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Lewis Hamilton is ready to make up for the mistake he knows has put himself and McLaren "on the back foot" for this weekend's Indian Grand Prix.
Hamilton, along with Sauber's Sergio Perez, was given a three-place grid penalty following today's first practice session at the Buddh International Circuit as the long arm of the stewards again hit the 26-year-old hard.
The McLaren star, however, had no complaints as he willingly took full responsibility for ignoring double waved yellow flags at a time when Pastor Maldonado's Williams was being recovered following a spin.
Hamilton should have slowed considerably, but instead went on to post the fastest lap of the 90-minute morning run as Formula One roared into life for the first time on the sub-continent.
His initial reaction to the penalty was a stern "same old same old" comment given it was the umpteenth time he has seen the stewards this year, and his sixth penalty overall.
But as the inquisition continued, so Hamilton mellowed, remarkably admitting that when he went in to see the stewards "I put my hands up".
He added: "I said 'I accept whatever penalty I get'. That's what I said, and they gave me one.
"I'm a bit frustrated with myself. It's my fault - as usual. So I just have to do whatever I can from wherever I qualify tomorrow."
Although again self-critical, Hamilton was unrelenting as he said: "Well, I've no-one else to blame. There's only me driving."
The question now boils down to where he will qualify, and with the penalty, whether he has a shot at victory given both Red Bull and Ferrari look strong.
Acknowledging the potential difficulty of the situation, he said: "It's not good for the weekend.
"It doesn't look like we're the quickest at the moment so wherever we qualify, three places further back from there is going to make it tough for us.
"But it's not impossible, the race is very long, there are two DRS (drag reduction system) zones, so overtaking is possible.
"We will have to wait and see tomorrow just how quick we are, but I know we're already on the back foot, I've already put the team on the back foot with that penalty."
Immediately reflecting on his indiscretions throughout a troubled year, he quickly added: "I would love to see how many penalties I've had throughout the year."
When informed it was six, he softened, smiling as he said: "Is that all? It feels like a lot more than that."
Remarkably, it was Ferrari's Felipe Massa who finished out in front ahead of double world champion Sebastian Vettel.
Massa, with his car sporting a new front wing as the team look to build for next season, set a lap of one minute 25.706secs, just 0.088secs ahead of Vettel.
Team-mate Fernando Alonso, who managed only four laps in the first session due to an engine issue, was third and a quarter of a second down, with Hamilton 0.748secs adrift.
Red Bull's Mark Webber and Jenson Button in his McLaren were fifth and sixth, the latter a second off the pace.
The day began with two mongrel dogs straying onto the circuit, the first 10 minutes prior to the start of the initial session, with marshals catching up with it down the pit straight.
The second was a more dangerous incident, coming five minutes after the session had started and as a handful of cars were completing their installation laps, bringing out the red flag.
Thankfully there was no repeat of an incident three years ago in a GP2 race in Turkey when Bruno Senna ran over a dog that had found its way onto the Istanbul track, killing it instantly.
As a dusty, slippery circuit at first gathered grip, and as drivers pushed, there were a number of incidents.
In particular, it proved to be a bitterly frustrating day for Maldonado who spun a second time early in the second session, the Venezuelan beaching his car in the gravel.
The biggest shunt of the day involved Virgin's Jerome D'Ambrosio, who brought out the red flags for a second time, with the Belgian hardly helping his cause of acquiring a new contract by slamming into a barrier that removed the rear wing and right-rear wheel.
Flying the flag for the home nation, Paul di Resta was ninth for Force India, finishing half a second down on team-mate Adrian Sutil.
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Charles Clifford, photographs 1853-1863, Documentary photographs from America Latina, 1920-1990
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Description: Salamanca, 54 puerta de la Biblioteca de la Universidad, c. 1858
Notes: Printed on the image is number 54, which corresponds to the catalogue number in A Photographic Scramble through Spain. Larger size than photographs usually commercialized.
Dimensions: 43 x 33,4 cm
Artist or Maker: Charles Clifford (1819 -1863)
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Medium: Papel albuminado, Albumen print, 43 x 33,4 cm, tiraje de época, vintage
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In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series (ALCS), played in October, is a playoff round that decides the winner of the American League pennant. The winner of the series moves on to play the winner of the National League Championship Series in baseball's championship, the World Series. It is a "best-of-seven" series, meaning the first team to win four games
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- ↑ "Hamilton selected as ALCS MVP". fox8live.com. Louisiana Media Company, LLC. 2010-10-23. http://www.fox8live.com/sports/mlb/story/Hamilton-selected-as-ALCS-MVP/8OoLDqbORUmkmZ04sODq1g.cspx. Retrieved 2010-10-23.


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The Bishop Watterson Eagles basketball team won Wednesday's home non-conference game against Beechcroft by a score of 56-39.
The Bishop Watterson Eagles topped the visiting Beechcroft Cougars basketball team by a final score of 56-39 in Wednesday's non-league game.
In their next game, the Eagles face the Worthington Christian Warriors (Worthington, OH) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 27. Bishop Watterson will attempt to move on its 10-4 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 9-5 record after their 50-48 non-league loss to Buckeye Valley (Delaware, OH).
With the defeat, Beechcroft moves to 3-9 on the year. The Cougars travel to Mifflin (Columbus, OH) to face the Punchers in a Columbus City - North game on Friday, January 27. The Punchers enter the game with a record of 4-9. Mifflin lost 71-55 in their recent league game against Brookhaven (Columbus, OH)


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For our second day in Kingston, we slept in and headed straight for lunch around noon. Our first destination was Grecos, a local favourite for Greek delicacies. |
I wanted to save some bread to go with the soup we ordered, but I couldn't help but finish it all before the soup arrived. |
My favourite out of everything we ordered was the moussaka ($11.95)- alternate layers of potato, eggplant, ground beef, topped with béchamel. Of course, I also wished that this stayed hot for longer. |
The Pilot House is most famous for their fish and chips and offers many variety. |
I had a glass of Mill St. Organic Lager. |
To start, I really enjoyed the spinach dip ($5.95) because you could actually taste the spinach! However, the chips were overly salty, and we couldn't finish all of it. |
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DJ Mustard, YG, and Mistah F.A.B. all deny rumors that their crews got into it last night in Oakland.
Rumors of an altercation during DJ Mustard's set in Oakland arose this morning, but the producer and his friend and collaborator, YG are shutting down claims.
Sources have reported that Bay Area rapper Mistah F.A.B. and his crew approached Mustard during the show, and allegedly slapped and robbed him of his chain. Mustard has subsequently posted a video to Instagram in which he and YG laugh off the rumors, while tossing around plenty of racks.
The producer echoed the sentiments in the description, denying all claims. "Who got robbed last night @yg who got slapped @yg ??? Kill the noise !!!! We walked in the same way we walked out !!!! #MKL #10summers !!! Much love to all the real niggas in the bay !!!" he wrote.
Mistah F.A.B. has gone on record denying the alleged scrap as well, admitting that while there was some tension in the room, things never got physical. He also stressed that while NFL Player Marshawn Lynch was in the building, he was not involved in any kind of crew scuffle.
Watch the video, and check out some of the tweets from both parties below.
STOP LIEN .... Y'all know how It go down when We involved 👊💢👊💢👊💢👊💢👊💢👊💢
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Folks love drama, people blowing up my phone being hella messy blog sites and more love to see us folks go at each other Shits SAD
— STAN PABLO (@MistahFAB) June 9, 2014
Folks love drama, people blowing up my phone being hella messy blog sites and more love to see us folks go at each other Shits SAD
— STAN PABLO (@MistahFAB) June 9, 2014
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While Mustard and YG may have took to Instagram earlier on Monday to shut down any claims of an altercation, there's no denying the visual evidence. A new video has surfaced online tonight and it clearly shows Mustard getting slapped by Mistah F.A.B. and a scuffle breaking out.
Check out the footage below, and let us know what you make of it!


text: Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith has written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, urging him to allow the company to more fully describe to the public the extent of federal government surveillance of its customers subsequent to the PRISM revelations. Smith used extraordinarily dramatic tones to plead with Holder to persuade President Obama to be more transparent with the public on how the NSA and other agencies gather and sort data from big tech firms. Smith's letter opens with the following paragraph: "I'm writing to ask you to get involved personally in assessing the Constitutional issues raised by Microsoft and other companies that have repeatedly asked to share publicly more complete information about how we handle national security requests for customer information. In my opinion, these issues are languishing amidst discussions among multiple parts of the Government, the Constitution itself is suffering, and it will take the personal involvement of you or the President to set things right."


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Morrissey hit out today at the campaigners pushing "Ding, Dong! The Witch is Dead" to the top of the charts, branding it "an abhorrent affront to tortured genius".
"It's fucking unbelievable!" said the furious former Smiths frontman, outside his lavish Los Angeles home. "I wrote 'Margaret On The Guillotine' twenty five years ago at the height of the evil cow's reign of terror, risking my precious life to bleed words of poetic inspiration to the proletariat of England, in the face of oppression from a totalitarian dominatrix and her fascist regime, and this is the thanks I get!".
Pacing up and down in his cabbage-leaf slippers, the singer lamented "There's no bigger fan of Judy Garland than myself but, come on, I wrote this song specifically just this occasion. What is wrong with these carnivorous luddites? I've got Keats and Wilde on my side, but Elton John changes a couple of words on an old flop and sells five million singles! I bled for the right to dance on her grave. There's just no karma in this world. I despair."
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Transport minister opens door to bridge toll reform (with video)
Transportation Minister Todd Stone is pledging to review B.C.'s provincial tolling policy that currently blocks tolls on existing roads and bridges, adding he's concerned about the unfair proliferation of tolled crossings of the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver.
Stone isn't yet saying if he's ready to support road pricing, which Metro mayors want to pursue to help fund TransLink, or perhaps small tolls on all the region's bridges – an idea repeatedly voiced by Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts.
But any tolling reform would first require the province to alter the policy, which allows tolls to be applied only to new infrastructure, and only when there's a reasonable free alternative for motorists who don't want to pay.
That proviso has drawn scorn from drivers in Surrey, who now pay to cross the Port Mann Bridge, in addition to the Golden Ears Bridge, and must divert to the aging Pattullo Bridge to avoid paying.
"Our tolling policy is over 10 years old," Stone told Surrey Board of Trade members Thursday, and acknowledged that the Pattullo Bridge and Massey Tunnel could both be replaced with toll bridges as well.
"You start looking at the crossings at that point that potentially could have tolls on and to me this then becomes an issue of fairness and equity for the hard-working people of South of the Fraser."
He said the province would face "pretty big questions" about the validity of the policy if both the Pattullo and Massey crossings are also tolled, leaving the Alex Fraser as the only free crossing.
Stone also told the business audience he expects to officially open the full 40-kilometre $1.26-billion South Fraser Perimeter Road before Christmas.
Stone sidestepped questions on whether light rail or SkyTrain technology should be used to extend rapid transit in Surrey.
The minister had no answers on what the referendum question will be or when the vote will take place, except that he hopes to work all that out with the mayors "very soon."
"All of us have an interest in making sure this transit referendum succeeds," he told the business leaders, adding road congestion costs the region $1.5 billion a year.
He said he wants the costs of the referendum minimized, and noted the price tag changes depending on whether or not the plebiscite is conducted with the 2014 municipal elections and whether it's a conventional vote or a mail-in ballot.
Any new funding sources going to referendum must be affordable for voters, Stone added.
Many mayors and other observers have said they fear voters will shoot down any higher taxes for TransLink, leaving the region mired in worsening gridlock.
But Stone countered that 60 other jurisdictions in North America have held transit improvement votes since 2012 and three quarters of them have approved higher taxes.
The key to success, he said, is a very clear compelling vision, a large coalition of supporters, a simple specific question and usually just one funding source.
NDP transportation critic Claire Trevena said the referendum strategy is wrong-headed and the government should instead give the mayors' council the power and responsibility to raise the money TransLink needs.
"You don't go to referendum for every question, you elect representatives to answer them," Trevena said. "To be turning around to the people every day and saying we're going to have a referendum on this is American-style politics, it's not our style of politics."


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Then I proceeded to do a structured and clean version on tracing paper
I was also inspired by Yoko from "Gurren Lagann", thank heavens there's 27 episodes of that incredible show! Highly recommended. Hiroyuki Imaishi's animation direction has real punch!
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"Let's remember this potential drilling area is only a 2,000-acre site inside a 1.5 million-acre coastal plain. You can balance the needs of conservation and exploration - they're not mutually exclusive."
Craig Thomas
"Well I expect we'll have more of interlocking or balanced schedule with all our (Coastal) opponents instead of the unbalanced schedule we've had in the past."
Bill Bestwick
"These are coastal communities, and it's an age-old practice."
Cromwell Awadey
"I've been on the phone a lot. And hopefully [Coastal will get] a push from other people in the conference so these kids can continue to play."
Buzz Peterson
"These are unique features of the coastal landscape. We've got to do something to govern access. People never thought about developing these islands in the past, but now, it's just a matter of time before people look at them."
Carolyn Boltin
"The removal of Arctic and coastal drilling by no means implies this bill is good for America. The House passed a bill loaded down with draconian cuts to programs for the most vulnerable in our country."
Carl Pope
"People in California are extremely involved in coastal protection to a very micro level."
Carl Zichella
"And I can promise you that we're not going to go to the Coastal Plain and come back with a three-buck limit. But five would be a nice place to start."
Charles Ruth
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Superman, a character that has resonated with enormous volume in American popular culture, and inspired comics, TV shows, cartoons, books, and movies, including the recent Man of Steel. Part of that 75th birthday celebration is another hero who also made an important debut in Action Comics #1 seventy-five years ago, one whose influence and iconic status are absolutely comparable to that of the Man of Steel, and one whose role is integral to what many have described as a uniquely American mythology: Lois Lane.
Besides Superman himself, the person most impressed by Lois's enduring tenacity, brilliance and beauty might be actress Dana Delany, best known to Superman fans for her definitive performance as the voice of Lois Lane in over fifty episodes Warner Bros. Animation's Superman: The Animated Series. An advocate for women's health, gay rights and the arts, Delany is something of a feminist icon herself, winning awards for roles as self-determined and complicated women like Lieutenant Colleen McMurphy on Vietnam War drama China Beach (for which she won two Emmy Awards), acerbic medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt on Body of Proof, and most recently Washington, D.C. courtesan Chloe in The Parisian Woman by playwright Beau Williamson (House of Cards).
Delany shared her unique insights into the strength, vulnerability and humor of Lois Lane, and the more-or-less straight line she draws between her career playing complex women and reading the comic book adventures of her own hero when she was a little girl.
Wired: Fans of genre fiction are very used to the actors who portray their favorite characters saying that they don't really have a sentimental attachment to those character, but you seem to really care about her. What do you remember about that early connection to Lois?
Dana Delany: Oh, yeah! I was thrilled when they wanted me to play her. I grew up with Lois. She was very present when I was a young girl because of The Adventures of Superman TV show with George Reeves, and I watched that religiously. I saw the two different Lois Lanes that appeared on that show, [Phyllis Coates and Noel Neill]. Then I read the comic books… Back then, at the start of feminism, Lois became this feminist character that represented the changes going on with women in the world. She had her own comic book back then, which was thrilling. After church every Sunday we would go to the drug store and I would get my comics with my allowance. I don't think I was aware of [the feminist angle] at the time. I just liked the fact that she was sassy and that she had a job and that she talked back to everybody. That was the part that I liked [laughs].
Wired: What's your favorite moment from Superman: The Animated Series?
Dana Delany: Definitely in the first episode, when she's talking about "the Nietzschean ideal of Superman," which I thought was so sophisticated when I read it. And then when she says, "Nice 'S' [while looking at a photograph of Superman's physique]." I thought that really set the tone for Lois and the series [laughs]. It was kind of risqué and funny. As I said at the time when I was doing it, the scripts for the Superman were so much better than any film script I was getting. Much more sophisticated and smart.
Wired: In what sense?
Dan Delany: Really good dialogue and depth. There was a dark tone to it. It just seemed to deal with human emotion and had depth and humor. This is when movies started becoming bigger and bigger blockbusters and the women tended to be more and more marginalized and kind of retro and just becoming "the wife" and "the girlfriend."
Wired: In the final episode, Superman is brainwashed into committing all sorts of atrocities and is eventually taken down by the military along with Supergirl. Lois asks what became of Superman at a press conference and when they dodge the question she yells, "You didn't answer me!" She later uses her father's connections at the Pentagon to break into a military installation and rescue Superman and Supergirl by herself. It wasn't just out of concern but out of her quest to find the truth.
Dana Delany: [Superman Voice Director] Andrea [Romano] always stressed the strength in Lois Lane. It was all about her being strong. Once in a while she got to be vulnerable. There was a little bit of sadness in there but it was more about the strength that she was going to persevere no matter what. Again, it's a great role model for girls.
Wired: You mentioned her vulnerability, which I think the show deals with a little obliquely but it's there. She doesn't seem to have any friends except Clark, but she bullies him a lot. I think it's because he doesn't crumble or flinch. Maybe she doesn't respect people who aren't strong like her?
Dana Delany: I think that's true. I think she's so much of a career woman that she doesn't have much of a life. There's a few moments where you see her kind of lonely in her apartment and I think she's even called Clark a couple times when she's been by herself. And that's truth, that's the price you pay when you're all about your career.
Wired: Watching the show again as an adult, I'm struck by how realistic Lois is. She reminds me of women I actually know. She's not just a cardboard cutout of the "strong female character" with no flaws and no contradictions. There's actually a whole episode about people who want to kill her for variously understandable reasons.
Dana Delany: She's very much the kind of character I've always liked to play — the kind of person who can drive you crazy but you end up liking her anyway. But she is always true to herself. In the end you admire her for that.
Wired: With China Beach finally on DVD now, I can see those qualities in Lieutenant Colleen McMurphy and also in Doctor Hunt on Body of Proof and in some other characters you've played, like Andrea Beaumont in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. The light and the dark at the same time.
Dana Delany: Definitely. There's this horrible thing in American culture where we want everybody to be "likable." It's always the network note: "Is she likable? I don't think she's likable enough." It just drives me crazy because that's not an interesting person. Nice is boring. I'm constantly fighting that in my work because I'm attracted to people who are interesting and complex.
Wired: In the "China Beach" DVD introduction you write about being very personally affected by the character you played and her experience in Vietnam. Are you the kind of performer who takes aboard the qualities of your characters?
Dana Delany: Definitely. At some point the two meld, me and the character. I always want to go deeper and learn from the character and the character will learn from me. That's the fun of it for me, to go as deep as possible into the character. Definitely with Lois. It's funny, I did talkbacks after the play sometimes and people said, "How do you prepare for the character each night?" And I said, "Well, I just think about how much fun I'm going to have!" Because to me that's the fun of acting, just play. It should be play. Lois is just so much fun to play.
Wired: Did you know Lois Lane was modeled after Joanne Siegel, the wife of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel? Artist Joe Shuster hired her as a model and she met Jerry and they later fell in love and got married.
Dana Delany: Oh my god, I love that story! That gives me chills. Wow. So they weren't married when she came in to model for the character? That's incredible. I met Noel Neill [who played Lois Lane in the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman] a few years ago. That was a huge thrill — a gigantic thrill. She was the nicest, nicest lady. Like me, she is as excited as anybody to have played Lois. Once you play Lois you just fall in love with her. It's hard to let her go. I love the fact that there's so much celebration of Superman's 75 years and that you're giving Lois her due.
Wired: Well, she appeared in that same comic book on the same day he did.
Dana Delany: Yes, she did.
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so this is kinda a variation on the theme but years ago I was watching the old Arsenio Hall show and he told one of the audience members to shut the f*** up. I could never watch the show again. I tried to watch his new show and still can't do it.
Yes, it does seem like the newer animation isn't as visually appealing. But then again, Futurama (aside from the previously mentioned icky Zoidberg!) is very lovely to look at. I think The Simpson's does a great job of portraying unattractive things is a way that isn't visually repulsive. For example, you get the idea that Homer or Moe are not attractive guys, but the animation itself is still nice, doesn't make you want to look away.
Eh? Nonsense. Look at the Avatar:TLA or The Legend of Korra, look at Young Justice, just try and tell me modern animation is "nasty."
I think Phineas & Ferb is a great example of very attractive modern-day animation. You've got a point there. I really like Superman Returns but I admit that the visuals are sometimes a bit too dingy for my tastes. I suspect some of that had something to do with Jon Peters. He'd always had problems with Superman's red & blue suit. Perhaps he was trying to downplay that as much as possible without actually changing the colors alltogether. I will always agree with this. Leonard is by far the show's worst offender. Between the voice & the supremely godawful fashion sense, he's like a white Urkel. Didn't the same thing happen with Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow? I had a pretty hard time dealing with that movie's drab color palette.
Has the pedophile gramps from Family Guy been mentioned? I just can't tolerate that character. Maybe it has something to do with his pedophilia.
I think the reason they get away with the pedophile gramps thing is that he's too frail to actually rape anyone, so while he's disgusting he's actually harmless. But what Stewie has turned into bugs me more than that. It's like, they ran out of ideas for 'The evil overlord baby' angle and said 'Hey let's just make gay jokes with him'. And every time they go there I cringe.
Before the show got cancelled they were going to do an episode where Stewie comes out. Once they returned though they decided to just make him ambiguously gay instead.
When's he going to come out as terribly written? He's 1, how's his sexuality relevant? Maybe if it were funny, at all, but it's just a bunch of weird uncomfortable grabbiness. Another Family Guy character who was funny in 1999 but turned into something monotonous and cheesy.
I always found it funny, different strokes and all that I guess. That's not to say I watch the show anymore. There was this one episode where Brian accidentally runs over a dog that just left a bad taste in my mouth, I'm sure they could have done something funny with the premise, but they chose to be extremely graphic in the aftermath of the accident. I've not watched it regularly since.
Something about Star Trek Into Darkness has been bugging me. It's far from my deal breaker with the film, but who the hell designed those uniforms for the USS Vengeance crew?! How am I supposed to take a bad guy seriously when he's dressed like that? I have some friends who are huge die hard Star Wars fans who refuse to re-watch "Blue Harvest" because they hate the fact that Obi-Wan Kenobi is the pedophile old guy.
I refuse to watch Blue Harvest again because it's just the movie scene for scene with easy laugh-oriented character replacement and snarky commentary.
And the sequels even more so. ROBOT CHICKEN and FAMILY GUY both milk the WARS trilogy for all it's worth. (Must be a Seth Green thing.) What's really funny is Peter Griffin telling Lois HER voice is annoying.
I agree that the hats are ridiculous, but at least they're not as bad as black rubber stillsuits. Some of the actors just about died of heatstroke, trying to cope with wearing those things in the desert. As for the funny hats, I just chalk that up to a future society where the aristocracy has all these servants and slaves to do their work for them, so they never need to worry about wearing anything practical. One of the ugly-things-in-tv-shows that I recall is the colorized versions of some of the old Richard Greene "Robin Hood" series. I loved that program when I was a kid, and enjoyed it even more as an adult - in black and white. I saw some colorized episodes, though, and the first thing that came to mind was, "Grown men just don't wear that shade of green! They wouldn't be caught dead in it!" (any grown men here who wish to contradict me, go ahead...) Something else that would dissuade me from watching a show: ugly voices/accents. There are some kinds of accents that I can't stand hearing, and if a character on a show has that kind of accent or a particularly scratchy or shrill voice, I won't watch it.


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The troubles of the House officials who first had to decide whether Charles Curtis, a deceased janitor at the Capitol, should be buried by a Republican or a Democratic undertaker and then faced the question of which of his two widows should receive a $300 gratuity from Congress, were finally smoothed out yesterday. Widow No. 2. after attending Curtis' funeral, died. Widow No. 1 said she married Curtis twenty-seven years ago and had a marriage certificate to prove it, will be given the $300. Widow No. 2 also had a marriage certificate.
The officials already had decided the squabble between the rival Republican and Democratic undertakers by awarding the funeral contract to another undertaker. Curtis was a Democrat and his friends objected to his being buried by a Republican undertaker. Congress observes a custom of voting in all cases of deceased employes. $250 for funeral expenses and six months' salary to widows. The sum in Curtis' case was $300.
I tried to locate where Mr. Curtis was interred but the other news article did not mention the cemetery name. The articles are worthy of reading for the background information.
name: | Charles C Curtis |
gender: | Male |
burial date: | 27 Dec 1912 |
burial place: | District Of Columbia |
death date: | 23 Dec 1912 |
death place: | 140 Carroll Street Se, District Of Columbia |
age: | 50 |
birth date: | 1862 |
birthplace: | Iowa |
occupation: | Asst Janitor Us Capitol |
race: | Black |
marital status: | Married |
spouse's name: | |
father's name: | |
father's birthplace: | Iowa |
mother's name: | |
mother's birthplace: | Iowa |
indexing project (batch) number: | B01030-6 |
system origin: | District of Columbia-EASy |
source film number: | 2115589 |
reference number: | 208835 |
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If you want to be scared, you don't need to watch a horror movie or read the latest Stephen King bestseller.
Real terror can be found by simply firing up Google Earth, the computer program that allows users to look at satellite pictures of any place on the planet. By mousing over and zooming in, you can see what Alberta's tar sands look like from space.
It is not a pretty sight. In fact, it's scary — and for good reason.
A recent book by celebrated journalist Andrew Nikiforuk, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent (published by Greystone Books and the David Suzuki Foundation), explores what these grey spots on Google Earth mean to Canada's environment and economy. It's an important book, one that every Canadian should read to find out how the world's largest energy project will affect us.
The scale of the Alberta tar sands project is unprecedented in Canadian history. Alberta's "blue-eyed sheiks", as the oil-industry elite are known, stand to make billions of dollars from carving up northern Alberta in order to meet U.S. demand for oil. But these dollars pale in comparison to the environmental value that is being squandered at the expense of petrodollars.
The main tar sands deposits are at three sites in Alberta: Peace River, Cold Lake, and Athabasca. The Athabasca region contains the largest deposit of crude bitumen in the world.
All of this bitumen, a complex mixture of molecules from prehistoric life, is a geological miracle with which Canada has been blessed. This bitumen could turn out to be a substance that will help our children and grandchildren in ways that we can't even imagine today, much the same way our ancestors couldn't have imagined us using silicon in our computer chips. But instead of safeguarding this resource, we are using it up. And we are creating an environmental catastrophe that will take centuries to recover from...if we recover at all.
The tar sands consist of a mixture of silica sand, minerals, clay, water, and most importantly, crude bitumen. The process of converting bitumen so that we can use it to power our cars, heat our homes, and transport our food is not easy.
It's estimated that two tonnes of earth must be excavated to produce one barrel of thick tar-like bitumen. And it requires as much as three barrels of fresh water from the Athabasca River to make one barrel of bitumen. It also takes a huge amount of energy to extract the oil from the sands.
Now think about this: each day Canada exports one million barrels of bitumen to the United States.
In the media, we hear that tar sands will provide oil companies with tremendous profits in the future, but there's been very little discussion about what happens next. Even hardened energy experts agree that relying on oil-soaked sand to meet North America's energy needs means that we're nearing the end of the cheap-oil era.
We know that our lifestyles must change. We know that burning fossil fuels such as oil and gas creates smog that harms our health and creates global warming. We know that global warming poses an incredible threat to humanity.
We also know that there are solutions, such as creating a future based on renewable sources, increasing conservation efforts, and rethinking society so that we protect our quality of life without destroying the planet in the process.
With all the money being made from the tar sands, very little of it seems to be reinvested in renewable energy that comes from wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal sources. If anything, we could be investing this money in low-carbon projects so that we won't have to pull every bit of bitumen from the ground.
When my children were younger, they'd often ask me about the bogeyman — a mythical evil spirit who'd lie in wait under their beds when the lights went out. But maybe the bogeyman isn't some scary creature. Maybe the bogeyman is simply a man in a suit trying to satisfy his shareholders, make a profit, and cosy up to federal politicians so he can continue doing his work without having to answer to his environmental crimes.
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If you're looking for some background music for your work day, CSPAN Radio is streaming live coverage from the center of conservative thought and rheteoric this weekend, the CPAC conference. So far it's been alternately cringe-worthy and inspiring. In other words, great radio entertainment. Just heard a rip snorting speech by the NRA spokesman. Now, a rip-snorting and *surprise* speech by Donald Trump. Coming up soon, they tone things down a bit, with a speech from ....... Ron Paul.
UPDATE: They break away from Trump for the LIVE Hosni Mubarek speech. Wonder how the Donald will react to that news?
UPDATE: Hosni not stepping down, just re-vowing not to run for office again. The background crowd noise picks up to a low, riotous murmur. Wondering if that's the Arab street or an open mic at the CPAC courtesy bar?


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Someone left the cake out in the rain
And I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!! — MacArthur Park
Once you get to be in the general neighborhood of 50, it's natural to look back at your life and take stock. Sometimes people feel smug and accomplished. Others frantically scribble bucket lists, believing they'll keel over any minute. Remember when you were a kid, and someone over 30 was just an ancient dinosaur? So square, man.
With age comes wisdom. For some, their compassion deepens. Others hone a tempered kind of discernment. Ever a patient man, I can remember when my Dad's last button was finally pushed. He'd say, "Enough is enough." These last few weeks I've reached that point that I want to shout it to the Heavens!
Our dithering President.
An ancient evil rears its ugly head.
This mess in Missouri. (There are just too many links.)
This mess in … (name your favorite crisis).
I look at my children, both returned to school this past week. The eldest, back on Long Island, starting her Doctorate. The least'un, preparing to graduate this December with his Bachelors. What does the future hold for them? Opportunity? Prosperity? Freedom to worship? Or burqas, death and destruction?
I hope for the best. And I know that God is in control. There is nothing wrong with personal idealism, especially when striving for a better America. This country was founded on the prayers of great men. Prayer is the best way to fight this evil.
Indeed. Think of the power of a nation on its knees – in prayer, not in subjugation to some self-professed liberal thugocracy or caliphate du jour.
But enough is enough for now. I'm back and working up a head of steam. I may not have that recipe again, but I'm writing a new one, so watch out.
(Here's the song: Forgive the disco version. It reminds me of high school days when we were all invincible.)


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I do daily full back up of a 150G bytes database to a local drive of its server and it took 2 hours and 45 mins. This database is on SQL 2008 standard sp3 server say server A. I have the exact same database on a different SQL server machine say server B and it took 10 mins. The only difference is server B has SQL 2008 r2 standard sp1. However, I also have a SQL 2008 standard sp3 machine say server C, which is backing up a 240 Gbytes db in 20 mins. The backup job occurred at 2:00 am on server A which should be a quiet time and I checked if there are any jobs and windows scheduled tasks running during the back up on server A and I found none. I ran a test backup on server A and found IO and cpu are not being overwhelmed. In fact, the performace encounters (average read/write queue IO) are within the threadholds. What could be wrong with the backup on server A? Any thoughts on this are very much appreciated.
Is the hardware identical on all three systems? What about workload - is ServerA handling production activity, and the other servers are test beds with little activity?
Backup almost has nothing to do with SQL Server version but some parameters might impact negatively on the time of SQL Server backup ( I am assuming here no other third party tools such as VERITAS/Symantec backup exec ..etc): 1. File stream files that consumes more time to backup from their cached NTFS directories … 2. Less memory resources or memory pool assigned for SQL Service 3. Poor IO subsystem performance such as you use ATA or SATA disks instead of SAS disks. 4. Storage capacity bottleneck which can impact tangibly sometimes on IO performance thereby you have to free spacec 5. Poor SAN configurations as all of SAN LUNs are in one RAID group or SAN LUNs have fraction for poor value for partitioning offset alignment ( optimal =8 ) I do think the assumptions 2-4 can apply for your case so kindly work out them and let me know your feedback


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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Dealing With a Partial Roof Collapse
Yeah, had an interesting afternoon. The good news was the loud crashing sound I heard was not a cabinet or shelf collapsing. The bad news was the sound was from a boarded over trash shoot that for some reason extended up past the roof was collapsing; right above my apartment (I live on the top floor). Everything should be fine now, but it was a bit nerve racking for a while wondering if I was about to get a hole punched through my roof.
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Lately, everybody in the world has been experiencing such a growing anger about the rules that our government is putting in place.
In the UK, the government is planning on cutting public sector jobs, raising retirement age and increasing income taxes.
David Cameron has defended his party's "difficult" spending cuts plans', saying it is acting "like a government".
The Tory leader said people wanted "decisive" leadership on reducing the public deficit, which he said was a "clear and present danger" to the UK.
His plans to freeze public sector pay, cut tax credits for higher earners and raise the retirement age have been criticised by Labour and the unions.
But the Tories say they have to be honest with people before an election.
Mr Cameron told the BBC it would be "dishonest and irresponsible" not to spell out their plans if they were to win public support for their programme and deal with the "huge" deficit.
"We have to explain to people this is a clear and present danger to the whole country. If we don't deal with this deficit taxes will have to go up even more," he told the BBC.
This is as unfair as the government is the one that spends more money than any of us, claiming expenses back on tax payer's money. We are slaving to pay their luxury life. Now, we have to work more years to pay for our retirement because our country is in full recession. Poor people will always be poor and the wealthy will always take from the rich to satisfy their expensive desires.
Civil servants have gone on a multi-billion pound expenses spree using credit cards paid for by the taxpayer.
More than 140,000 senior public sector workers used government-issue cards to spend a fortune some of it on fine dining, wine and 100 taxi rides.
In 2009 alone they spent almost 1billion, four times as much as in 2002 and enough to pay the salaries of 50,000 nurses. Since 2002, the total has reached 5billion.
Controversial equalities chief Trevor Phillips racked up more than 6,000 over two years.
Checks were so lax that one civil servant with a love of appearing in musicals paid thousands to firms involved in set production and sheet music.
Some 141,000 civil servants and quango chiefs have access to 'government procurement cards' to pay bills rather than having to submit receipts and claim money back.
While the claims are not unlawful, the revelations at a time of economic crisis could undermine confidence in the civil service just as disclosures about MPs' expenses undermined trust in Parliament.
Former independent MP Martin Bell, who campaigns against sleaze, said last night: 'The rules and standards we now expect our MPs to adhere to should apply to civil servants.
'This is a time for frugality and all those who abuse their expenses should leave their jobs. Period.'
Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said: 'This is a terrifying sum to be racked up on credit cards, and it's even more sickening that the money is being spent on fancy meals.
'These cards should absolutely not be a bottomless pit, but should have tightly defined limits. The high number of people who are being given this facility opens up the possibility of it being abused.
'This huge figure will no doubt be viewed as an insult by the thousands of low-paid council workers living with the fear of public sector cutbacks.'
The coveted cards, issued by companies like RBS and Barclaycard, are available only to top state workers, including quango bosses, council chief executives and senior civil servants.
The government insists the scheme saves the taxpayer money because fewer staff need to be employed to oversee it.
I live in France. My country is on strike because they want also to raise the age of retirement. As a consequence, the rubbish bins are not picked up anymore on the streets, parents have to provide cold lunch for their kids as the canteen is not functioning. They are planning on cutting down on child and housing benefits.
Paris France's crippling nationwide strike over President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform plan was Tuesday expected to ease, as several trade unions announced that their members were returning to work.
Work stoppages since October 12 forced the closure of petrol refineries and disrupted the country's transport network.
One in five petrol stations ran out of fuel following a blockade on fuel depots The organization representing fuel suppliers, UFIP, has said it expects supply problems to continue despite the lifting of the blockade on depots Monday.
Rubbish collectors in the city of Marseille were among those back on the job Tuesday.
Nearly all high speed TGV trains were operating out of Paris Tuesday, while an average of 6 out of 10 trains countrywide were back in use, according to the state-run rail operator.
According to the government, the industrial action cost the country an estimated 3 billion euros (4 billion dollars).
Students plan to hold a demonstration Tuesday. Some of the country's more militant trade union leaders have warned that the strike will continue unabated.
'Its not over,' CGT union secretary general Bernard Thibault said in a television interview late Monday. 'It will continue, it will take other forms, the issues of this movement are not closed, whatever transpires over the coming days.'
The pension reform bill, which was passed by the Senate last week, makes provision for the raising of the earliest retirement age from 60 to 62 by the year 2018. For people who have not paid enough into the state pension fund, the retirement age moves up from 65 to 67.
I just heard that in Ireland, the Government is also planning to cut down on child, housing and income support benefits as a general.
There is a growing battle rising through Europe and all over the rest of the world over money issues. Governments are oppressing their people everywhere, putting more and more burdens on us, forcing people to work until they are not strong physically anymore, mainly due the Crash of Wall Street in 2008 who caused an economic crisis and made the banks increasing their loans and mortgage interests to get back the money they lost because of the Crash.
Looking for a job recently, the situation bogs me down. I'm thinking about the kind of dreadful world I'm living in. What the future holds for me and my kid and the other kids all over the world. I'm thinking to myself: "Is this the plan of God for our Earth, is the Devil trying to oppress us through those in power , but, I shall keep my eyes on Jesus Christ who will supply me with a job and all my needs.
Philippians 4:19
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
I have been thinking about all the difficult periods of my life but, one thing, I can say is that I always have had food on my table and clothes to wear. God has never failed me when I didn't know him as my Saviour and when I knew him as my Lord and Saviour.
Matthew 5:45:
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have,
for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave
you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged
The Governments are quite funny when they make statements such as the population getting very old. However, the teenagers are staying in school much later in life and don't make any money to start paying for the retirement of old people. If the government was creating more jobs and not cutting them, there will be enough money for everybody. Those ministers expect people to work all the months of their working life, "what about those that fall sick or go off work to raise their kids, or have to work part times to be able to spend times with their kids". If the ministers were not spending our money on useless luxury goods. Money will be there for everybody.
I believe that, maybe, we are in the end of times. That's why there is all this oppression going on but I shouldn't forget the past times when God supplied all my needs and kept me going, I shouldn't worry about my retirement. God will find a way.
To conclude, let's forget the crappy sayings from those that rule our world and focus our eyes on Jesus "the author and finisher of our faith".
Psalm 62
1Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
God bless you all.
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Etsy has everything, from modern to vintage in art, jewelry, clothing etc. I can spend hours browsing the links and shops of individual designers and entrepreneurs. I receive inspiration each time I visit.
Brass chain with mustard yellow thread braided through it! Very unique!
This little pendant comes loaded with colorful foil hearts. The back is filled with lots of white nonpareil sprinkles. *Ball chain is included*
uniquely awesome & funky!
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Antique found doll parts (pre-1920's), sterling silver, and a pink blossom...Dark and sweet...
Brighten up any look with this fun necklace!
This bright neon pack of earrings features three pairs: neon green peace signs, turquoise stars and pink peace hearts.
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This fabulous pink pair was painted pink, and the safety pins are 7/8 inch long. The stars are pink.
retro mickey mouse charm bracelet
Awesome Handmade Jewelry!
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Love this bracelet for 4 th of July!!
Jimmy Buffett-- get ready for a upcoming concert...
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Gothic look, black and metal and comes with earrings!
Very cool magnesite stones paired with wood and black beads.. very funky and cool necklace and earrings set!
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HIGHLAND — One driver suffered minor injuries in a four-car crash on the Mid-Hudson Bridge Wednesday morning.
Town of Lloyd police Lt. Jim Janso said the chain-reaction collision happened in stop-and-go traffic on the eastbound lane of the bridge around 9:20 p.m.
It took between 30 minutes and an hour to remove the vehicles and clear the scene, Janso said. There also were some residual delays for westbound traffic.
Janso said one driver, a female, complained of neck and head pain and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie by Mobile Life Support Services.
Janso said no tickets were issued.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Challenge #49 Flower Parade
Hello and welcome to the Michelle Perkett Studio challenge 49!
I'd like to thank everyone who participated in last weeks challenge, we had lots of fun shaped entries!
Now, for this weeks challenge:
We challenge you to make a card or project using a Michelle Perkett Studio image and flowers made by YOU!
If you don't have any Michelle Perkett Studio digital images there are wonderful images in Michelle's Etsy store and you never know what you might find at the Crafters Digital Art Center group!
Our challenge is sponsored by Michelle Perkett Studio Esty store, the winner will be awarded one digital image of their choice from Michelle's Etsy store!
We have a special treat today, we have a guest designer!
I'd like to introduce you to Danielle!
featuring Summer
Thank you Danielle for sharing your awesome talent with us! To see more of Danielle's wonderful creations you can visit her blog Danielle's Corner.
We also have our fabulous Mermaids who've made more beautiful cards for your inspiration!
Mari featuring Emma The Amore Fairy
Marilyn featuring Guinevere
I feel like making some cards, how about you?!
Our challenge time line is from today, October 12th and ends Monday, October 18, 2010.
A winner will be chosen randomly at that time and an announcement made!
We encourage everyone to take a few moments to visit and leave comments for the design team and other participants. Comments are a wonderful way to say thank you for sharing your creative project and inspires everyone to create.
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Red Two
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Red Two was the call sign of the second member of Red Squadron. There were a number of starfighter squadrons with this name, and several beings went by the name Red Two.
In the Clone Wars, Aayla Secura flew a Jedi starfighter as Red Two during the Battle of Kamino.
Keyan Farlander flew as Red Two during his first mission for the Rebel Alliance.
Wedge Antilles used the call sign when he flew for the Alliance during the Battle of Yavin as the XO (Executive Officer, or second in command) of the squadron.
Han Solo was assigned the call sign during a mission to Kamino.
A seemingly unknown Y-wing pilot was called Red Two in the Battle of Endor who was noted for taking a "good shot" by Antilles, who by then was leading the squadron as Red Leader.
During Red Flight's diplomatic mission to Adumar, Tycho Celchu used the call sign.
At the end of Yuuzhan Vong War, Wedge Antilles flying as Red Two, saved Lando Calrissian Lady Luck from pursuing coralskippers.
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- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel
- The Courtship of Princess Leia
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