen: good food of course, an idea of how the given dish will look its best, a good dose of natural light but mostly time! Not to worry though, I have now filled my culinary curiosity and have plenty to tell. I am now back, ready to start the new year with many more recipes!
This first recipe is a fresh tomato and cheese 'mille feuilles'. My mother had picked up food at a lebanese take-out restaurant and came back with this wonderful red and white mille feuilles, as well as a myriad of stuffed vine leaves, tabouleh, hummus and other treats. And while conversations were animated around the table, the only thing I could concentrate on was how I would try I recreate the dish at home. I think my concoction does the trick! The mix of the goat and feta cheese produces a texture that is both creamy and crumbly. The end result is a beautiful, fresh, intricate dish, although it is deceptively rich so serve in small quantities.
Recipe (6 people)
5 roma tomatoes
50 grams of creamy goat cheese
50 grams of creamy feta (use a good quality feta, stored in liquid)
1/2 lemon, zested
2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil
10 kalamata olives, pitted
A handful of fresh basil leaves
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Cut the tomatoes into paper thin slices and lay them out on paper towels to suck up excess moisture. Cover with extra paper towels and press down gently. In a bowl, mix the goat cheese, feta, olive oil and lemon zest. Mash with the back of a fork until the mixture seems smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
Finely chop the olives and basil together and reserve. Line a small square dish with plastic wrap making sure to leave excess wrap on the sides of the dish (you will need it later to cover the mille feuilles). Line the bottom of the dish with a tight layer of tomato slices. You may need to cut some slices to fill in gaps. Add a second layer of tomato making sure to create an even layer. Lightly season with salt and pepper. Break half of the cheese mixture into little knobs and sprinkle over the tomatoes. Add another layer of tomatoes over top and push down using your fingers to smooth out the cheese layer underneath. Add the olive mixture and the rest of the cheese. Top with another two layers of tomatoes, pushing down on the tomatoes as you go. Add the remainder of your tomato slices making sure to gently push down. Fold in the excess plastic wrap and tightly pack. Gently weigh down with canned goods or baking beans and refrigerate for 4 hours.
Gently remove the plastic wrap and invert onto a serving platter. Cut using a serrated knife and serve with a green salad and lightly drizzle with olive oil. Enjoy!
12 comments:
- Peter M said...
Very nice, a combo any Greek would like!
- January 6, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- Maria said...
Looks terrific! I wish I had this for my lunch today!
- January 6, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- Dawn said...
this looks so tasty and satisfying....wish I could have a slice of this
- January 6, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- Kevin said...
That sounds really good. Both goat cheese and feta!
- January 6, 2009 at 9:18 PM
- veggie belly said...
this sounds amazing! i will eat anything with cheese and olives! love the aesthetic of stacking things up :)
- January 7, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- CookiePie said...
Gorgeous, and so healthy!
- January 8, 2009 at 12:22 AM
- doggybloggy said...
the irony, I just saw this photo on a food blog - meant to click, got distracted and now here it is.....what a great dish that I will certainly be making soon
- January 8, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- Jamie said...
Beautiful pictures! Although I am not a tomato fan...this actually sounds great!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Rhyleysgranny said...
Can I just thank you for leaving a comment on my blog? May I also say your blog is gorgeous. Your photography is wonderful. I wish I could achieve that standard.
- January 8, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- Marc @ NoRecipes said...
Wow what a great idea! Looks nice and refreshing. I can't wait till tomatoes are back in season.
- January 12, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- Jude said...
Ooh that looks good. Dunno how to pronounce it but I'll gladly point it out in a menu :)
- January 14, 2009 at 12:20 AM
- El said...
This is beautiful. Love it!
- November 22, 2009 at 11:08 PM


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FEMA Aid Needs To Be Publicly Discussed by Sioux Falls City Council
The picture above is of the tornado which devastated Moore, Oklahoma, Monday May 20, 2013. In Sioux Falls, our local elected officials have a chance to "stand tall" and do the right thing for us, and the country.
In April Sioux Falls was hit with a major ice storm. Thousands of trees were damaged and power was out for many residents. There was no major damage to private property and minimal damage to public property. Nobody died and no serious injuries were reported.
As the ice was melting, local officials alerted the governor to the possible need of assistance from the state and federal government to deal with the situation. Governor Daugaard acknowledged the alert and forwarded it to Washington.
The clean up has gone very well. A coordinated effort from city, county, and state resources, and with the assistance of private contractors, the city was functioning normally very quickly. A testament to the professionalism and leadership at the local level. We owe these people a standing ovation.
Estimates from city staff put the cost of clean up at $10 million. Not petty cash. However, the city has been able to pay all existing bills and appears to have enough money to pay the final clean up costs, without having to dip into reserves the city is required to keep on hand.
More good news - the city has not had to cancel any planned projects for this year, or next. No city employees have, or will have to be laid off. No city services will have to be curtailed as a result of the storm and clean up.
In other words, we were able to handle this problem locally with local resources.
I have written about this situation before. I don't think the city should take FEMA money, because we don't need it. If major damage had been done to our infrastructure, water, sewer, streets, public buildings and we had to spend down much of our reserves and cancel important projects, the situation would be different.
Taking money from FEMA is wrong because 42 cents of each dollar we would receive would be borrowed, further burdening the country's financial woes, and adding to the debt we are piling on our children. We should not take borrowed money to pay for something we have been able to pay for ourselves from our own resources.
And finally, we should not take the money because there are other disasters happening in this country where major damage to public and private structures, and injury and death have occurred. As I write this, Moore, Oklahoma has been devastated by a huge tornado. Nothing horrible happened here. We were inconvenienced for a few days. That is all.
Others are suffering much more than we did. They need and deserve FEMA assistance. We don't.
Call Mayor Mike Huether at 367-8800 and the city council at 367-8080(Michelle Erpenbach is the Chair) and tell them what you think on this subject.


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NEW YORK — Howard Stern will be joining the judges' panel on "America's Got Talent," and the NBC summer talent show will uproot itself from Los Angeles to accommodate the New York-based shock jock, the network said Thursday.
NBC confirmed weeks-old rumors of Stern's selection to join fellow "Talent" judges Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne. Nick Cannon remains host.
Stern, whose daily radio show airs on Sirius XM, is replacing Piers Morgan, who departed "Talent" after last season to free up his busy schedule. Last winter Morgan launched a weeknight interview program on CNN.
"Howard Stern's larger-than-life personality will bring a thrilling new dynamic to 'America's Got Talent' starting this summer," said Paul Telegdy, NBC's president of alternative and late night programming. "He's a proven innovator and his track record in broadcasting is truly remarkable."
The show bills itself as TV's only talent competition show that is open to any age and any talent. Auditions for season seven began in October in major cities around the country. But now, with Stern aboard, production of the live broadcast of the show will relocate to New York.
Stern, who in 2005 took his long-running syndicated show from terrestrial radio to Sirius XM, signed a new five-year contract with the satellite-radio company a year ago after months of stormy negotiations.


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Ari Salmela was born in Finland, where he still lives today. He has been seriously into photography for more than 30 years, and has extensive experience as a fine art photographer.
Ari has participated in many group photography exhibitions in Finland and other countries since 1988. Most important to him was the group exhibition at The Finnish Museum of Photography in 1989. This experience excited Ari to improve his photographic skills and sell his works for interior designers and art lovers. In 1994, when he started working for a Finnish globally operating industrial company, photography was left in the background in his life for many years. Finally, a three-week business trip to Japan reignited his spark for photography. Ari became interested in studying digital photo editing in 2006 and he really likes these new possibilities to create photographic art for commercial, public and private spaces.
Ari Salmela's participation in exhibitions since 2011:
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A few months before the Iraq war began, Joe Biden and Chuck Hagel toured the Middle East, including Kurdish Iraq. They wrote this op-ed in the Washington Post:
The United States will face enormous challenges in a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, as well as broad regional questions that must be addressed. These are both matters that members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have been focusing on for some time. During a week-long trip to the region, we came away with a better understanding of the possibilities and perils that lie ahead.
In northern Iraq we saw the extraordinary potential of Iraqis once they are out from under Saddam Hussein's murderous hand. ***
Although no one doubts our forces will prevail over Saddam Hussein's, key regional leaders confirm what the Foreign Relations Committee emphasized in its Iraq hearings last summer: The most challenging phase will likely be the day after — or, more accurately, the decade after — Saddam Hussein.
Once he is gone, expectations are high that coalition forces will remain in large numbers to stabilize Iraq and support a civilian administration. That presence will be necessary for several years, given the vacuum there, which a divided Iraqi opposition will have trouble filling and which some new Iraqi military strongman must not fill. Various experts have testified that as many as 75,000 troops may be necessary, at a cost of up to $ 20 billion a year. That does not include the cost of the war itself, or the effort to rebuild Iraq.
Americans are largely unprepared for such an undertaking. President Bush must make clear to the American people the scale of the commitment.
That 75,000 post-war troop estimate turned out to be low, but in the ballpark.
Dick Cheney, too, said before the war that we would have troops in Iraq for a long time after the war with Saddam was over. But the administration didn't do anywhere near enough to emphasize post-war uncertainties or the long-term nature of our commitment. Biden and Hagel were right: the American people were "largely unprepared" for what happened after Saddam fell. This was the administration's biggest mistake, one for which it is now paying a terrible price.
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North Korea was formed after Japan relinquished its 35-year occupation of the Korean Peninsula at the end of World War II. The East Asian nation established its independence in 1948, splitting from South Korea in a battle over sovereignty that triggered the Korean War in 1950 and that remains a source of tension between the two countries to this day. Since its founding, North Korea has been ruled by the Kim family, currently headed by Kim Jong-un, under a state-run socialist government that many consider to be a Stalinist dictatorship. The family's dedication to Songun, or a military-first policy, has led the isolated, impoverished and often famine-stricken nation to pursue a nuclear weapons program, incurring sanctions and worldwide condemnation.
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Judd Trump suffered a shock first-round defeat to Li Hang after losing 5-2 in China's Wuxi Classic.
The world number three lost to Li Hang, who only recently returned to the professional ranks after a run to the final of last season's third Asian Players Tour Championship event.
Li took a deserved 3-0 lead with breaks of 62, 54 and 62 and although the Brit pulled two frames back, the Chinese player won the final two.
The 22-year old from China has previously produced shock wins beating Ken Doherty and Graeme Dott in 2011.
Mark Allen surprisingly followed Trump out of the competition when the Northern Irishman lost to Englishman Peter Lines.
Allen led 3-2 and 4-3 but Lines produced an impressive comeback to win 5-4.
Six-time world champion Steve Davis was thrashed 5-1 by Andrew Higginson. Last year Davis beat Higginson 5-0 but the 55-year old was comfortably beaten as he could only record a high break of 45.
Peter Ebdon, who was the 2002 world champion, was another casualty in the first round after he lost 5-3 to Xiao Guodong.
World number one Neil Robertson came from 2-0 down against Zhu Yinghui to win 5-2. Zhu Yinghui had knocked out nine-time ladies' world champion Reanne Evans and started well again but the Australian responded with breaks of 58, 69 and 83.
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Improvements in container gardening equipment and techniques have cleared the way for even the most "brown thumb"# city dwellers, and anyone without a yard, to grow their own groceries.
"There"s nothing to stop anyone who wants a garden from having one,"# says Roy Joulus, CEO of Greenbo, a company that designs award-winning innovative products for urban gardening including the new Greenbo XL flowerbox.
"Plants add a great deal to our quality of life – from cleaning the air we breathe to keeping us in touch with nature. Fresh, home-grown herbs and vegetables not only taste so much better than supermarket produce, they"re convenient, and you know exactly where they came from and what was used, or not used, on them."#
While hydroponic and vertical gardening systems have been developed to maximize the yield in small spaces, Joulus says starting a balcony garden needn"t cost much. Start with the right materials and choose plants that are right for your conditions, and you"ll soon be eating from the pots on your porch.
He offers these tips especially for balcony gardeners:
Plant the right plants for the amount of sunlight you have:
Most herbs and vegetables require six to eight hours of direct sunlight a day. So what do you do if you have just one balcony and it doesn"t get that much sun?
Choose edibles that can take partial sun/shade (three to six hours of sun in the morning or early afternoon) or light shade (two to three hours of direct sun or lightly shaded all day.)
Some partial shade herbs: cilantro and parsley (both prefer cooler weather); dill, bee balm, spearmint chamomile.
Some light shade herbs: garlic chives, peppermint, rosemary.
Some partial or light shade veggies: lettuce, broccoli, green onion, collards, cabbage, peas, carrots, strawberries, beans, sweet potatoes.
Remember, pale-colored surfaces increase the light your plants receive. Plants in regions with short growing seasons usually need the full six to eight hours of light per day.
Choose the right pots:
- Bigger pots require less water and are less likely to blow over on high-rise balconies where the winds can be fierce. Terra cotta allows moisture to escape fairly quickly, which is helpful for people who like to water a lot. Non-porous plastic or glazed pots hold water longer and are better for windy balconies, where soil dries out quickly. Use brightly colored containers to add style and visual interest to your garden.
- Most vegetable plants require even watering – don"t let them dry out completely and don"t keep them soggy. Apply water directly to the soil.
- Make sure your containers have drainage holes or a drainage system. If they have an attached tray to catch excess water, don"t allow the plants" roots to sit in the water, which promotes rot and fungus. Either empty the tray regularly, or use a design that holds the water away from the roots.
Use the right dirt:
- It"s important to use dirt that allows for good drainage. Most edible plants don"t like to sit in wet dirt, and soil without good drainage tends to become compacted – a difficult medium for plants that like to stretch their roots out. You can buy a sterile soilless potting mix, a soil-based potting mix, or mix up your own batch using 1 part compost, 1 part perlite and 1 part potting soil.
- Don"t use garden soil or top soil, which won"t allow adequate drainage.
- On windy balconies, top-dress your container with small rocks to keep the soil from drying out so quickly.
Joulus offers one more tip for high-rise dwellers: Rely on self-pollinating plants, or plants that don"t need pollination by insects, unless you"re willing to hand-pollinate.
"You likely won"t see many bees buzzing around the 40th story,"# he says.
Don"t worry about pollination for root vegetables, like carrots and potatoes. Some self-pollinators include beans, peas, tomatoes and peppers.
About Roy Joulus
Roy Joulus is CEO of Greenbo, which was founded in 2012 in Florida with a focus on simplicity, efficiency and innovation in creating urban agricultural products. Its Greenbo XL flowerbox, designed to hang securely on any balcony railing up to 6 inches wide, won the prestigious 2012 Red Dot Design Award. Greenbo products are manufactured in a multi-cultural Israeli-Arab setting using sustainable and recyclable materials, and with safety the No. 1 priority. Find Greenbo products at garden centers and independent nurseries in the United States and Europe, and online at amazon.com.


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Plans for the opening of a Wingstop restaurant franchise at 6700 Germantown Ave. were canceled by Mt. Airy USA after the community development group decided that the prospective owner, Richard Johnson, was unable to execute the project in a timely manner.
The 5,100-square-foot historic building, which was renovated by Mt. Airy USA, is the former site of the Carson Valley Children's Aid Corp, a social service provider, and earlier, of the original Mt. Airy Post Office. Anuj Gupta, executive director of Mt. Airy USA, said his organization could not afford to let the building – vacant for two years – remain unoccupied because of financial obligations.
"In light of the change in timing, we decided to terminate the lease, and I am hopeful that he (Johnson) will consider another site in the northwest," Gupta said.
Several near neighbors of the proposed 58-seat restaurant expressed concerns about alcohol consumption, a lack of parking and trash at a community meeting last month.
While Gupta agreed that their fears were justified, Mt. Airy USA would have approved the proposed plan if there had been no delay in occupancy.
Gupta, who said Johnson and residents had been working together to address any concerns, said Mt. Airy needs businessmen who are willing to invest in Mt. Airy.
"One of our goals is to facilitate projects that create job opportunities for people – and Wingstop was going to do that," Gupta said.
As a result of the Wingstop cancellation, Mt. Airy USA currently is in negotiations with High Point Cafe owner Meg Hagele, who is planning to move into the Germantown Avenue site in December.
"High Point is one of the neighborhood's treasures," Gupta said. "And in some ways they have become a victim of their own success."
He said High Point Cafe, which has two locations – one on Carpenter Lane and one at the Allens Train Station – is looking to expand its kitchen space.
Hagele said just six months after opening its new location at the Allens Lane Train Station it had outgrown its kitchen space. She added that the coffee shop bakes 300 pastries a day and makes everything from scratch, including mint syrup using mint from its farm at Awbury Arboretum.
"It was clear that we were pushing the limit," said Hagele, a Mt. Airy native. "In order to expand we needed a bigger kitchen."
Hagele said that after being approached by several coffee shop owners to sell her pastries, she decided to open a whole new division of High Point Cafe – a separate business called High Point Wholesale.
"A little over a year ago I decided I wanted to start roasting our own coffee," said Hagele, who is a barista with 20 years experience in the coffee business. "It just made sense because we make everything from scratch,"
Hagele developed High Point's blend of coffee in partnership with Maine Hofius, co-founder of True North Coffee Roasters based in Seattle. She was an old friend from her barista days.
The building will contain High Point's roasting facility and bakery, as well as a coffee bar or coffee laboratory that will be used to host coffee seminars, coffee tastings for perspective clients and barista training. The facility will not be open to the public.
Hagele said there is "a delicate balance between coffee and pastry."
"Most shops that sell coffee do a really great job and they sell pastries to go with their coffee," Hagele said. "There are some great bakeries that make a great bakery product but their coffee is just coffee. For us it has always been about the whole package."


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· Convertible Top Opens and Closes In Less Than 21 Seconds
· Optional Intuitive Park Assist Stops Top Operation If Rear Obstacle Is Detected
· Noise, Vibration, Harness Characteristics Nearly Identical to IS Sedans
The all-new 2010 Lexus IS 350C and IS 250C hard-top convertibles give Lexus a coupe and convertible in the entry luxury segment for the first time. The IS C models combine the expressiveness of a convertible with the athletic styling of a coupe.
Unique Interior Look
The IS convertible interior maintains the luxury touch points associated with the IS sport sedans, while new comfort and entertainment features provide a consistent atmosphere regardless of top configuration. Special attention was given to providing an attractive interior design when viewing the convertible externally. The door and side trim is fashioned to create continuity and continuous flow from front to back.
A four-seat configuration provides each passenger with their own comfort space, and the rear-seat console enhances the rear-passenger amenities with cup holders and storage. Soft padding on the sides of the console and the outer trim areas improve comfort. The rear headrests are retractable for improved visibility and the lever located on the front of the rear console can easily be accessed from the driver's seat. Rear-seat comfort is enhanced by shifting seat position inboard, providing for sizeable headroom.
Ten-way adjustable power front seats, including power lumbar support are standard, and the available heated/ventilated function has increased heating range to include the shoulder areas and increases airflow in ventilation function. Front-seat backs are scaled inward, and slim, leather seat-back pockets help to maximize rear-seat legroom.
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The IS convertible models feature the same powertrains as the IS sedans. The IS 350C's 3.5-liter V6 delivers exhilarating performance with outstanding 306 horsepower at 6,400 RPM along with 277 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,800 rpm. The IS 250C's 2.5-liter V6 engine has a great combination of fuel efficiency and performance. The IS 250C's V6 produces 204 horsepower at 6,400 RPM and 185 lb.-ft. of peak torque at 4,800 rpm. Both engines utilize aluminum cylinder blocks and heads, while employing dual Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i), which controls timing on both the intake and exhaust camshafts.
A direct-type fuel-injection system provides a cooling effect in the cylinders, enabling the high compression needed to extract maximum energy from the fuel. Aside from its larger displacement, the 3.5-liter V6 differs chiefly in that it augments the direct fuel injection with port fuel injectors. In light- and medium-load conditions, these additional injectors help produce a precise burn, increasing power and efficiency, while reducing emissions. A dual exhaust system reduces backpressure at higher engine speeds. Like IS sedans, the IS250C and IS350C meet the Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle II (ULEV II) certification.
With eDestination, drivers can go online via LexusDrivers.com to save and sort destinations in up to 20 folders, each holding as many as 10 destinations. Then drivers can send the locations—up to 200 at a time—to their vehicle, where they will be available for download into the navigation system. Online, drivers can create personalized location names (e.g., "Favorite sushi," "1 PM Appt," "Kids' doc," etc.) and even list notes about their saved locations, all helping them see exactly the information they choose in the vehicle.
Lexus Insider™, a complimentary, opt-in service is also available without a subscription on all Lexus Enform-equipped vehicles. This feature offers in-vehicle audio casts that provide owners access to useful vehicle tips and event information, and insights into exclusive owners' benefits – all designed to further enhance the Lexus experience.
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Lexus Enform also provides the platform for XM® Sports and Stocks, which features in-vehicle updates on sports and stocks so drivers can stay connected to their favorite teams and investment data while on the road. XM Sports provides game results and schedules for up to five personally selected national league sports teams while XM Stocks supplies data for up to 10 personally selected stocks. After inputting their selections, drivers can access the reports either by the navigation system, or by using the voice command system, adding a new level of flexibility.
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UBS AG lost a bid Tuesday to dismiss a whistle-blower lawsuit by a former commercial mortgage-backed securities strategist who said he was fired for refusing to publish misleading research reports.
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan found that Trevor Murray, who was fired in February 2012, could move forward with his case. Murray alleges that after he complained to superiors, the Swiss bank retaliated against him in violation of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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The ruling was one of a handful to date to address the scope of the whistleblower provisions of Dodd-Frank, the 2010 law enacted in response to the U.S. financial crisis.
UBS argued the Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions did not apply to Murray as he only complained to people at UBS and not the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
But Furman cited rules adopted by the SEC in 2011 interpreting the Dodd-Frank law as extending the law's anti-retaliation provisions to protect individuals whose disclosures were made under the earlier Sarbanes-Oxley Act, regardless of if the person complained to the SEC itself.
"Applying this analysis here, the Court concludes that deference to the SEC's rule is warranted," Furman said.
Robert Stulberg, a lawyer for Murray at Broach & Stulberg, said the ruling marked the fifth time a U.S. court had extended Dodd-Frank's whistleblower provisions to cover employees who only complain internally.
"The decision is a definitive rebuke to repeated and concerted efforts to dismantle broad protections for whistle-blowers that Congress provided in Dodd-Frank," Stulberg said.
Representatives for UBS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Murray was a senior commercial mortgage-backed securities strategies from May 2011 to February 2012.
In a lawsuit filed in August, he alleged that UBS engaged in a "concerted, extended effort" to influence him to bias his research to support the bank's commercial mortgage-backed securities trading and loan activities.
Murray said he complained to superiors. But he was fired last year, despite recently receiving "another spotless review" for his performance.
The lawsuit seeks to have Murray reinstated into his position and an award for backpay and the costs of the litigation.
The case is Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 12-05914.
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9 Ways to Bring Big Data to Life for End-Users
Let's face it, big data – or data in any size, format or shape – is nothing more than just a bunch of digital bits that occupy space on a disk somewhere. To be useful to the business, end-users need to be able to access it, and pull out and assemble the nuggets of information they need. Data needs to be brought to life.
That's the theme of a webcast I recently had the opportunity to co-present with Tableau Software, titled "Making Big Data User-Centric." In fact, there's a lot more to it than making data user-centric – big data should be a catalyst that fires peoples' imaginations, enabling them to explore new avenues that were never opened up before.
Many organizations are beginning their journey into the new big data analytics space, and are starting to discover all the possibilities it offers. But, in an era where data is now scaling into the petabyte range, it's more than technology. It's a disruptive force, and with disruption comes new opportunities for growth.
Here are nine ways to make this innovative disruption possible:
1. Remember that "data" is not "information." Too many people think that data itself is a valuable commodity. However, that is like taking oil right out of the ground and trying to sell it at gas stations – it's not usable. It needs to be processed, refined, and packaged for delivery. It needs to be unified for eventual delivery and presentation. And, finally, to give information its value, it needs to tell a story.
2. Make data sharable across the enterprise. Big data – like all types of data – tend to naturally drift into silos within departments across enterprises. For years, people have struggled to break down these silos and provide a single view of all relevant data. Now there's a away to do it – through a unified service layer. Think of all the enterprisey things coming to the forefront in recent years – service oriented architecture, data virtualization, search technologies. No matter how you do it, the key is to provide a way for data to be made available across enterprise walls.
3. Use analytics to push the innovation envelope. Big data analytics enables end-users to ask questions and consider options that weren't possible within standard, relational data environments.
4. Encourage critical thinking among data users. Business users have powerful tools at their disposal, and access to data they've never had before. It's more important than ever to consider where the information came from, its context, and other potential sources that are not in the enterprise's data stream.
5. Develop analytical skills across the board. Surveys I have conducted in partnership with Unisphere Research finds barely 10% of organizations offer self-service BI on a widespread basis. This needs to change. Everybody is working with information and data, everyone needs to understand the implications of the information and data with which they are working.
6. Promote self-service. Analytic capabilities should be delivered on a self-service basis. End-users are accustomed to information being delivered to them a Google speeds, making the processes they deal with at work – requesting reports from their IT departments, setting up queries – seem downright antiquated, as well as frustrating.
7. Make it visual. Yes, graphical displays of data have been around for more than a couple of decades now. But now, there is an emerging class of front-end visualization tools that convert data points into visual displays – often stunning – that enable users to spot anomalies or trends within seconds.
8. Make it mobile. Just about everyone now carries mobile devices from which they can access data from any place. It's now possible to offering analytics ranging from key performance indicator marketing, drill-down navigation, data selection, data filtering, and alerts.
9. Make it social. There are two ways to look at big data analytics and social media. First, there's the social media data itself. BI and analytics efforts would be missing a big piece of the picture if it did not address the wealth of social media data flowing through organizations. This includes sentiment analysis and other applications to monitor interactions on external social media sites, to determine reactions to new products or predict customer needs. But there's also the collaboration aspect, the ability to share insights and discoveries with peers and partners. Either way, it takes many minds working together to effectively pull information from all that data.


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Pound for pound, the Nexus 7 is the best small tablet you can buy. It houses a ridiculously sharp, bright screen, its gaming performance is second only to the fourth-generation iPad, and as a Google-branded tablet it will always see the latest version of Android before any other tablet brand.
Also, at $230 (for 16GB), it's still an affordable tablet with one of the highest values in the market, despite a $30 price hike over the previous generation. The $270 32GB Wi-Fi model and $350 4G LTE version are even better values, especially compared with similar configurations of the iPad Mini.
Yes, it's not as cheap as some of the top small tablets from 2012, its screen isn't as big as the iPad Mini's, and Android 4.3 lacks a few useful UI features Samsung plugged into its Galaxy Tab 3. However, those are only nitpicks considering the Nexus 7's sharp-as-nails screen and blazingly fast performance. Despite its imperfections, it's the first small tablet I'd recommend and is the current best tablet value around.
Editors' note: Although CNET's test unit proved free of major issues, some Nexus 7 owners have experienced a few technical snafus with their devices. For more on these issues, check here.
At 0.64 pound, the Nexus 7 is the lightest tablet yet, and with a 4.5-inch width when held in portrait orientation, it's probably the easiest to fit in one hand. It's an extremely simple design, black in color, and it honestly lacks much in the way of panache. It's a harsher tablet compared with the original, and I miss the 2012 Nexus 7's soft, much more inviting feel.
The smooth matte finish of the tablet's back isn't as comfortable or as grippy as the soft leathery back of the 2012 Nexus 7. Also, the new tablet's corners aren't as pleasantly rounded and the Micro-USB port on the bottom edge sticks out just enough to be distracting when held in landscape mode.
The top and bottom bezels span about an inch in length each, and the side bezels are even more compressed than the original's; however, despite their more slender turn, errant screen taps don't appear to be a problem.
|Tested spec
|Google Nexus 7
|Google Nexus 7 (2012)
|Apple iPad Mini
|Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8-inch)
|Samsung Galaxy Note 8
|Weight in pounds
|Width in inches (landscape)
|Height in inches
|Depth in inches
|Side bezel width in inches (landscape)
Along the right edge are an easy-to-find power/sleep button and volume rocker, and there's a headphone jack on the top edge. A front-facing camera sits on the top bezel toward the right corner, and the rear camera rests behind on the backside, nestled deep in the left corner. Also on the back are two sets of speaker grilles, one near the top and another on the bottom, next to the Micro-USB port.
Software features
The Nexus 7 ships with the very latest version of Android (4.3), and to be quite honest, the OS isn't much different from the previous incarnation (4.2.2). At least not obviously so. For a detailed look at the updated OS' features, check out our Android 4.3 review.
The notable new features are Multi-User Restricted Profiles, OpenGL ES 3.0 support, and Bluetooth Smart. User profiles were introduced with Android 4.2, and the latest version allows you to add a kid-friendly profile that the primary profile controls. The restricted profile will only have access to apps deemed acceptable and will have no access to the Play store. It's an ideal solution for families wanting to share a single tablet; however, Google leaves the decision of implementing it up to the developer.
OpenGL ES 3.0 improves polygonal graphics performance and allows the tablet to better handles effects like lens flares, shadows, and other shader effects. With Bluetooth Smart, the Nexus 7 can connect to a newer generation of Bluetooth devices as well as transmit metadata like song titles.
The other 4.3 changes are minor or so deep into the back end that most people will never notice the difference. It's certainly not as satisfying a leap as 4.1 to 4.2 was, and we'll likely have to wait until Android 5.0 to get some really meaty and truly exciting software upgrades.
Hardware features
The 7-inch Nexus 7 houses a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro system on chip with a quad-core Krait CPU and a single-core Adreno 320 GPU. It has 2GB of RAM and includes support for 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 (including Bluetooth Smart support), and a GPS. Additionally, a gyroscope, accelerometer, and a digital compass are included as well.
The tablet supports SlimPort, which allows you to use the Micro-USB port as an HDMI port via a $30 adapter, but there is no physical HDMI port on the Nexus 7.
NFC support returns, and we also get wireless charging, which according to Google will allow any Qi-compatible charger to fill the Nexus 7's battery. And that does indeed appear to be the case, as the Nokia Lumia DT-900 wireless charger worked without issue; however, the actual charging speed was painfully slow compared to a wired charge.
First things first, the Nexus 7's screen is incredibly sharp and text is particularly fine and easy to read. You may not fully appreciate its high pixel density immediately, but when looking at it next to almost any other tablet screen, the Nexus 7 clearly comes out on top. It's also one of the brightest tablet displays I've ever seen. Colors are more accurate and fuller compared with the 2012 Nexus 7 and the contrast ratio is noticeably higher. Viewing angles are wide and images appear to have a fuller, more corporeal integrity.


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One of the highlights of this year's Comic Con, was the Warner Bros Terminator panel, during which the trailer for next summer's blockbuster, was screened to thunderous applause. The film stars Christian Bale in a film that takes place after Judgement Day.
Specifically, the film is set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor (Bale) is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Australian thesp Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row.
Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Following the panel, McG fronted a packed media contingent where he talked about the film. Paul Fischer was there and filed this interview with the very talkative and enthused director.
Question: Where are you able to make this your own?
McG: Truthfully, I think any filmmaker tries to go on a film by film basis, and do what's right for what's in front of them. I'm very pleased with the "Charlie's Angels" pictures, and what I was trying to do with those movies is just break down the glass ceiling and say you can make a successful female action picture. That was a long time ago, and I'm a different filmmaker now, and I made a movie after that about a plane crash. I've been afraid of flying for a long time, I needed to sort of face that catharsis, that Joseph Campbell moment of facing what you're most afraid of. That was the impetus for making "We Are Marshall".
And now I wanted to make a movie that was about posing ethical questions to the audience, and suggesting that the film won't be easy, it's going to be a little elliptical in the way you ride along the picture.
So as far as the look and what we wanted to do with this, I wanted to create a new film language. We talked to Kodak about creating a new stock that had never been photographed before. I told you about how we're adding three times as much silver to a color stock than had ever been added, and that gives it an ethereal quality that suggests something's off. Something is wrong with the world that we're living. I just wanted to create a very, very gritty language.
I'm tremendously influenced by Children of Men, hats off to that picture, I think it's fantastic and I hope more people get a chance to see it. But by the same token this isn't designed to be an art picture, this is a picture designed to be shared the world over. So you gotta find that balance between that artistic take and that artistic look and what's right for a film designed to be seen by a great many people around the world. I must say we're very, very pleased with the way that film looks and feels. You guys be the judge, you just saw it, I'm hoping it has that grit that I speak of.
Question: Can you talk about the involvement of Nolan in the script? And does the film end on a cliffhanger?
McG: The film does indeed end on a cliffhanger. Jonah Nolan is an extraordinarily cerebral guy. So when you got Jonah Nolan on your left, and Christian Bale on your right, and Sam Worthington kicking you in the head right in front of you, it will definitely keep you on your toes. I would have to characterize Jonah as the lead writer of the film. I don't know how the WGA rules work. I'm looking at Sam from Sony, you probably know better. But honest to goodness we did the heaviest lifting with Jonah, and that's where we all got that and talked about what we were up to. He's just a very, very cerebral guy. You know, and he and Chris behind Memento and The Prestige, and certainly the Batman pictures, they are deep, deep thinkers.
Question: How was meeting James Cameron?
McG: It was a double dip. I was going down to see Sam, down at the Marina Del Ray space there by LAX, and it was a complete motion cap environment – Sam's in his data suit and everybody's running around with little balls hanging off their leotards, and I got to play with the cameras and talk to Jim at length. We'd had several phone calls, and he knows that I respect him a great deal. Like I said, I did not want to move forward on this picture if Jim Cameron were like, "Fuck you. What are you doing, you have no business moving forward on this." I would have very simply acquiesced, I would have said, you're very right, you're the creator of what it is, and I respect that. And he was very encouraging, and we talked at length about the story, we talked about Sam.
Most particularly, we talked about his experience on Aliens, and the idea of, you can't live in fear, you've gotta move forward.
I mean, I remember when I was on Superman and people were kicking the shit out of me, and saying, "What kind of guy calls himself McG?" It's the privilege of the public to do that, not knowing that McG is short for McGinty, and I've been called that since the day I was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. There's nothing Hollywood about it, it's a function of being poor and having three Joes in one household, so they didn't call me Joe, they called me McG, short for McGinty, my mother's maiden name. But of course, as I said, we live in a shorthand society and people do what they gotta do. I've talked extensively to Bryce about, you've gotta be on Happy Days before you can become the great Ron Howard. Maybe you gotta be Spicoli before you can be Sean Penn, and maybe you gotta do some time on 21 Jump Street before you can grow into the boots of Johnny Depp. There's nothing wrong with paying your dues and I'm certainly willing to pay mine.
Question: Can you talk about working with Christian Bale?
McG: I'm delighted to speak about Christian, and I think everybody up here can talk about him. He's the most professional, passionate actor you're ever going to find. It's just that simple. You're looking at some professional actors sitting here now, and Bale is just all about the work. He loves his wife, he loves his child, he loves being an actor. He's not interested in materialistic things, he wants to come to work prepared. I can't go, "OK, Christian, you go off camera left."
Christian is going to talk to me for–back me up–"What went into the decision to go off camera left?" Which his wonderful. It's the elegant opposition you want. You don't want people just going, "Yeah, whatever, tell me what to do and we'll do it." Everybody up here challenges me all the time. She got shot in the leg, she wanted to know the degree to which her limp should take place. She plays a doctor in the film, so we've got doctors all over the place trying to tell us how to perform properly so it's credible to the medical community.
Look at Common, the gun training these guys had to go through, so these guys that work for, what is it, Backwater, and all these secret spy spots, come in and tell us how to take down a house and carry a gun properly and when you swing through your own people you break the axis of the rifle. Just such focused acting, to honor the story we're telling and make it look credible, and Christian sets an excellent example in that way. Just for the record, he's a big hearted, good guy. And I've worked with a lot of people and that's just simply who he is.
Question: You've been shooting a lot of stuff and will it be a PG-!3?
McG: Like I said, Rubinoff is here today. Jeff Rubinoff runs Warner Bros., he just walked out of the room, a guy named Jeff Blake's here today, he just went over to Judd Apatow's panel. He and Amy Pascal run Sony, both of whom are perfectly comfortable with the rate of our picture. Sam's still got blood on his hands and makeup from what we went through yesterday, all the physical needs of that scene. We just shoot, shoot, shoot. And that's not to say, "And therefore it's going to be NC-17." You know what I mean? You and I discussed this, I have no problem with a PG13 picture.
I just saw The Dark Knight, and I thought it was a work of art, I thought it was immaculate. I thought it was made compromise-free. I don't think Chris, had to go, "Ah, damn it, if I could just do what I want to do, and get that R that I want, the picture would be better. So I am saying, I'm not afraid of a PG13 rating, at all. We are not rooting for anything, and I'm not going to let the fan base down trying to target a rating. The only people that would give us a hard time bout that would indeed be the studios, which you have to respect because they put a lot of money behind the making of the film.
And like I said, Jeff Blake, I'll grab him, and Rubinoff, who was sitting in the front row, they don't care. So if they say, "Deliver a rated-R picture," that's really freeing. It allows us to do what we want to do with the film, so. The film will rule the day, we'll all be looking at rough cuts together and we'll make those decisions. if it just comes down to, whoops, there's too much blood on the head of the Marcus character, and that's what pops you into an R, I don't think that makes the film infinitely more valuable. So I get back to a PG13. If they want to get rid of, Up, you can't have T600s carrying mini-guns–then no, it's an R, because there are certain things that are part of the iconographic nature of the film. You know, we talked about all this when we were on the set together. Like I said we just are really making the film in a vacuum, we're just doing what we think is right creatively, day in and day out.
Question: The continuity was always a little flexible in the movies. What's your take on the timeline?
McG: Well there's no doubt that the beginning of T3, for example, begins with a bit of a punt. As to what happened at the end of T2, and there's some rejuggling of the timelines. We're largely treating it as though the bombs have gone off. I'm not going to share with you what the date is where the bombs go off, and we come into the picture in 2018. We do the best we can to honor the timelines that have been put into place. I think it ultimately feels very satisfying. If we've done our job properly, then this will be regarded as the statement of the time and the place and the where and the when and the why and the how. And it comes from a place of doing a lot of research with, you know, futurists, with scientists who talk about how long it would take the atmosphere to clear itself out so you could actually go back outside and do your thing. we're trying to just sort of amalgamate three pictures, and amalgamate the intention. And then answer that to the best of our ability. Again, there are certain things that are in stone. The T-800 comes in 2029, you know, we're building towards that place. Therefore if hardware should show up in 2018, that was supposed to be around in 2029, that's a problem for John Connor.
Question: What do you remember about seeing the first Terminator?
McG: I've always regarded the first picture as a horror picture–it's a chase picture. It's Halloween. What's the difference between Schwarzenegger in the first picture and Michael Meyers in Halloween? Which is wonderful, I'm complimenting the picture. And then the second picture, I thought brought a level of complexity that you can't hope to achieve on a sequel. Sequels are tough. I made an inadequate sequel! I made it with this woman back here, Kim Greene, we made a good first picture and the second picture was a lesser picture. For Cameron–I blame you, you did the makeup!–for Cameron, to make a sequel that elevates to the degree? How many sequels are better, we talked about this too, how many sequels are better than the original? Arguably the second Godfather. Arguably Jim's Aliens. Dark Knight? Arguably Empire. But it's a short list, we all agree. Far more often than not, we go to the sequel, we go, What? You know? And we all feel–
Question: Meatballs?
McG: Meatballs Two was shit, lets be honest.
Question: So why continue on?
McG: Well, the easy thing for us is, we are after the bombs. Just put most simply – every other picture has been present day. This is after it happened, so therefore it's a totally new beginning. Are the lights on? That's so graphic and so wonderful, this is where it all happens. Inside this, the CPU that will represent the rise of the machines to a place of complete dominance. We're heading towards that place very rapidly, day in, day out. I'm looking at all the open laptops. I'm looking at the digital cameras, all these things are brand new, and just getting faster and more intelligent and more intuitive all the time. So.
Question: What's the relationship with the TV show?
McG: I'm a buddy with Josh Friedman, who runs the show. We had a meeting early on and we want to honor that at all times, but we can't, I know about episodic television, with The OC and Chuck and Supernatural, what it takes to generate stories hour in and hour out, every week. Josh was the first to jump on and say we can't chase their story threads, you know? We honor it, we're all using the same language, but this is this and that is that. I say that as a huge fan of the series. Where's Jean? Jean and I talk about it all the time, she watches every minute of it and comes back and report on it, and do the whole thing. But at some point you've got to create some freedom and tell the story that you regard as most compelling.
Question: Is the advance of technology scary to you?
McG: I think it's a scary thing. Who here would suggest that humanity is in great shape? [LAUGHTER] You know, it's just… think about it, we're melting the oceans, we have a true population problem. I always talk about it, if I type A and N in my blackberry, it types the D – that's artificial intelligence, it's no longer George Orwell, it's here. I meant what I said about, don't work on getting happy just manipulate the chemicals of your brain. How far can we go with that? And where does humanity begin and the machine world end? We can deconstruct the human genome so if your dad had high blood pressure your kid doesn't have to. It's kind of scary and amazing, and therefore that whole idea of Pandora's box. This is just an illustration of here we go, and it's likely to happen. Think about how much more quickly a computer can make a decision than our human mind can. Should that computer become aware, who knows?
Question: Talk about that as a filmmaker using technology.
McG: Here's the thing: All the machines you see in his film are physics based. It would be no different than if you and I went out to skunk works and said, "What have you guys got on the Cat Systems?' Wings articulating and engines doing what they do, and G suits that create, you know, blood flow back to the head so you don't to pass out and creating impossible turns. What you're going to see is not built that I'm aware of, but based in physical reality. It's not just hovercraft and simple dopey things. All day long we're out here with ospreys out in New Mexico. Ospreys are those aircraft that take of vertically like helicopters, then midflight rotate and move to fly like a fixed-wing aircraft. You just watch that, that's influencing us all day, every day. It's just, here we go.
What are the limits, who knows? Imagine how you felt the first time you saw a stealth fighter? Honest to goodness. I remember seeing that son of a bitch and I could not believe that was real. I could not believe that was real, and here's the funny thing–how long ago did we roll out the stealth bombers and the stealth fighters? 10, 15 years ago? '89? OK, so think about when that was on the books–'75? Imagine what some whiz kid at MIT or in the black ops operation at Langley, think about what they're up to now. That's the stuff that just sort of says, enough is enough. It's a question, Rutger Hauer posed it, "I, Robot" got into it, it's everything Asimov, it's everything Phillip K. Dick–does the android dream of electric sheep?


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Sony intros dual-drive HDD, SDD 18in hi-def notebook
Blu-ray all-in-one desktops too
Sony has introduced a quartet of PCs - three all-in-one desktops and a desktop-replacement notebook - pitched at punters after a Blu-ray Disc system.
All three sport Nvidia GeForce 9 series graphics chips that drive big displays designed for Blu-ray playback. Top-end models come with BD burners, the rest have BD play/DVD burn combo drives.
Sony Vaio AW: 18.4in, 16:9, full RGB, three-LED screen
The screen crown goes to the Vaio AW notebook, which has a 18.4in, 1920 x 1080, 16:9-ratio screen that's not merely backlit by LED but backlit by three LEDs, one for each of the primary screen colours.
It's also capable of displaying the full range of colours defined by the Adobe RGB standard.
The AW comes with all the usual Centrino 2 laptop paraphernalia, but this caught our attention: the top-end model incorporates not only a 500GB hard drive but a 128GB SSD. Load your OS and apps quickly off the latter, yet benefit from the HDD's fast write speed for data and cacheing.
It also has a 2.1-channel speaker system built in.
Sony's Vaio RT: looks like a telly, works like a telly, really a PC
The deskbound RT, LV and LN are all all-in-one systems, the former offered with a range of CPUs up to Intel's four-core Core 2 Quad Q9400, while the others only come with dual-core processors. They're all fitted with HDD storage - up to 1TB in the case of the RT.
Screen size is a differentiator too: 25.5in, 1920 x 1200 for the RT; 24in, 1920 x 1200 for the LV; and 20.1in, 1680 x 1050 for the LN. Like the laptop they have 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on board.
Sony's Vaio LN: all in one
The RT has an HDMI input port so you can hook it up to a PS3 and use it as the console's screen.
While Sony went to town over the four systems' highlights, it failed to add how much they'll cost and when they'll go on sale.
Sony Blu-ray Vaio photo gallery
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The KDE/FreeBSD team is pleased to announce Calligra Suite 2.4.2, KDE
graphic art and office suite.
Information on this release can be found here:
Information on Calligra Project can be found in its first ever release
Consequently, KOffice 2 has been removed from the ports collection.
As usual, we would like to thank all testers and contributors.
- Update KOffice to 2.3.3.
- Update KOffice to 2.3.1.
- Force dependency on new libwpg.
- Get Rid MD5 support
Update KOffice l10n ports to 2.2.2
- Update KOffice (and its l10n packs) to 2.2.0 release
Major changes:
Kexi now returns back
New import filters for MS OOXML (Office 2007) Formats
Improved OO.org and MS Office traditional formats compatibility
Improved stability at all
Discussed with: miwi, itetcu
Approved by: portmgr (erwin)
Feature safe: yes
- Update KOffice to 2.1.2 release
- Add ca@valencia localization for KOffice
With hat on: kde@
- update to 1.4.1
Reviewed by: exp8 run on pointyhat
Supported by: miwi
- update to jpeg-8
The KDE FreeBSD team is proud to announce the release of KOffice2 suite for
FreeBSD. The official KOffice 2.1.0 notes can be found here
We'd like to say thanks to all helpers, testers and submitters.
Happy Installing.
Approved by: miwi (mentor)
- Force commit to note a repocopy:
chinese/koffice-i18n-zh_CN -> chinese/koffice-kde4-l10n-zh_CN
chinese/koffice-i18n-zh_TW -> chinese/koffice-kde4-l10n-zh_TW
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