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New California foreclosure actions posted a sharp plunge in the first quarter to levels not seen since the last housing boom.
Lenders filed 18,567 mortgage default notices on California houses and condominiums during the first three months of the year. That was a 51.4% drop from the previous quarter and a 67.0% drop from the first quarter of 2012, according to real estate firm DataQuick.
The filing of a notice of default is the first step in California's formal foreclosure process.
The firm reported the numbers Tuesday. It attributed the drop to rising home prices, a stronger economy and government interventions designed to curtail foreclosures.
In particular, a series of new laws backed by state Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris that place new regulations on foreclosure practices appears to have played a big role in the sharp reduction, DataQuick reported.


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Sure we're an ag website, but farmers buy tech all the time and this week the folks at Google and Motorola announced some interesting new tools and upgrades I thought you might be interested in.
First up is Google with the new Nexus 7 that aims at the Apple iPad Mini and claims to be te world's highest resolution 7-inch tablet. The new mini-tablet is also thinner and lighter, which would be handing.
With a true HD display the Nexus 7 should make reading email - even for older eyes (yes mine too) easier. The Retina display at Apple does make a difference on the iPad (which baffled me when the iPad Mini came out with a lower-resolution screen). Price for the Nexus 7 is $229 for the 16 GB model and only and $40 more to get a 32 GB model. If you want to add a cellular connection the 32G version will cost you $349. It goes on sale just about everywhere on July 30 - including Amazon, Best Buy, Radio Shack and Walmart.
Over at TheVerge.com they offer their look at the Nexus 7 - you can check that out here. And the folks at Engadget show off other 7-inch Android-based tablets and how they compare.
Second, Motorola has three new Droid phones on the market and as one computer pundit said "these are the droids you're looking for" - a nice place on a very old Star Wars reference. Here's a quick rundown of the three phones and what they offer.
There will be three phones - all from Motorola including the Droid Maxx (shown at right), Droid Ultra and the new Droid Mini. Their names say a lot about their capabilities. The Droid Maxx has a 5-inch high-resolution screen with a 48-hour battery life (you read that right).
The Droid Ultra - $199.99 - is a very thin phone, in fact it's the thinnest Droid ever with its high-resolution 5-inch display. Battery life for this thinner phone is reported at 28 hours - so you should get a full day of heavy use out of the unit.
And the Droid Mini has a 4.3-inch screen and sells for $99.99. It has a lower-quality screen, according to some reports, but at that price point and size could be pretty popular. All three of these new Droids will run the latest version of Google's Android operating system. You can see more by checking out this review.
Finally, it's nice when we communicate with a company and they put an idea to work. A couple weeks ago we promoted a new interesting data site from Climate Corporation showing crop progress in a very graphic way.
The problem I had was that the map legend on the screen was hard to read, so it made it hard to read. What was going on? So this week the legend is bigger (thank you!). And I'm told that in the future instead of V and R stages that legend could get even more descriptive. I won't give that away but we'll check back and see when they make those changes.
It's a new way to look at weather model data and it shows you quickly how the corn crop is doing. Check it out at insights.climate.co.
Image notes: Nexus 7 image from Google.com; Droid Maxx from Motorola Inc.

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Football Clinches Playoff Bid and Share of SCAC Title
San Antonio - With its 20-14 win over Centre College on Saturday afternoon, the Trinity football team clinched a share of the SCAC Championship, and a bid to the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Trinity (9-0, 5-0 SCAC) fell behind by 14 points in the second quarter, but scored 20 unanswered to pull out the win. The Tigers came into the game ranked 13th in the latest AFCA Division III poll, and 18th in D3football.com's national poll. Centre was 25th in the D3football.com ranking.
After Centre scored on consecutive drives in the second quarter - the last of which ended with under two minutes before halftime - Trinity finally got on the board with an 80-yard scoring drive that made it 14-7.
The Tigers punted on their first drive of the second half, but then scored on back-to-back third quarter drives to go ahead 20-14 with just over 20 minutes left in the game (the extra point was blocked).
Centre turned the ball over on downs three of its final four possessions - including the last drive of the game. Trinity punted into the end zone with 1:10 to play, leaving Centre 80 yards from a potential tying score.
The second play of the drive was a 40-yard catch-and run to set up the Colonels at Trinity's 40 with just under a minute left. Centre got another first down at the Trinity 19 yard line, before four straight incompletions ended the game.
Nykolas McKissic completed 11-21 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown, while Mason Blaschke completed his only pass for a 23-yard touchdown. Blaschke took a lateral pass from McKissic, then threw into the end zone to Riley Walker for the game-tying score early in the third quarter.
Jonathan Osei-Kuffour had three catches for 59 yards and a touchdown to lead the Trinity receivers. He caught a 15-yard pass from McKissic just before halftime to put the Tigers on the board. In the second half, Osei-Kuffour broke free for a 33-yard reception to set up Trinity's game-winning score from a yard out.
Patrick Granchelli enjoyed another 100-yard rushing performance, carrying 22 times for 101 yards and the game-winning touchdown. It was the second straight 100-yard game for Granchelli, and the fourth of the season.
Jonathan Pinque led Centre with 83 yards rushing, while Tyler Osterman completed 15-30 for 122 yards through the air.
Kyle Trella punted eight times for 367 yards (45.9 yards/punt) for the Tigers - including two punts over 60 yards. His first long punt was a career-long 70-yard, followed later by a 65-yard punt to pin Centre inside the 20.
Trinity will travel to Sherman, Texas, next weekend to take on Austin College in the regular season finale. The NCAA Playoffs will begin the following weekend (Nov. 19), against an opponent to be determined.


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Closings start in NY trial of Madoff ex-employees
NEW YORK (AP) — Three of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff's managers and two computer programmers played a "crucial role" in his mammoth fraud by helping him churn out fake documents to fool thousands of investors into thinking they were worth millions of dollars when he'd squandered their money for four decades, a prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments Tuesday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Zach urged jurors to reject the testimony of two defendants and arguments on behalf of three others that they, too, were victims of Madoff's nearly $20 billion fraud.
"The fraud is staggering," Zach told jurors who had watched evidence dispensed by the spoonful over more than five months at the first trial to result from the fraud. "Each of these defendants played a crucial role in the fraud."
He said the defendants had told "thousands and thousands of lies" to customers, financial institutions, regulators and the Internal Revenue Service. Each of them has pleaded not guilty.
Zach showed the jury photographs of each of the defendants as he explained their role in the fraud, beginning with Daniel Bonventre, Madoff's director of operations.
He said the 68-year-old Bonventre lied on the witness stand when he insisted last week that he ran the legitimate side of Madoff's business while he was kept in the dark about the fraudulent private investment side of the operation.
"He's not telling you the truth about his role in the fraud," Zach said.
He said Bonventre oversaw the account in which investors poured nearly $20 billion since 1970, hiding it from auditors and regulators and dipping into it after 2000 to help make the then-failing brokerage side of the business seem profitable.
Zach said Bonventre lied to get loans, stole money and got rich while he was paid more than $15 million by Madoff from 1992 through 2008. He started at the firm in 1968.
"He became wealthy and rich," the prosecutor said. "The perks, the rewards of committing these frauds, were huge."
Zach also said testimony by Madoff's former secretary, Annette Bongiorno, was not credible.
He said she was responsible for billions of dollars in fake trades and oversaw a massive rewriting of customer accounts while making more than $18 million in a career that also started in 1968.
He mocked her testimony too, recalling that she said she "wasn't one that splurged on anything major."
Displaying a photograph of a Bentley she purchased, he said: "She had a Bentley. Anyone would know that a Bentley is a splurge."
A picture of a $6.5 million condominium she bought in Florida was also shown to jurors.
The prosecutor described account manager JoAnn Crupi as a key player in the accounting fraud, saying she was "one of the people frantically writing checks to the very end" to benefit her friends and family.
And he called computer programmers Jerome O'Hara and George Perez "the oil that made this fraud work," saying they developed computer programs to manufacture false books and records.
The fraud collapsed in December 2008 when Madoff ran out of money and confessed to FBI agents that his business was a sham. He pleaded guilty and is serving a 150-year sentence at a federal prison.
Closing arguments are expected to run into next week, when the jurors likely will begin deliberations.


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Rhode Islanders have benefited from the social conscience of the General Assembly through the years. It has proven time and again that it excels in addressing social issues, in caring for the many and diverse human service needs of the citizens, in helping its veterans and the homeless, elderly and disabled.
But there will be fewer means of public support for all these important government services if our economy cannot provide the revenue to pay for them all.
The legislature is working on the budget and pursuing initiatives to improve our economy. It needs to work harder and it needs a laser-like focus on fiscal prudence, creating jobs and easing the tax burden on our citizens. That is why I have deep concerns that legislation such as the legalization of marijuana may serve to divert the General Assembly's, and the media's, attention from the most pressing issue of this session – economic development.
I mean no ill will to the sponsors of the legislation. Our democratic process is about all ideas being heard. I offer no opinion at this time on the merits, or lack thereof, of legalization. My solitary desire is that, while other issues come and go, rise or fall, pass or die, the General Assembly re-intensifies its commitment and energy to the most pressing needs of the state today – retooling the economy, creating jobs and paving the way to a prosperous future. Those issues, unlike others, have an impact and bearing on the welfare of every citizen of the state.
James C. Sheehan
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Romanwild wrote:Even in the fight world a truly "game" dog is one in a million.
Romanwild wrote:No offense but how the hell would you know?
mydawgs wrote:Romanwild wrote:No offense but how the hell would you know?
Well you wouldn't know, but that doesn't mean there arn't game dogs and plenty of them according to the original authors definition. Please note the distinction between a game dog and a proven game dog. It is my humble opinion a dog is either game or it isn't, but since the only true way to test them is by fighting (as I believe that game is multi dimensional and only being tested in the pit stresses all the doggers criteria) then the majority of us will never know,
soooooo I think the real issue here is what should the "new" gates for deciding to breed good dogs be, as doggers past used "gameness" as defined in the pit for finding worthy dogs to breed. At least this is what I have concluded from my research.
JCleve86 wrote:Back to the point, the historical "game bred" dog was one DIRECTLY sired or whelped off of a dog that was proven and then later had the honored unofficial title of "game" bestowed upon them. Game was an unofficial title of honor bestowed on only a very very few dogs in history. This title was sparingly and grudgingly bestowed by other dog men in honor of a dog. It was NOT an honor bestowed upon a kennel or a person OR a line of dogs. Nor was it a claim that could be made by the owner of the dog let alone the owner of the BYB kennel who buys a dog with XW within the pedigree. Call em whatever you want but performance lines or other similar terminology is more appropriate.
Most of the BYB criminal wanna be kennels cannot even honestly claim that their bred-by dogs fit within the more correct terminology of being performance bred or working lines (e.g. hog dogs) because they do nothing to prove their breeding stock are capable of excelling at performance or working events. Their claim to fame is typically based upon secretive back yard rolls they call "game testing" that do no more to show a dog has true grit than walking them down the street.
That being said there are no TRULY and due honored game dogs left on the planet and consequently there are only a very very few "game bred" dogs still alive.
You say you know of modern day game dogs or game bred dogs? I say you are pretending or at the very most know of criminals and wanna bes who have no clue what the real term meant and probably assigned the term to their own animals which is the utmost in ignorance!
Then you come back saying that hog hunting proves a dog game? That is the penultimate in a silly statement and fully exhibits your lack of true knowledge of the breed. I showed that to a hog hunting buddy of mine running Carver dogs and he practically barfed. For your future reference, a good hog dog is just that, a good hog dog or maybe even a proven catch dog. You can claim it is a way to prove game just like others claim that weight pull proves game. Neither is correct within the true historical framework. Both prove drive, skill and heart and maybe grit in the case of hog hunting. A good hog dog is a good hog dog and in some of those circles that is an honor enough in itself. As eluded to catching under hard duress (very few wild boars can take it that far) does prove grit but the title of game was never utilized as part of catch sports. However, through bull baiting the term did originate as a noun ie "that dog has game". This meant the dog had grit, determination, tenacity and drive. This term evolved later to become a title of sorts as described above.
Using the word "game" in any form these days is the same as using the phrases "rare blue" or "pure bred merle APBT". It is false advertising.
PPP wrote:JCleve86 wrote:You say you know of modern day game dogs or game bred dogs? I say you are pretending or at the very most know of criminals and wanna bes who have no clue what the real term meant and probably assigned the term to their own animals which is the utmost in ignorance!
PPP wrote:PPP wrote:JCleve86 wrote:You say you know of modern day game dogs or game bred dogs? I say you are pretending or at the very most know of criminals and wanna bes who have no clue what the real term meant and probably assigned the term to their own animals which is the utmost in ignorance!
Matrix accuses anyone who knows of modern day game dogs or game bred dogs, of Pretending.
I said, I NEVER pretend.
mydawgs wrote:Roman -
I respect what you are saying, but I too respectfully disagree with the outing of the term "game" when it comes to an APBT. Try this for a read it is quite good and it is easy to understand. And BTW, don't chuckle but I'm the only one I know that has a gamebred petbull.......
Click on the link provided below and then
Start where this question is asked........
What exactly is "gameness"?
[The following is an exchange that occured on bulldog-l between
Scott Bradwell and Wilf LeBlanc. The passages offset with ">"'s
are questions posed by Wilf.]
I think it sums up in one place a lot of the discussion I've seen here in this post, I found it easy to read from a laymans perspective.
below is one of the times I fought on ESPN. It hasnt been all that long ago.
I can still TCB when I have to. Perhaps you should turn me in?
cheekymunkee wrote:It will be a shame if you leave the board, I have noticed you are VERY knowledgable and I think you have a lot to share & teach. But this is not a board where fighting will be glorified or supported.........now or in the past.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar & David Boreanaz: 'Buffy' Reunion at Santa's Workshop Event!
Sarah Michelle Gellar and her former Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star David Boreanaz attend the Santa's Secret Workshop event at the Andaz Hotel on Saturday (December 1) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 43-year-old actor brought along his wife Jaime Bergman and their two children Bella and Jaden.
The event benefited L.A. Family Housing, whose mission is to help families transition out of homelessness and poverty through a continuum of housing enriched with supportive services.
Malin Akerman showed off her growing baby bump while Tori Spelling looked happy as can be with her newborn baby boy Finn, her hubby Dean McDermott, and their older kids Hattie, Liam, and Stella.


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I think there was an attempt by the producers to manipulate the results which unfortunately, for them ended badly. Questions:1) Why did they offer lavish prizes when Danielle was HOH and it resulted in people throwing the veto competition, 2) The non-working buzzers when Erika won HOH, did that happen by accident or was it engineered?, 3) When Mike Boogie blatantly threw the HOH competition no. 1, I think he should have been automatically eliminated IMHO. Also, in the veto competition when Danielle was HOH, they should have not allowed anyone to choose everything for points to win power of veto like Janelle did. Have nothing against Janelle but, it smells of being fixed!!!
We all called that one
The Best part of the show!?!? JANIE not only winning the 25, 000.00, bt having it be the last thing on the show...kind of like upstaging Erislut!!!!
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I had a interesting problem with "Zenwalk" server that refused to
properly register the higher resolution settings on a ATI Rage
128 video card. The program would not list anything higher than
the 800x600 resolution even though the card would read as high
as 1600+ in several Puppys. Of course that resolution is way too
high if you value your monitor. The Lucid Puppy will default
to that setting but when the card is Probed it defaults to
the usual 1924x768 resolution which is ok.
Trying to set higher resolutions on Zenwalk by editing the
'Xorg.conf" file in the X11 directory was not working. That was
probably due to security reasons even at ADM level. I tried the
editing with "Gleany" with no success. I then decided to try
for a backdoor using Lucid Puppy. I knew I was getting results
when the program would crash when posting the hardware settings.
I finally hit on the right setting after a few tries.
It's hard to beat a Puppy when you are having problems getting
a system up and running! There are several issues that I am
working on with Zenwalk. Don't get me wrong the program has a
lot of features and is a solid Linux program and is far more
reliable than the Windows OSs. One thing that I am having an
issue with and concerning a lot of the large Linux releases
is that they do not support the encryped DVD playback of disks.
Guess what operaqting system does? The Puppys do! Especailly
Lucid and Wary Puppy versions. Lucid uses "Xine" and Wary uses
the "Ogle" player. Of 5 versions I know that do support the
DVD format, is listed below:
Wary Puppy
Lucid Puppy
Precise Puppy
Mac Puppy
Windows Puppy (based on Lucid)
If you want a fast little OS for running on outdated equipment
use the Wary Puppy. I have an old 256 M. 300 Mhz machine and
Wary runs good on it. The newer versions will not load. I've
had issues with Ubuntu and if I remember right, it had problems
with DVDs also. The system is slower probably because of the
overhead it has, and that is why I quit using it.
It's hard to beat the Pups especailly with all of the features
they have and the speed at which they execute them! A job well
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All the OSes that dont support playback of encrypted DVDs will play them after installing the correct libdvdcss2 package. It doesnt really matter what player you use if you install this package.
Note that it is actually technically a bit of a legal problem to include the codecs to play DVD and MP3 etc as default in a linux OS.
Ubuntu cannot and neither can Debian/ Fedora/ CentOS/ Mandrivia/ Slackware etc, because including them in the OS is with no one actually paying for them is a little bit of a legal hotspot. These distros cannot include DVD playback as standard or they will be sued.
Note that its actually illegal in some countries to download the libdvdcss2 package and use it from the debian multimedia repository.
And so, the debian multimedia repository is run privately by some individual or team that doesnt really have anything to do with official debian.
If Puppy was to get super popular overnight and there was a million people using it, then it would grab the attention of the companies that own the rights to these codecs and Puppy would be sued or ordered to remove such codecs.
There is a legal way of doing it and that is to not include the codecs and have a site setup where you can purchase these codecs. The Raspberry Pi was popular enough or grabbed the attention of the media enough to be forced to sell these codecs via their website MPEG2 or whatever and they didnt offer them for free in their repository.
As far as stability goes, you cannot go wrong with a tier one OS. Debian is tier one, Puppy is tier one if its compiled all from scratch (Lucid Puppy is not a tier one OS, infact its packages are from a 2nd tier OS, and this makes it a 3rd tier OS), Ubuntu is a 2nd tier OS, started life as a Debian based OS and still is but they introduce different things into it.
Zenwalk is not a tier one OS, you will not have the same stability as you would with a tier one OS like Slackware.
Any Linux that is "based on" another OS is a 2nd tier OS and the worst of this is when the OS is not only "based" on something else, but is also not fully compatible with the mother OS anymore due to changes made by its creators to "improve" it or "tweak it" or "make it better" and you can no longer install the official packages from the parent OS.
An example here is Debian and Ubuntu. Ubuntu is based on Debian but lost compatibility with Debian after so many changes where made that you simple cant run debian stuff on Ubuntu, and you absolutely need to use the Ubuntu package management and all these packages have been modified. And if you get caught with a 2nd tier OS that lost compatibility with its parent OS then you have to wait on the community of such 2nd tier OS to release their own packages. This means you cant install as much stuff on the 2nd tier OS as the mother OS, with the exception of a really popular 2nd tier OS like Ubuntu that has more packages for it than Debian as its more popular than debian and has more staff working with it.
The same is true with Zenwalk and Slackware. Zenwalk isnt as popular as slackware and so there will not be the same kind of support you get from a 1st tier OS nor the same amount of packages.
If all the big Linux distros included the codecs for free with their standard install, the would all be sued very quickly and maybe not exist anymore.
Just hope that Puppy doesnt get huge popularity because it will be forced to remove the non free codecs.
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Hi kb9ezl.
I have had to install a driver pack 'Xorg High' (Lucid_528) to make some card/machine/resolution combos work, and after that is installed, choose one of the ati drivers using xorgwizard. (Ctrl-alt-backspace to get a console window, then xorgwizard, enter). Hope this can help you.
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If Puppy was to get super popular overnight and there was a million people using it, then it would grab the attention of the companies that own the rights to these codecs and Puppy would be sued or ordered to remove such codecs.
I guess Puppy will gladly join an agreement and be able to pay a bonus to the developers of the 1500-2000 binaries + the libraries it normally ships with then if so millions of users ...
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Building on recent efforts to escape bailout entanglements, the Treasury Department revealed plans on Wednesday to unload its remaining 500 million common shares in General Motors (NYSE:GM) within the next 15 months, but taxpayers may still lose money on the bailout.
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As part of the agreement, GM said it will buy 200 million shares of its own common stock from the government for $27.50 each, amounting to a $5.5 billion buyback. That represents a 7.9% premium on GM's close at $25.49 on Tuesday.
The U.S. said it plans to unload its remaining 300 million GM common shares on the open market within the next 12 to 15 months, beginning as soon as January and based on a pre-arranged written trading plan. That remaining chunk represents about 19% of the outstanding shares.
However, even if the U.S. receives $27.50 a share for its remaining shares, the government would be a little over $7 billion short of recouping the entire $49.5 billion bailout.
"This announcement is an important step in bringing closure to the successful auto industry rescue, it further removes the perception of government ownership of GM among customers, and it demonstrates confidence in GM's progress and our future," GM CEO Dan Akerson said in a statement.
The U.S. also said it has agreed to relinquish certain unspecified governance rights it received in exchange for the bailout, which came during the economic collapse of 2008 and 2009.
The Treasury Department said so far it has recovered more than $28.7 billion of its GM investment through repayments, sales of stock, dividends, interest and other income.
"The auto industry rescue helped save more than a million jobs during a severe economic crisis, but TARP was always meant to be a temporary, emergency program," Timothy Massad, assistant Treasury secretary for financial stability, said in a separate statement. "The government should not be in the business of owning stakes in private companies for an indefinite period of time."
GM said it expects to close the share buyback by the end of the year and sees the move adding to its earnings per share by cutting outstanding shares about 11%.
However, the auto maker also said it plans to take a charge of about $400 million in the fourth quarter on the buyback.
GM noted it was able to make the $5.5 billion buyback thanks to strengthening its balance sheet, which is projected to have liquidity of about $38 billion at the end of the year.
"We come to work every day grateful that taxpayers from the U.S. and Canada stepped forward to rescue our industry, and determined to show this extraordinary help was worth it," Akerson said.
Shares of Detroit-based GM soared 6.92% to $27.25 Wednesday morning on the news, leaving them up 34.5% so far this year.
The efforts to sell the government's stake in GM come after the Treasury Department last week unloaded about $7.6 billion of shares in American International Group (NYSE:AIG), exiting its common stock portfolio in the bailed-out insurer.
Also, earlier this week the U.S. said it plans to make significant progress in 2013 winding down the government's TARP bank program.
The Treasury Department estimates it has recovered more than $381 billion, or 90%, of the $418 billion of TARP funds handed out.


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— February 7, 2013
Professor Jonathan Haidt challenged second-year MBA students to see their careers as a "hero's journey" during a week-long professional responsibility course.
With an introduction from Dean Peter Henry, emphasizing the dangers of shortcuts, Jonathan Haidt, a leading moral psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller The Righteous Mind, guided second-year MBA students through a week-long course on professional responsibility. Drawing on his own research in moral psychology, Professor Haidt exposed students to ethical truths and business realities; students heard about ethical dilemmas from guest speakers and participated in breakout sessions on topics including conflicts of interest, loyalty and whistle-blowing and social responsibility.


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Bread. The word can mean money. "Have you got any bread?" We use the term to ask a friend if they have the money to buy something. But the word usually means that food made of dough, born of grain - a staple of human existence since the beginning of civilization.
Bread comes in all kinds of shapes, colors and grains. Some bread is multigrain. That's how I like mine. I buy a twelve grain bread that is full of fiber and all sorts of good stuff. You can see the seeds in its fabric and its crust. I can thank my son for educating me about the right kind of bread a person should eat, if it's good food for the body one wants. I used to eat only plain, white bread. That's what I was raised on. Turns out that doesn't have the same fiber and nutrients my high fiber, multigrain bread has.
When I first started eating this brown bread, it took some getting used to the difference. I did get used to it. Now I never eat white bread unless I'm eating rolls or something on a bun at a restaurant or fast food establishment. Score one for good health.
We call our bread "loaves." We say "I have to pick up a loaf of bread." It has a fairly standard form caused by dough being cooked in a pan which is shaped like a rectangle.
The two pieces of bread on either end of a loaf we call "the heel." Those two pieces are distinct, because they have crust on one side. That tends to make that slice of bread dry. For that reason, they are not favored by many. Count me among those who will put off eating the heels until the very last of the loaf. They just don't make a sandwich the way I like a sandwich made. But a heel can be a very tasty piece of toast. Oven cooked toast is the best way to eat a heel, because you can put butter on it and cook it up with those familiar sun spots of churned excellence. Another option that works for me is using a heel in an open face sandwich made from something semi-liquid, like chili. That's good eating!
The piece of bread right next to the heel can be kind of dry and dense. I usually try to avoid eating those until next to last. It sounds silly, but when I open a fresh loaf of bread, I want a big fat piece from beyond the heel and that one piece next to it. When push comes to shove, though, I'll make a sandwich with that piece of bread next to the heel. Until then, I'm reaching past it to the next "full" piece of bread. The late, great comedian George Carlin had a wonderful routine about that very practice. "Forget that piece," he'd say emphatically. "I'm reaching past it to get the good bread. Let my family eat that piece of bread!"
I can't talk about bread without talking about some of its mention in Bible stories and old church songs. "This do in remembrance of me," is a quote from Jesus, when instructing his apostles at the Last Supper to break bread. They didn't cut it like we do. They tore it or broke it, some bread being hard, not soft. They ate unleavened bread. It lacked yeast, which makes bread softer and causes it to rise. "A little leaven leavens the whole loaf," the Good Book told us in Paul's letter to the church in Galatia. "Bread of heaven, feed me 'til I want no more" are lyrics from an old church song titled "Guide Me Oh Thou Great Jehovah."
Whether literally or figuratively, bread is the substance of life across the world, across the millennia.
© 2013, Jim "Pappy" Moore,
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Jim "Pappy" Moore is a native son of East Texas who still makes the piney woods his home. email@example.com


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21st Century 'Moonshine'?
Prohibition Researcher Cites Historic Parallels
Whether they realize it or not, residents of Colorado and Washington have traveled back in time – 80 years, to be exact.
The first two states to decriminalize recreational marijuana are sharing in the national experience of 1933: the end of Prohibition. And the similarities are uncanny, says Prohibition-era researcher and author Denise Frisino.
"As with Prohibition and the criminalization of alcohol production and sales, after marijuana possession was banned in 1937 there were many unintended negative consequences," maintains Frisino, author of "Whiskey Cove," (www.whiskeycovebook.com), a novel based on firsthand interviews with Prohibition-era bootleggers in the Pacific Northwest.
"The most obvious is the proliferation of corruption and organized gangs. After Prohibition became effective in 1920, America saw the rise of unprecedented crime."
And, as was true in the 1920s, increasing crime means a greater need for – and expenditures on – law enforcement and judicial services. Enforcing the Prohibition cost the federal government more than $300 million.
In the interest of learning from history, Frisino cites these additional parallels to Prohibition and our contemporary problems with criminalized marijuana:
• Public safety: During Prohibition, there was no regulatory oversight on the production of alcohol, which meant some illegally brewed and tampered with liquors were downright dangerous. "Bad booze actually killed people," Frisino says. On average, 1,000 people a year died from drinking tainted alcohol. Marijuana, too, can be dangerous when dealers lace their product with chemicals to make it seem more potent. One benefit of decriminalization is that the quality of substances can be monitored. In Colorado, the growing process is strictly monitored from seed to sale.
• Tax revenues: The federal and state governments lost $11 billion in tax revenues during Prohibition, which was especially painful for states like New York, where nearly 75 percent of revenue came from liquor sales. Today, with the country still reeling from the Great Recession, legalization of marijuana will provide some much-needed extra tax income for Washington and Colorado.
• Medical uses: Like marijuana, alcohol has medicinal uses. Physicians of the early 20th century prescribed it for a variety of ailments. During Prohibition pharmacies could sell medicinal liquor, which led to a spike in the numbers of pharmacies as bootleggers set up shop.
• Common criminals: As with marijuana, outlawing alcohol turned many average Americans into outlaws. During the 13 years of Prohibition, jobs were lost and families crumbled as breadwinners went to jail and became stigmatized as lawbreakers. The number of federal convicts increased 561 percent, according to Mark Thorton's, "Policy Analysis: Alcohol Prohibition Was a Failure." In 2004, more than 12 percent of the drug offenders in federal and state prisons were convicted of crimes involving marijuana, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. And that's just prisons – it doesn't include local jail populations.
The Prohibition era holds valuable lessons about the unforeseen outcome of criminalizing "vices," Frisino points out. Rather than reducing alcohol consumption, which was the goal, it actually increased from 1929 to 1933, she says. In addition, legitimate jobs and businesses were destroyed and even restaurants and other entertainment businesses suffered.
"History teaches us that going about change by criminalizing certain behaviors can have a very negative impact on society," Frisino says.
About Denise Frisino
Denise Frisino is an award-winning writer, actress and arts teacher. She has spent her summers playing and working in the numerous islands that define the Pacific Northwest, where her family spans four generations. Frisino and her husband spend time at Hood Canal and reside in Seattle. Her novel, "Whiskey Cove," is a nominee for the 2013 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award.


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April 15, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The nationally-ranked No. 22 MIT men's tennis team continued its undefeated season in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play following its 9-0 victory over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Saturday. With the win, the Engineers improved to 10-5 overall and 4-0 in conference play while the Bears dropped to 4-6 on the year and 0-4 in the NEWMAC.
In doubles play, MIT won every position by an 8-1 margin. Mark Egan (No. 3), Melvin Makhni (No. 5), and Vinith Misra (No. 6) posted 6-0, 6-0 decisions in their respective singles matches. In the No. 4 spot, Peden Nichols defeated Cody Isaacson, 6-1, 6-1, while Eric Beren recorded a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Chris Pappe in the No. 2 slot. In the top position, Thomas Dohlman notched a hard-fought 7-5 opening set victory before blanking Ryan Beck in the second set.
In exhibition play, David Iba and Misra did not drop a game in their 8-0 win over Craig Mobus and Chris Prince.
MIT will close out NEWMAC play on Saturday, April 21 when it travels to Wheaton College. Next up for Coast Guard will be a home match against Mitchell College on Monday, April 16.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy vs. No. 22 MIT
Final Team Score: MIT 9, Coast Guard 0
1. Thomas Dohlman/Eric Beren (M) def. Ryan Beck/Chris Pappe (C), 8-1
2. Mark Egan/Peden Nichols (M) def. Tim Ozimek/Lynn Shrayshnen (C), 8-1
3. Said Francis/Melvin Makhni (M) def. Cody Isaacson/Vince Flaco (C), 8-1
4. David Iba/Vinith Misra (M) def. Craig Mobus/Chris Prince (C), 8-0.
1. Thomas Dohlman (M) def. Ryan Beck (C), 7-5, 6-0
2. Eric Beren (M) def. Chris Pappe (C), 6-2, 6-0
3. Mark Egan (M) def. Tim Ozimek (C), 6-0, 6-0
4. Peden Nichols (M) def. Cody Isaacson (C), 6-1, 6-1
5. Melvin Makhni (M) def. Vince Falco (C), 6-0, 6-0
6. Vinith Misra (M) def. Lynn Shrayshnen (C), 6-0, 6-0


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Feb. 11, 2009
Courtesy Babson Sports Information
BABSON PARK, Mass. - Senior captain Zach Etten hit his third game-winning shot of the season with 9.4 seconds left and then made two huge defensive plays to help the host Babson College Beavers defeat visiting MIT, 69-67, in a thrilling New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) duel at Babson's Staake Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
It was the fourth straight conference victory for Babson, which improved to 12-10 overall and 4-5 in the NEWMAC. Meanwhile, MIT suffered its second straight set-back to fall to 16-7 overall and 7-3 in league play.
Etten's fourth trifecta of the night with 9.4 seconds left in regulation capped off a spectacular 21-point, six-rebound effort. The senior captain shot 7-for-12 from the field, including a 4-for-7 mark from long range, and hit all three of his free throws while also recording two steals. Sophomore Shelton Ladson joined Etten in double figures with 11 points, nine of which came on a trio of three-pointers, while sophomore Eric White (Hyattsville, Md.) also hit three shots from beyond the arc to finish with nine points. The Beavers atoned for their 22 turnovers by shooting 51.1 percent (23-for-45) from the floor, including an outstanding 50.0 percent (11-for-22) mark from three-point range.
MIT was led in defeat by senior Jimmy Bartolotta, who turned in yet another brilliant offensive showing with 31 points on 12-of-23 shooting from the field. The veteran guard also added four rebounds, three assists, and three steals, but was held to just 3-for-12 shooting from beyond the arc. One of the those trifectas gave MIT the lead, 67-66, with 19 seconds left, only to have Etten answer 10 seconds later.
Also playing well for the Engineers were senior Billy Johnson, who shot 8-for-15 for 18 points, and senior guard Bradley Gampel, who added eight points, five boards, three steals, and a game-high eight assists. MIT shot 42.9 percent (27-63) from the field in the loss, including a 23.5 percent clip (8-for-34) from long range.
Babson controlled the contest early on, mounting a 13-point lead on two separate occasions in the first half, including a 22-9 cushion with 10:41 left in the period. The Engineers battled back to within three after a Johnson lay-up made it 27-24 with just over six minutes remaining, but the Beavers knocked down three big trifectas in the closing minutes of the half to take an eventual 42-31 advantage into the locker room.
In a rollercoaster second half, MIT again pulled to within striking distance after consecutive lay-ups by Johnson cut Babson's lead to 46-42, only to have the Beavers expand their advantage with a 12-3 run that was capped by back-to-back threes by Ladson and Etten. That gave the Beavers a 58-45 cushion - matching their largest lead of the game - with 9:14 left to pay.
Refusing to go quietly, the Engineers mounted a furious comeback behind Johnson and Bartolotta, who scored six points apiece during a 19-4 run over seven and a half minutes. Johnson's three-pointer from deep in the left corner with 2:22 remaining pulled his team even at 62-62, and Bartolotta's midcourt steal and ensuing fastbreak lay-in gave MIT its first lead of the night, 64-62, with 1:46 left in the game.
Following a time-out, Babson sent the ball into senior Pat Belniak, who hit a tough jumper on the right block to once again knot the score, 64-64. The veteran forward then came up with a key defensive play at the other end, drawing an offensive foul on a Bartolotta drive that gave the Beavers the ball with just over a minute left. De Silva capitalized by drawing a loose ball foul and hitting both ends of a one-and-one, putting the hosts back in front, 66-64, with 41.8 on the clock.
With a six-second differential between the game and shot clocks, Bartolotta received the ball on the left wing and knocked down a huge 25-foot three-pointer with 19 seconds left in the game, moving MIT back in front, 67-66. Both teams followed with timeouts with 16.1 remaining, setting up Etten's game-winning heroics.
Receiving the ball in the backcourt, Etten went one-on-one with Bartolotta down the right side. The Babson senior captain then pulled up and drained a long three-pointer from the wing, giving his team a 69-67 lead with 9.4 seconds left to play. With both teams out of timeouts, MIT immediately pushed the ball up court, but Etten knocked the ball loose near the three-point line, costing the visitors several valuable seconds. The Engineers eventually corralled the loose ball and got it back to Bartolotta, but with Etten and de Silva defending, his desperation three-point attempt came up short as Babson held on for the victory.


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If President Barack Obama is mingling with inventors, sooner or later there has to be a robot. On Wednesday, it was Russell, the 17-foot electric giraffe towering in the South Lawn of the White House, a symbol of the quirky and clever creations Obama wanted to showcase on a day devoted to innovation.
"New tools and technologies are making the building of things easier than ever," Obama told entrepreneurs and students who gathered at the White House at its first Maker Faire. "There is a democratization of manufacturing that is potentially available because of technology."
As part of a weekslong emphasis on the economy, Obama was promoting the use of new tools and techniques to start up new businesses, to boost manufacturing and to strengthen science and math education.
"We've got to make sure that more Americans have the skills and opportunities to land a job in a growing industry or to create entire new industries," he said. "That's why I'm declaring today a national day of making."
Obama spoke after ditching his jacket, rolling up his sleeves and wandering outside from exhibit to exhibit on a sweltering day at the White House.
Besides the giant giraffe, a huge red community-mapping balloon hovered over the Rose Garden and a menacing dinosaur head rested in a hallway.
Teens from The Workshop School, a Philadelphia public school, explained how they built a biodiesel sports car. Another showed off a "soofa," a solar-powered bench that lets people charge their phones.
"What on earth have you done to my house?" Obama joked.
Obama always seems engrossed by technological innovations, though he joked about the name "Maker Faire" as a gathering for new and creative products.
"Why is there an 'E' at the end of 'faire'?" he said. "Is there jousting? Do we all have to get dressed up, or what?....This is America. We don't have 'E's' at the end of 'fair.'"
More than 100 "makers" from 25 states were at the White House as Obama focused on helping fledgling businesses create and market their products. Obama was in Pittsburgh on Tuesday pledging to make expanding manufacturing a priority for his remaining years in office.
The White House says 13 federal agencies are teaming up with companies like Etsy and Kickstarter to help Americans access startup capital and tools to develop new products.


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In 1914, as World War I began, a newly elected pope issued a heartfelt appeal for peace.
"Who would imagine as we see them thus filled with hatred of one another, that they are all of one common stock, all of the same nature, all members of the same human society?" Pope Benedict XV wrote in his first encyclical. "Who would recognize brothers, whose Father is in heaven?" In the five decades that followed, Pope Benedict XV's successors wrote nearly two dozen encyclicals devoted to peace. Beginning in 1968, Venerable Paul VI, Blessed John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI continued to develop and apply Catholic teaching on peace in their annual Jan. 1 messages for the World Day of Peace.
A century after Pope Benedict XV's plea, Pope Francis has drawn renewed attention to Catholic teaching and action on behalf of peace. Echoing Pope Benedict XV's words, Pope Francis wrote in his Jan. 1 message that "fraternity" — or brotherhood — is the "foundation and pathway of peace."
Stephen Colecchi,director of the Office of International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told Our Sunday Visitor that "Pope Francis has built on the teaching of his predecessors" by emphasizing dialogue as "a means to resolve conflict" and human development as "a means to prevent it."
"His emphasis on dialogue is persistent and compelling," Colecchi said. "In his January 2014 address to the diplomatic corps, he said, 'Everywhere, the way to resolve open questions must be that of diplomacy and dialogue. This is the royal road already indicated with utter clarity by Pope Benedict XV.'"
Pope Francis "is equally clear that human development is needed for peace," added Colecchi.
José Henríquez, secretary general of the Catholic peace movement Pax Christi International, observes that "one major highlight of Pope Francis's teaching on peace is rooted in his pastoral approach. He repeatedly brings a Gospel perspective to the contexts in which people and their communities live."
"From this perspective he insists that violence and violent conflict are connected to the absence of justice and solidarity," Henríquez told OSV. "Violence and violent conflict, he insists, are often rooted in the inequalities created by the dominant global economic system. Inequality and exclusion generate violence and are major obstacles to peace."
Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen, a senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown University, told OSV that Pope Francis has followed in Paul VI's footsteps by teaching about "the relationship between evangelization and peace, particularly in the form of the establishment of human rights."
"Like Blessed John Paul II, Francis has very wide appeal," Father Christiansen added. "As a result, he has exceptional convoking power both for ordinary people and for leaders of the Church and world."
This convoking power on behalf of peace was most evident when Pope Francis proclaimed Sept. 7 "the vigil of the birth of Mary, Queen of Peace, a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout the world." The pope's surprise Sept. 1 announcement came just one day after President Barack Obama announced the United States would take military action in Syria after the reported use of chemical weapons.
On Sept. 7, an estimated 100,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray on behalf of peace. Three days later, Obama asked Congress to "postpone a vote to authorize the use of force."
Pope Francis' actions on behalf of peace have extended beyond Syria. "Pope Francis has highlighted the need for dialogue with Iran on its nuclear program, for a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and for peaceful resolutions of the violence in South Sudan, the Central African Republic and numerous other places," said Colecchi. Recently, Francis has prayed for peace amid the uprising in Ukraine.
This commitment to solidarity and peace, Pope Francis has emphasized, is something Christ's followers need to express concretely in lives of justice and service.
"May the Lord help us all to set out more decisively on the path of justice and peace," he said in his Jan. 1 Angelus address. "And let us begin at home! Justice and peace at home, among ourselves. It begins at home and then goes out to all humanity. But we have to begin at home."
J.J. Ziegler writes from North Carolina.
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Move over, Justin Bieber and Russell Brand. The tights they often sport – dubbed "Meggings" (Men + Leggings = Meggings) — may soon be a common sight on men everywhere, from our neighbor Lou to our Uncle Wesley. Oh, boy. Word in the fashion world is that come 2013, these "Meggings" could be all the rage.
Meggings: Yea or Nay?
Personally, I'm not sure if we're ready for this. It's not that we don't appreciate the male form, it's just that we're not sure we want to see so much of the um, form, especially in places like the supermarket, church or at the dinner table. Whitesnake in the 80's? Yes. Bieber today? Yeah, I guess. But there's something about the landlord telling us about rent increases while wearing emerald green ribbed leggings that makes us uncomfy.
However, Meggings hasn't taken the fashion world by storm . . . yet. Time will tell. So, until every coffee shop, workplace and mall is knee-deep in Megging-mania, us ladies are going to steal the show.
What are some of your favorite leggings? How do you wear them?
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
NOTD: Butter London Knees Up
The name isn't actually as naughty as it sounds - I guess it's slang for having a good time, like a dance or party =) Butter London Knees Up a gorgeous red:
I really could have left it alone but I tried to Konad it ... and I say tried because it wasn't one of my more successful designs, I used Sally Hanson Tassel & Bundle Monster image plate bm11:
They're supposed to be little hearts kind of strung across your nails ... but it came out so faint I really wasn't totally happy.
Thanks for reading.
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I like it. I'm thinking about getting a Konad or something close to it for my niece because she's 11 and loves to polish her nails.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2012 at 9:16 PM
I do love the name of this polish and I think it being a red makes it so sexy. The stamping is pretty and I don't really mind that it's faint because the true color of the gorgeous nail polish. Thanks for sharing Colette.ReplyDelete
- KittySeMarch 4, 2012 at 1:03 AM
Faint just gives the hint and observant people get more curious about the mani.. I think less can definatly be more sometimes.ReplyDelete
Beautiful and interesting, I like the design not being too obvious.ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful red!ReplyDelete
That is cute. I do think it would have been better a little less faint, too. Still cute.ReplyDelete
the faint stamping looks classy on such a bright gorgeous red. love it!ReplyDelete
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All Maryland land was first owned by the Calvert family proprietors who obtained it from the Crown. From 1633 to 1683 they issued headrights, or land grants, in return for transporting themselves and others to Maryland. The names of individuals transported for headright grants are found in Gust Sjorda's, Early Settlers of Maryland: An Index to Names of Immigrants Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968; FHl 975.2 W2s).
In the late 1600's the headright system was replaced by cash sales of proprietary lands. The grantee had to pay a semi-annual fee or land use tax to the proprietor and later to the royal govenors. Land Use Tax records exist for some areas (1639-1762).
During the Revolutionary War, Maryland offered land as a bounty to entice recruits to fill Maryland enlistment rolls. The lots, located west of Fort Cumberland (in Allegany and Garrett counties) are transcribed and indexed at the Maryland State Archives.
The Maryland State Archives has the original land office records dating from 1634 to the present. Land records include patents, surveys, grants, warrents, and proprietary rent rolls and debt books.
After land was transferred to private ownership, deeds and mortgages were filed with the local county clerk. You can obtains copies by writing to the county clerk at the courthouse in Garrett County.
Garrett County Circuit Court
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The Family History Library has some transcribed records of land patents, warrents and deeds (pre-1850).
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There are some miscellaneous user records posted to the Garrett County, MDGenWeb Archives and to the RootsWeb Deed Board.
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McDonald's Worker Accidentally Hands Customers McBag of Cash
When Greg and Stacye Terry ordered breakfast off their local McDonald's' Dollar Menu, they didn't expect to get handed a bag full of dollars.
"My husband opened the bag and discovered the money inside," Stacye Terry told NewsChannel5.
The Hermitage, Tennessee, couple were expecting to find the breakfast that had just ordered from the drive-thru at their favorite McDonald's restaurant on Lebanon Road, but instead found the restaurant's daily bank deposit, which had been handed to them in error by a bumbling employee.
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Disney Refused Invitation From Senator Feinstein To Meet With Tech Companies Over PIPA/SOPA
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Turns out he wasn't the only one. California Senator Dianne Feinstein -- despite coming a bit late to the game in recognizing the concerns of the tech industry -- has been trying to make up for lost time by trying to "broker a peace" between the North and the South. We'd been hearing some rumors that Feinstein had actually been trying to set up just such a meeting -- given her role covering both Silicon Valley and Hollywood -- but that Hollywood was blocking all attempts, and it appears that's now been confirmed by reporter Zach Carter:
After that story ran, Feinstein attempted to broker a compromise, calling both tech companies and film studios.Basically, this claim of wanting a bill that works for everyone is all a facade that Hollywood puts up in order to pretend that it's open to input on these bills when it's clearly not. At all. Instead, as has been the case all along, the MPAA and the big Hollywood studios have arrogantly believed that they wrote the bill, they have the votes, so why should they waste time on petty little things like real discussions with real experts? When the actual opportunity -- at the behest of a US Senator no less -- to meet with the tech community came along, the Hollywood guys flat out ignored it and said they weren't interested. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about how the industry views this bill, it's time to start paying closer attention.
Walt Disney Co. President and CEO Bob Iger declined the invitation on behalf of content providers. "Hollywood did not feel that a meeting with Silicon Valley would be productive at this time," said a spokesperson. The meeting took place with only tech companies present. Feinstein, once a reliable vote for the existing version of Protect IP, is now working hard to amend the bill, according to Senate Democratic aides.


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|2013-02-02, 23:29
|Link #2844
#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
The whole-head shaving thing reminds me of the ancient punishment back in the days of samurai, i.e. cutting of the topknot. And as for the purity part... well, every time I see someone bring that argument up, I always think of the infamous Kannagi debacle. Yes, it's been a few years since then, but there are some things that never change, whether the girl in question is either fictional or real.
|2013-02-02, 23:31
|Link #2845
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
If so I'd consider that an exception.
As much as I hate to admit, KiraYamatoFan's words may have truth. Otherwise why would she do this? Really, I'm wondering why would she do this, I am open to more interpretations. Now I've got either she's indirectly rebelling against that rule or what KYF says is true, true enough to enough fans where a Youtube video is okay (though as I type the video is now marked "private", so perhaps the Youtube video was also done while she was in hysterics). Not the whole industry, but there are numbers between "all" and "none".
Still, thinking about this more, I can't see her as a complete not-victim.
And yet again, fuck the paparazzi. Always ruining shit and not respecting people's privacy.
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|2013-02-02, 23:47
|Link #2846
Many RPGs, Little Time
Read the whole thing.
So basically artists there are considered characters, like anime characters. Going out with another boy, means betraying a possible fan who consider her a "waifu".
Guess she really loves the band to resort to such extreme act.
|2013-02-03, 00:06
|Link #2847
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: قلوب المؤمنين
The whole purity thing isn't a good indication. I think that's a bigger problem rather then the established rules within a segment of the idol industry, which make enough sense by themselves really.
We can always use more insightful perspectives about what's really happening.
|2013-02-03, 02:47
|Link #2848
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Vienna
To me it sounds like you have never been in a situation where the temptation is so big, you just cant resist anymore and you have to do it, even though the consequencies will be dear. So either, you have a steel control over yourself which most people lack or you are just strong talking out of a purely theoretical position.
|2013-02-03, 02:51
|Link #2849
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
And you seem to be assuming I care about her breaking the rule. I don't. I only was concerned over her apologizing in such a way and seemingly acting as if what she did was a terrible crime (and according to some perhaps it was). Maybe she did this so that she would get a lighter "sentence" than she would if she didn't take initiative and embarass herself publicly. Who knows.
Would you say that someone should not be held accountable for their actions if they break a rule and get caught??
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|2013-02-03, 03:08
|Link #2850
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: قلوب المؤمنين
Did she break an iron pact with other personnels or is there another, more pressing cause behind it ? I think that's the real problem here. The rule itself is legitimate if somewhat tied to a rather concerning social indication.
|2013-02-03, 03:09
|Link #2851
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: DP 原画 --> ヨハネ
You need to really see what defines "idol" in this case.
Yeah, many of the fans are shit that is true, but if you think a very large part of the music industry there bank on these kind of AKB style idols......think again
|2013-02-03, 03:12
|Link #2852
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Vienna
|2013-02-03, 03:17
|Link #2853
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
It seems we are talking about different things? You are talking about why she broke the rule, and I am talking about why is she apologizing like this?
And as of now, I think you are not reading my meaning correctly.
|2013-02-03, 03:19
|Link #2854
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Vienna
Sometimes you just cant help yourself and this should be reflected in the punishment..... if the person is to be punished at all. Every person should have the right to commit a mistake and be able to say: look, I am sorry. And people ought to know how to forgive. Especially if it is a nonsense like this particular one we are talking about.
|2013-02-03, 03:37
|Link #2856
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
And yes, people should have a right to say sorry. Is that what you think I am against?? But should someone shave her head and cry on camera and apologize and apologize on Youtube? I'm not saying that what she did was wrong here (just that I don't like it), but do you feel that is what she should have done?
If your answer is no then I don't understand why you think we're thinking differently.
By the way I've been thinking about this a lot today. After hours (yes I am bored ) I am gradually changing my thoughts.
|2013-02-03, 03:45
|Link #2857
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Hokkaido
Age: 69
What on earth does the Miyazaki case have to do with these events? Do you think an AKB48 girl having a boyfriend, or heaven forbid even sleeping with him, is somehow going to "destroy" AKB48, idol singers, or the J-Pop industry?
The only encouraging bit from the BBC's report is that even some of the fans have started to speak out against this nonsense. Rules limiting the behavior of the underage girls in these groups for their own protection is one thing. Telling adult women in their twenties that they can't even date so as "not to shatter their fans' illusions," as the BBC story put it, is another thing entirely. The fans need to grow up, and the organization needs to become less patriarchal.
And, no, I don't think it matters if their professional persona is based on cuteness. How someone appears on stage and how they live their lives are two separate worlds. I'm reminded of the divergence between the on-screen and off-screen personas of Lucky*Channel's "navigator," Kogami Akira, "cute as a button and pure as snow" as she describes herself. Right.
|2013-02-03, 03:53
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|2013-02-03, 04:05
|Link #2859
Behold! We are the Nine!
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Sendai, Japan
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She was demoted from a full fledged member (and to remind you, she is one of the more popular ones of the band) to a mere trainee.
You can see that this is very severe to her career.
And this happened before she made the public apology.
|2013-02-03, 04:05
|Link #2860
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Vienna
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Formula One is being bought by Liberty Media, a U.S. company that invests in entertainment and sports, for $4.4 billion.
Liberty Media Corp., which is controlled by 75-year-old tycoon John Malone, has ended years of uncertainty about the ownership of the auto racing series with Wednesday's deal.
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Events Suffer 90-Minute Rain Delay
PHILADELPHIA- Though the weather had other things in mind, the 117th running of the Penn Relays went smoothly for the Bulldogs on Thursday. A 90-minute rain delay pushed all of the afternoon's races back, meaning that the day's events continued well into the night. Despite the set-back, the distance medley relay team was able to blast the school record by 18 seconds and several athletes ran season-best times.
The distance medley relay, consisting of a 1,200-meter run, followed by a 400-meter dash, an 800-meter run then a 1,600-meter run to finish up, is not an event that is usually contested in collegiate track and field. Today marks the first time all season that the Bulldogs have attempted it. Yet they were able to chop more than 18 seconds off the school record, which has stood at 11:30.34 since 2008. All-American senior Kate Grace led off for the team, running her 1,200-meter leg in 3:19.53 to hand off to junior Gabriella Kelly in first place. Kelly completed her circuit in 56.34, which is a season-best for her as well as for the team. Sophomore Annelies Gamble also ran a season-best in her 800-meter leg, finishing in 2:09.45. Last, sophomore Nihal Kayali brought the baton home in 4:46.76. Neither the 1,200-meter run nor the 1,600-meter run is a normal event, but both Grace's and Kayali's times are impressive marks. The team combined for a time of 11:12.08, good for seventh place out of 14 teams in the Championship of America race. It was also the fastest Ivy League mark in the race, besting both Dartmouth (11:16.02) and Cornell (11:22.15).
Another season best on the night belonged to sophomore Elizabeth Marvin in the championship 3,000-meter run. Marvin clocked in at 9:36.60, which is also her collegiate best, to finish seventh of 31 competitors. Freshman Melissa Chapman also competed in the race, finishing in 9:44.95 for 13th place.
Junior Anne Lovelace competed in the college 3,000-meter steeplechase. She placed 15th in the heat, with a time of 11:05.99. Wind and rain never make for good steeplechase conditions, but Lovelace has at least a little bit of practice in them; she contested in similar weather at the Harvard-Yale meet back on Apr. 16, finishing in 11:07.41.
In the fifth of 10 heats in the 4x100 meter relay, the Yale team finished sixth in 49.02. This is the team's second-best effort in the race so far this season and included several new members. Sophomore Adele Jackson-Gibson, freshman Kelsey Lin, sophomore Allison Rue and junior Alexa Monti all carried the baton for Yale.
Later, the 4x400-meter relay team competed in the Heptagonal heat specifically for Ivy League teams. The Yale combination of Rue, Gamble, sophomore Jenna Poggi and Kelly took seventh in 3:56.16. Poggi had the only fresh legs; Gamble and Kelly had competed in the distance medley relay only about an hour previously, and Rue had been a member of the 4x100-meter relay team earlier in the day.
Despite the nasty weather, 22,750 spectators turned out to watch the first day of races at this year's Penn Relays. Competition begins tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. Results and official meet website are at www.thepennrelays.com.
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Deep red color, deep hue, rather simple aroma of fruit and spice, hints of earth, good tastes of fruit and spice with earthen notes, medium mouth feel, excellent balance of light acidity and mild tannins, long finish with fruit, spice and earth notes. 2*.
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Sir George Scharf and friends
5 of 6 portraits of William Frederick Beauford
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Sir George Scharf and friends
by Sir George Scharf
lithograph, 1873
15 1/8 in. x 11 1/8 in. (384 mm x 283 mm) paper size
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- William Frederick Beauford (1842-1923), Government clerk and friend of Sir George Scharf. Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks (1826-1897), Antiquary. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Sir George Scharf (1820-1895), Artist and art historian; first Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter in 79 portraits, Artist associated with 508 portraits.
- Richard ('Dick') Worsley (born 1836), Friend of Sir George Scharf. Sitter in 8 portraits.
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Current affairsThe public entertainment centre Alexandra Palace, designed by architect Owen Jones (associated with the Crystal Palace) and built between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in North London, burns down within sixteen days of opening. Named after Alexandra of Denmark, married to Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, the palace was quickly rebuilt, and has since been used as a transmission centre for the BBC, and as a musical entertainment venue.
Art and scienceEdith Coleridge edits her late mother Sara Coleridge's Memoir and Letters. Sara, the daughter of the poet and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was an author, translator and editor of her father's works.
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|2007-09-21, 03:24
|Link #281
Dansa med oss
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Near Cincinnati, OH, but actually in Kentucky
Age: 30
The postponing of the airing of the new series, however, does. I can understand why they'd do it, but what I can't understand is exactly how Higurashi got dragged into this.
|2007-09-21, 12:26
|Link #282
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Fuck. That's all I can say...
Geneon better release their current series, or there'll be hell to pay.
Rozen Maiden, Higurashi, Shana, etc have all had discs released already, and Dentsu better make sure the series finish their runs. Kai can be licensed by another company (preferably Right Stuf) for all I care. I've already invested in a box, so it better be filled.
|2007-09-23, 21:24
|Link #286
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
It's not canceling that we have to worry about, it's them going out of business. If that happens, one of a few things could happen, depending on what they do and what their contracts say:
1. The license would be canceled immediately -- it's not licensed for the US and should be back on AnimeSuki
2. The license is sold/auctioned/transfered to another US company before Geneon goes under -- it's still licensed for the US and stays off of AnimeSuki
3. The license is canceled and is then picked up by another US company -- it's unlicensed for that brief period of time, and should be back on AnimeSuki for that brief time
4. We have no idea what the hell happened -- I'd assume the admins would assume #1 happened until someone says otherwise
(This is all just guessing on my part)
|2007-09-24, 03:00
|Link #287
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
I'm hopeful that Geneon will at least complete what series they have now. I don't think Dentsu is so heartless as to put down their American distro company without finishing their releases.
And Animesuki would only put the unreleased episodes back on. The ones on DVD would stay off.
|2007-09-26, 14:39
|Link #290
Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
We do not know what is really happening at the moment so please do not jump to conclusions. Just because Geneon are no longer planning to release the remainder of the series does not mean it isn't licensed any more.
There is a good chance that the remaining episodes will be released by another U.S. company but this is just speculation by me. It may not happen, or it may take a long time for it to happen, we just do not know. But it would seem logical that Geneon will "sell" the part license to another company (or at least try and recover the cost of the license by either selling or authorising another company to complete the series).
|2007-09-27, 17:45
|Link #294
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
They're not uncut so much as they are DVD versions. Any release here will have the DVD versions.
Higurashi is one of Geneons more popular new titles, so assuming they go the Kadokawa USA route and outsource their product, I think Higurashi, Rozen Maiden, and Hellsing are the top contenders to get their product out.
I'm really just upset at Dentsu for pulling the plug without ANY remorse for the US market.
|2007-09-28, 16:45
|Link #298
She's a Genius I swear it
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Far away from Hinamizawa
|2007-09-28, 17:31
|Link #300
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
As of today, Geneon isn't producing any more discs at all. The exception are the titles scheduled for release until November 5th or 6th. After that, Geneon isn't producing discs at all.
So get what you want from them while you can. I'd recommend picking up Gankutsuou and Haibane Renmei.
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21 triangles left to do! I can't remember what my other goal was but my new one is to get the triangles quilted before Christmas! I can't think of anything better to give myself. (Actually that's not true, but that's another story!!)
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Though Mohammed Thomas David "Moe" Elewonibi was born in Lagos, Nigeria in December of 1965, the son of a Nigerian businessman and his Canadian wife, Elewonibi grew up on the tip of Vancouver Island in Victoria BC.
Elewonibi was a standout athlete at Victoria high school, lettering in basketball, soccer, rugby and track. Notably absent from that list is the sport that Elewonibi would make a career: football.
The epiphany would occur when Elewonibi was 20 years old and living in Kamloops with his mother. Stuck with a dead-end bouncing job, Moe decided it was time to pursue a higher education, if only to get his father off his back.
He chose Snow College in Ephraim, Utah off the advice of a friend who was already studying there.
It was at Snow College that Elewonibi first played the game of the football. Showing up at open try-outs, Moe became an offensive lineman thanks simply to a coin flip by the head coach.
Elewonibi would make the team, becoming one of the few Nigerian born players to ever play American college football, but would find college football fame only after transferring to Brigham Young.
It was there that Elewonibi won the Outland Trophy as the nation's best interior lineman in 1989. The Washington Redskins selected Moe in the third round of the 1990 NFL Entry Draft, but a series of shoulder injuries and subsequent surgeries forced Elebowini to miss both the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
Elebowini earned a starting spot upon his return for the 1992 season, thanks in part to injuries ravaging the Skins offensive line that season.
For Elebowini, unfortunately, the injuries were not behind him. Shoulder problems again sidelined him for the 1994 season and after a brief comeback in 1995 with the Philadelphia Eagles, Moe was forced to retire from the NFL.
Elebowini found a place in the CFL the following year with the BC Lions, kicking off an 11 year CFL career split between the Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was named a CFL All-Star in 1998 and a CFL East All-Star in 2000.