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NAME Crypt::Skip32 - 32-bit block cipher based on Skipjack
SYNOPSIS use Crypt::Skip32;
my $cipher = new Crypt::Skip32 $key;
my $ciphertext = $cipher->encrypt($plaintext);
my $plaintext = $cipher->decrypt($ciphertext);
my $blocksize = $cipher->blocksize;
my $keysize = $cipher->keysize;
DESCRIPTION SKIP32 is a 80-bit key, 32-bit block cipher based on Skipjack. The Perl code for the algorithm is a direct translation from C to Perl of skip32.c by Greg Rose found here:
This cipher can be handy for scrambling small (32-bit) values when you
would like to obscure them while keeping the encrypted output size small
(also only 32 bits).
One example where Crypt::Skip32 has been useful: You have numeric
database record ids which increment sequentially. You would like to use
them in URLs, but you don't want to make it obvious how many X's you
have in the database by putting the ids directly in the URLs.
You can use Crypt::Skip32 to scramble ids and put the resulting 32-bit
value in URLs (perhaps as 8 hex digits or some other shorter encoding).
When a user requests a URL, you can unscramble the id to retrieve the
object from the database.
Warning: A 32-bit value can only go a little over 4 billion (American).
Plan ahead if what you need to encrypt might eventually go over this
FUNCTIONS new my $cipher = new Crypt::Skip32 $key;
Creates a new Crypt::Skip32 block cipher object, using $key, where
$key is a key of "keysize" bytes (10).
my $ciphertext = $cipher->encrypt($plaintext);
Encrypt $plaintext and return the $ciphertext. The $plaintext must
be of "blocksize" bytes (4).
See the EXAMPLE below for hints on how to take a plain integer,
encrypt it, and encode it for use in URLs and other non-binary
my $plaintext = $cipher->decrypt($ciphertext);
Decrypt $ciphertext and return the $plaintext. The $ciphertext must
be of "blocksize" bytes (4).
my $blocksize = $cipher->blocksize;
my $blocksize = Crypt::Skip32->blocksize;
Returns the size (in bytes) of the block cipher. This is always 4
bytes (for 32 bits).
my $keysize = $cipher->keysize;
my $keysize = Crypt::Skip32->keysize;
Returns the size (in bytes) of the key. This is always 10 bytes (for
80 bits).
NOTES If Crypt::Skip32::XS is installed, this module will use it and the constructor will return an object of that type, though the interface is identical. You can stick with the pure Perl version by setting the CRYPT_SKIP32_PP environment variable before using this module.
If reporting a bug, please try to determine (if possible) if it is this
module or the XS one, and report it to the corresponding maintainer.
EXAMPLE This sample code demonstrates how Crypt::Skip32 can be used to encrypt unsigned integers and encode them for use in web URLs, form values, and other places where short encrypted text might be useful.
use Crypt::Skip32;
# Create a cipher. Change the long hex string to your secret key.
my $key = pack("H20", "112233445566778899AA");
my $cipher = new Crypt::Skip32 $key; # Always 10 bytes!
# Encrypt an unsigned integer (under 2^32) into an 8-digit hex string.
my $number = 3493209676;
my $plaintext = pack("N", $number);
my $ciphertext = $cipher->encrypt($plaintext); # Always 4 bytes!
my $cipherhex = unpack("H8", $ciphertext);
print "$number encrypted and converted to hex: $cipherhex\n";
# Decrypt an encrypted, hexified unsigned integer.
my $ciphertext2 = pack("H8", $cipherhex);
my $plaintext2 = $cipher->decrypt($ciphertext2); # Always 4 bytes!
my $number2 = unpack("N", $plaintext2);
print "$cipherhex converted back and decrypted: $number2\n";
The above code generates the output:
3493209676 encrypted and converted to hex: 6da27100
6da27100 converted back and decrypted: 3493209676
CAVEATS This initial alpha Perl implementation of Crypt::Skip32 has not been extentively reviewed by cryptographic experts, nor has it been tested extensively on many different platforms. It is recommended that this code not be used for applications which require a high level of security.
Reviewers and testers welcomed.
Though this module has been coded to follow a Crypt::CBC usable
interface, it is not intended for use in encrypting long chunks of text.
For those purposes, it is suggested you use another high quality, proven
cipher with a longer block size.
INSTALLATION If your Linux distro does not have a prepared package for this module, then the preferred method for installation is directly from the CPAN using a command like:
sudo cpan Crypt::Skip32
SOURCE The source for this module is being maintained on github:
Forks and patches will be reviewed, but please be aware that the
targeted functionality of this particular module is very narrow.
Feel free to build other abstractions on top of this module if you want
to make it easier to use or to create a particular application for its
BUGS Problems and feature requests can be submitted through the github "issues" link:
A gentle reminder sent directly to the author (below) may also help
increase awareness and attention.
SEE ALSO The original SKIP32 implementation in C by Greg Rose: http://www.qualcomm.com.au/PublicationsDocs/skip32.c
The 80-bit key, 64-bit block Skipjack cipher created by the NSA (Perl
code maintained by Julius C. Duque): Crypt::Skipjack
AUTHOR Perl code maintained by Eric Hammond [email protected] http://www.anvilon.com
Original SKIP32 C code written 1999-04-27 by Greg Rose, based on an
implementation of the Skipjack algorithm written by Panu Rissanen.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright (C) 2007-2011 Eric Hammond [email protected]
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at
your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.
The original C version of SKIP32 by Greg Rose (see below) is explicitly
"not copyright, no rights reserved". Even so, permission was requested
and granted to make a Perl version available on the CPAN.
ORIGINAL C SOURCE /* SKIP32 -- 32 bit block cipher based on SKIPJACK. Written by Greg Rose, QUALCOMM Australia, 1999/04/27.
In common: F-table, G-permutation, key schedule.
Different: 24 round feistel structure.
Based on: Unoptimized test implementation of SKIPJACK algorithm
Panu Rissanen <[email protected]>
SKIPJACK and KEA Algorithm Specifications
Version 2.0
29 May 1998
Not copyright, no rights reserved.
typedef unsigned char BYTE; /* 8 bits */
typedef unsigned short WORD; /* 16 bits */
const BYTE ftable[256] = {
g(BYTE *key, int k, WORD w)
BYTE g1, g2, g3, g4, g5, g6;
g1 = (w>>8)&0xff;
g2 = w&0xff;
g3 = ftable[g2 ^ key[(4*k)%10]] ^ g1;
g4 = ftable[g3 ^ key[(4*k+1)%10]] ^ g2;
g5 = ftable[g4 ^ key[(4*k+2)%10]] ^ g3;
g6 = ftable[g5 ^ key[(4*k+3)%10]] ^ g4;
return ((g5<<8) + g6);
skip32(BYTE key[10], BYTE buf[4], int encrypt)
int k; /* round number */
int i; /* round counter */
int kstep;
WORD wl, wr;
/* sort out direction */
if (encrypt)
kstep = 1, k = 0;
kstep = -1, k = 23;
/* pack into words */
wl = (buf[0] << 8) + buf[1];
wr = (buf[2] << 8) + buf[3];
/* 24 feistel rounds, doubled up */
for (i = 0; i < 24/2; ++i) {
wr ^= g(key, k, wl) ^ k;
k += kstep;
wl ^= g(key, k, wr) ^ k;
k += kstep;
/* implicitly swap halves while unpacking */
buf[0] = wr >> 8; buf[1] = wr & 0xFF;
buf[2] = wl >> 8; buf[3] = wl & 0xFF;
#include <stdio.h>
int main(int ac, char *av[])
BYTE in[4] = { 0x33,0x22,0x11,0x00 };
BYTE key[10] = { 0x00,0x99,0x88,0x77,0x66,0x55,0x44,0x33,0x22,0x11 };
int i, encrypt;
int bt;
if (ac == 1) {
skip32(key, in, 1);
printf("%02x%02x%02x%02x\n", in[0], in[1], in[2], in[3]);
if (in[0] != 0x81 || in[1] != 0x9d || in[2] != 0x5f || in[3] != 0x1f) {
printf("819d5f1f is the answer! Didn't encrypt correctly!\n");
return 1;
skip32(key, in, 0);
if (in[0] != 0x33 || in[1] != 0x22 || in[2] != 0x11 || in[3] != 0x00) {
printf("%02x%02x%02x%02x\n", in[0], in[1], in[2], in[3]);
printf("33221100 is the answer! Didn't decrypt correctly!\n");
return 1;
else if (ac != 4) {
fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s e/d kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk dddddddd\n", av[0]);
return 1;
else {
encrypt = av[1][0] == 'e';
for (i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
sscanf(&av[2][i*2], "%02x", &bt);
key[i] = bt;
for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
sscanf(&av[3][i*2], "%02x", &bt);
in[i] = bt;
skip32(key, in, encrypt);
printf("%02x%02x%02x%02x\n", in[0], in[1], in[2], in[3]);
return 0;


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As the noise and confusion pick up at Chez Melvin, I want to take a moment to look at what's going to happen in 2013. Everyone likes to engage in financial game like this at this time of the year. The airwaves and print will be full of advice about stocks to buy for 2013, how to position your portfolio for year-end gains, and all sorts of very important predictions. But just because I think all this tomfoolery is worthless as an investment guide is no reason for not to participate.
When I study the stock market, I see that all the ingredients for a major decline firmly in place. We have weak earnings, political gridlock, the risk of European contagion and the fiscal cliff all lining up to push stock prices lower. So we could easily see a new bear market in 2013.
I also see that the Federal Reserve is going to keep interest rates at near zero until the Jets win the Super Bowl or the Mets make it to the World Series. This policy is going to continue to push money into risk-based assets, especially stocks. This same policy is sparking ever so slight signs of a housing improvement. So we could easily see stock prices continue to climb the Wall of Worry and stage an impressive rally in 2013.
Or stocks could experience a gut-wrenching decline. If that doesn't happen it is highly probable that stocks trade in a range-bound fashion for much of the year. It is almost a certainty that we will not close 2013 at exactly the same level as 2012. So my prediction this year is the same as last year: Stock prices will fluctuate and there will be selloffs to buy and rallies to sell throughout the year. Some sectors and stocks will become unsustainably popular and reach unrealistic valuations. Others will be hated more than they should be and become too cheap not to buy. The key to making money as a long-term, asset-based investor is going to be reacting to the opportunities the market provides, not trying to predict the unknowable future direction of stock prices.
I do find it instructive at the end of each year to look at which groups and sectors have not done well over the previous 52 weeks. Last year's homebuilding selection worked like a charm with triple-digit gains in the suggested stocks. This year's group for mean reversion is going to be coal stocks. The sector is down about 20% on the year. I believe coal has a brighter future than traders indicate, but it's going to take time to get traction. Coal exports will eventually pick up with a global economic recovery, and domestic demand will stabilize as natural gas prices improve.
I haven't done much with coal in spite of the decline. I have a small position in Arch Coal (ACI), the result of selling puts earlier this year. I nibbled on the bonds of James River (JRCC) and Patriot Coal when the latter filed bankruptcy and coal-company bonds plunged. These positions have bounced around quite a bit but are now basically unchanged. I expect that to change in 2013 as I begin to add to coal stocks.
Arch Coal is currently the cheaper of the two largest coal companies, with shares trading at 60% of tangible book value. The company sells most of its output to electric utilities and has been hit by increased regulations that favor natural gas for generation. There are signs that the decline in coal demand is beginning to stabilize. Arch may never be a high-flying growth stock again, but the shares are too cheap and could rally sharply at the first sign of a real and lasting economic recovery.
I also like Peabody Energy (BTU), the largest coal company in the world, with operations in the U.S. and Australia, as well as joint mining operations in Mongolia and Venezuela. It has the best exposure to the higher-demand Asian markets, especially China, which should provide substantial growth opportunities for the company. At 1.2x tangible book value, this stock is not quite cheap enough to buy, but if it sells off in 2013, it will be a tremendous buy below that level.
Coal stocks have not done well for years now. They are down over the one-, three- and five-year periods and should be due to stage a recovery. But they have climbed the fiscal cliff along with the market and are up sharply in the past month. I am not in favor of chasing stocks and I would wait for the inevitable pullback to be a buyer. Buying the laggards worked in 2012, and I believe it will work in 2013 as well. Arch Coal is a buy now on the first market decline and Peabody is too cheap not to own if it slips below $20.


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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Is That You, Popeye?
(link via Boing Boing)
8 comments:
No...I'd rather have someone who's a good storyteller and strong director rather than someone who's more interested in s"style" over substance.
- October 25, 2012 9:25 AM
I dunno if you're being ironic with this post or not, can't tell. But, I for one, think that this CG Popeye is grotesque. There are some things that are better left in the hand drawn realm and Popeye is one of them. If this is any indication of the direction that Gennedy T will take Popeye (which of course we have no way of telling at this point) I will be sitting this one out.
- October 25, 2012 10:35 AM
- Mark Mayerson said...
Genndy Tartakovsky will do a cartoon cgi Popeye, where Spielberg or Zemeckis would do a motion captured realistic Popeye similar to the illustration. While I have no idea how the Tartakovsky Popeye will come out, I'm more hopeful for it than I would be for a more realistic approach.
- October 25, 2012 11:34 AM
- Paul Reiter said...
I would prefer that no one touches the character. The more time I spend with Segar's comic, the more I've come to see Popeye as being dependent on him (and the medium he worked in) to achieve greatness and all other takes to be debased in some way shape or form.
That includes becoming less enthralled with the Fleischer version, which I've felt, amongst other things, was stuck in the same formulaic Victorian melodrama for way too long (Disney had by the time of Popeye's theatrical debut, pretty much abandoned the one between Mickey, Minnie, and Pete). Considering the fact that the all takes on the sailor man owe themselves to that version, I don't see much to look forward to.
Plus I'm sick of these remakes, sequels, and what nots overall.
- October 25, 2012 11:54 PM
- Brubaker said...
"Plus I'm sick of these remakes, sequels, and what nots overall."
I never understood this argument against remakes. Seeing that during the "golden age" there were ton of remakes as well. There were three version of "The Maltese Falcon" within 10 years, for example.
As for the film, well, Tartakovsky can probably handle this better than that DTV CGI Popeye movie. We'll see.
- October 26, 2012 12:14 PM
- Thad said...
There were ten times as many movies made then, and the ratio was still skewed in favor of original ideas. And the remakes stunk then too. In fact, Huston's MALTESE FALCON may be the only remake in film history better than the original.
- October 26, 2012 1:18 PM
- JPilot said...
They're remaking Robert Altman's "Popeye"?!!!
Sacrilege!!! Blasphemy!!!
As a one off caricature of Popeye, I get it. ButI do miss seeing work like that of great caricaturists like Ricord, Morchoisne, Mulatier and Kruger.
- October 26, 2012 5:14 PM
- Julian Carter said...
While I understand Mr Mayerson's revulsion of a CGI Popeye adaptation making use of a character model that looks similar to the one posted here, I was really amused to see this semi-realistic photoreal Popeye. I don't have a problem with artists generating content like this, as long as they don't stagnate.
Thumbs up to Mr Romano for the striking image.
- October 29, 2012 11:53 AM


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The last hike James and I went on, to John Rock, was rated "more difficult" on our website of hikes in the Blue Ridge Mountains. And while it was a wonderful hike with many changes in topography and altitude, James and I were interested in finding a hike where guests could see some of the mountains and waterfalls in a less strenuous manner.
Graveyard Fields is about 30 minutes from the Carolina Bed & Breakfast in Asheville, North Carolina, just after milepost 418. Sadly, the geographical feature for which it was named no longer exists. About 500 years ago something caused the forest to topple and the resulting stumps rotted, leaving odd mounds of dirt which resembled tombstones. This held true until a forest fire in 1925 swept through the area, once again wiping out the trees and the mounds. But while the "graveyard" has disappeared, the broad valley with its low ground cover gives the hiker an easy walk with many views of the surrounding mountains. The area is especially popular in August when the many blueberry bushes are heavy with fruit and you are free to pick up to a gallon of them for your own use. Of course by the time we got there in September the birds, bears and tourists had pretty much cleared them out!
There are three waterfalls one can hike to, the first being a short .3 miles away. After passing through a rhododendron tunnel (which must be glorious when in bloom), you descend down a wooden stairway to the base of the falls. Even though it was a slightly overcast afternoon and not more than 65 degrees out, there was still a couple swimming in the cold water at the base. During the summer, this is a crowded and popular spot but fewer people venture on to the Upper Falls which is a hike of about a mile up the trail.
|Lower Falls
As I mentioned before, the scrubby undergrowth in the valley allows one to see the mountains around you as you hike, a relative rarity when hiking in the mountains where you are often among the trees. The trees are just barely beginning to change color up here, harbingers of what is supposed to be a very good season for leaf lovers this year.
It took James and I about 40 minutes to climb up to the Upper Falls. We passed no one on the way up, although we did meet a few couples heading that way when we descended. Arriving at the Falls I have to admit it didn't look like much. Our trail guide did suggest climbing the rocks along the side to the top if it were dry enough. One needs to be very careful if deciding to do this as slippery, wet rocks can be very dangerous. James and I were able to see a clear path so leaving our camera and other gear at the bottom (to be sure to have two free hands), we gingerly picked our way to the top.
I am so glad we did! Unfortunately I don't have a picture of it but the true fall is hidden behind the rocks next to James in the picture below and it frames a view of mountains and sky which is just lovely. The sun even decided to come out for us!
So there you have it: proof that not every hike near Asheville involves getting lost, wet, or working too hard!
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Grand traveled to Gunnison Sept. 18 to play the Lady Bulldogs for the second time this season. The Lady Devils had defeated Gunnison by a single-point margin in the season opener, but this time Grand routed the Bulldogs, 6-2.
While Gunnison scored twice in the first half of the game, Grand one-upped the Lady Bulldogs and put the ball in the net four times before the half. The Lady Devils also shut Gunnison down in the second half while Grand scored twice more to handily win the match.
GCHS senior Amanda Sheets continued to be one of Grand's most valuable players, netting four of Grand's six goals for the game. Fellow seniors Katy Miner and Morgan Dalton added the additional two shots.
"Gunnison... is sort of the game that everyone is talking about," said Miner. "We really played that like an actual game of soccer. It was kind of like a puzzle and we just finally fit everything together for the perfect game. I think it sets an example for all our future games because it really clicked for us – our passing, defense, our offense came together, and we really started playing like a team. Now, we just keep saying 'let's play this game like we played at Gunnison,' and I think it's going to really help us as we finish the season."
That approach evidently worked, as Grand had an even stronger win over South Sevier at home later in the week. On Thursday, Sept. 20, the Lady Devils trampled the Lady Rams, 6-0, as Grand's goalkeeper, senior Donna Snow, recorded her first shutout of the season.
Grand got off to a bit of a slow start early in the game, scoring only a single goal in the first half. After halftime, the Lady Devils picked up the pace and put five more points on the scoreboard to secure the win.
Five of Grand's players scored in the match. Freshman Shaylee Dalton, sophomore Caitlin Pfnister, and seniors Morgan Dalton, Madie Camps, and Sheets all put points on the board. Sheets topped off the game with a pair of goals just before the final whistle blew.
Head coach Mike Camps said he is very happy with how much the girls have improved.
"I absolutely think that that loss to Manti has improved these girls' playing," coach Camps said. "They really want it more now, they know how poorly they played that time and they know what they need to do now to win. The girls are playing really good, and are really playing well as a team. They're working hard to be successful, and this team is really coming together."
The Lady Devils have two more games to go before heading into the region playoffs. On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the team was scheduled to play the Richfield Wildcats at home. Then, on Thursday, Sept. 27, the Lady Devils will play their homecoming match and the last game of the regular season against the Manti Lady Templars.
The loss to Manti earlier this season has the Lady Devils itching to even the score, some players said. And defeating Manti at Grand's homecoming game would make the win even sweeter.
"I think this week will be pretty close," said coach Camps, "But I think that if we play the way we have been, we should play pretty good and hopefully we'll have two wins at home for homecoming [week]. I think the way we're going we can hopefully head away with a first place in region."
During the Sept. 27 homecoming game, Grand's multiple senior athletes will be honored, along with their parents, at halftime. Kickoff time for both contests is 4 p.m., while the junior varsity soccer team will play immediately after.


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Armer, a retired longtime professor in what now is called the Department of Cinema and Television Arts at Cal State Northridge, died of colon cancer Sunday at his home in Century City, said his son, Michael.
In a more than two-decade career that began in Los Angeles during the live TV days of the late 1940s, Armer was a producer on the 1950s series "My Friend Flicka," "Broken Arrow" and "Man Without a Gun."
From 1960 to '63, he was an executive producer on "The Untouchables," the Prohibition-era series starring Robert Stack as the crime-fighting Eliot Ness.
As the producer of "The Fugitive," starring David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble, who is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, Armer took home an Emmy when the show won for outstanding dramatic series in 1966.
Armer produced "The Fugitive," which was executive-produced by Quinn Martin, for the first three years of its 1963-67 run.
For Quinn Martin Productions, he went on to produce "The Invaders," the 1967-68 science fiction series starring Roy Thinnes, and the first season of "Cannon," the 1971-76 detective series starring William Conrad.
Armer also produced the 1968-71 western series "Lancer" and was a producer of the 1973-74 adventure series "The Magician," as well as TV movies such as "Birds of Prey," starring Janssen.
"I think Alan knew every aspect of producing: He knew what made a good script, he knew directing and editing, but what I remember about working with him was his patience and his kindness," said writer and producer David Rintels, who was Armer's story editor and associate producer on "The Invaders."
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Armer, who began lecturing at Cal State Northridge in what was then called the Radio-Television-Film Department in the '70s, became a part-time faculty member in 1980.
"I guess I was suffering burnout at the time," Armer said of his transition to teaching in a 2000 university interview. "Nearly everything I had worked on had been successful and I had won a lot of awards, but I just wasn't happy anymore. My wife asked me why I kept doing it."
Around that time he received a call from the chairman of the Radio-Television-Film Department asking if he wanted to teach a writing class. He later became a full professor, teaching screenwriting, directing and mass communications.
"I enjoyed every minute I spent working with those kids," he said.
In 2000, a year after he retired as a professor, the university announced that Armer had donated $1 million to build a 120-seat screening room in Manzanita Hall. It is named for Armer and his wife, Elaine.
Born in Los Angeles on July 7, 1922, Armer served in the Army during World War II and was an announcer for Armed Forces Radio in India and Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. He earned a bachelor's degree in speech and drama at Stanford University in 1947 and became an announcer at a radio station in San Jose.
After returning to Los Angeles, he took a job at an advertising agency, where he got his first taste of television by writing, directing, narrating, acting in and editing TV commercials.
Teamed with Walter Grauman, he developed "Lights, Camera, Action," a live TV talent show that aired on what was then known as KNBH Channel 4, the new NBC station in Hollywood, from 1949 to '51.
Armer, who earned a master's degree in theater arts at UCLA in 1982, wrote three books, including "Directing Television and Film" and "Writing the Screenplay: TV and Film."
His wife of 53 years, Elaine, died in 2002.
In addition to his son Michael, Armer is survived by his other children, Ellen King, David and Aimee Greenholtz; six grandchildren; and two great grandsons.
Alan A. Armer, an Emmy Award-winning television producer whose series included "The Fugitive" and "The Untouchables," has died. He was 88.


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Marvel Announces NOW! Wave 2, AvX What If? by Palmiotti and Molina
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by LOLtron » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:00 am
The four-issue, weekly miniseries will ship in July and be titled What If Avengers vs. X-Men was well written?
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On Friday,
First, he confirmed that Marvel is planning a second wave of Marvel NOW! titles, which he claims will generate the same industry and fan excitement as the first wave. He used the opportunity to kick DC while it's down, pointing out that none of the first wave of Marvel NOW! titles have been "cancelled or RE-relaunched in a whole new direction after 3 or 4 issues." We reached out to DC Editor in Chief Bob Harras for comment, but he just became teary-eyed and stormed out of the room. It is reported that he sobbed quietly for an hour and then ate an entire half gallon of Ben and Jerry's "Chocolate Therapy."
Next, Alonso announced a four issue What If series based on the abysmal Avengers vs. X-Men super-mega-crossover-event that will ship weekly in July. The series will explore the question "what if the Phoenix Force chose different hosts than Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, and Colossus?" We were hoping it would instead explore the more obvious question, "what if Avengers vs. X-Men were written with respect for the characters involved and without an apparent desire to both be and have sex with Wolverine as the prime motivation and theme of the work?" On the bright side, it will be written by Jimmy Palmiotti and illustrated by talented artist and occasional Outhouser Jorge Molina.
So you had better buy it!!!
Alonso also spoke about Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane's Angela coming to the Marvel Universe at the end of Age of... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...
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by IvCNuB4 » Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:09 am
by BubbaKanoosh » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:35 amPretty sure in this alternate reality Cap is still wrong.
by GHERU » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:46 amCALLED IT!
by IvCNuB4 » Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:09 amThat's kind of fucked up that they are already doing a "What If" on their "big event" that only ended 5 months ago
by alaska1125 » Sat Mar 23, 2013 12:59 pm
I might be wrong (actually more likely than not), but I think there's been a similar window with "What If" stories based on Civil War, House of M, World War Hulk, etc...
by Grayson » Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:19 pmSo we'll probably get a What If? story where the Phoenix Force bonds with Captain America, Iron Man, Wolverine, and 2 other Avengers. We'll probably get some crap where Wolverine will be the final character left with the Phoenix Force and somehow he will be able to control it, thus not killing Xavier, and everyone is happy because Wolverine got to be the big hero of the day.
I will say that I find the cover to be extremely entertaining if only for the possibility of a match up between the Hulk and Storm. I imagine that the actual battle would be 3 panels and consist of the follow dialogue:
Panel 1 - Storm: I do not wish to harm you but you leave me no choice, prepare yourself and know the power of a living godd...
Panel 2 - Hulk: HULK SMASH!!!!!!!
Panel 3 - Hulk has smashed. The End.
by BlueStreak » Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:21 pmWolverine gains possession of the Phoenix Force, masturbates and creates a new universe. He's just so damn passionate.
by Agent Panic » Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:49 pmI wish they would just make What If? a monthly series again. Loved that book.
by Grayson » Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:58 pm
This. You would think that with all of the other Marvel series that have come and gone over the past 15 years since the last ongoing What If? series was cancelled, they would have at least attempted another ongoing revival. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the occasional miniseries but What If? is a really fun title and if used correctly, could be a fantastic bridge to new, younger readers.
by e_galston » Sat Mar 23, 2013 6:25 pm
yep, they tend to do this all the time.. there was one right away for Annilihalation as well
by Grayson » Sat Mar 23, 2013 6:42 pm
Yeah, What If? Planet Hulk was released in the middle of World War Hulk and actually introduced Skaar a few months before his first appearance at the end of the series.
by Johnny Smith » Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:15 pm
I'd only be in favor of a monthly series if Marvel was committed to maintaining the quality of the book. I have a feeling you'd end up with C and D list creators if it was a monthly. So I vote for the mini-series approach.
by Stephen Day » Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:13 pm
To be fair, when What If was still a regular monthly series it wasn't that uncommon for issues based on big events to come out not long after they ended. I recall the issue dealing with what if the heroes of the MU lost Atlantis Attacks coming out not long after that big crossover.
So, it's not like this is anything new.
by Alan Alexander » Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:12 pmAnthology series don't sell. Most people buy comics because they like particular characters and stories about them. Since the ongoing What If was an anthology focusing on different characters each month, if you bought it one month for "What If Wolverine became King of the Vampires" (because you have absolutely no self respect), you would probably have to wait several months for another Wolverine story to masturbate over.
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Miami, Fla. - Day one of the Miami Spring Challenge saw each Melges 32 experience moments at the front of the fleet, followed quickly by life in the low teens due to big lulls, 30 degree oscillations, and steep chop that was enough to loosen molars. With a warm breeze ranging from 140-170 degrees, PRO Anderson Reggio and his legion of volunteers from the Coconut Grove Sailing Club managed to get off three very exciting races that went down to the wire in each heat.
In race one, Dalton DeVos on Delta maintained a wire-to-wire win after a push from his cousin Ryan DeVos on Volpe, and a late charge by John Kilroy on Samba Pa Ti. The story of race one was the comeback made by Jason Carroll and his Argo team, who was close to last at the bottom gates and recovered nicely to finish fifth, which may have been a regatta-saving race. And of course there was no shortage of action on the starting line. Spectators at the pin end were treated to a very animated performance by Vasco Vascotto, tactician on Roberto Tomassini Grinover's Robertissima after they were called OCS, and did their best to re-round and chase down the fleet.
The second race of the day went to Dalton DeVos' Delta. DeVos and his team orchestrated a comeback of their own as they rounded the first windward mark in the low teens, but did an amazing job of picking clean lanes both upwind and down passing boats at will until they stole the finishing gun. "We rounded the first mark in close to last, and after a solid first run we rounded the gates in eighth and had a miracle second upwind. With a bit of leverage on the left side and nice shift, we were able to put twenty lengths back on the leaders and capitalized on some nice waves on next downwind to take the lead," said Delta tactician Jonathan McKee. After a tough first race, the slate grey Melges 32 of Tony Buckingham on Ngoni with their bright orange shoes got hot posting second place, followed by Japan's Keisuke Suzuki on Swing.
Heading into the last race, temps began to rise into the high 80s which resulted in a dying breeze. Teams scrambled to switch to their light jibs and make rig adjustments to set up for the new conditions. Starboard tack had been painful up to this point, and with the lighter wind it was like trying to drive a golf cart up a mountain top, there just wasn't a lot of grunt. Teams who were able to set up their boats with a wide groove and ability to handle the chop while on starboard tack typically found themselves at the front of the pack.
Roberto Tomassini Grinover on Robertissima bolted off the starting line (making use of all his banked good karma from hosting some seriously awesome World Championship Birthday parties in previous years) put together a solid race and took the bullet. Buckingham maintained his groove and was able to post another keeper - second place, and with a third place finish, Carroll lurked like a snake in the grass to quietly post three straight top five finishes.
Post race an amazing dock party was presented by Alec Cutler's Hedgehog team. As teams debriefed and casually tidied their boats for the day, Dark N'Stormies flowed freely, a wonderful gift from Gosling's Rum. Teams lingered for nearly three and a half hours on the dock, listening to the classic spin playlists prepared by the awesome Curtis Florence and shop talked the afternoon away. On Saturday, teams are in store for more of the same as another class dock party will reset the afternoon.
The day two forecast is for lighter, hotter conditions, and with leftover lump from the previous South Easterly breezes, look for a huge shakeup in the standings. Three races are scheduled. After six races, discards go into effect.
The Miami Spring Challenge is the hosted at Miami Beach Marina in Miami, Florida, supported by Coconut Grove Sailing Club and Melges USA.
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2.) Jason Carroll/Cameron Appleton, Argo; 5-4-3 = 12
3.) John Kilroy/Paul Goodison, Samba Pa Ti; 2-6-5 = 13
4.) Roberto Tomasini Grinover/Vasco Vascotto, Robertissima; 8-5-1 = 14
5.) Tony Buckingham/John Kostecki, Ngoni; 13-2-2 = 17
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The AMV Thread
yeah, basically its just people who think they have good taste and have way too much time on their hands.
sorry to those who make them [not rerally], but at least upload something other people will waqtch
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I have a handful that I love, and most of them were made by people who took a great deal of time and effort in making them. I'd say 80% of the ones I keep are comedy ones, like the Fanservice one, I Wish I Was a Lesbian, Chibi Things That Kill and that really, really funny one using the Photon anime. Oh, and Ninja of the Night with Naruto! For a serious one, Mark of My Sins with the anime Trinity Blood and the song Nemo is my current favorite. Wonderful editing!
I usually download them from the Anime Music Video website.
I hate most AMV's Mostly because i just dont like the music they have
I like AMVs that bring out an essence. I dont like amvs that are just clips and song stuck together. The vid would then seem like it was actually mute and they just put whatever background music seemed nice. That is not a music video.
This AMV is good though. They say it's an opening to a PSP game of Bleach. Judging from the kinds of effects used, I think it was done using Windows Movie Maker.
I don't like AMV's as to me they can never satisfy everyone most that i have seen seem to me that people have a fav song and go i know lets stick that with an anime that won't go.
To me you can't just stick any song with an AMV it may be me here being picky but i feel that the song and vid footage have to click like the music is saying what emotions are felt in the vid what ever the reason to me you can't rush them
Permanently away from the clutches of reality
AMV are okay but all they do is force other people perception of the anime on you and they are all about bands like 'sum 41' or 'green day' or gay like that. But some I admit are pretty cool especially the sad ones.
i just flat out dont like amv's i dont care what anime or song is used i just dont get along with them
(ive seen all this happen in the actual show and it didnt have to have a shitty A7x song the first time why now)
Trevor (OP)
I can't stand AMVs. I haven't found one that I liked and I don't care to look for one.
i don't like 'em. just about all of 'em are lame 'cept the exceptional ones with great sync. those are cool.
There are some well made AMVs but the vast majority of them are crap.
Here's one i really like. Though i think you'd have to like Berserk to enjoy it.
Former Crunchyroll Employee
I don't understand the point, even on the rare occasion that the quality's good and the music doesn't make my ears bleed. -____-
Anyway, the anime and music never seem to actually fit.
You can make it fit, just that it would take hell of a time to custom edit and stuff. I always wanted to make an amv but I was ever so lazy to look at programs to make one. Nor do I have space on my computer to save every anime that could be usefull. When I mean custom editing I mean to try and cut parts of animes out and fade them into another...Or making animated gifs to see if you can cut certain parts out edit them and place them back in. Though too much work and copyright violation might take place...i dont know.....anyways.... I see a lot of potential and what not with a lot of the AMV's, but I really wish that people would no use over-rated songs such as Linkin Park, Kryptonite, Evanescence and some others not mentioned. Not only that, the songs should be selected carefully to kind of fit the theme of what you want to portray. And yes it is hard when you try to dedicate songs to one anime, it gets repetative from other AMV's and ppl get sick of looking at it(varies on animes and episodes). I still have yet to see a AMV that I like. Probably finding different music that Ive never heard before is why I watch and listen to AMV's lol.
Im glad some other people don't like them as well, they are often made by people with no skill and bad clips and music. I really have grown to hate them.
Linkin Park is overused in all animes IMO, I got nothing against animes but when I hear LP in one I turn it off immediatly, I love LP but getting real tired of hearing it in AMV's y'know.
I've dragged this halo through the dirt for the last time.
here is one that i really really like http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=6509
duh i created it


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Useless hints
As I have previously posted, useless hints are just that -- useless. I was reminded of this tonight when I read a post in the IGO forums complaining about useless hints. Bottom line: When you create a new geocache, if you're not going to give useful information in your encrypted hint, leave that field blank. If not, all you're doing is frustrating your fellow geocachers and diminishing their opinion of your cache.
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Oh, and don't you hate the "hints" that say something like, "Sorry, no hints".
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Many people have thought that the tech industry isn't as interested in CFAA reform, since it supposedly protects them in cases where they have been hacked, but that's not the case. Through out the startup community, I've heard many people who were horrified to learn about the charges against Aaron Swartz, as they quickly realized how easy it would be for a Justice Department official to spin what they themselves were doing into something nefarious sounding. That does not help innovation.
No one is in favor of having no rules at all, but clearly the CFAA is outdated, broken and widely abused. Fixing the law to focus on actual malicious and nefarious attacks would be a huge step forward, not just for the public, but for innovators and entrepreneurs who often build great things by starting with a simple hack.


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Name at birth: Rosa Louise McCauleyIn 1955, Rosa Parks was an African American living in Montgomery, Alabama -- a city with laws that strictly segregated blacks and whites. On 1 December 1955, after her day of work as a seamstress at a local department store, Rosa Parks boarded a city bus. When she refused to give up her seat to a white man, the bus driver called police, and Rosa Parks was arrested and fined. The resulting bus boycott by African-Americans, led by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., caused a national sensation. The boycott was a success and led to desegregation in Montgomery and elsewhere in the United States. Over time, Rosa Parks became a national icon of civil rights and African-American pride. Parks worked as an aide to Michigan Congressman John Conyers, Jr. from 1966 until her retirement in 1988, and she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development in 1987. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton in 1996.
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Rosa Parks married Raymond Parks, a barber, in 1932, and they remained married until his death in 1977. They had no children. Raymond Parks was born in 1903… Her hometown of Tuskegee, Alabama was home to the Tuskegee Institute, which was led for many years by Booker T. Washington. He died in 1915, two years after Rosa Parks was born… Rosa Parks's bus ride was reminiscent of Homer Plessy's refusal to leave an all-white rail car in Louisiana in 1892… Her refusal to relinquish her seat came nine months after teenager Claudette Colvin was arrested for the very same thing… Rosa Parks was played by Angela Bassett in the 2002 TV movie The Rosa Parks Story.
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Hoechst 33258 is a bisbenzimide heterocyclic fluorescent probe that is permeant to the membranes of both living and dead cells. The dye is, however, reportedly less permeable to membranes than some other commonly utilized Hoechst probes. Nevertheless, Hoechst 33258 is a very popular nucleic acid stain, which fluoresces bright blue when bound to the minor groove of DNA, though it may also bind to RNA, albeit with significantly lower binding constant and quantum yield. Hoechst 33258 is relatively soluble in water and exhibits pH-dependent spectra when not bound to nucleic acids, with a considerably greater fluorescence quantum yield at pH 5 than at pH 8. When the dye is bound to DNA, it exhibits absorption and emission maxima of approximately 346 and 460 nanometers, respectively.
The expansive cellular microtubule network present in a culture of Indian Muntjac fibroblasts (illustrated above) was immunofluorescently labeled with primary anti-tubulin mouse monoclonal antibodies followed by goat anti-mouse Fab fragments conjugated to Rhodamine Red-X. The culture was also counterstained for DNA in the cell nucleus with Hoechst 33258. Images were recorded in grayscale with a QImaging Retiga Fast-EXi camera system coupled to an Olympus BX-51 microscope equipped with bandpass emission fluorescence filter optical blocks provided by Omega Optical. During the processing stage, individual image channels were pseudocolored with RGB values corresponding to each of the fluorophore emission spectral profiles.
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Midsomer Murders "Painted In Blood, Part 2" Troy, originally dazzled by the visiting detectives who take him under their wings, becomes disillusioned and works with Barnaby to solve the case themselves. The puzzle now includes a mugging and stolen documents. Part 2 of 2G
8:00 pm
Masterpiece Mystery! "Endeavour, Series I: Rocket" A royal visit to a family-owned munitions factory begins as a proud occasion for the people of Oxford but the joy ends when an unpopular fitter is murdered during the visit. Thursday and DS Peter Jakes lead the investigation while Morse is given routine tasks. Chief Superintendent Bright frets that he needs the case to be solved quickly. Morse meanwhile delves into the family's murky past, as well as his own.G
9:30 pm
Scott & Bailey Having coerced Nick into buying her a flat, Rachel finds out she is pregnant with his child. She successfully traps a murderer of a housewife. Janet, meanwhile, is dreading her wedding anniversary party and presses on with the long, cold murder case of her school friend Veronica.G
10:30 pm
Call The Midwife "S2 E2" The Nonnatus community is rocked when the Kelly family's newborn son dies in unexplained circumstances. Cynthia, who had attended the birth, comes under intense scrutiny from the police and the pregnant women of Poplar. Despite reassurances from her friends and colleagues, Cynthia questions her own abilities and the strain takes its toll on her work and health.G
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|Lovers Lai Yiu-Fai (Leung) and Ho Po-Wing (Cheung) travel to Argentina from Hong Kong looking for adventure but soon go their separate ways. Lai is working as a doorman at a tango bar when a badly beaten Ho unexpectedly re-enters his life. Lai looks after the self-destructive Ho but his restlessness causes him to desert Lai once again, even as Lai befriends young Taiwanese Chang (Chen). After Chang returns to Taipei, Lai begins to suffer from depression and serious homesickness, as well as still worrying about Ho. Edgy visuals and playful performances bely a serious nature. Chinese and Spanish with subtitles.
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Scuba Diver at the Oil Rigs
A diver explores the anemone-covered structures of an offshore oil platform near Huntington Beach, California.
Blue-ring Topsnail
Super macro looking top-down on its shell. San Miguel Island, California.
Golden Kelp Forest
Kelp bass slowly appear out of a shallow, sunlit kelp forest off the coast of Catalina Island, California.
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea nudibranch under the powerful lens of an underwater magnifier.
Kelp Forest at Santa Barbara Island
A female sheephead glides through the healthy kelp forest of Santa Barbara Island, California.
Scythe Butterflyfish in Kelp
A northern butterflyfish emerges from the kelp forest off the coast of Catalina Island, California.
Sea Fan in a Cave
A diver enters a cave at Santa Barbara Island, California.
Red Gorgonian Sea Fan and Brittle Stars
A red gorgonian sea fan and the surrounding reef are covered in brittle stars off the coast of Santa Barbara Island, California.
Southern Sea Palm
A southern sea palm sways in the strong underwater currents of Santa Barbara Island, California.
Fish-eating Anemone
A large fish-eating anemone is a bright spot in the debris field of the Humble SM-1 wreck near Point Conception, California.
Rish of Lobster
They must know lobster season is over. Catalina Island, California.
Santa Barbara Island Reef Scene
A risk of California spiny lobster in the reef near Santa Barbara Island, California.
Cabezon with Eggs
A male cabezon guards its clutch of eggs on the life encrusted structure of oil platform Elly/Ellen.
The intertidal zone of Catalina Island, full of algae including this southern sea palm.
A fringehead waits patiently for a snack to float by.
Flabellina iodinea nudibranch near the wreck of the Avalon. Palos Verdes, California.
Divers near Underwater Wreck
A pair of divers investigate the wreck of the Humble SM-1 off the coast of Point Conception, California.
Hopkins' Rose
Okenia rosacea nudibranch at Shaw's Cove - Laguna Beach, California.
This lobster's days are numbered. Catalina Island, California.
Onespot Fringehead
Flame reef, Santa Cruz Island, California.
Fried-egg Jelly Split
Fried-egg jelly off the coast of San Clemente Island, California.
California Sea Lions
A pair of California sea lions off the coast of Santa Barbara Island, California.
Flabellina trilineata
Three-lined aeolid nudibranch on the Redondo Barge wreck.
Flabellina iodinea
Perhaps my favorite nudibranch to photograph, the Spanish shawl (Flabellina iodinea), is one of the most colorful of the 125+ species that are documented in the waters off California. I found this one cruising on a pneumatocyst (float) of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) near Catalina Island.
Bat Ray Encounter
A bat ray cruises through a clearing in the kelp forest at Santa Barbara Island, California.
Mantis Shrimp
A large mantis shrimp off the reef near Palos Verdes, California.
Mating Nudibranchs
A pairs of mating Trionia festiva nudibranchs on the wreck of the Gambler near Long Beach, California.
Red Gorgonian Sea Fan
A red gorgonian sea fan and the surrounding giant kelp sway gently in the current of Santa Barbara Island, California.
Placida cremoniana
Extremely rare Placida cremoniana nudibranch at Catalina Island, California. Normally found near Japan.
Kelp Forest
It's seemingly so quiet you can hear a pin drop in the slowly swaying kelp forest.
Felimare californiensis
This colorful nudibranch brightens reefs around Southern California.
Mexichromis porterae
A Mexichormis porterae nudibranch at Catalina Island, California.
Spanish shawl nudibranch near Gull Island, California.
Bluebanded Goby
Bluebanded goby shelter.
Simnia snail laying eggs on a red gorgonian sea fan.
Giant Kelp
Surgy conditions at Santa Barbara Island.
Hermissenda opalescens
An Opalescent nudibranch (Hermissenda opalescens) on a blade of kelp at the popluar dive site called Bird Rock, near the isthmus at Catalina Island.
Brittle Stars
Brittle stars at Anacapa Island, California.
Janolus barbarensis
Santa Barbara Janolus at Santa Cruz Island, California.
Christmas Tree Worm
Super macro image of a tiny Christmas tree worm at Anacapa Island, California.
Portrait of a bluebanded goby.
Sea Star at Sunset
Giant-spined sea star under the Newport Pier. Newport Beach, California.
California Moray
A large California moray peers out from its shelter deep within a crevice.
Festive Tritonid
Festive Tritonid (Tritonia festiva) feeding on a red gorgonian sea fan. Santa Cruz Island, California.
Juvenile Garibaldis
A pair of juvenile garibaldis.
Brittle Star
Brittle star feeds on a red gorgonian sea fan at Anacapa Island, California.
Simnia Snail
Simnia snail on a red gorgonian sea fan.
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FBI Admits It's Not Really About Law Enforcement Any More; Ignores Lots Of Crimes To Focus On Creating Fake Terror Plots
from the how-is-that-making-us-safer? dept
The article correctly notes that this has had a big impact:
Between 2001 and 2009, the FBI doubled the amount of agents dedicated to counterterrorism, according to a 2010 Inspector's General report. That period coincided with a steady decline in the overall number of criminal cases investigated nationally and a steep decline in the number of white-collar crime investigations.
"Violent crime, property crime and white-collar crime: All those things had reductions in the number of people available to investigate them," former FBI agent Brad Garrett told Foreign Policy. "Are there cases they missed? Probably."
The reductions in white-collar crime investigations became obvious. Back in 2000, the FBI sent prosecutors 10,000 cases. That fell to a paltry 3,500 cases by 2005. "Had the FBI continued investigating financial crimes at the same rate as it had before the terror attacks, about 2,000 more white-collar criminals would be behind bars," the report concluded. As a result, the agency fielded criticism for failing to crack down on financial crimes ahead of the Great Recession and losing sight of real-estate fraud ahead of the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis.The article accurately notes how the FBI has basically started ignoring a tremendous amount of financial/white collar crime, but unfortunately never bothers to do the flipside: to look at whether or not the FBI has been even remotely effective in the whole "national security" aspect that is now its "primary function." Because, from the evidence we've seen, it seems like a disaster. Rather than tracking down and capturing actual terrorists (remember how the FBI knew all about the Boston bombers, but did nothing about them?), it seems like the FBI has been coming up with ways to keep itself busy that have nothing to do with really protecting national security.
So... what has the FBI been doing? Well, every time we hear anything about the FBI and counterterrorism, it seems to be a case where the FBI has been spending a ton of resources to concoct completely made up terrorism plots, duping some hapless, totally unconnected person into taking part in this "plot" then arresting him with big bogus headlines about how they "stopped" a terrorist plot that wouldn't have even existed if the FBI hadn't set it up in the first place. And this is not something that the FBI has just done a couple times. It's happened over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. And those are just the stories that we wrote about that I can find in a quick search. I'm pretty sure there are a bunch more stories that we wrote about, let alone that have happened.
All of these efforts to stop their own damn "plots" screams of an agency that feels it needs to "do something" when there's really nothing to be done. Thousands of agents were reassigned from stopping real criminals to "counterterrorism" and when they found there were basically no terrorists around, they just started making their own in order to feel like they were doing something... and to have headlines to appease people upstairs. The government seems to have gone collectively insane when it comes to anything related to "terrorism."


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Students at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio worked to educate delegates at a recent United Nations commission about the importance of life and family in protecting womens interests.
The work at the U.N. makes an impact. Its important for Catholics in the U.S. to realize how important it is, said Monica Krason, a junior from Richmond, Ohio majoring in legal studies and British and American literature.
Krason was one of 15 Franciscan University students, faculty and staff who attended the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations headquarters in New York City from March 9-15.
The students hoped to stress the importance of human dignity and the family to members of the commission, which has met yearly to discuss womens equality and other issues.
Krason told EWTN News on March 19 that some lobby groups in favor of abortion and a redefinition of marriage try to promote very dangerous, expansive language, like reproductive rights, that sounds very good but is actually really bad.
She explained that this language often amounts to the right to push abortion and contraception, even in countries where it is not wanted.
The work theyre doing there is really important. People need to pay attention to the U.N. so that abortion does not become a fundamental human right, she stressed. It would be a disaster if that happened.
Krason said that if the U.S. recognized an international treaty declaring abortion to be a fundamental right, it would negate any efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The delegation from Franciscan University was led by Prof. Brian Scarnecchia, a professor of human life studies and legal studies.
The students lobbied as non-governmental organization representatives for the Society of Catholic Social Scientists and the International Solidarity and Human Rights Institute, the latter of which Scarnecchia founded.
The professor has taken more than 200 Franciscan University students to the Commission on the Status of Women sessions in the last nine years.
The students statement to the Commission on the Status of Women, titled The World We Want, was submitted on behalf of the universitys St. Thomas More Society, a student group which focuses on politics and faith.
It called for an enhanced regard for the natural family, including more regulations on divorce and support for troubled marriages to help secure the best interests of children.
The statement opposed abortion based on gender or undesirable genetic conditions while advocating basic health care to reduce child mortality and aid maternal health.
Krason said she was surprised by the strange bedfellows the pro-life, pro-family movement works with at the U.N.
The students were advised not to bother talking to western countries because nine times out of ten they are going to be very opposed to your viewpoint.
The people you want to talk to and try to encourage in their work are people from the African countries, the Muslim countries, and maybe the most surprising, Russia, Krason explained. Russia is having a demographic crisis. So they have become very pro-life.
Students also attended sessions on violence against women and girls in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.
In a March 12 report about the lobbying effort, Scarnecchia and undergraduate student Sara Hartung said developed nations, including the U.S. under the current Obama administration, use such gatherings to try to push poor countries to accept documents enshrining abortion as a fundamental right and classifying restrictions on homosexual sex as crimes against humanity.
They said many delegates from the developing world complain that the Commission on the Status of Women has lost its direction and is simply focused on forcing abortion and unrestricted homosexual sodomy on the third world.
In the view of these delegates, the real issues affecting women in the developing world include providing potable water, sanitation, and basic health care such as antibiotics and blood banks, though they believe these receive little attention.
Krason said pro-life, pro-family organizations need to have a stronger presence at the United Nations in order to encourage other like-minded countries.
The pressure theyre under is immense, she explained.
She suggested interested student volunteers contact the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, the International Solidarity and Human Rights Institute and the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute to learn more.


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Death Of Nokia's 'Comes With Music' Shows That 'Free' With DRM Is A Losing Proposition
from the dead-and-buried dept
Nokia says that it was the DRM that was the real killer:
"The markets clearly want a DRM-free music service."And, of course, there was nothing stopping the labels from allowing a DRM-free service, but they still have this infatuation with DRM, even though they finally came around to ditching the DRM on MP3 sales.
That said, this little real world experiment once again seems to highlight how the claim that "people just want stuff for free" is a myth. Here was a case where people could get the music they wanted for free... but it came limited and so they weren't interested. It's rarely about people just wanting stuff for free. It's often about the restrictions or the convenience of things. The price is nice, but it's rarely the key factor, despite what some industry folks would like to claim.


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|An insurer offering group health insurance coverage may not use genetic information as the basis for a pre-existing condition exclusion in the absence of a diagnosis or establish rules for eligibility or continued eligibility based on health status-related factors, including genetic information. An insurer with respect to a self-insured health plan, or a county, city, village or school board that provides health care services for individuals on a self-insured basis, may not (1) require or request any individual or a member of the individual's family obtain a genetic test or reveal whether a test was taken or the results or (2) condition coverage or health care benefits on or use in the determination of rates whether an individual or his/her family member has taken a genetic test or what the results of the test were. Life insurance or income continuance insurers are not subject to the above provisions but may not provide rates or aspects of coverage that are contrary to the risk involved.
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Success Story
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Way to go! You are an inspiration! ~ aliciaReplyDelete
wow that is a great sum you raised. you should be very proud of yourself! hope you can get a few days of well deserved rest.ReplyDelete
I don't know if you've seen my comment on the fb page. I just wanted to say a massive thank you and well done for all your hard work. I know what difficult it is to raise money, particularly at the moment.ReplyDelete
My name is Sally and I have RA. I am on the regional committee in Central England; Phillip told us about your achievement at today's meeting and believe me it is so appreciated by everyone. It was a shame you couldn't make it but we all understand that you probably had a massive day on Saturday and probably need to rest for the next month to get over it!
I was hoping to make it on Saturday but I haven't been too well myself and it was quite a drive for me so I'm sorry I couldn't come in the end.
Anyway, take care and keep in touch and I hope to meet you soon.
- Anonymous22 February 2011 at 22:38
Very inspirational, well done you xReplyDelete
Congratulations on a successful fund raiser! You should be very proud and happy; so kick back, put your feet up, and rest for a bit...you deserve it!ReplyDelete
I so wish i could've been there! I live in london and was dying to go but couldnt get there (was planning on a road trip but it just went wrong lol)ReplyDelete
glad you had an amazing night and well done with raising all the money you did for Arthritis Care! they are an amazing charity and deserve everything they get! You did truley amazing! well done again and love your blog!!
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative neuromuscular disease, also called Lou Gehrig's disease after the famous baseball player who died from this condition. ALS affects the nervous system and destroys motor neurons (nerve cells that help control movement) while sparing the abilities to see, hear, feel, touch and taste. ALS is characterized by progressive dysfunction resulting in symptoms such as tripping, clumsiness, difficulty talking, slurred speech, muscle cramps, twitching and ultimately, paralysis. The most common cause of death among ALS patients is respiratory failure, which occurs when nerve damage eventually affects the muscles that control breathing. The average survival time after being diagnosed with ALS is three to five years (ALSA 2012).
There are two main forms of ALS: sporadic and familial. The sporadic form comprises 90 percent of all ALS cases. However, many scientists study the familial forms in order to try to understand the mechanisms of the disease. While familial ALS is typically caused by mutations in different genes (including a gene known as SOD1), researchers still do not completely understand the pathogenesis of sporadic ALS. Scientists are pursuing a number of theories including oxidative stress, glutamate toxicity, and mitochondrial dysfunction (Rowland 1994; Cleveland 1999; Rothstein 2009). Other possible risk factors include viral infections (Woodall 2004) and environmental toxins (Mitchell 2000). The current consensus is that many factors may converge to cause the motor neuron damage typified by ALS (Rothstein 2009).
Conventional medicine, which has fared poorly in the treatment of ALS, attempts to lessen symptoms by slowing disease progression. Currently, the only FDA approved drug in the United States for ALS patients is riluzole. Unfortunately, it has been shown to extend human life span by only two to three months (Miller 2007). By adding scientifically studied natural interventions to conventional therapies, one may be able to target pathogenic mechanisms of ALS from multiple angles in hopes of slowing disease progression and improving quality of life.


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Apple has sent forth its traditional, post-opening weekend press release trumpeting how many new iPads it has sold. We say iPads — plural — because it wasn't only the iPad mini that went on sale, but the fourth generation iPad too, despite it being almost completely ignored by the press.
From November 2 to November 5, Apple sold 3 million iPads, which it says "doubles the previous first weekend milestone of 1.5 million Wi-Fi only models sold for the third generation in March." Neither of the two new iPads have cellular connectivity yet, but 4G models will ship in the next few weeks.
Just in case you didn't quite catch it, Apple CEO Tim Cook chimed in to confirm that the company "set a new launch weekend record," and adds that it had "practically sold out of iPad minis."
So, a resounding success? Well, possibly, but there's no breakdown of exactly how many units of that 3 million magic number were iPad minis. Reports from around the world on Friday didn't contain the same degree of excitement over the iPad Mini as they have for previous Apple products, and described shorter lines at stores.
This didn't stop it from selling out, a fact that anyone could gather from a cursory glance at Twitter late in the launch day, as frustrated buyers found the shelves empty at their local stores. Apple's statement closes with reference to online pre-orders selling-out too, confirming that "demand for the iPad mini exceeded the initial supply."
Three million sales needed for success
Prior to the weekend, an analyst from BTIG said Apple needed to shift at least 3 million iPad Mini tablets for it to be hailed a success. For some context, the iPhone 5 sold 5 million over its opening weekend and as we reported last week, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has taken nearly 40 days to reach 3 million sales.
Apple analyst Gene Munster warned the company may fall short of this figure, estimating between 1 million and 1.5 million iPad mini devices would be sold. He noted that this lower than expected figure is because the iPad mini will be a "grower," and that once people see and try it, demand will increase.
Without the aforementioned sales breakdown, it's impossible to know how close Munster came to the truth, but he's probably not far off. At least we assume he's not, as for all we know, the fourth generation iPad could have been responsible for 75 percent of the total.
With the iPad mini selling out online and in stores, it certainly looks like another successful launch for Apple. But it's difficult to say just how much of this was true demand, and how much was lack of supply. Among the endless iPad Mini rumors, you may recall an analyst warning that there would only be "acceptable" iPad mini stock levels for the first month, due to problems with the supply chain. This rumor may have come true, and comes soon after the iPhone 5's similar problems.
The iPad mini came out in 34 countries on Friday and according to the Apple Store, is currently limited to two per customer with a two-week wait before it ships.


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1971 Ford Bronco: Homebrew BroncoPosted in Features on April 1, 2012
There are those 'wheelers who come to the game with a pocket full of cash and some vision. They may hand over their vehicle to a shop with that cash and spend time waiting until they get an off-road capable rig in return. Then there are those who take a derelict vehicle and work through the cold winters and hot summers, sometimes slathered in greasy goo while laboring in their garages to build a project to call their own and eventually take 'wheeling.
Brent Greiner from Avondale, Arizona, falls more squarely in the latter category. Brent's a project guy and when he got word of a deal on an aged '71 Bronco about three years ago, he soon made the buy and trailered it home. As the third owner, what he got was essentially a starter kit that came without seats, wiring, brakes, or floorboards; but did include a fair bit of body rust.
From there, Brent assembled what you see rolling across these pages. He brought together a thoughtful collection of parts to build a weekend Bronco for backcountry exploring and spending time on challenging trails. The body was stripped and refinished, the chassis received a new suspension, and the interior was rebuilt to suit its new personality.
Brent performed nearly all the work himself, save for the paint, clocking the axle knuckles, and some of the tube work. His wife, Erin, pitched in, as well, providing spare hands during some of the assembly. We ran across this clean Ford at the recent Arizona Classic Bronco Stampede and had to show you Brent's build. He's now got a well-built machine and is enjoying the fruits of his own labor.
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|Brent Greiner/Avondale, AZ
|1985 351W V-8 with BC Broncos shorty headers, MSD 6A ignition
|Edelbrock Performer intake, Holley Truck Avenger Carburetor
|Transfer case:
|Dana 20
|Dana 44 (with 8-lug hubs)
|Dana 60 Full-floater
|Ring and Pinion:
|Front Differential:
|ARB Air Locker
|Rear Differential:
|ARB Air Locker
|Wild Horses 5 1/2-inch Rockcrawler coil springs, Wild Horses 5 1/2-inch, 11-leaf rear packs, Rancho 9000 14-inch-travel adjustable shocks
|37x12.50R17LT BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain KM2
|KMC Addict 17x9 inches
|Driven Auto Parts aluminum dash, Autometer gauges, 2008 Honda Odyssey leather seats, custom bumpers/tire carrier, Optima Yellow Top


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About $2,500 worth of copper water lines were stolen from a vacant house in the 1300 block of West Reynolds Street.
The copper was taken within the last month and a half. The theft was discovered Wednesday.
In addition, damage done to eight windows and two doors was estimated at $2,200.


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Does it? I mean, except for stating a certain time frame (such as "last year" or "yesterday"), or saying that something happened earlier 曾 or is past 過,completed 了 or using want/will 要 or can 會 to indicate something in the future, there isn't really any "tense" I know of. This actually has a number of consequences that are more serious than one would think, e.g. I've observed that Chinese-speakers will sometimes, when speaking a European language, such as English or German, start speaking about something five years ago and then suddenly return to the present tense and continue talking, even though they are stll speaking about the past incident five years ago. That's because it's the way they are accustomed to speaking in their language -- they tell a history long past as if it were just happening now.Fortigurn wrote: This turned out to be untrue. It doesn't have verb conjugations or noun declensions, but it does have tenses
I'm not qualified to say too much here, but I doubt that things are that simple. Ever compare some Chinese Bible translations? Do you think it is easy to find ways to even approximately translate the original language into Chinese? Do you think they communicate exactly the same thing the supposedly redundant original language(s) do? If so, why should Chinese speaking theologians bother to learn the original languages and use them for their exegesis -- if they could do equally well without "bothering" themselves with all the so-called "unneccessary" and "inefficient" grammar?Fortigurn wrote: but you can still say everything in Chinese that you can say in Greek; you just do it a different way (and in some cases with an inevitable shift of concept). What does this show us? It shows us that effective communication doesn't require two or three dozen prepositions, a half dozen or more cases, endless lists of conjugations and declensions, and a couple of handfuls of moods. All that stuff is redundant; you can say it all another way, using a far simpler and more efficient grammatical system.
Why, then, doesn't someone publish a "simplified" Κοινή New Testament that eliminates all the conjugations, declensions and moods and reduces the number of prepositions? (I'm not suggesting that someone should actually do this -- it is only a rhetorical question) If the grammar really was "unneccessary", then such a thing could be done with no loss to the meanings and nuances expressed in the New Testament writings, right? (Note that I'm saying this because I hope there are people that will protest and argue against such an idea)