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Netflix season premieres are like movie openings these days, with most fans trying to binge watch 13 or so episodes over the course of the debut weekend. Orange is the New Black Season 2 has premiered, and though I haven't started it yet due to seeing The Fault in Our Stars last night instead, I expect there are some people that are halfway through the season or done with it entirely already.
I haven't seen all that much targeted promotion for the premiere, relatively speaking, because Netflix tends to rely on word of mouth pretty heavily as to when their biggest series come back. Almost everyone I know understood season two hit yesterday, and I doubt many more traditional TV ads would have changed that equation.
But one interesting avenue the show has used for advertising is a viral site called "Feisty-Chicken.com." The site leads to a short, looped video of one of the Orange is the New Black girls doing something menacing or funny on camera, but below that? The show has created its own Flappy Bird clone.
It may have missed its "timely reference" window by a month or two, but it fits with the show using the OITNB mystery chicken as the central star. In season one, one of the more memorable episodes involved a chicken that randomly appears both inside and outside of the prison fence, and it serves as something of cipher for Piper. I have no idea what role the chicken plays in season two, but I imagine it returns in some capacity (no comment spoilers please!).
As for the game itself? In doing extensive research for this post, after pressing "Play this shit," I managed to get to level 12 before crashing the chicken into a barbed wire wall. Someone else who is better at these sort of games can tell me if anything interesting happens when you reach a certain number of gates passed. Do digital characters from the show appear? Does a hitting 50 or 100 unlock an exclusive clip? Or does it just stay true to the original Flappy Bird, and continue on into oblivion with no change at all?
Flappy Bird was famously taken down by its creator, Dong Nguyen, after he decried both how the game was too addictive for players, and that it gave him a level of worldwide attention he hadn't been seeking. Recently, however, Nguyen announced that he would indeed be bringing Flappy Bird back, perhaps as early as the end of summer, and it would return with multiplayer capabilities.
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byAre restrictive zoning laws making housing unaffordable? There's a strong argument that the high cost of housing in markets like New York, Boston, and San Francisco is at least partly the result of tight restrictions on new construction. One person sounding the warning is Randal O'Toole, a research fellow with the libertarian-leaning Independent Institute, an Oakland-based think tank, and director of the American Dream Coalition. Here's an excerpt from a piece he wrote last week for the San Francisco Chronicle:
In fact, planning-induced housing shortages added $30 billion to the cost of homes that Bay Area homebuyers purchased in 2005. This dwarfs any benefits from land-use restrictions; after all, how livable is a place if you can't afford to live there?
... The people most enthused about all these planning rules like to call themselves ''progressive.'' But the effects of planning on home prices are entirely regressive. Planning-induced housing shortages place enormous burdens on low-income families but create windfall profits for wealthy homeowners. Does this steal-from-the-poor, give-to-the-rich policy reflect the Bay Area's true attitudes?
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)- Texas A&M overcame a double-digit first half deficit to defeat South Carolina 75-67 on Wednesday night.
Jamal Jones scored 22 points for the Aggies, who trailed 14-3 six minutes into the contest before getting their act together before their largest home crowd of the season.
Guard Brenton Williams scored 14 points for the Gamecocks (7-9, 0-3), who shot 42.9 percent (9 of 21) from the field in the second half -- after making 14 of 28 in the first half -- en route to their third consecutive setback to start Southeastern Conference play.
The Aggies (12-4, 3-0) under third-year coach Billy Kennedy are 3-0 in league play for the first time since 2010-11 under then-coach Mark Turgeon, now at Maryland, and as members of the Big 12 at the time.
The Aggies snagged their first lead of the second half at 58-57 on two free throws by Jones with 6:59 remaining. Following a missed 3-pointer by Jaylen Shaw on South Carolina's ensuing possession, A&M guard Shawn Smith responded with a 3-pointer from deep in the right corner in lifting the Aggies to a 61-57 lead.
A&M guard Jordan Green scored four points in the final 1:34 to help put away the Gamecocks. The Aggies shot 43.8 percent (7 of 16) from the 3-point line, while the Gamecocks hobbled themselves with 17 turnovers (compared to 11 for A&M).
The Aggies overcame an 11-point first half deficit, as South Carolina manhandled A&M in rebounds over the first 20 minutes to the tune of 20-10. The Aggies responded by out-rebounding South Carolina 15-13 the rest of the way, although the Gamecocks still led in the final tally (33-25).A&M improved to 2-0 all-time against the Gamecocks, as the programs didn't meet until the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012.


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Either I'm misunderstanding how the ppq message to sync~ works, or it's broken.
If I just open the sync~ help patch, and connect a series of messages boxes to the sync~ object (e.g. [ppq 12] , [ppq 24], [ppq 48]), clicking each one has no effect on the output.
This is Max 5.1.7 (44134), Mac OS 10.6.6. Am I doing something wrong, or have I misinterpreted what the ppq message does? Thanks in advance for any clues…
Just did a quick test using [timer] to measure the event intervals on the right outlet. It turns out that the behavior seems formally correct, ie. ppq 12 gives 12 events per beat.
However, the time intervals are not equal as one would expect. For example, at ppq 12 there are 11 midi beat clock intervals (corresponding to ppq 24) and one larger interval to fill the gap.
So it's a quirky implementation, questionable for practical usage.
Thanks broc – I realize now that I was misinterpreting what the ppq message does; I thought that it would alter how *inbound* midi clock information would be received/interpreted. I realize now that it only changes the midi clock *output* information, not what I was after….


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Christians have been present in the military since at least the 2nd century.[1][2] Marinus of Caesarea, Julius the Veteran, and other military saints were Christians who were soldiers, although other Christians, such as St Maximilian, were conscientious objectors, believing that the Bible supported Christian pacifism.
Under the Emperor Diocletian, attempts were made to purge Christians from the army. However, the Roman army continued to include many Christians, and the presence of large numbers of Christians in his army may have been a factor in the conversion of Constantine I to Christianity.[3]
The presence of Christians on both sides led to the unofficial Christmas truces of World War I, commemorated in the film Joyeux Noël.
Today, military chaplains minister to Christians serving in the military forces of many countries, and organisations such as the Armed Forces Christian Union (UK) and Officers' Christian Fellowship (US) are made up of Christians in the military.
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- Christianity and violence
- Janissary
- Just War
- New Testament military metaphors
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- ^ J. Daryl Charles, Between Pacifism and Jihad: Just war and Christian tradition, InterVarsity Press, 2005, ISBN 0-8308-2772-2, p. 35.
- ^ Gregory M. Reichberg, Henrik Syse, and Endre Begby, The Ethics of War: Classic and contemporary readings, Wiley-Blackwell, 2006, ISBN 1-4051-2377-X, p 62.
- ^ John Helgeland, Christians and the Roman Army from Marcus Aurelius to Constantine, in Hildegard Temporini and Wolfgang Haase, Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung, Walter de Gruyter, 1979, ISBN 3-11-007822-8, pp. 724 ff.
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Tickets for Guthrie music festival featuring Mumford & Sons on sale Friday 6:53 PM, Feb 7, 2013 3:23 PM, Feb 8, 2013 Share Article Previous Next Guthrie music festival KJRH Copyright Getty Images Show Caption Hide Caption Previous Next GUTHRIE, Okla. - Folk music fans can buy tickets Friday to the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover festival in Guthrie scheduled for Sept. 6 and 7, one of the state's biggest music events of the year. Tickets, $109 for the two-day festival, went on sale at 11 a.m local time. BUY A TICKET (bit.ly/Guthrietickets) The Grammy-nominated band Mumford & Sons, who put together the five-stop tour, chose Guthrie as one of only three U.S. stops. The band picked the former Oklahoma capitol over several months, according to the festival's website. "We spent months selecting unique places, creating venues, building the lineups, planning the aftershows, and getting to know the local people who helped make the whole thing work," the bandmates wrote. SEE THE LINEUP (bit.ly/Guthriemusic) Local residents say it's Guthrie's small town charm and character that won the musicians over. Now the city is only months away from showcasing those same assets to thousands from across the country. "The phones haven't stopped ringing off the hook since we made that announcement," said Cody Mosley, director of economic development for Guthrie. And busy phones mean big business for the city, Mosley said, who referred to a similar event in Virginia last year that he said pumped $4 million into the local economy. Share Article A Share A A A Share Article


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WASHINGTON, Tuesday—Even at this season in Washington, one has a few visitors from out of town. Yesterday afternoon, Senora de Somoza, wife of the President of Nicaragua, and her daughter, and Senora Dona Hena de Bayle, wife of the Nicaraguan Minister, came to pay me a call. Senora de Somoza brought me two examples of work done by people in different parts of her country.
The needlework of the women, represented by lace and embroidery on some handkerchiefs, is really exquisite. The gold filigree work, done by people living near the coast, is also a work of art. She told me she obtained this lovely gold filigree necklace when she attended ceremonies in connection with the road being built from the United States through Mexico and Central America to South America.
I suppose it will be a long time before it can be completed, but, like the road to Alaska, just thinking about it fascinates me. The varied scenery, the different people—what a fascinating trip following that road will be! The road to Alaska also will be interesting to us, but I imagine very few will want to travel it during the winter months.
Last night we had a few guests at dinner and afterwards the President firmly told us that he had to go to work, but someone had provided what they prophesied would be exciting film called: "The Big Shot," so he agreed to stay with us for a little while.
It was not as much of a mystery story as he had hoped, and when it was over he sighed and said: "Well, now I shall have to work a little later than I intended to do," and went off into his study.
As a matter of fact, the film is really intended to show the difficulties which confront a man with a prison record. Once a man has a mark against him, very few people will give him a chance. The "big shot" in the film, himself recognizes he would not be so keen to employ a criminal if he were doing the employing. He redeems himself in the end by being unwilling to let an innocent boy suffer in his place.
To me, the most important point brought out, was the fact that in all this underworld racket, there is usually some "highly respectable" person who takes no risks but gets much profit out of those who take them. There are many people who are, perhaps, not quite as bad as the lawyer in the picture, but degrees of crookedness are usually measured only by opportunity. I have always had a feeling that society ought to look with more disfavor on the man who profits from other people's crimes than on the criminals themselves.


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Support Planetary RadioA burst of laser light could let humanity know it is not alone in the universe. Harvard's Paul Horowitz and Curtis Mead will give us an update on the technological wonder of Optical SETI that watches the entire sky for billionth of a second pulses from the stars. Emily Lakdawalla looks forward to the launch of India's Mars Orbiter Mission. Bill Nye has thoughts about a statement by the NASA Administrator, and Bruce Betts doesn't need a laser to tell us What's Up in the night sky.
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When it comes to carrying out new and groundbreaking personnel policy — good or bad — the Pentagon frequently serves as the GPS for most other federal agencies. Defense took the lead with Clinton administration buyouts and later implemented — then reversed — the Bush administrations pay-for-performance system.
Now DoD, by far the largest federal operation, is taking the lead again. Case in point: The "Incredible Shrinking Sequestration" exercise. Sequestration is the stinky genie let out of the bottle by the White House and Congress. Both, for the most part, wish it would go away ASAP.
Furloughs are not funny whether you've already had them (like FAA and EPA workers) or whether you face them, as do tens of thousands of workers in a dozen agencies. Being furloughed for one day means a 20 percent pay cut for that week.
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Furloughs, or even the threat of them, in high-profile operations — air traffic controllers, National Park sites, TSA scanners, meat inspection plants and weather forecasting at the peak of the tornado and hurricane season — get people's attention. Long lines at the airport tick off the flying class and, most important, make members of Congress and key staffers late for fundraisers.
Agencies have learned to adjust to sequestration. Some say they can do without furloughs. Others (with some exceptions) have announced them but delayed implementation hoping something will happen to make them unnecessary.
Defense started the ball rolling by announcing in February that 780,000 civilian workers would be furloughed for 22 days between March and September.
Now, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, one of the few top government officials with actual boots-on-the-ground (his combat boots) experience, has trimmed the number of furlough days to 11. And he hopes, but doesn't promise, it can be trimmed some more. The number of employees due to be furloughed is about 100,000 fewer than first announced in March. The furloughs are due to begin July 8, which gives additional wiggle room for DoD, the White House and Congress. Do politicians want to shut down the Pentagon when North Korea is threatening to bomb Austin, Texas, or, more seriously, when the situation in Syria gets even grimmer?
Instead of the across-the-board cuts envisioned by the mad-scientist politicians who devised sequestration, Defense is taking a more measured approach. The Navy and National Guard are doing one thing, Army and the Air Force another.
The furlough threat is still very, very real for hundreds of thousands of feds. But as the Pentagon has shown, good things can happen when career people are allowed, by the politicians, to put on their thinking caps.
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A concerned resident in Brighton, U.K., reported seeing a "wormhole" open up on his neighborhood street. The man reported the presence of a dimensional vortex on a website called "Fix My Street," which is typically used to draw attention to potholes and graffiti. "I would have investigated further but I was concerned my little dog would be sucked into it," the resident wrote. City officials, however, say they won't be investigating the complaint.
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Civilian employees at the Defense Department will now face 11 days of furloughs beginning July 8. This is the second time the Pentagon has revised its furlough plan. Originally, the Pentagon called for 22 unpaid days off due to sequestration. That number was later reduced to 14. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made the announcement Tuesday at a town hall meeting with employees in Virginia.
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— Slavery and gay marriage have been the greatest threats to American liberty, according to the National Organization for Marriage's site, Keep the Republic and Marriage, via the Human Rights Campaign.
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question: how in the world is Marriage anything like slavery? last time I checked, when you marry someone you don't take ownership of them, unless you're following the oldest tradition of marriage in the Bible
A quick message to NOM….
The papers in which you describe your strategy to continually try to inject a racial issue into the gay rights fight were all found and reported on.
So these desperately bad attempts are obvious. Your own paperwork said that you would try to do this. Your strategy was blown and now you just look silly.
Oh, by the way, Multiple founding members have family ties to leadership in the Mormon Church…considering you do not have many memebers where is all your money coming from again?
Not equatable by a long shot, but the parallel does exist…. it's just that NOM has the sides reversed :)
Hahahahaha!!! Swing and a miss, NOM. You very nearly had a cogent argument, but for one glaring error. You compared yourselves to the abolitionists as opposed to the slave holders. Anyone who wasn't too busy banging their girlfriend or getting high to attend US History in high school could tell you that the arguments supporting "traditional marriage" are much more in line with those of the slave holders (tradition, religion, states' rights, etc) than with those of the abolitionists (human dignity, equality, etc).
I almost wish I could get into one of these fundamentalists' heads, just so I could understand the twisted logic that could lead someone to believe that their current attempts to limit the freedoms of their fellow citizens could be paralleled with people who worked tirelessy, endangering themselves and their loved ones with their "radical" notions, to free an entire race from slavery.
But then I fear I'd wake up screaming every night for rest of my life.
Pathetic people.
Character Assassination
Sounds like NOM is getting desperate.
History shames Manatee Maggie Gallagher and Pinhead Brian S. Brown.
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Brittany to the Loire
Trip Start
May 29, 2005
Trip End
Dec 17, 2005
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After waving goodbye to Rachael and James in Roscoff, I pressed on alone in a southeast direction across Brittany until I hit the coast at Lorient. I followed the Atlantic coast past working fishing villages and towns lining the 'Baie de Quiberon' and 'Baie de Morbihan' until reaching the city of Nantes.
Camp chores
12 June, Sunday
Start point: St-Pol-de-Leon
End point: St Pol de Leon
No Cycling
Got up at 7.30 and made Rachael and James a cup of tea. Waved them a farewell as they set off to Roscoff to catch the ferry back home to a normal life. The rest of the day I devoted to camp chores such as finishing off food supplies, washing clothes - which means wearing nothing but waterproofs, putting all my clothes in the washing machine and going back to bed. Showered, did a full bike service, purchased a bottle of wine from the locals beach bar called l'Oasis. Wrote some postcards and updated my diary overlooking 'Rocher Ste. Anne', a promenade that stretches out to a small landscaped park in the bay. The hot sun brought a throng of locals who are walking up and down the promenade or sunning themselves on the beach next to me now.
Morlaix - Town of the Viaduct
13 June, Monday
Start Point: St-Pol-de-Leon
End Pint: Huelgoat, Halfway between Moraix & Carhaix-Ploguer
Via: Morlax
Odom(Km): 60.3
Moving(hrs.mim): 4.14
Ave(Km/h): 14.2
Total Ascent(m): 766
Max Altitude(m) 261
Max Speed(Km/h): 50.5
Ready to leave by 9.00, headed into St Pol-de-Leon to look for the elusive internet. The French don't do internet much. If this was Asia there would be man with computer on every street corner but here it's a hunt. A publication listed an address of internet 'location' which turned out to be a 'Mason des services'. In I walked into what seemed like a 6th form college. Rooms with students standing outside coffee machines etc.. I followed signs to the room with 7 computers, 5 already taken up by students frantically hammering away at the keyboard. I rested myself down and managed to get hotmail up. I do thank all who sent messages of encouragement and support; much needed after going to an island to do some bird watching in the fog! Still, in a trip like this the good points always out way the bad.
The keyboards in France have a different layout, for instance if you want to type a number you have to press shift and some of the most used keys are swapped round. I found it hard work. Checked my shares - very recent 9K investment showing 2K profit. American tech shares have had a horrendous slump in the past 9 months and now they are starting to claw their way up. That cheered me up.
Since the PC was Win98 I couldn't attach my camera or USB drive so I was fairly limited at to what I could do. Emailing this update will have to wait. Anyway, everyone else seemed to be doing proper work and I was just surfing the internet and I felt a bit guilty. A lecturer even came in and started to hand out work sheets. I made for the exit in fear of picking up an unwanted qualification.
I headed towards the post office to use their connection. I was impressed with the setup there. A terminal with Flash card slots. Went outside to lock the bike after purchasing a ticket. On return the door was locked. Post offices close between 12.00 and 14.30 and I wasn't going to hang round. Time to press onto the next destination: Morlax.
The route out of St-Pol was busy until I got to the D73 which follows a river upstream to Morlax.
Halfway to Morlax in a village called Locqu'nol', I saw a sign to an 11th centaury church. Curious at what such a church looked like I detoured to investigate. Indeed it was a Romanesque church with heavy stonework and very little lighting inside. There was what looked like Celtic artwork carved into the pillars sitting along side 17th century baroque additions. The abbey was named after the saint who founded the abbey in Landevennec. It was open unlike everything else at that time of day and all the relics and banners were on display for anyone who has enough room in their panniers for them to fit. Since my panniers are well and truly full the relics stayed where they are. It amazes me the trust many people have in rural France with leaving priceless collections in an empty church. Finished my rest break with a coffee and brioche, which is a sweet bread. Continue to Morlaix, a typical Breton town where all town centre squares and market places are turned into giant car parks. I'm starting to see why those in the south of France turn their noses up at Brittany. Unlike most places in France the Bretons are very car centric. Any ancient square or market place doubles up as a car park or one way gyratory. Taking a picture an historic building or beautiful church is difficult without it looking like an advert for NCP car parks.
Morlaix is a harbour town and has been for centuries. The activity on the dockyard looks as if it will continue to be so for a long time to come. The town is set in a river valley with an enormous railway viaduct towering above all buildings and church spires. Took a picture of St-M�laine church and the Grand Rue, a 14th street with many buildings still intact. Climbed out through Castle Park on my way to Huelgoat, a lake side town. It was a steady climb following the course of river through a tunnel of trees. There was little traffic on the roads and my mind wandered along with my steering. On arrival I phoned my folks and went in search of the municipal campsite. As it was shut I made my way to a bench overlooking the lake and village and cooked, wrote today's entry while supping a lovely bottle of Bordeaux called La Chapelle Sant-Martin. Since this diary entry took me all of 1 � hours to write, I vow to miss out the boring bits next time. Will head back the campsite to sleep and will be off early tomorrow. I've been lucky with the weather as it has been cloudless, hot in the sun with a cooling gentle breeze. Although now 10.00pm the temperature has dropped to a chilly 8 DegC
Interior of 11C Romanesque Church in Locqu'nol
Exterior 11C Romanesque Church in Locqu'nol
Morlax with viaduct in the background
Timber from houses
View across the lake from where I camped
'The Dance of the Macabre'
14 June, Tuesday
Start point: Huelgoat
End point: Locmiquelic, Lorient
Odom(Km): 117.6
Moving(hrs.mim): 8.40
Ave(Km/h): 13.6
Total Ascent(m): 1249
Max Altitude(m) 275
Max Speed(Km/h): 48.9
On a closed campsite it is wise to getup when you wake up, so at 6.10 I emerged from the tent. The lake before was emitting thick white steam vapours like something out an over dramatised BBC history program. No smoke machines, no Simon Sharma, only two geese that quickly scurried away.
Halfway through packing up I checked the temperature, it registered a cool 4 DegC as the night had been so clear. Once packed and on my way the effects of the cold had set in. I set off wearing only one pair of socks, T-shirt, two jumpers, shorts, trousers and winter gloves. Mistake; Hoping the ride would warm me up, a series of fast descents blew a cold wind through all layers chilling me to the bone. I was too cold to get off and put waterproofs on. I battled on hoping for a hill to warm up on. At the point I was about to expire, the temperature started creeping up and I stopped getting any colder.
When able, I stopped for breakfast. The clock was showing 30Km already. Bowl of porridge & honey, coffee, Pain au Chocolate, 1/2 baguette with pat', some brioche and I felt much better.
Damp green forest and lots of arable farming rolled by as I listened to Michelle Thomas French learning lessons on MP3. Once sufficiently away from the coast the traffic drastically reduces and the more direct 'D roads' carry next to no. Gone were the days of risking life and limb in and around the coastal resorts.
Next stop was the church in Kernascl�den. After some falls of plaster in 1912 glimpsed parts of a 15 century painting, a period restoration reviled a whole series of frescos, depicting amongst other things a theme of painting called 'The Dance of the Macabre'. It was noted for being 'Remarkable for the variety of tortures it depicts'. The painting is intended to scare the congregation into attending church by depicting how the soul will be tormented in hell. Sinners are tossed into boiling vats, flayed, skinned, broken on wheels, hung on spikes with birds eating at your flesh, bottomless pits, etc...
Heading towards Carnac, I stopped for a meal in the grounds of a chapel. Continued through familiar countryside towards the convenient stop off point of Locmiqu�lic. Crossed a bridge built next to the skeleton of the old one. What else could I do except light bangers and drop them over the side and watch them explode mid drop. Arrived at the campsite to be greeted by a swarm of mosquitoes that bayed for my blood the moment I pulled up at a suitable camping spot. I consider 3 bites to be a very lucky escape. I was in the process of engaging my camping neighbour in conversation when I felt something prick my leg. Looking down my legs were covered in the little critters. Some delft swatting saw most of them away and I proceeded the leap up and down brushing the newly landed mosquitoes away while tipping the entire contents of my panniers on the floor to locate the repellent. Once found I gave myself a liberal dosing. Once the exposed parts were treated out came the waterproofs as it is the only sure protection. My camping neighbour, obviously not the mosquito magnet that I am, really did look puzzled and looked on as if I was a bit mad.
Camp assembled I leapt in the tent and considered my next move. A shower in these conditions is out of the question, diary instead!
A Very early morning on the campsite
Church at Kernascl�den
'The Dance of the Macabre'
Rose window
Rain stops play
15 June, Wednesday
Start point: Locmiquelic, Lorient
End point: Locmiquelic, Lorient
No cycling
Awoke not to pitter patter of rain drops on the tent, but to sheets of rain and a sustained breeze. Time to do camp chores I thought. Eased off at 10.00 and I ventured out the tent. It gave me some good practice at cooking breakfast while sitting inside the tent without burning the tent to the ground. Paid up and went in search of an elusive internet connection over which to send this journal. Next door to the post office was a 'media-tech', great I thought, like a library but with computers too.. I entered with confidence. How misplaced. I was handed a timetable of when public internet access was allowed. It was like looking at a timetable for a municipal swimming pool. Between these hours we have blar blar blar.. in fact there was a window of 4 hours 3 times a week when the public could use it. Hopes dashed again. I considered a flight to Africa where they are a bit more switched on about these things. Back to camp, food, bike service, route planning, diary, wine and then bed!
A Megalithic day out
16 June, Thursday
Start point: Locmiquelic, Lorient
End point: Locmariaquer
Via: Carnac
Odom(Km): 57.9
Moving(hrs.mim): 3.58
Ave(Km/h): 14.6
Total Ascent(m): 435
Max Altitude(m) 33
Max Speed(Km/h): 38.6
Broke camp by 10.00 and headed out following the coast through some unremarkable towns. Everything had a hint of grey to it which would make sense as it was foggy. Arrived in Carnac following a busy road and came across the first Neolithic monument, The alignments of Kerzerho. They were stones arranged into patterns during the Neolithic period. Nobody knows why but it is my guess it was religious / spiritual reasons. Very soon after I stumbled upon a travellers site selling all sorts of rubbish. Rusty tools, broken lamp fittings, broken bikes. There were some very interesting things mixed in with the collection which could be no means be described as small. The things that stuck out was a London bus - earlier than the current range of Route masters, Wooden skis, sledge, 1930 advertising sign and a collection of magazines that covered the 1900-1970s. You could read about the world events, such as the Mercury space missions, wars, celebrities and the latest in knitwear fashion.
Soon speeded into Carnac and looked round the church which was built in the mid 17 Century to a very simplistic design. The outstanding feature was a completely painted wooden ceiling. Then to the Tumulus St-Michelle, dating from 4500BC, a 125x12 meter mound with 2 burial chambers containing stone chests containing artefacts which are now housed in the local museum. Onwards to the Alignments of M�nec, a very impressive alignment of stones, 1099 menhiers (standing stones) arranged into 11 rows running for 1Km. Hung around different vantage spots taking pictures and soaking up the atmosphere, which has brightened up somewhat. Chatted to two very amiable French blokes standing on a viewing tower with a spiral staircase. They were very interested in the bike and all the attachments. They were positively drooling over the GSP sat nav with street level mapping and auto routing. Purchased provisions and continued to the port town of Locmariaquer where I hoped to get a boat to Port-Navalo, a mere 3Km across a bay. Arrived at the municipal campsite and installed myself next to a friendly French couple who invited me over for a glass (or two) of wine. The retirees worked for France telecom. Chatted till 10.30 and went to bed.
Travellers site, open to the public, and you can buy anything, and I mean anything!
Travellers site
Church at Carnac with its completely painted ceiling
Alignments of M�nec, a very impressive alignment of stones, 1099 menhiers (standing stones) arranged into 11 rows running for 1Km
A connection to the outside world
17 June, Friday
Start point: Locmariaquer
End point: Pointe St Jaques
Via: Port-Navalo and Sarzeau
Odom(Km): 22.36
Moving(hrs.mim): 1.33
Ave(Km/h): 14.46
Total Ascent(m): 39
Max Altitude(m) 243
Max Speed(Km/h): 33.8
I had set off with such great hopes of getting to Nantes. I took the decision to bypass St Nazaire in the interests of actually getting somewhere. Two things conspired to thwart my efforts. Firstly, arriving at the port I found out the next 10 minute crossing was at 14.00 and the previous one was at 10.00. The crossing was to bridge the gap between two peninsulas and I wasn't going to backtrack. Having arrived at 11.00 I had some waiting around to do. I didn't explore the surrounding Neolithic monuments as after Carnac I felt I'd already seen enough standing stones. Instead I did something far more spiritually uplifting. I assembled my stove on the jetty and drank cups of coffee, ate pain au chocolate, munched a lovely baguette made from the nuttiest bread you have ever seen. All this after just having had a large bowl of porridge in the morning. At the time my plans to get to Nantes still stood despite the wait for the ferry. The second thing to thwart my plans was the sudden and unexpected sighting of the rarest of opportunities... an internet connection. Not only was it open now but it remained open until 19.00. I had some jobs to do, such as:
Compile all email addresses into a hotmail distribution list
Send out my itinerary to those who had not received it
Proof read and spell check my journal entries
Find out how to extract pictures from my new camera
Delete unwanted, duplicate, bad, blurred pictures
Upload photos to website in both low and normal resolution
Upload the required maps to my GPS
Download my saved tracks routes from the GPS
It was 15.30 I arrived and at 19.00 I still had work to do. Time to find a campsite near by and come back the next day. The proprietor of the very empty shop informed me of all the sites near by and even supplied me with a handy map showing them all on. He pointed out the one by the coast. "Its very beautiful there, that is why I choose to live there". A recommendation like that is not to be ignored so I made my way there. The town consisted of well kept sizable houses and gardens. The beach, nearly deserted with just the waves lapping gently on the shore, I could have stayed for hours just watching the sun set but I thought I'd write this journal, make plans for tomorrow and drink a bottle of the old vino collapso. A very comfortable 26 DegC warrants sitting in shorts and T-shirt with no mosquitoes to carry out chemical war fare on. This is the life, why must I go tomorrow?
Waiting for the ferry at Locmariaquer
Hot, but not bovvered
18 June, Saturday
Start point: St Jacques, near Sarzeau
End point: Pontchateau
Via: Muzillac, Camoel, Port-Navalo and Sarzeau
Odom(Km): 78.85
Moving(hrs.mim): 5.23
Ave(Km/h): 14.6
Total Ascent(m): 811
Max Altitude(m) 54
Max Speed(Km/h): 36.3
I do remember now someone saying a heat wave was on it's way. By Brittany standards today could be classed as a scorcher. Hitting 31 in the shade it was rather warm between 2 and 4pm.
Left the campsite at 9.10, the reception didn't open for another 20 minutes and I wasn't going to wait around.
When I pulled up into Sarzeau, the market was in full swing. Queues of customers were forming at the stalls to do their weekly shopping. I have always found it difficult to pass a stall selling crepes and gallettes - like a wholemeal crepe. So gallette, filled with butter and egg in hand, I made my way back to the internet / computer shop. I stood outside munching on my Pain au Chocolate that I just happened to acquire when buying my daily bread. I was beckoned inside where I continued the jobs I had to do on the computer. This involved sending out the first journal entry, resizing the photos for those who don't want to view at 1600x1200 resolution. The computers were well configured and fast. The owner certainly knew what he was doing when it can to small office networks. I even downloaded a standalone .exe picture resizer and it came in as WinRAR format. Here we go I thought, but no - WinRAR was already installed. What service.
After completing my tasks I added the friendly proprietor to my distribution list - hello, and continued on my way. I was again hoping to take a tour around Nantes on the 19th (tomorrow) but it struck me halfway there that a Sunday. Since nothing much usually happens on Sunday I decided not to rush. Good job too as it did start to get rather warm. So warm in fact that the road started to melt. I could feel the back tire losing its grip and sinking into the soft road surface and in places molten tar had collected like puddles of treacle. Again a very unusual for Brittany, but like any other mid summers day in the South of France.
I reached a traffic jam, which went on for about 100 cars. Moving all the way to the front I could see what it was - a combined bridge and a lock. Now well thought out if you ask me, while boats were in the lock the bridge had to be lifted up to allow room for the masts. Still I enjoyed watching the boats.
Continued through heavy traffic and unremarkable towns and villages separated by arable and cattle farm land. Slightly less green and looking scorched in places. Less rain here than in Finistere at a guess.
Purchased weekend provisions in the town centre as it is a Sunday tomorrow. Found the campsite at 20.00. Very friendly owner. "Do you want to pay tomorrow?" he asked. "No" I said, "I'll probably forget".
The moment I started pitching my tent a beer was thrust into my hand by my neighbour. "Don't drink wine" he said, "It wont quench you thirst..". Need I write any more?
Nosing around in Nantes
19 June, Sunday
Start point: Pontchateau
End point: Nantes
Via: Savenay, St Etienne-de-Montiuc
Odom(Km): 94.81
Moving(hrs.mim): 7.12
Ave(Km/h): 13.2
Total Ascent(m): 668
Max Altitude(m) 56
Max Speed(Km/h): 38.2
For breakfast I had a large level mess tin of porridge made with 30cl of cream. I didn't struggle to finish it and I think it is a sign of things to come. One thing I was reminded of was how quiet things are on a Sunday. Soon after setting off on roads that were crammed with traffic the day before I was delighted not to have queues forming behind me waiting to overtake. Then I though why not take advantage of this to explore the centre of Nantes. It paid off. Cutting across yet more arable countryside - this time crops were showing a definite brown tinge signalling the harvest is coming near. Couldn't resist stopping at 12.00 for a Flan - or egg custard before the shops shut. Entered Nantes on the west side following the port. Went under the ring road bridge that crosses the Loire. Why did they build it SO tall? What were they expecting to sail under it - a skyscraper?
Onwards into Nantes itself. My first impressions were that the interesting parts were well hidden. After consulting my Green Guide and GPS, I soon located them. Firstly was an enormous domed church called Notre. A vast space inside and the large canvas was beautifully decorated. In comparison with the heat outside it was a good deal cooler. There was one other person sitting in silent contemplation. Next I rode along empty boulevards towards the old quarter. One more church called Cathedral St-Pierre-et-St-Paul, with fan beam ceilings higher than those at Westminster abbey, begun in 1434 it too had a ceiling so high just looking up made me dizzy. It was gleaming white inside, obviously just had a rather severe clean. I found the chateaux in the centre of town which was closed for renovation. Next stop was the 'Garden Of Plants', a one of everything affair arranged in neat rows with a label telling you what it was. Found the Campsite, about 2km from the city centre near the university. Dived back into town to do some last looking around. In a few places the restaurants took over the pedestrianised streets with tables and chairs. The place was positively brimming with an electric atmosphere in comparison to the rest of France on a Sunday evening. Seeing everyone enjoying themselves and chatting away did give me pangs of loneliness so back to camp and bed. Much of what I did could not have been done on a weekday with the city centre traffic. Well planed as it turned out by chance.
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Eifert, Allen, Patterson, Lacy or Hunter. We don't need a tight end, running back or wide receiver in the first...tons of gems later on in the draft.
Eifert, Allen, Patterson, Lacy or Hunter. We don't need a tight end, running back or wide receiver in the first...tons of gems later on in the draft.
R1- T.J. Watt, OLB; Wisconsin
R2- Marcus Williams, S; Utah
R3- Sidney Jones, CB; Washington
R3- Jake Butt, TE; Michigan
R4- Samaje Perine, RB; Oklahoma
R5- Kendell Beckwith, ILB; LSU
R6- Ryan Switzer, WR; North Carolina
R7- Alek Torgersen, QB; Penn State
Anyone who plays for Notre Dame.
At this point, the one potential 1st round player I don't want drafted is...
Any DE
1. C.J. Mosley LB Alabama
2. Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt
3. (comp) Philip Gaines CB Rice
4. Arthur Lynch TE Georgia
5. Ross Cockrell CB Duke
5. (comp) Derrick Hopkins DT Virginia Tech
6. Josh Mauro DE Stanford
6. (comp) Shaquil Barrett OLB Colorado State
7. Quincy Enunwa WR Nebraska
Any player in the first round...
Trade 1.17 to Miami for 2.42, 2.54, 4.111 and 5.146
1.30) Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan (McKinley or Williams)
2.62) Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida (Obi Melifonwu, S)
3.94) Noah Brown, WR, OSU
The referee said that you hit Brian Sipe too hard. Did you hit him too hard?
I hit him as hard as I could - Jack Lambert
Here We Go Steelers!
1 Haason Reddick, LB, Temple
2 Derek Rivers, LB, Youngstown State
3 Rasul Douglas, CB, WVU
3 Patrick Mahones, QB, OK State
4 Jake Butt, TE, Michigan
5 Ryan Switzer, WR, UNC
6 Jamaal Williams, RB, BYU
7 Isaac Rochell, DE, Notre Dame
Jarvis Jones (Can you say Vernon Gholston)
Tavon Austin (No Smurfs in Round 1 please)
- Charles Harris-OLB, Missouri
- Rasul Douglas-CB, West Virginia
- Chris Godwin-WR, Penn State
- John Johnson-S, Boston College
- James Conner-RB, Pitt
- Nazair Jones-DT, North Carolina
- Garrett Sickels, DE/OLB, Penn State
I don't want Steelers draft a RB,TE or ILB or Safety at #17
Stay away from Lacy, Eifert, Manti Teo and Vaccaro at 1.17
Steelers Draft 2015
Rd 1: Devante Parker - WR/ Kevin Johnson - CB
Rd 2: Danielle Hunter -OLB
Rd 3: Steven Nelson - CB
Rd 4: Derron Smith - S
Rd 5: Henry Anderson - DE
Rd 6: Wes Saxton - TE
Rd 7: Deon Simon - DT


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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Manchester, NH
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Love these threads
Ahh, goal time. I love goals.
1. Score the elusive 40 inch or 25 pound fish. I too plan to throw huge flies at cow bass. I bought some yak streamer hair last week and I will tie some huge mackeral patterns that I will fish from my kayak in the Piscataqua throughout the month of June. I will buy a depth finder for the yak and use the finder and a nautical map to target structure on the river that I think will hold fish. Then I will put my hypotheses to the ultimate test!
2. I also plan to find legitimate sight fishing opportunities in Hampton Harbor. I know they exist and I know that I can paddle to some awesome looking Mecca like bars in the Harbor. Now I just need to find some white sand and shallow water that holds crabs and worms and is located near a safe retreat for the bass. I will scout the area in early June and I vow to put in 2 solid outings in the month of June.
3. I really started to dial in the Fall run on one of NH's most beautiful beaches last year. This year I plan to take my new found knowledge of the area to new heights of success via targeted fly dredging of a certain rock pile that holds huge bass in the late August through mid-September time frame. I will dredge the depths until they show on top and then I will toss flies right into the melee.
4. I need to get out fishing with Seuss, my brother and father, my 6 year old nephew and my 81 year old grandmother at least once in 2006. And I want them all to hook up into a 20" plus fish.
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Convicted child murderer Peter Holdem will appear before the Parole Board next month after a hearing was delayed last week.
Holdem's lawyer was unable to attend. The hearing will now proceed on an undisclosed date in November.
The postponement order hearing will consider delaying Holdem's next parole hearing for up to three years.
Holdem, 56, has been in jail since being convicted of murdering 6-year-old Louisa Damodran near Christchurch in 1986.
At the time of the murder he had just been released from prison for the abduction and attempted murder of a 10-year-old girl.
A psychological report of Holden in February described him as "predatory and opportunistic".
"Despite extensive treatment it is said he has made little gains and the overall treatment has been unsuccessful despite its intensity."
Holdem was previously denied parole in April 2013, 2011, 2010 and 2007.
"Mr Holdem has little community support. He is not suitable to attend further programmes outside of prison," the Parole Board's April decision said.
"Given that the limited gains he has made over 27 years in prison, his prognosis is gloomy. He remains an undue risk as a high risk sexual offender and the safety of the community requires that he remain in prison."


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13-Year-Old Heroically Tried to Save Six-Year-Old During Theater Shooting [VIDEO]
As more stories pour out of Aurora and the movie theater shooting, another hero emerges.
A 13 year old girl became an unlikely hero in the theater after the Holmes shooting spree. The girl, known only as Kaylan (her family requested last name not be used) struggled to help the youngest victim of the shooting, six year old Veronica Moser-Sullivan – the youngest victim to die. Kaylan tried to perform CPR on the little girl, as well as help a wounded adult move away from the scene. Video courtesy of CBS News. Click here to watch the story.


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So far, "Sons of Anarchy" Season 6 has been an interesting one for Katey Sagal's matriarch of the family and club, Gemma Teller Morrow. Between acting as a surrogate mother to her grandchildren while Tara (Maggie Siff) was imprisoned and putting her life with Clay (Ron Perlman) behind her, there seems to be more on Gemma's plate than ever before. There's also her new world, which includes her relationship with Nero (Jimmy Smits).
In a conference call, Sagal discussed several things about the show, her character and even life as an actress.
The school shooting that occurred in the premiere, and the subsequent fallout, are a natural topic that sends shock waves throughout the cast of characters.
Katey echoes the importance of the event as a plot point, saying that it sets up the entire season and "involves everyone's ideas about guns." "It's a big statement about the mishandling of guns on a show about gun runners," she adds. The involvement of Nero is a bit of a wild card when it comes to reactions, as the audience doesn't fully understand his point of view just yet. Most of the characters have been around since the show began and, this far in, have extremely deep and personal ties to the club and its doings. It might be a little too much for Nero, as Katey explains he "is in a little bit further than he's really comfortable with."
Some of his lack of comfort is plainly shown in the aftermath of the death of the shooter's mother, which Jax (Charlie Hunnam) attempted to pass off as a simple overdose, after recruiting Juice (Theo Rossi) to suffocate her. Katey says the audience will continue to see how these events are affecting Nero. What that says for the relationship between the two of them, as Gemma is very much involved with the club, remains to be seen.
As for her relationship with Tara, Sagal thinks Gemma is torn. She wants Tara involved with the club and truly becoming an old lady within it, but realizes that her learning Gemma's tricks and ways can be used against her, which is a sentiment Siff echoed when talking about the relationship between the two.
Katey believes Gemma truly loves Tara, but also sees she may have created a monster, in some respects, something that could be applied to more than one connection of Gemma's on the show. "The relationships are love and hate, a lot of them. I love Clay, I hate Clay. I love Tara, I hate Tara." There is one relationship Gemma isn't on the fence about, as Sagal concludes, "I love my son. I think she always loves Jax. She gets mad at him but she always loves Jax."
Based on the way the season is progressing so far, that Jax fan club that Gemma is in keeps growing smaller and smaller, so she'd better turn up her support.
Sagal also spoke about how similar her career path is following Bryan Cranston, who is wrapping up his role on "Breaking Bad," a show she's a fan of. "I relate to Bryan because we were both comedians on funny FOX sitcoms," she says. "I don't know if he bumped up against it like I did, but it was hard for me to get past that." Katey explains that she, "was really grateful for that job and I loved playing on 'Married with Children' all those years," but getting drama work when so recognizable as Peg Bundy wasn't easy.
In the end, she looks at "Sons of Anarchy" as "the role of a lifetime," which has changed her entire career. It doesn't hurt that her husband, creator Kurt Sutter, wrote it either.
"Sons of Anarchy" airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on FX


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UPDATE, 1:35 p.m. Tuesday: Airline analyst Helane Becker of Cowan and Co. projected the impact on AMR if Justice Department prevails: "If the merger is blocked AMR will need to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new plan to emerge from bankruptcy, which essentially result in a smaller company going forward and job loss."
UPDATE, 1 p.m. Tuesday: American Airlines chairman and CEO Tom Horton said Tuesday that US Airways and American Airlines are going to fight the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit. He reiterated the airline's view that the merger is good for consumers.
"Since the DOJ has formed a contrary view, the matter will now be settled by the courts. The DOJ has filed a lawsuit in federal district court to enjoin the proposed merger. We and US Airways will vigorously defend our position. While we do not yet know how long the court process will run, it will likely take a few months," Horton told employees in a special "Jetwire" message.
In a message to his employees, US Airways chairman and CEO Doug Parker wasn't happy.
"We are extremely disappointed in this action and believe the DOJ is wrong in its assessment. We will fight them. We are confident that by combining American and US Airways we are enhancing competition, providing better service to our customers and improving the industry as a whole. We are mounting a vigorous and strong defense in federal court against the DOJ's case in order to bring our airlines and talented team members together as the new American Airlines," he said.
And, he noted, "Other companies have found themselves in similar circumstances and gone on to successfully close their merger."
EARLIER: The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block the planned merger of US Airways and American Airlines. Six states have joined Justice, including Texas, as has the District of Columbia.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. It alleges violations of federal antitrust laws.
The two carriers defiantly announced soon afterward "We will vigorously defend the merger in court."
Said the Justice Department in its filing:
Millions of passengers depend on the airline industry to travel quickly, efficiently, and safely between various cities in the United States and throughout the world. Since 1978, the nation has relied on competition among airlines to promote affordability, innovation, and service and quality improvements.
In recent years, however, the major airlines have, in tandem, raised fares, imposed new and higher fees, and reduced service. Competition has diminished and consumers have paid a heavy price.
This merger—by creating the world's largest airline— would, in the words of US Airways' management, "finish[ ] industry evolution." It would reduce the number of major domestic airlines from five to four, and the number of "legacy" airlines—today, Delta, United, American, and US Airways—from four to three. In so doing, it threatens substantial harm to consumers.
Because of the size of the airline industry, if this merger were approved, even a small increase in the price of airline tickets, checked bags, or flight change fees would cause hundreds of millions of dollars of harm to American consumers annually.
The two states that hold the headquarters of American Airlines and US Airways – Texas and Arizona – are joning Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Department of Justice in seeking to block the two carriers' merger.
Pennsylvania also has a US Airways hub in Philadelphia, while Florida holds American Airlines' Miami hub. Virginia is home to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where US Airways had more than 55 percent of the takeoff and landing rights.
Here's what Abbott's office said in its announcement:
Today's legal action was prompted by the State's concerns about the potential for reduced airline service to several of Texas' smaller airports that are currently served exclusively by American Airlines and American Eagle flights. In recent years, U.S. Airways has pursued a "capacity discipline" strategy, a business model that relies upon substantial reductions in both service and capacity – a phenomenon that has followed each significant legacy airline merger in recent years. If this strategy is continued when U.S. Airways' executives take over leadership at the new American Airlines, some areas in rural Texas could see their travel options reduced as a result of the merger.
American Airlines and U.S. Airways compete directly on thousands of heavily traveled nonstop and connecting routes, including nearly 200 routes beginning or ending in Texas cities. According to the State's antitrust complaint, the proposed merger would result in decreased competition, higher airfares and fees, reduced service and downgraded amenities. The dollar impact nationwide could exceed $100 million a year.
The merger would make a combined U.S. Airways/American Airlines the largest worldwide carrier and reduce the number of the larger "legacy" airlines from four to three – U.S. Airways/American, United/Continental and Delta/Northwest – and the number of major airlines from five to four. If the merger were approved, the three remaining legacy airlines combined with Southwest Airlines would account for more than 80 percent of domestic travel.
The Justice Department previously had approved three previous mergers of major carriers: Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines in 2008, United Airlines and Continental Airlines in 2010 and Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways in 2011.
The Delta merger moved American Airlines to No. 2 in size, and the United merger pushed it to No. 3 -- the size that Delta and United each had been when they proposed their mergers with smaller rivals.
But the American-US Airways apparently was one merger too far for the Justice Department.
The last time the Justice Department planned a lawsuit to stop a merger of major air carriers, it came after US Airways and United announced a proposed marriage in May 2000. It took until July 2001 for Justice antitrust lawyers to review and then file suit to block the combination.
"Airline travel is vital to millions of American consumers who fly regularly for either business or pleasure," Attorney General Eric Holder said in the department's announcement.
"By challenging this merger, the Department of Justice is saying that the American people deserve better," Holder said. "This transaction would result in consumers paying the price – in higher airfares, higher fees and fewer choices. Today's action proves our determination to fight for the best interests of consumers by ensuring robust competition in the marketplace."
The action comes just two days before AMR and American Airlines head to U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York City to ask Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane to confirm their plan of reorganization.
The deal had already cleared two hurdles. US Airways shareholders voted July 12 to approve the merger. And unsecured creditors of American, AMR and American Eagle and AMR shareholders overwhelmingly approved the plan of reorganization in voting that ended July 29.
In addition, the European Commission last week approved the merger after wangling one concession: the surrender of some operating rights so some rival could begin Philadelphia-London Heathrow service.
But the Department of Justice has been silent publicly since the chairmen and chief executives of the two carriers, Tom Horton of American and Doug Parker of US Airways, announced the deal early on the morning of Feb. 14.
Their boards had approved the merger late the day before. At the time, it was valued at $11 billion, based on US Airways' stock price and the fact that US Airways shareholders would own 28 percent of the new American Airlines Group.
US Airways shares were down about 8 percent around 10 a.m. AMR shares, trading as AAMRQ, dropped nearly 30 percent.
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Samsung Sniffing Through HTC-Apple Settlement to Find Cracks
Nov 16, 2012, 4:42 PM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper
Samsung may force Apple to turn over a copy of the recent patent-licensing deal it struck with HTC, reports Reuters. The move could undermine Apple's legal battle with Samsung depending on how the settlement with HTC is worded. Specifically, Samsung wants to know if the settlement covers all of Apple's patents, or if it excludes Apple's "user experience" patents. Apple has previously said it would not license patents that pertain to its user experience. At the same time, Apple wants Samsung's phones banned in the U.S. for copying its designs and user experiences. If the settlement between HTC and Apple does in fact cover the user experience patents, Samsung would have a better chance of preventing a ban of its products. The judge overseeing the $1.05 billion verdict against Samsung is hearing arguments in the case with respect to potential damages on December 6.
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Love the article names today!
Nice. However, I think that both companies may have been sniffing a little bit, based on their recent behaviour, that is.
"Apple Hoping to Settle Motorola Lawsuits Via Abortion"


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Highway Sing-Along Will Get Your Tuesday Going [VIDEO]
IF you were stuck in morning traffic this gloomy Tuesday, the day may seem as if it will be one boring and glum day. But, what if you participated in a highway sing along? Here is a video that will get your Tuesday going on a better foot.
Don't you wish that driving through traffic in the mornings was a little bit more like this?
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text: Waze Updates to Help You Easily Avoid Road ClosuresAdam Dachis2/27/13 12:30pmFiled to: wazeTurn-by-turn navigationMapsDrivingCarCarsNavigationDownloadsAndroid downloadsiPhone DownloadsIos downloadsiPhoneiosAndroid19EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkWaze is one of our favorite turn-by-turn navigation apps thanks to its ridiculously long list of useful features. Today, it adds the ability to report road closures so you can warn others about inactive roads and avoid them yourself. AdvertisementWaze explains how this feature came about and why it's important:During Hurricane Sandy, Waze was contacted by FEMA and the White House to tap the community of drivers in New York help each other find open gas stations. The community responded and worked together, illustrating once again the power of the crowd. While Hurricane Sandy was one of many events this year that drastically changed the roadways for local drivers, extreme weather conditions affect roads everywhere, everyday. Events like major accidents, oil spills, floods, and construction zones can impose road changes and force major highways to close for several hours. Until now, there's been no solution that can keep up with the temporary and often unpredictable nature of these events.You can't close a road just by submitting an alert, however. Waze weighs your influence level based on your history of good information so no one can report bad data and instantly change the map for everyone—it has to be a group effort. Additionally, if a road opens back up and a Waze user happens to drive through it, the system will clear the road block because someone made it past. This update brings Waze to version 3.6 and should be rolling its way into the iTunes App Store and Google Play right now.AdvertisementWaze for iOS and Android (Free)


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Submission + - Arrrr. The Pirates won a seat in the EU
tsalmark writes: "Sweden's Pirate Party, striking a chord with voters who want more free content on the Internet, won a seat in the European Parliament, early results showed on Sun. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/yaaarrrrr-swedens-pirate-party-wins-seat/article1173283/. By now this is old news, but I don't see it, so thought I should point it out.
Also see: http://localgrit.blogspot.com/2009/06/swedes-elect-pirate-to-european.html"
Also see: http://localgrit.blogspot.com/2009/06/swedes-elect-pirate-to-european.html"


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Russ College Department of Aviation Chair Bryan Branham congratulates Dean Dennis Irwin on the signing of the pilot bridge agreement with PSA Airlines, represented by Vice President of Safety Randy Fusi.
Officials from Dayton-based PSA Airlines and Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology have signed a bridge agreement that will increase employment opportunities for aviation flight students and secure a consistent recruiting pipeline for the airline.
"All of us at PSA Airlines are excited to have this formal agreement with Ohio University," said Randy Fusi, PSA's vice president of safety. "OHIO aviation graduates have had great success in our training program, better than any other university grads."
The agreement, signed by Fusi, Russ College Dean Dennis Irwin and Department of Aviation Chair Bryan Branham at the Ohio University Airport in Albany on Aug. 7, outlines how students will move through the student pilot bridge program.
Qualified aviation students from Ohio University can apply for an internship with PSA, which guarantees them an interview spot after graduation with the regional airline, a subsidiary of USAirways.
Successful full-time applicants with appropriate aircraft ratings could then join the company's pilot training program and pursue a pilot rating in PSA's primary aircraft, the Canadair Regional Jet 200.
"Students are exposed to an airline atmosphere, and PSA is able to provide input and guidance during internships," said Department of Aviation Chair Bryan Branham. "It's simply a win-win for all involved." Joel Cress, a 2000 aviation flight graduate from the Russ College, entered PSA's pilot training program in January 2001 after a call from one of his former professors, who had been contacted by a recruiter for pilot referrals.
Cress's success is an example of the strong recruiting relationship PSA and the Russ College have established over the last few decades. He said the bridge agreement sets the stage for even more pilot employment opportunities for Russ College students moving forward.
"They have a career path," Cress said, since pilots often have to delay employment until they've acquired sufficient flight hours to be hired by a commercial airline. Flight-hour minimums were increased by the FAA last year, creating a recruiting challenge for airlines looking to hire recent graduates.
"PSA will benefit from the quality product that comes out of here, but also have people in the pipeline ready to go as vacancies open up for first officers," Cress said.
The airline hopes to secure its recruiting pipeline for top-notch pilot candidates by offering aviation students these opportunities for commercial flight experience before graduation.
PSA has had a long history of success with Russ College graduates, as 100 percent of the college's graduates hired by PSA have successfully completed the airline's commercial training program.
"We have had amazing success with OU graduates at PSA," said Mike Douglas, PSA first officer and pilot recruiter. "We really want this time to be a celebration of this new relationship."


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The Non-Surgical Cure for Fibroid Tumors.
Embolization has existed as a medical procedure since 1975. In gynecology it was used to reduce bleeding during uterine surgery. Founding members of the Fibroid Treatment Collective noticed another important effect. It shrank fibroids. The promise of an effective, non-invasive treatment led to research, trials and medical acceptance. Today more than several hundred thousand women world-wide have found relief with this safe, simple procedure. The Fibroid Treatment Collective performed the very first fibroid embolization in America, and has authored many important articles on the subject.
"Honestly I would say if you have fibroids, please take control of your body, of your life, do the research, because there are options."
Success Rate of Embolization
Uterine Fibroid Embolization has an overall success rate of 94%. This means 94% of all patients who had the procedure experienced relief from their symptoms and significant fibroid shrinkage.
- 99% of patients had immediate relief from heavy bleeding
- 94% of patients experienced 50-60 percent shrinkage
- 48% of patients who attempted to conceive were successful
- 99% of patients returned to work in less than a week
The Few Side Effects of Embolization
Embolization is a minimally invasive and very safe procedure, but some side effects and risks are associated. Post procedure cramping is the most common, but usually controlled by pain-killers. Other side effects include:
- Nausea and fever in 1% of patients
- Infection leading to hysterectomy less than .1% of patients
- Artery injury less than .1%
- Early menopause less than 4%
- Possible passage of fibroid vaginally 2%
- Non-target embolization, extremely rare
Please call us to discuss the benefits and risks of embolization.
The Embolization Procedure in Detail
Before fibroid embolization, every patient is thoroughly evaluated to ensure the procedure is appropriate for them. This includes a review of medical history, general physical condition, and any other information pertinent to the case.
Next, the patient undergoes complete pelvic imaging, either ultrasound or MRI, to measure the size of the uterus and to look for any other conditions that might be affecting their health.
After embolization, patients are evaluated within the first week, again at six weeks and once more at six months to see how the fibroids are shrinking.
Embolization Explained
Uterine Artery Embolization is a non-invasive, non-surgical, out-patient procedure. It is performed under local anesthetic and sedation and has a very quick recovery time. Most patients are back at work in a few days.
An incision, the size of a freckle, is made in your upper thigh. A tiny catheter is inserted through this incision and into the femoral artery. Using x-ray guidance, a trained physician locates the arteries which supply blood to each fibroid. Microscopic inert particles are injected into the vessels, blocking blood supply that nourishes the fibroid. Without a steady blood supply, the fibroids begin to dwindle and shrink.
Embolization basically cures fibroids by starving them.


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Northampton Slave Quarters and Archaeological Park10915 Water Port CourtBowie, MD 20721 301-627-1286; TTY 301-699-2544 The Northampton Slave Quarters and Archaeological Park features the foundations of two former slave quarters of the Northampton Plantation, which was established by Thomas Sprigg in 1673. The foundations have been reconstructed as permanent outdoor museum exhibits in a park setting. Four interpretive signs provide a self-guided tour and describe the archaeology of the many enslaved and free African Americans who lived in the quarters from the 1790s until the 1940s. A paved path leads to the two foundations and interpretive signs. Group tours and school programs can be arranged by appointment. |


text: The Women Who Programmed The First All-Electronic Digital ComputerIrin Carmon4/08/11 4:00pmFiled to: heroinesJean jennings bartikComputerswomen in techEniacFbtweet10EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkOdds are you haven't heard of Jean Jennings Bartik, who died recently at age 86. AdvertisementShe was the last surviving member of the team that programmed the Eniac, "the first all-electronic digital computer," in 1946. But only the men who built it were ever recognized. Later, Bartik found herself the victim of age discrimination as well, and became a real estate agent.A documentary is in the works to help address how Bartik and her colleagues were cut out of the history of computing. "Their story inspired me and helped me to stay involved in computing at a time when few women were in my computer science classes," says the leader of the project, Kathy Kleiman.AdvertisementAnd here's an extended interview with her from 2008. Asked, "If you were working today, where would you want to work?" Bartik responded, "Google!"Jean Bartik, Software Pioneer, Dies at 86 [NYT]Reply10 repliesLeave a reply