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The University of Alabama board of trustees voted Friday to raise tuition at each of the system's three campuses.
The University of Alabama board of trustees voted Friday to raise tuition at each of the system's three campuses.
Tuition will increase 2.7 percent, or $125 per semester, for students from Alabama. It's the lowest annual tuition increase since the 1980s, said Kellee Reinhart, vice chancellor for system relations.
In-state, full-time students will pay $4,725 each semester while students from other states will pay $11,475 — an increase of $500.
"We continue to be very concerned about being affordable to our students while maintaining the quality of education that our students expect and deserve," said Ray Hayes, the system's executive vice chancellor for finance and operations. "We spent a lot of time talking about how we can keep the increase the least amount possible."
Hayes said that the system is facing an increase of more than $18 million to the employer portion of the mandatory contribution to the Teachers Retirement System, which provides pension coverage for around 230,000 active, retired or other former employees of the state's universities, two-year colleges and public schools.
The campuses were challenged to meet the retirement mandate while keeping tuition increases to a bare minimum, he said.
State funding cuts in recent years have meant that tuition rather than government appropriations have become the predominant source of income for UA, Hayes said. State appropriations to the system have decreased from $615 million in 2008 to $447 million for the 2013-14 academic year, Hayes said. Appropriations for the upcoming year exceed last year's $442 million, but the additional money must be used for the increases to the retirement fund, he said. An improving economy could mean future increases in appropriations, which could keep tuition from drastic increases in upcoming years, Hayes said.
"In the recent legislative session, the dedicated efforts of Gov. (Robert) Bentley and the leadership of the Legislature made possible a modest increase in funding for higher education. We appreciate their help and their understanding of the return on investment Alabama citizens receive from our universities," UA System Chancellor Robert Witt stated in a release.
"The trustees have made a firm commitment to keeping tuition affordable while ensuring that our students receive the highest quality education that will prepare them for lifelong success," he stated. "Today's action by the board is a milestone for our system."
The system still charges less than $10,000 for in-state students per year, Hayes said, while most other public universities have exceeded that in recent years, Hayes said.
The tuition hike is expected to generate an additional $15.8 million for the UA main campus.
Tuition for full-time undergraduate and graduate students who attend the main campus will increase $125 per semester. Tuition for full-time students from out of state will increase $500 per semester.
Law school tuition would increase $670 per semester for in-state students and $960 for out-of-state students.
Tuition and mandatory fees for the coming academic year at UAB and UA's Huntsville campus will be less than $4,600 per semester. For UAB students, an increase of $252 per semester will take the total to $4,452. In Huntsville, the increase of $199 per semester will be $4,596 for undergraduate in-state students taking 15 semester credit hours.
Trustee Jim Wilson III of Montgomery referenced the Marketplace Fairness Act, legislation pending in the U.S. Congress that would make it easier for states to collect sales and use taxes from online retailers. Additional tax money that could be collected if the bill passes could help offset future tuition increases, he said.
"When sales taxes are not paid on Internet items, the state, county and cities suffer," he said. Taxes collected from online commerce would generate an estimated $300 million this year, which would mean an additional $150 million to the state's general fund.
"Hopefully, with that increase in income, we could look forward to more dollars in the coffers of the state. We could get more funding so we can keep tuition as low as possible," he said.
Reach Stephanie Taylor at firstname.lastname@example.com or 205-722-0210.


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EMC has huge appetite for Big Data technology
EMC's president says the company will continue to rapidly acquire companies, but it's looking more for Big Data technology than data storage.
EMC Corp.'s 2012 acquisition strategy revolves more around Big Data technology than mainstream data storage. The vendor is chasing data analytics, security and the management that ties the pieces together, according to EMC president Pat Gelsinger.
Speaking at an EMC Forum in Foxborough, Mass., last week, Gelsinger said EMC would continue to be an active acquirer. He identified the data analytics market as the biggest focus of the company's spending.
"This is a $70 billion industry, growing at 15% to 20% a year," he said of Big Data. "It's big and it's growing very rapidly."
As far as data storage products, Gelsinger said, "we think we have all the assets we need. We believe we don't need to be doing any acquisitions there. One area of interest is flash, and we're doing that organically with FAST [EMC's Fully Automated Storage Tiering software] and Project Lightning development."
EMC spent $14 billion on acquisitions from 2003 to 2010. Most of that money was spent on storage and backup vendors, although EMC has made large acquisitions outside of the storage space -- most notably VMware and RSA Security. Its 2010 Greenplum acquisition was much smaller than VMware and RSA, but it gave the vendor a foundation for the Big Data analytics side to build on. EMC also considers its Isilon scale-out NAS platform part of its Big Data product line. EMC paid $2.25 billion for Isilon in late 2010.
Gelsinger said EMC must add tools for analytics, virtualization, data transport and extract, transform and load (ETL) to increase the value it brings to Big Data.
"There's a lot we have to fill out in that space," he said. "We believe we have less in that area than more. Those are the areas we continue to work on both organically and through acquisitions."
Gelsinger said EMC will be busy enhancing products with the storage technologies it already owns, with an emphasis on blending storage with virtual machine (VM) technology. For instance, EMC wants to embed virtual machines into arrays and offer the ability to vMotion the VMs within the array. "So now you don't have to drag those petabytes across the network," Gelsinger said. "You don't have to suffer the latency."
Gelsinger said moving computing power closer to the storage also helps in Big Data use cases by better serving analytics applications that require computing power to sift through large amounts of data. Moving compute closer to storage is also part of the strategy behind EMC's "Project Lightning" server-based PCIe flash product. Project Lightning is in beta and EMC demonstrated it at VMworld and Oracle OpenWorld in recent months. It's scheduled for release by the end of the year.
Big Data still not completely understood
Big Data is becoming a hot topic in the IT industry. Even vendors with no history in analytics and scale-out storage are throwing the Big Data term around. However, EMC customers at its event Thursday considered Big Data as little more than buzzwords, even if they see the value in what the underlying technologies can do.
"I think it's a bit confusing," said Andy Rushia, a network engineer at New London Hospital in New Hampshire. "It's another marketing term."
Jeff Vincent, senior systems engineer at MyWebGrocer, is interested in EMC's Greenplum HD Data Computing Appliance, but is less interested in talking about Big Data. "It's a marketing term for large-scale data warehousing," he said.

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The good news for Obama? The bar is set low. Really, really low.
The bad news? George W. Bush, the GOP (and many of Obama's fellow Democrats in Congress) wrecked America, spent all the money and demoralized the nation.
Thanks to Bush's incompetence and corruption, Obama's got his work cut out for him.
But no matter your politics, I think you can be proud to be an American tonight. This was a race for the ages. And the better man, and better campaign, won.
November 05, 2008
HousingPANIC congratulates President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama on his historic win. America thankfully chose hope over fear.
Posted by blogger at 11/05/2008
92 comments:
Must be pretty sad over at the Biltmore right now! BOO HOO HOO!
I voted for Ron Paul, but Obama is the better choice. At least the idiots picked the lesser of the evils this time around.
- November 05, 2008 2:41 AM
You really believe this but a corrupt media was responsible because without them he is still 1 of 100 but I hope he doesn't squander this opportunity otherwise it was for naught but I am going to bed and pray I wake up and it was all a dream
- November 05, 2008 2:48 AM
You guys are soooo decieved!
Obama was hand picked by the elite. Keep telling yourself that you got CHOOSE.
- November 05, 2008 2:48 AM
And it's not over until the court battles are over!
- November 05, 2008 2:50 AM
Curious how the incumbents are doing. Anyone have a listing? Kieth?
- November 05, 2008 2:54 AM
Yay! I don't have to pay for my mortgage and gasoline anymore
- November 05, 2008 2:55 AM
i voted third party. don't care that obama won. not really any difference from my perspective. but, i notice that it's okay to use his middle name now, huh keith?
- November 05, 2008 2:55 AM
Awesome stuff!!!
O-B-A-M-A our savior has arrived!!!
That's it. It's time to close Housing Panic and America Panic.
The Panic is over.
Thank you Keith.
Thank you Obama.
Thank you Oprah.
America can now get back to being America again because He is here to save us all.
- November 05, 2008 2:59 AM
It's disheartening to see America bounce from one incompetent party to the other, although as a conservative independent I can say that Bush, whom I never voted for, was a complete, fiscal disaster. We have been on a long downward slide to national bankruptcy, the credit boom of the late '90s notwithstanding. Bush helped accelerate the slide, Obama will finish off the job.
So congratulations to the new President of a nation that has never had a clue. And still doesn't.
- November 05, 2008 3:07 AM
A little humility would be nice Keith. Some of us are feeling pretty hurt right now.
- November 05, 2008 3:11 AM
Congrats to Obama from a disappointed Republican. The one silver lining I get from Obama's convincing victory is that this is dramatic evidence that we're not even close to being a racist country.
- November 05, 2008 3:14 AM
- blogger said...
Cspan has a live stream from the Chicago rally here
- November 05, 2008 3:28 AM
- Professor Ichiro Vader said...
"Yeah. We won. We won! We won!" What the f*ck did we win?
- November 05, 2008 3:32 AM
Hope over fear?
Denial over reality.
- November 05, 2008 3:33 AM
The real deal:
You bail out my Wall Street banks. You get your immigration bill.
Ding Ding!
Of course, the super majority did not want this. OK, time to shutdown HP. Mission accomplished.
- November 05, 2008 3:42 AM
Still up keefer? Until the banksters and criminal political element are hoisted up by their ivy league ties and run through with pikes their will be no recovery.
- November 05, 2008 3:43 AM
- blogger said...
Coming up on 4am but I think the networks call it at 4:00:01
Otherwise I'll have to switch from caffeine to crack cocaine. Maybe Amy Winehouse has some for me
I'm not going to miss the speech in Chicago. It will be a moment in US history that will be played for the rest of time.
Not many moments like that in your lifetime.
- November 05, 2008 3:46 AM
please stick around and don't shut down HP. Not until Mozilo gets arrested.
- November 05, 2008 3:48 AM
Just a pinch Keith. Just a pinch.
- November 05, 2008 3:56 AM
Hope over fear? Fear is what gave control to the Dems.
- November 05, 2008 3:57 AM
It's offical. He's president elect.
- November 05, 2008 4:00 AM
SWEET! God Bless the new America.
- November 05, 2008 4:07 AM
- Ross said...
I'm definitely not a happy guy tonight. Congrats to Obama for his historic accomplishment. I hope he finds a way to get us out of this mess we're all in.
The Democrats have definitely been given a mandate tonight. The Republicans failed miserably when given the same opportunity. I can only hope it turns out better this time.
McCain has been my guy since 2000 and it's very sad to see him lose. I blame the Republicans for destroying him 8 years ago and unwittingly dismantling him in '08.
- November 05, 2008 4:11 AM
- consultant said...
Yes we did!
Now, please, everyone, let's get to work. This ship is still sinking.
- November 05, 2008 4:11 AM
- blogger said...
I'll still never understand the 45% or so of Americans who don't see what I see
The best candidate won. And McCain and Palin and Rove and Hannity and Rush are over.
The people are taking back the United States.
It was a dark, dark eight years. It may still suck pretty good coming up because Bush and the GOP put us in such a deep hole. But I think you're witnessing America reinvent itself again.
The American brand, and the American promise, has just been renewed. The world will celebrate tomorrow. And they would have been sickened if McCain won. That should tell you something.
I can't wait for this speech.
- November 05, 2008 4:12 AM
Florida went to Obama.
- November 05, 2008 4:16 AM
"...What the f*ck did we win?.."
Isn't it obvious? The best Bag Man to hand the blame to for all that is coming.
He was already being blamed months ago; a half-year before he took office.
- November 05, 2008 4:18 AM
I knew it, McCain was for Obama all along. That's why he couldn't be himself for one single minute, and picked Sarah Palin as a sub-conscience, almost conscience way to throw the election.
He gave a great speech, praising Obama, and putting his hands up at the preppy 'boos'.
For the first time, he is being himself.
- November 05, 2008 4:23 AM
ummmm, they chose a fairy tale over the truth.
obama's team noted that they had to start reducing the expectations over the next few weeks.
so obama could be no better then Lereah.
- November 05, 2008 4:23 AM
God, those are scary white people that voted for McCain.
- November 05, 2008 4:24 AM
FLA turns blue, and I am pink with delight!
- November 05, 2008 4:28 AM
Free housing
Free gas
Free Groceries
Free cigarettes
Free medical
Free everything
Thank you Mr Obama
Welcome to USA the welfare state...
- November 05, 2008 4:29 AM
Obama Elected.
Nikkei plunges 200 points.....
- November 05, 2008 4:36 AM
Good riddance keith. Nice blog, but the politics were a bit too much. Nice to know my children will grow up in a socialist nation. Perhaps I'll move to Australia.
- November 05, 2008 4:36 AM
- goldsheet said...
RE: I'll still never understand the 45% or so of Americans who don't see what I see
Unfortunately, that is the problem. America has become so polarized (and split almost down the middle) with each side intolerant of the other and unwilling to work things out that we all lose, regardless of who wins the elections.
One of the candidates said something about "disagreeing without being disagreeable", which I hope is the direction we move in. People are neither bad or stupid for having different opinions. I'll give Obama a chance.
P.S. I'm not a registered Democrat or Republican
- November 05, 2008 4:37 AM
- November 05, 2008 4:41 AM
Great blog. It's too bad more people weren't turned on to this earlier.
The German movie parody was an awesome farewell YouTube video.
How 'bout this for a final farewell poll question:
"Now that we know who is president, will Americans be better off in four years?"
a) Yes
b) No
c) Hell No.
- November 05, 2008 4:44 AM
China, Venezuela, Russia prepare to stuff Obama into a locker and steal his lunch money on the world playground.
- November 05, 2008 4:45 AM
My country is finally color blind.
- November 05, 2008 4:47 AM
Good riddance keith. Nice blog, but the politics were a bit too much. Nice to know my children will grow up in a socialist nation. Perhaps I'll move to Australia.
yeah,dood idea. Australia is just so much better. Don't hang around for your socialist security check. More money for the rest of us.
- November 05, 2008 4:47 AM
The really sad thing is that the Colbert Report and Daily Show won't be nearly as funny without the GOP to kick around.
- November 05, 2008 4:48 AM
- November 05, 2008 4:49 AM
- edd browne said...
I apologize to the World that
48 percent of the vote went
to McCain-Playin.
- November 05, 2008 4:53 AM
Thanks for everything Keith.
Because I waited I can now get a 500k 1BR condo in Seattle for 450k.
Thank God prices are back to normal now.
- November 05, 2008 4:54 AM
keith, i know that you've been living as an expat trying hard to wash out the stench of being american for years now, but, to hell with the opinion of the "world," by which you mainly mean europe. i don't care what they think. maybe they ought to take care of the messes in their own backyard before they pass judgement on us.
- November 05, 2008 4:54 AM
China alreay making the US its Bitch......
From Bloomberg--------
China has also led emerging economies in sending the message that the U.S. and other rich nations are mainly responsible for coming up with a solution to climate change. The Asian nation is seeking to gradually shift its energy structure without sacrificing economic growth and has called on the U.S. and Europe to step up with financing and technology.
"Yo, bitch, you all is responsible for global warming, bitch. You fix it bitch, we can pollute as much as we like......
And after you get me that beer, bitch, you all need to come up with some coin to build up our infrastructure......
and hand over that high technology.......
- November 05, 2008 4:56 AM
casa de dolor - who said your country is color-blind? in exit polls a significant percentage said that race was a consideration - and that group overwhelmingly voted obama. massive numbers of african americans who have never voted, registered and lined up to vote today - solely because they wanted to vote for an african american. the vote breakdown by race is going to be somewhere along the lines of 95+% of african american vote to obama. no ethnic group is that monolithic in it's politics. don't for a minute think that race isn't a huge factor. just because enough white votes proved color-blind does not make this whole country color-blind. the sooner we realize the racism is harmful when practiced in all directions, the sooner we can really grow.
- November 05, 2008 5:13 AM
Are you going to shut down your hot dog stand now (housingpanic)?
- November 05, 2008 5:18 AM
- blogger said...
5:30am.. and now I get to go to bed
That was amazing.
Today was a great day for America.
- November 05, 2008 5:30 AM
"The people are taking back the United States."
Which people? If we were taking back the United States we would have elected a candidate that adheres to the Constitution.
"It was a dark, dark eight years. It may still suck pretty good coming up because Bush and the GOP put us in such a deep hole.'
"But I think you're witnessing America reinvent itself again."
"The American brand, and the American promise, has just been renewed. The world will celebrate tomorrow."
What's to celebrate? Another rigged election. You are getting another insider sold to the public as an outsider.
"And they would have been sickened if McCain won. That should tell you something."
McCain or Obama...one big dog and pony show. We will not pull out of Iraq. We will not return to the constitutional landmarks.
This was a cathartic for the african-american population. I'm glad they are able to throw off the shackles of the past.
As far as who should be President, we got what we deserved. The people lost this election a long time ago when we were limited to the choice of one of two insiders.
I would have been very happy to vote for Alan Keyes. He like Ron Paul would never have been allowed to get past the primaries.
- November 05, 2008 5:34 AM
"obama's team noted that they had to start reducing the expectations over the next few weeks."
Shutting down HP? He he...
- November 05, 2008 5:37 AM
"The best candidate won. And McCain and Palin and Rove and Hannity and Rush are over."
You are nuts! Their ratings will be higher than ever. Do you not remember the Clinton era?
You are really losing it kweefer.
- November 05, 2008 5:38 AM
Wait until everyone finds out that
the Corporations control America . Until we get rid of the lobbying system you are not going to get a government that will be able to make intelligent decisions .
- November 05, 2008 5:38 AM
Yes we did!!!
- November 05, 2008 5:42 AM
48 vs 52. Wasn't that the same ratio back in 2004 between Kerry and Bush? (I voted Badnarik) Weird. History doesn't repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes.
- November 05, 2008 5:51 AM
- Lost Cause said...
I am so happy. God bless Frank from Scottsdale.
- November 05, 2008 6:15 AM
Why do I get that hollow feeling that I'm about to be cut off from my daily dose of vitamin HP?
Thanks Keith, from the bottom of my heart.
- November 05, 2008 6:17 AM
After Obama imposes a Federal Equity tax to redistrubute the wealth that is all we wil all have.
- November 05, 2008 6:32 AM
- Frank R said...
This was not a choice for hope. It was a choice for wealth redistribution and government handouts.
The fact that the Democrats failed to reach 60 seats in the Senate is the only thing that will prevent us from becoming the Union of Soviet-American Republics.
- November 05, 2008 6:42 AM
There has never been another time in history where people have come into the streets to celebrate someone winning a presidency. I am so very proud of him his family and his supporters. Screw everybody else. Perhaps this is proof the reason alot of people didn't vote was because there was nothing to vote for and that is why corruption in Washington is so rampant people just didn't care. All I can say is RIGHT ON OBAMA, and may your presidency be blessed with good decisions and a country that will be healed and ignore all the HATERS and there are many. Any one that put up with the SHIT you put up with and did not let it hold you down and sour you and you with stood the test and came out a winner. CONGRADULATIONS
- November 05, 2008 6:58 AM
We kicked them to the curb.
What a great day for America!
- November 05, 2008 7:21 AM
Thanks Keith.
Today we can all be proud Americans again.
- November 05, 2008 7:30 AM
bar is set low?
hardly. obama has huge expectations. look at the worldwide coverage.
I worry the expectations are too high. no matter what, he may only be able to disappoint.
first he has to get busy getting us all hooked up with free gas and cover our mortgages.
- November 05, 2008 7:52 AM
who was the last black prime minister in the UK?
last black president of France? Germany? Italy? Sweden?
And to think they would have looked down on us if we didn't elect obama.
f'in eurotards
- November 05, 2008 7:56 AM
Good riddance keith. Nice blog, but the politics were a bit too much. Nice to know my children will grow up in a socialist nation. Perhaps I'll move to Australia.
let's hope it is just socialism.
I worry about what obama has in store with his proposed national security force.
- November 05, 2008 7:57 AM
news is that in some districts in PA the polling machines came pre-loaded with votes for obama.
- November 05, 2008 7:58 AM
anonymous said...
Obama Elected.
Nikkei plunges 200 points.....
November 05, 2008 4:36 AM
Nikkei is up over 400 for the day. You really are a stupid f@#k.
I didn't vote for Obama so this is a personal observation.
200 points on the Nikkei is a rounding error these days.
It's a pleasure trading against people like you.
- November 05, 2008 8:05 AM
I'll still never understand the 45% or so of Americans who don't see what I see
I look but I see very little substance there. Great author (at a minimum co-author).
I see a lot of bitterness and hate on the left, even in victory. very sad.
I fear they will turn obama into being more polarizing than the clintons.
they are already pushing the fairness doctrine. open ballots for union voting. civilian security force (perhaps they can wear arm bandannas with knee high boots).
The posters of obama done in the central america communist\revolutionary style freak me out a bit.
- November 05, 2008 8:07 AM
Great! Now maybe Keith will stop calling America racist, you santimonious jerk!
- November 05, 2008 8:09 AM
"The people are taking back the United States."
Keith, you are getting tired. Go get some sleep.
- November 05, 2008 8:09 AM
the better campaign won.
not sure about the man.
almost 60 million votes for obama. that is about $10 per vote, isn't it?
- November 05, 2008 8:11 AM
" upthecreek said...
Free housing
Free gas
Free Groceries
Free cigarettes
Free medical
Free everything
Thank you Mr Obama
Welcome to USA the welfare state...
upthecreek, you should really stop smoking that stuff
- November 05, 2008 8:12 AM
Yes we can!
re-elect most incumbents.
way to go two party sheeple.
- November 05, 2008 8:16 AM
Savior? I am going to throw up
- November 05, 2008 8:19 AM
from some ap article:
In the park crowd was Lisa Boone, 42, of Chicago, who said she burst into tears earlier in the day pondering what an Obama victory would mean.
burst into tears? what the hell was she pondering? free gas? obama paying her mortgage? everyone gathering around singing kumbaya?
these are some emotionally unstable people....
i just don't see what 51% of the population sees.
i saw two loser candidates running for the top office. one loser won, the other loser lost.
- November 05, 2008 8:39 AM
the better man, and better campaign, won.
- November 05, 2008 9:48 AM
but, i notice that it's okay to use his middle name now, huh keith?
In response to this 1 brain cell request. I guess your the charcter that will play the 2008 version (dumb a$$) of Mice and Men... Huh George? George is my Friend...Right Goerge? Where did he go George ? Where did he go? Duh!!!! Remember Barack won because George screwed us!!!!!
- November 05, 2008 9:53 AM
Bush should have a shortest presidential pardon list as almost no one has been ever convicted on his watch.
- November 05, 2008 10:30 AM
Whoopee, the new captain of the Titanic! Hope he is good at organizing those lifeboats....
- November 05, 2008 10:59 AM
panicearly said...
Bush should have a shortest presidential pardon list as almost no one has been ever convicted on his watch.
Ummm... you don't have to be convicted or even indicted of anything to receive a presidential pardon. Get a clue!
- November 05, 2008 11:30 AM
Keith, I respectfully disagree. I think the American people voted for fear and not hope, and that a decade from now, when we see the levels of indebtedness and capitalist destruction that he has brought upon us, then we will indeed be all very fearful of the future hole that he has dug us further into. God bless the man for overcoming racial issues and becoming president, but God bless America more with hopes we can survive the socialist financial fiasco that we are about to get thrust into.
- November 05, 2008 11:45 AM
Many of the House and Senate incumbents who voted for the bailout won reelection. Notably, E. Dole, who voted against the bailout, lost her reelection.
My House rep--who voted for the bailout--won by a landslide.
I have absolutely no confidence in the American political system. Someone with integrity, like Ron Paul, will never win. Our only choices are shills for the corporations. Unfortunately, the public loves them and the crap they are fed from the media.
But America will implode and the next election will be decided by bullets and not ballots.
Thanks Keith. Great blog. It's been fun.
- November 05, 2008 11:53 AM
United Apes of America.
So we come to 2012 with a Hussein in Office. Bodes well.
- November 05, 2008 12:56 PM
tim73 said...
"Whoopee, the new captain of the Titanic! Hope he is good at organizing those lifeboats..."
Exactly, Tim. Does anyone here think that Keith (former Ron Paul supporter) really agrees with Obama's socialist agenda? Of course not!
He has been very clever here in his somewhat bewildering support of the Manchurian candidate, but I am on to him.
Keith, you seem to agree with me and Peter Schiff. Since the country is going down the $h!tter anyway during the next four years, why not let Obama's big government philosophy take the heat for it? Whichever party is in power during these next four years is in deep kimchi; therefore the Democrats are doomed from 2012 (possibly 2010) going forward.
You've done your part, Keith. Your fake support for the Obomunist has helped him win the election. You can stop pretending now that you actually agree with this central planning, big government, warmonger.
- November 05, 2008 12:57 PM
- mphill said...
Finally the democrats will maybe shut the fuck up!
No we can get "Don't blame me I voted for McCain" and "Obamanation" bumper stickers! Be obnoxious and uninformed about everything and just say 'He's stupid' and make other intelligent comments!
Can't wait for these 'tax cut' to never happen.
- November 05, 2008 1:02 PM
- Roccman said...
Nothing has changed Keith.
No Thing...
Enjoy the die off.
And I thought your were resigning today...
Remember remember the 5th of November...
Good grief.
- November 05, 2008 1:13 PM
Now the selected Bush/Cheny Empire has been defeated,the Zen Master said to the little boy. "We'll see."
(Quote from a true story called
Charlie Wilson's War)
One of the very best movies ever made. With special thanks to Mr.Tom Hanks, Mrs.Julia Robert and Mr.Philip Seymour Hoffman for an outstanding performance.
- November 05, 2008 2:32 PM
LOL, u f-ing idiot. Obie is an insider no different then Bush and the other elite reps. You are either a change agent or too stupid to be called human to think Obie was a victory for anything, or a change for good. It'll be a change alright, thanks to the millions of idiot Americans, especially the dumb white youth, we will have horrors upon horrors for rest of all our lives.
I never thought the human condition could fall for a collective losing of the mind. People will now be destroyed as a result of their insanity and lack of knowledge and selfishness. And likely the blacks will get it the most.
- November 05, 2008 3:09 PM
Proof positive of large numbers of stupid people...(i.e. white trash, illegals, hip hop wannabees, libs, dems, Hollywood freaks, Oprah Klingons and the weak minded) voting!
- November 05, 2008 4:24 PM
What the Hell are you going to do when Obama doesn't pay your mortgage or pay for your gas???
You lemmings could be driven off a cliff for a false promise from a false doctrine from a false messiah!
- November 05, 2008 4:27 PM
nice to see that democrats are bad winners as well as sore losers. keep thinking that voting for one candidate versus another means anything. keep thinking that your interests will be guarded. why do you think that obama received even more contributions from big business than mccain? because he's going to shaft them in your favor?
same crap, new packaging. you'll see.
for decades both parties have been actively engaged in the creation of a massive government on your dime. big money is always represented and always protected. false promises to protect or help the poor or the working class or the middle class are a distraction. gay marriage, abortion, and family values are a distraction. the parties need you to be all worked up about class warfare and culture wars so that you don't wake up and see where the money trail really ends.
the middle class has been and will continue to be squeezed because we can neither buy a candidate or threaten to riot in the streets.
partisanship leads to stupidity. it's like rooting for one sports team over another without respect to management or performance. people vote dem or rep because that's how they've defined themselves just like they define themselves as yankee fans or cub fans. the parties and the powers behind the throne want you to keep rooting for your home team. unconditional brand loyalty precludes the need for real positions and real actions. you think it's us against them so you don't notice that they've both screwed america.
as foretold, factionalism is bringing about the demise of our republic.
- November 05, 2008 4:50 PM
Bush and co. wrecked America - and what they haven't broken they're going to loot on their way out, and give to their pals. What a bunch of cynical crooks.
- November 05, 2008 8:41 PM


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A lot of people talk about women's fashion like it's an ongoing struggle, but men can have difficulty figuring out what styles and outfits work best too! Especially if you're trying to find ethical and sustainably-made items—the fact is the explosion of ethical fashion movement has, so far, produced a lot more options for women than for men. But, there are still a lot of brands making clothes for men that are paying fair trade wages and using highly ecofriendly processes.
Obviously this isn't true for all and we're always reluctant to generalize, but it can be the case that men's fashion is something that a guy doesn't pick up as much talking with his friends or following Instagram influencers. So sometimes it can be harder to get ideas or find the right item. It can be easy to fall into a rut, not knowing where to start beyond the same old things you're already comfortable wearing.
One of the most popular areas of men's clothing has become the graphic tee and jeans look. There are a lot of ethical, sustainable, organic t-shirt options for guys out there. Some fashion experts have said they have problems with graphic tees as they believe that no one really enjoys reading other people's clothing... But we still like some of 'em anyway! And men routinely buy these clothes more for a nice fit than the graphic. Selecting softer and more comfortable but stylish clothes can make a difference.
Buying men's clothing that properly fits a man's body cannot be overstated. Men will sometimes purchase baggier clothing as it as seen as more comfortable. And sometimes pure comfort is what you're going for. But for nights out on the town and things like that, a pair of jeans that properly hugs a guy's legs and is relatively form-fitting can still be comfortable and might appear more stylish.
Another thing the fashionistas/-istos argue about mens fashion is shorts. Some experts say that shorts are inappropriate on any man over 25, but we say no way, shorts can look great on men.
Men's Athletic wear is a place where it can be easy to settle. Branching out on different types of material that assist your workout and fit will revolutionize your time, and the way you dress, at the gym.
Go for comfort, fit and (they say) matching clothes. As long as any clothes properly fit the man and match decently well, it'll all work out. There is hope for those of us who have nothing but work clothes and sweatpants! ;-)
Interest in men's fashion is on the rise. A man who looks good feels good. And of course, we think it also always feels better to shop with brands that support your beliefs. Consumers have tremendous power—the more we demand products that reduce poverty, fight climate change, and otherwise make the world better, the more the market will supply those things.


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Monday, May 31, 2010
Happy Memorial Day
Friday, May 28, 2010
Turquoise Kitchen
I know this kitchen's been all over the internet lately, but I love it just like everyone else does, so I'm saving it on here. :)
Some great decorating tips - love that serving teir, and the silver watering can right by the sink. As well as the silver soap dispencer.
And the silver kitchenaid goes nicely, too. Also, those "xoxo" and "love" pics look hand painted, but so perfect for this space!! Great idea. Love the white canisters, too.
I'm liking the turquoise color with the pops of lemon and lime. They add a lot to the space! That island looks so fun.
I really like the use of the word "enjoy" in a kitchen. What a great way to sum up what goes on in there. I love the copper backsplash, too.
One more look at that awesome island - who says you can't have an island if it's not built in?
Saw this on {the little things}. Didn't she do a fantastic job!!?
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Airplane Room
I saw this cute bedroom on {Thrifty Decor Chick}.
And I was especially drawn to it because the theme was airplanes - and my son's nursery currently has an airplane theme that I plan on carrying as he gets older. LOVE that silver airplane above!!
Cute little airplane lamp.
I really like how she framed out those pictures on the walls. It really makes them pop!
And I think it's cool how it's not ALL airplanes everywhere. It's ok not to get too themey - just a little taste is perfect.
This lamp looks ADORABLE and really easy to make - buttons and ribbon on a lamp shade. And you could do anything - flowers, cars, butterflies - options are limited to the kinds of buttons available...which is A LOT!
I really like that yellow sign above - I think that's a perfect saying to go in any child's room - or even your spouse's room! :)
But my ALL TIME favorite part of this room is not the perfect navy paint color, or the cute white wainscotting, or all the airplanes, it is this sign. Come fly with me. Perfect!! Check the link at the top for all the details.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Pokadot Party
Here's a cute little party idea.
Just pokadots.
And colors.
Sweet and Simple.
Perfect for any age.
And pretty easy, too! I saw this on {Kara's Party Ideas}
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Summer Buckets
I just saw this GREAT idea on {My Mix of Six}. She makes her kids summer buckets and sets them out on the last day of school. She says:
"Towards the end of the school year as I'm getting excited for summer, the kids start getting a little sad that school is over. Now this makes ME sad because I want them to be as excited as I am for the summer. SOOOO I made these little summer buckets to have on the counter when they get home on the last day of school."
She fills them with swimming suits, candy, brochures of family trips they're going on that summer, flashlights for camping, flip flops, sunglasses, waterballoons, flyers for sports camps etc, stuff from the dollar store...really anything. And then she and her husband write in a card to each child. She says:
"My favorite part of this is their letter to each of them about their school year. Both Stephen and I write in the cards. We try to highlight some of their strengths in their various subjects or field trips that we went on this year. It just lets them know how proud we are of them."
Such a cute idea! Definitely going to have to try this someday.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Sweet Nursery
This is one of the sweetest nurseries I've seen in a while!
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Character Builders
I just saw an amazing post at {The Lettered Cottage} talking about how to give your home character and make it your own.
This is coming from a person who transformed the above kitchen into the one below.
Amazing, right?! She has some great advice. Check out the link above. And for those of you renting, there are still some things you can do - for her rental character builder advice, {click here}
Posted by Brittany at 10:00 AM 2 comments
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Outdoor Movies
Part of my dream backyard includes an outdoor movie theater like this one in Potterybarn.
Complete with those huge comfy lounge chairs. I mean, who wouldn't want to watch a movie on that screen...outside...during the summer.
It just looks so fun!
On {Inchmark} I saw a post where they made their own outdoor movie screen using a sheet and some wood.
Complete with those huge comfy lounge chairs. I mean, who wouldn't want to watch a movie on that screen...outside...during the summer.
It just looks so fun!
On {Inchmark} I saw a post where they made their own outdoor movie screen using a sheet and some wood.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Sunshine & Summertime
I'm ready. For those warm days.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Nautical Party
I posted about this cute cake a while ago {here}. Cute huh!?
And I recently found a party to match it at {Love Laughter and Lyrics}.
And I recently found a party to match it at {Love Laughter and Lyrics}.
A nice sign to welcome everyone aboard!
Boats in tissue paper water in barrels as decoration.
Love the use of barrels. Of course - fishies as a snack.
A cute bunting lining the fence. I like the knots tied in between the flags.
I like the way they used party hats to decorate as well...just like a bunting.
Cute little cupcakes!
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JJ Wilroy of Williamsburg captured the boys 18-and-under singles championship and shared the doubles crown in the Southside Eye Care Junior Satellite, a Level 4 tournament in Portsmouth.
Wilroy emerged atop an 11-player field at Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club and shared the doubles crown in a four-team draw with Baxter Carter.
Wilroy, a former Jamestown High standout, will play for William and Mary's club team this fall.
Also winning an age group was Hampton Roads Academy player Grace Prillaman of Newport News, who took the girls 16s title. Williamsburg's Brad Mahaffey was the runner-up in boys 14s, and Prillaman's brother William was the runner-up in boys 12s.
Key results are here:
Selected results from the weekend tournament at Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club in Portsmouth (seedings):
Boys 18-and-under
Semifinal: (1) JJ Wilroy d. (4) Brantley Stein 6-3, 6-0. Final: Wilroy d. (2) Baxter Carter 6-0, 6-1.
Boys 18-and-under doubles
Semi: (1) Carter-Wilroy d. Andre Rogers-Khairi Shareiff 6-0, 6-0. Final: Carter-Wilroy d. Jeremiah Simpson-Ryan Zirkle 6-1, 6-0.
Boys 16-and-under
Round of 16: Kurt Mittmann d. Benjamin Eller 6-0, 6-1. Quarterfinal: Mittmann d. Ian Krauss 6-0, 6-1. Semi: (1) Alexey Lunin d. Mittmann 6-2, 6-4. Final: A. Lunin d. (2) Paul Mendoza 6-4, 6-1.
Boys 14-and-under
Quarterfinal: (2) Brad Mahaffey d. Ian Kirkpatrick 6-0, 6-2. Semi: Mahaffey d. Charles Alexander 6-3, 6-2. Final: Noah Taylor d. Mahaffey 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5).
Boys 12-and-under
Round-robin standings: Boris Lunin 3-0, William Prillaman 2-1, Benjamin Holtzclaw 1-2, Benjamin Diehl 0-3.
Girls 18-and-under
Round-robin standings: Sophie Liao 3-0, Lisa Nguyen 2-1, Catherine Bedi 0-3, Jordan Brown 0-3.
Girls 16-and-under
Round of 16: (1) Grace Prillaman d. Kelsey Alcaraz 6-0, 6-0; Victoria Alexander d. Katherine Hunt 6-2, 6-0. Quarter: Prillaman d. Clare Rigney 6-1, 6-2. Semi: Prillaman d. (4) Elvie Sellers 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. Final: Prillaman d. (3) Claire Bedi 6-3, 6-1. Consolation: Hunt d. Sara Tignor 7-5, 6-0; Vista Grinde d. Hunt 6-0, 6-0.
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Floridian takes USTA Girls 16 Clay crown
No. 10 seed Mia Horvit of Parkland, Fla., earned her first U.S. Tennis Association crown, overcoming Francesca Dilorenzo of New Albany, Ohio, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 to win the Girls 16 National Clay Court Championships at Virginia Beach Tennis and Country Club.
Dilorenzo, a feisty left-hander, was celebrating her 15th birthday Sunday. She plays with a style reminiscent of her favorite pro, Rafael Nadal, looping a lot of groundstrokes and retrieving plenty of shots.
Horvit, who hits much flatter shots than Dilorenzo, will enjoy her 15th birthday Monday. She overcame an erratic first set, began to frequently run Dilorenzo and gained the crown by winning the match's last four games.
In the doubles final, the second seeds beat the top seeds to earn their first gold balls, emblematic of USTA national crowns.
Ellyse Hamlin of Fairfield, Conn., and Meghan Kelley of Falmouth, Maine, who frequently play tournaments together, earned a 6-3, 6-3 triumph against Kaitlyn McCarthy of Cary, N.C., and Caroline Turner of Dallas.
The New Englanders needed three sets twice earlier in the draw, but dominated the latter stages of each set Sunday.
Results from Virginia Beach Tennis and Country Club (seedings, hometowns):
Final: (10) Mia Horvit (Parkland, Fla.) d. Francesca Dilorenzo (New Albany, Ohio) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Third-place match: Ines Vias (Germantown, Md.) d. (17) Caroline Lampl (Bluemont, Va.) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Fifth-place match (consolation final): (4) Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (Chapel Hill, N.C.) d. (3) Ellyse Hamlin (Fairfield, Conn.) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8).
Final: (2) Hamlin-Meghan Kelley (Falmouth, Maine) d. (1) Kaitlyn McCarthy (Cary, N.C.)-Caroline Turner (Dallas) 6-3, 6-3.
Third-place match: (4) Caroline Brinson (Metairie, La.)-Megen Cochran (Calhoun, Ga.) d. (9) Lampl-Sophie Chang (Havre de Grace, Md.) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.


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Case-Based Reasoning for Decision Support and Diagnostic Problem Solving: The INRECA Approach (1995)
INRECA offers tools and methods for developing, validating, and maintaining decision support systems. INRECA's basic technologies are inductive and case-based reasoning, namely KATE -INDUCTION (cf., e.g., Manago, 1989; Manago, 1990) and S3-CASE, a software product based on PATDEX (cf., e.g., Wess,1991; Richter & Wess, 1991; Althoff & Wess, 1991). Induction extracts decision knowledge from case databases. It brings to light patterns among cases and helps monitoring trends over time. Case-based rea -soning relates the engineer's current problem to past experiences.
INRECA - A Seamless Integration of Induction and Case-Based Reasoning for Decision Support Tasks (1995)
This paper presents a brief overview of the INRECA-II methodology for building and maintaining CBR applications. It is based on the experience factory and the software process modeling approach from software engineering. CBR development and maintenance experience is documented using software process models and stored in a three-layered experience packet.
For defining attribute types to be used in the case representation, taxonomies occur quite often. The symbolic values at any node of the taxonomy tree are used as attribute values in a case or a query. A taxonomy type represents a relationship between the symbols through their position within the taxonomy-tree which expresses knowledge about the similarity between the symbols. This paper analyzes several situations in which taxonomies are used in different ways and proposes a systematic way of specifying local similarity measures for taxonomy types. The proposed similarity measures have a clear semantics and are easy to compute at runtime.
Although several systematic analyses of existing approaches to adaptation have been published recently, a general formal adaptation framework is still missing. This paper presents a step into the direction of developing such a formal model of transformational adaptation. The model is based on the notion of the quality of a solution to a problem, while quality is meant in a more general sense and can also denote some kind of appropriateness, utility, or degree of correctness. Adaptation knowledge is then defined in terms of functions transforming one case into a successor case. The notion of quality provides us with a semantics for adaptation knowledge and allows us to define terms like soundness, correctness and completeness. In this view, adaptation (and even the whole CBR process) appears to be a special instance of an optimization problem.
This paper motivates the necessity for support for negotiation during Sales Support on the Internet within Case-Based Reasoning solutions. Different negotiation approaches are discussed and a general model of the sales process is presented. Further, the tradition al CBR-cycle is modified in such a way that iterative retrieval during a CBR consulting session is covered by the new model. Several gen eral characteristics of negotiation are described and a case study is shown where preliminary approaches are used to negotiate with a cu stomer about his demands and available products in a 'CBR-based' Electronic Commerce solution.


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Scotland to battle grey squirrel invaders
£1.3m investment to save the native red
Scotland's native red squirrel population is to benefit from a £1.3m investment aimed at preventing it falling to the invading forces of its North American grey cousin.
According to the BBC, the country boasts around 121,000 reds - representing 75 per cent of the UK total. The species is under increaing pressure from the estimated 200,000 to 300,000 greys which aggressively compete for food and carry the squirrel pox virus "which can kill reds in about 14 days".
The Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels (SSRS) plan - an initiative involving Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association (SRPBA) and the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) - will "develop habitats in which the red squirrel can flourish" and also "try to control the greys".
The latter will, the BBC nicely notes, "involve killing them".
SWT's Stuart Brooks said: "I can understand and empathise with those people who do not like the prospect of killing wild animals, but it is disingenuous to say that there are viable alternative solutions to saving the red squirrel in Scotland.
"Work is under way on a vaccine for squirrel pox but it is not around the corner and habitat improvements are a key component of our longer-term strategy. To do nothing now will certainly consign our native squirrel to a painful and lingering death."
SNH's Ron McDonald explained that controlling the grey squirrel "would be focussed on the key routes being used by grey squirrels to spread north". He elaborated: "Greys have already displaced red squirrels from most of England, Wales and Scotland's central belt, but much of the north still remains grey-free.
"With sightings of greys becoming more frequent in northern Perthshire and Angus, and a population of grey squirrels already established in Aberdeen, it is imperative that we act quickly to protect red squirrels north of the central belt and prevent the grey's further migration."
The SSRS plan kicks off in earnest in April. Its full list of aims is, according to the SWT:
- To protect existing red squirrel populations in the Highlands, Argyll, North-East Scotland and northern Tayside.
- To improve and share our knowledge and understanding of squirrel management.
- To increase the involvement of private foresters and woodland owners in conservation efforts for red
- To increase our knowledge of the distribution of squirrels in Scotland and maintain a process for recording and disseminating this information.
- To promote the project to the public.
There are more details on the SWT website here, including squirrel distribution maps for 1990-1999 and 2000-2007 (both pdf). ®
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exxos wrote:Basically the round up is I have the CPU running ASYNC finally and had it running at 25MHz. I couldn't go any higher (didn't have anymore osc's to hand) but the CPU E-clock running faster causes the ACIA to screw up. After a lot of work, I gave up and decided to do a new test board using the 68SEC000.
Seem to remember when looking at the datasheets it was possible to ignore the 6800 bus and basically drive the 6800 signals in sync with the 68000 bus and assert DTACK as usual. It's also used for autovector interruptrs or something (VMA?) but I think you can do a similar thing by placing the vector level on the bus and handling it differently. Sounds like a few lines of code and must have been done to get 020+ CPUs to work as they don't support 6800 bus.
Maybe forget the fast ROM and just load ROM into fast ram on startup. Isn#t there auto boot prgs to do that?
Sounds like you need to move to SDRAM to keep up with the CPU...


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- Become an X Coder, an online book on Cocoa and Objective-C
- Objective-C Beginner's Guide, a tutorial for programmers with knowledge of C
- From C++ to Objective-C, a guide by Pierre Chatelier
- A Quick Objective-C 2.0 Tutorial
- A forum for the
Programming in Objective-C 2.0, providing updated resources, errata, program examples, etc.
- Objective-C overview
- Objective-C is Fun
- Object Oriented Programming in Objective-C
- Objective-C: Documentation
- Objective-C: Documentation: Sample Source Code
- A First Look at Objective-C
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Frequently Asked Questions
- The updated comp.lang.objective-C FAQ listing
- Objective-C Frequently Asked Questions (outdated)
- Objective-C Infrequently Asked Questions
- GNU Objective-C Compiler
- clang Objective-C Compiler, (LLVM based, work in progress as of 2007)
- Portable Object Compiler (POC)
- [broken link 2004-06-29]Stepstone Objective-C Compiler
- Squeak-to-Objective-C Translator
- Apple (formerly NeXTstep) Objective-C Compiler
- GNUstep (GNUstep community site)
- MetaObject Libraries (includes MPWFoundation, MPWTest, Objective-XML)
- ObjectiveLib, designed to offer the same functionality to Objective-C programmers that the Standard Template Library offers to C++ programmers
- Objective-C Foundation Classes
- mGSTEP, an implementation of the core elements in OPENSTEP/Cocoa
- Cocotron, an easy to use cross-platform solution for Objective-C development (currently focusing on Microsoft Windows)
- Foundation library (hint: get the CVS version)
- GNU Objective-C Class Library
- Google Data API, a Mac OS X framework and source code that make it easy to access data from various Google services
- OCUnit, a testing framework for Objective-C in the spirits of JUnit for Java
- ObjcUnit, another testing framework for Objective-C
- MiscKit library. Includes AutoDoc, an utility to generate documentation for Objective-C.
- 3DKit library
- IOlib (portable I/O library, also for Objective-C
- W3Kit, an object-oriented toolkit for building interactive World Wide Web applications
- MusicKit (and SndKit) library
- ToastedMarshmallow bundles, including GraphicKit, mpegToasterKit, etc.
- Coconut - Objective-C library for Unix-like systems
- GTKKit (GTK binding for Objective-C)
- GToolkit (GTK toolkit for Objective-C)
- Pantomime provides a set of Objective-C classes which model a mail system.
- CURLHandle (wrapper around CURL, a multi-protocol file download library)
- GNOME-ObjC (Objective-C bindings for GNOME)
- EyeStep framework (libraries for UN*X and the X Window system)
Applications, tools and projects
- ÉtoiléOS, a GNUstep-based User Environment
- OpenGroupware is a full-featured groupware server including XML-RPC, CalDAV, GroupDAV, and WebDAV support. It is written mostly in Objective-C.
- HeaderDoc (tool for generating HTML reference documentation from comments (similar to JavaDoc)
- HeaderBrowser (claims to be fully compatible to HeaderDoc, with some additional features taken from JavaDoc
- The Steel Wheels Project - applications, utilities and class libraries for software development
- LinuxSTEP - build a better desktop with GNUstep and Objective-C
- GNU Mail.app, a clone of NeXT/Apple's Mail.app application
- ToastedMarshmallow applications
- StatistX (a graphical user interface for statist)
- Interface WM, a window manager written in Objective-C
- WOOM, another window manager (early stage of project)
Interoperation with other languages
- Objective-JavaScript, a programming language designed to blend the barrier between Objective-C and JavaScript.
- Pragmatic Smalltalk is an LLVM-based Smalltalk compiler which compiles Smalltalk objects to Objective-C
- Objective-CL (Common-Lisp <–> Objective-C bridge, with the aim of targetting both, GNUstep and Cocoa [citation])
- CL-OBJC (Common-Lisp <–> Objective-C bridge)
- F-Script (scripting language, allows interactive manipulation of Objective-C objects)
- RubyObjC (Ruby <–> Objective-C bridge)
- PyObjC (Python <–> Objective-C bridge)
- JIGS (Java Interface for GNUstep)
- Lua Objective-C (interface for the Lua scripting language)
- StepTalk, a scripting framework for Objective-C (default scripting language is SmallTalk)
- XMLRPCObjC (XML-RPC bridge)
- OpenStep2dotNET, Openstep/Objective-C to .NET/C# Migration
Selected technical information
- Higher-Order Messaging (part of MPWFoundation)
- Objective-C tutorials from CocoaDevCentral
- Categorically Speaking, part of stepwise.com's article collection (search for Cocoa and Objective-C related stuff there)
- Object Ownership and Automatic Disposal, (memory management)
- Hold Me, Use Me, Free Me (about reference counting)
- Bundle Me Up (Bundles and their benefits)
- Optimizing Objective-C Code
- Class Clusters
- NeXTAnswers' Objective-C section (message overhead, multiple inheritance, etc.)
Other resources
- Join
irc.freenode.net! (Yes, we talk about Objective-C, too)
- Join
- Join
- Newsgroup: comp.lang.objective-c
- More Objective-C links
- SourceForge projects related to Objective-C
- Freshmeat projects related to Objective-C
- Brighton University Resource Kit for Objective-C
- OpenStep Specification [HTML] [RTF] [PDF] [gzipped PostScript]
- Cocoa Dev Central (many tutorials, also about Objective-C in general)
- Cocoa Developer Documentation
(MacOS X centric, but contains useful links to Objective-C tutorials, Foundation-, AppKit-reference docs, Program Design, etc.)
- NeXT Information Page (everything you want to know about NeXT systems
- Peak.org (sources, examples, NeXTish stuff)
Please tell me whether this is of any use
Comparisons to other languages
- Objective-C: Comparisons with SmallTalk-80, C++, Eiffel
- Objective-C vs. Java
- Java vs. Objective-C (very long thread)
- Java Was Strongly Influenced by Objective-C
- About Objective-C, vs. C++, and Java
- C++ versus Objective-C
- Starting Objective-C summary
- A Bit of Objective-C From a Java Point of View
- Gwydion Dylan vs. C++, Objective-C, Smalltalk
- Differences between TOM and Objective-C
- "Why I like Objective-C"
Related languages
- C/C++, Smalltalk: Well, those are obviously related
- Object-oriented Programming in C
- Objective-J, a mix of Objective-C and Javascript.
- Objective Lua, new programming language that consists of the object-oriented system from Objective-C welded onto Lua.
- Objective Modula-2, a reflective, object oriented programming language with dynamic message dispatch (late binding) and both static and dynamic typing.
- Lyric, a concurrent programming language, which resembles the syntax of Objective-C
- TOM programming language
- Squeak, a Smalltalk implementation
- objc-c-mode.el: alternative selector indentation (colon-aligned), and advanced font-locking for GNU Emacs'/XEmacs' objc-mode. Example: signal-loop.m (see the difference: original indentation and font-locking)
- An Objective-C mode for VIM, modeled after objc-c-mode.el.
- Objective-C merchandising
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There are numerous productivity apps out there – no matter what platform you're using (except perhaps Windows, but that's another story). Many of them are simple to do list applications. These apps don't dive in too deep into what David Allen calls the "Horizons of Focus" but tend to focus on the immediate future. That's all well and good for the things you need (or want) to do now, but it's not so good for those things down the line that you need (or, again, want) to accomplish. And when you're a student going back to school you need to be able to look right in front of you and further down the road – and do so in an efficient and effective manner.
That's where an app like Todoist shines. And right now as part of Cult of Mac Deals' Back To School Week, you can get 1 year of Todoist Premium for only $13.99.


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Rams Victorious Over Staten Island
Sep 27, 2004
Staten Island 15, 8, 14
Farmingdale State 30, 30, 30
Farmingdale State defeated Staten Island tonight with scores of 30-15, 30-8, 30-14. The Rams improved to 7-5 overall, while the Dolphins fell to 2-7. Freshman middle hitter Sherice Spencer (Hempstead, NY/St. Dominic) played well for the Rams with 6 kills, 2 aces and 1 assist. Freshman setter Megan Cranmer (Hicksville, NY/Hicksville) totaled 23 assists and 4 aces.
Farmingdale has a week off and will play next Tuesday, October 5th at the College of Mount Saint Vincent at 7pm.


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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a daring $331,000 raid on a poker tournament, German media reported.
Thieves armed with machetes and handguns gatecrashed the tournament, which was being held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in central Berlin on March 6, and grabbed some of the prize money.
Former tennis star Boris Becker was among the 950 people taking part in the competition, although he had been eliminated on the previous day.
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The gang escaped in a black Mercedes with 242,000 euros ($331,000) in cash, but the Berliner Morgenpost reported Saturday that the police had made an arrest after receiving information about the getaway car earlier in the week.
The newspaper, citing security officials, said a man was arrested late Friday in Berlin and that he was believed to have also been involved in a Berlin casino raid in 2004.
The prestigious poker tournament offers a million euros ($1.4 million) to the winner, out of a total prize fund of 4.7 million euros ($6.5 million).


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Stage Three: The Selective Stage
Selective hunters don't try to hunt for a lot of different animals. Usually, they're after one particular animal. This might be a white-tailed deer with a particular set of antlers or a mountain goat that's difficult to get to. Selective hunters challenge themselves by going after animals that are secretive or otherwise difficult to hunt. These hunters judge success by their ability to master a challenge.


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Rugrats is such a cool cartoon series that airs on Cartoon Network. I basically drew all the main characters from the show but I noticed I forgot one very important baby that makes the series complete. His name is Dylan Pickles, but we all call him Dil. Out of request, I will be giving you a tutorial on "how to draw Dil Pickles" from Rugrats step by step. Dil is the younger brother of Tommy and he is a very funny character in "Rugrats All Grown Up". I actually have the movie when Dil was introduced to the family and I have to say it loved every minute of the flick. It was the movie "Rugrats: The Movie". During the 1998 movie, when Dil was born he jumped from being a week old to three months old. Dil was at first a big annoying baby and because of that the Rugrats crew tried to take him back to the hospital. Unfortunately they got lost and some how ended up in the forest. I would have told you the whole story of the beginning of Dil's life, but I would rather have you guys watch the movie if you haven't already. This tutorial came out so incredibly adorable looking and I can't wait for you all to try it on for size. I will be back with some more drawing fun, bit in the mean time have an awesome time with this lesson on "how to draw Dil Pickles from Rugrats" step by step. Peace out all you artists out there.
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Dr. Young I was wondering if you could do a reevaluation of #2
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JamesMcM, please remember that I wrote the above in 2004, just as we were starting ChinaSCINet, before Christopher Reeve died and before we had the worst economic slowdown since the Great Depression, leading to a flat-lining of not just spinal cord injury research but all of biomedical research in the United States. Both of these factors contributed to a slowdown in the research and clinical trials. Nevertheless, I think that my prediction of some therapies restoring function to people with chronic spinal cord injury in 8 years is coming true. We are seeing a therapy (umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells) improve locomotor function in people with chronic complete spinal cord injury. We are seeing multiple laboratories reporting successful regeneration of the spinal cord. There is evidence that such regeneration may yield substantial function if the regeneration is accompanied with intensive task-specific training. Many therapies are in the pipeline. Clinical trials are going. Wise.
That makes my day especially thinking that by 2020 or 2025 we should be seeing the full fruits of the dedecated work of the medical scientifc profession and their support. from the positive feedback from the trials going now.


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This photo of a post- mastectomy tattoo from Bodies of Subversion went viral on Facebook this week after Custom Tattoo Design in Ontario posted it and Facebook repeatedly removed it for violating its nudity policy. In reposting it, Lee Roller of CTD wrote, "We feel this woman is both brave and strong so [we're] going to post it anyways and ask for your awareness and support. Please like and share this photo quickly to show your support for this and many other women who have lost so much.'
Odd that Facebook considers a woman without breasts indececent (she shows nothing more than a shirtless man would) or, for that matter, naked: her tattoo itself is a beautiful shirt. The image has been shared (as of April 22) almost 400,00 times and inspired 200,000 likes and over 60,000 comments, along with a slew of news articles internationally. And Facebook has evidently relented:the photo remains up. Seattle artist Tina Bafaro did the tattoo on Inga Duncan Thornell after her bilateral mastectomy. Here's what it looks like from behind:


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A few weeks ago in our blog we posted a contribution regarding the most common mistakes. Are you, too, often not really satisfied with your pictures? Do you get the feeling that your photos are somehow lacking harmony? The cause is usually a composition that has not been thought out: the composition of the individual elements in the picture is not strong enough. The linear composition does not stand out clearly.
Photographer Stefan Eisend put the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD through its paces at the Ilulissat Icefjord.
Those who make no mistakes learn nothing! This saying, which definitely applies to all areas of life, is particularly pertinent when it comes to photography. Every photographer makes mistakes in some shape or form. And that's good! Because every mistake is an opportunity to learn something, and keep improving.
When setting off on a quick getaway to Venice a few days ago, we didn't want to cart all our camera equipment with us, so we chose Tamron's AF 18-270-mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD travel zoom lens as an alternative. Its focal distance ranges from extreme wide angle to super tele, and the zoom range on the APS-C sensor extends to 27-405 mm (equivalent to 35-mm format), which is perfect for capturing the diverse subjects found in a city like Venice using one single lens.
Close, closer, macro! Tamron has two lenses for ambitious photographers to discover the magic of macrophotography. Both offer maximum magnification of 1:1, meaning you can capture your subjects in their original size.


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Let's say that there is a binary file encrypted with AES in CBC mode (i.e. using a key and initialization vector). If key is known, but IV is not, is it easy to fully decrypt the file?
How hard is it?
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Let's say that there is a binary file encrypted with AES in CBC mode (i.e. using a key and initialization vector). If key is known, but IV is not, is it easy to fully decrypt the file?
How hard is it?
With CBC (Cipher block chaining) mode, before encryption, each block is XOR-ed with the ciphertext of the previous block, to randomize the input to the block cipher (and avoid encrypting the same block twice with the same key, as this would give the same output, and tell the attacker something about the plaintext). As the first block has no previous block, here the initialization vector will be used instead.
On decryption, we will apply the block cipher to each ciphertext block, and then XOR the result with the previous ciphertext block (or the initialization vector, for the first block).
As all ciphertext blocks are known, and we have the key, we can reliably decrypt everything other than the first block, even if no or a wrong initialization vector is given.
For the first block, we actually have no information at all, without the initialization vector, other than that it has the same length as any other block (16 bytes for AES): Every 16-bytes plaintext can be reached by supplying the fitting IV. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending of your point of view), in many file formats the first some bytes are fixed (or almost fixed, or can be guessed based on the rest of the file).
So, with CBC-mode, a secret initialization vector gives almost no protection, if the key is known to the attacker.
This applies generally: Protocols rely on the key being secret, while an initialization vector can usually be public, and often is even transmitted together with the ciphertext.
In CTR mode, a secret initialization vector (there called "nonce") will actually help a bit more to keep the plaintext secret - but if the attacker can guess even one plaintext block (and has the corresponding ciphertext block), he can (given the key) calculate the corresponding counter value, and from this the nonce. Don't let the attacker have the key.


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Respected Maharajas, Prabhus and Didis,
Dandavat pranama. Jaya Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga.
February 19, 2003 is a very auspiciousand holy day. It is the divine Appearance Day of Paramapujyapada Sri Srimad Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja. He is the sannyasa-guru of our Srila Prabhupada and the diksa-guru of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja. Srila Narayana Maharaja often speaks about the loving relationship of his siksa-guru Srila Prabhupada and his diksa-guru Srila Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja. The following is a lecture given by Srila Prabhupada in Seattle, Washington, on Oct. 21, 1968, when he was informed in a letter from Srila Narayana Maharaja that his sannyasa-guru had departed from this world.
Vaisnava sevabhilasi, Syamarani dasi
Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's Lecture In Honor of
Seattle, October 21, 1968
[Srila Prabhupada:] One has to accept the renounced order from another person who is in renounced order. So I never thought that I shall accept this renounced order of life. In my family life, when I was in the midst of my wife and children, sometimes I was dreaming that my spiritual master was calling me, and I was following him. When my dream was over, I was thinking ? I was little horrified: "Oh, Guru Maharaja wants me to become sannyasi. How can I accept sannyasa?" At that time, I was feelingnot very much satisfaction that I will have to give up my family and become a mendicant. At that time, it was a horrible feeling. Sometimes I was thinking, "No, I cannot take sannyasa." But again I saw the same dream.
So in this way I was fortunate. My Guru Maharaja (Prabhupada begins to cry and his voice is choked) pulled me out from this material life. I have not lost anything. He was so kind upon me. I have gained. I left three children, I have got now three hundred children. So I am not a loser. This is material conception. We think that we shall be a loser by accepting Krsna. Nobody is a loser. I say this from my practical experience. I was thinking that "How can I accept this renounced order of life? I cannot accept so much trouble."
But I retired from myfamily life. I was sitting alone in Vrndavana, writing books. So this, my god-brother, insisted, "Bhaktivedanta prabhu..." This title was given in my family life.It was offered to me by the Vaisnava society. So he insisted me. Actually it is not he who insisted to me. Practically my spiritual master insisted to me through him, saying, "You accept." Without accepting the renounced order of life, nobody can become a preacher, and he wanted me to become a preacher. So he forced me through this god-brother, "You accept."
So unwillingly I accepted. And then I remembered that he wanted me to go to the Western countries. So I am feeling now very much obliged to my, this god-brother, that he carried out the wish of my spiritual master and forced me to accept this sannyasa order.
This god-brother, His Holiness Sri Srimad Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja, is in this world no more. He has entered Krsna's abode. So I wish to pass a resolution of bereavement and send it to them. I have composed one verse also in this connection in Sanskrit. So you all present, you sign this. I shall send it tomorrow.
The verse I have composed is in Sanskrit: Vairagya-vidya-nija-bhakti-yogam. This Krsna consciousness is vairagya-vidya. Vairagya-vidya means to become detestful of this material world. That is called vairagya-vidya. And that is possible simply by bhakti-yoga. Vairagya-vidya-nija-bhakti-yogam apayayan mam. Just like medicine. The child is afraid of taking medicine. That also I have experienced. In my childhood, when I became ill, I was very stubborn and I would say, "I won't accept any medicine." So my mother used to force medicine into my mouth with a spoon. I was so obstinate. Similarly, I did not want to accept this sannyasa order, but this god-brother forced me, and said,. "You must." Apayayan mam, he forcefully made me to drink this medicine. Anabhipsu andham. Why I was unwilling? Anabhipsu means unwilling. Andham, means one who is blind, who cannot see his future. Spiritual life is the brightest future, but the materialists cannot see this. But the Vaisnavas and the spiritual master forcefully say, "You drink this medicine." Apayayan mam anabhipsu andham sri-kesava-bhakti-prajnana-nama.
So my god-brother ?his name is Kesava, Bhaktiprajnana Kesava ? did this favor for me because he was an ocean of mercy; krpambudhi. We offer our obeisances to Vaisnavas: Vancha-kalpa-tarubhyas ca krpa-sindhubhya eva ca. The Vaisnavas, the representatives of the Lord, are so kind. They bring the ocean of mercy for distributing to the suffering humanity. Krpambudhir yas tam aham prapadye. So I am offering my respectful obeisances unto this His Holiness, because he forcefully made me adopt this sannyasa order.
He is no more in thisworld. He has entered Krsna's abode. So I am offering my respectful obeisances along with my disciples. On the first day of my sannyasa, I remembered that I'll have to speak in English. I remembered this on that sannyasa day, when there wasa reception, so first of all I spoke in English. This was all the arrangementof higher authority, of Krsna.
We are writing this: "Resolved that we the undersigned members and devotees of International Society for Krishna Consciousness Incorporated, in a condolence meeting under the presidency of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, today the 21st of October, 1968, at our Seattle branch, express our profound bereavement on hearing the passing of His Divine Grace Om Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja, the sannyasa guru, preceptor, of our spiritual master, on October 6th, 1968, at his headquarter residence in Nabadwip, West Bengal. We offer our respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Sri Srimad Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja with the following verse composed on this occasion by our spiritual master." This verse I have already explained to you. So I wish that you all sign this, and I'll send it tomorrow by air mail.
Have you got pencil?
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(sound of Prabhupada signing)


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Jessica Lynn McCarty and Lubin Carvajal were united in marriage Sept. 5, 2010 in Sanford, Fla. A wine and dessert reception followed the afternoon ceremony at the home of the bride's parents.
Jessica is the daughter of Eric and Laura McCarty and the granddaughter of Richard and Dianne Grieder and the late Nancy (Blaker) McCarty.
Lubin is the son of Lubin and Virginia Carvajal, Sr.
After a honeymoon trip, the couple is making their home in Sanford, Fla.


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Man! Have I been slack lately! Boo on me! If I bake you a quiche, will you forgive me? I know it's not cake but I've been craving a quiche, so there ya go.
Little bit of a back story...this week has been crazy busy for us and that means we haven't been able to get to the grocery store. Anyhoo, for a few weeks I've been craving quiche and I finally broke down and baked one. The only problem is, you guessed it, I haven't been to the store and I didn't have all the ingredients for the quiche I wanted. So, instead, I made a whatchagot quiche. It includes any ingredients you have on hand.
Really, whatever you have on hand, but the essentials and a few of my favorites are...
ready to serve deep dish pie crust
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup half and half cream
5 pieces of extra crispy bacon, crumbled
3/4 cup of swiss cheese
French's onion rings sprinkled
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
In a medium bowl, mix the bacon, onions, and cheese. Place this mixture in the unthawed pie crust.
Mix the eggs and half and half in a bowl. Pour the egg mixture over the cheese mixture.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake for an additional 35 minutes, until top of quiche begins to turn brown.
Don't overbake or your quiche will be rubbery.
Awwww yeah! My whatchagot quiche is so yummy and it saves me another day of going to the grocery store. I cut the quiche into individual slices and froze half so next time I have a craving, I can just warm it up.


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Belfast fighter Carl Frampton believes Conor McGregor has more to offer boxing after he made his professional debut in a big-money match-up against Floyd Mayweather.
Frampton, 30, who witnessed the Las Vegas showdown at the T-Mobile Arena, took to Twitter to deliver his verdict on the high-profile Dubliner's first pro bout.
McGregor, 29, started brightly against the experienced Mayweather but the American's class told in the 10th round when referee Robert Byrd stepped in and stopped the fight.
Despite the loss, McGregor performed better than most expected against a fighter of Mayweather's calibre and two-weight world champion Frampton reckons the UFC superstar has more to offer.
"We all know he can fight but if he can learn to adapt to 12 rounds Conor will be a very good boxer," he wrote.
"A lot of millions richer. Happy days," he added.
One of Floyd Mayweather's former opponents, Manny Pacquiao, also hailed McGregor for his willingness to take one of boxing's greats. He tweeted: "Respect to McGregor for taking a chance but congrats to Floyd on #50!"


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Cites & Insights 10:2 (February 2010) is now available.
The 32-page issue (PDF as usual, with individual articles available in HTML, using the links below) includes:
T&QT Perspective: Trends & Forecasts (pp. 1-16)
A heaping helping of trends, forecasts, ghosts of trends past–and deathspotting. (No, this roundup does not include the Midwinter LITA Top Tech Trends–or any other trendiness actually appearing in 2010. Maybe later.)
Perspective: Music, Silence & Metrics (pp. 16-25)
Are the loudness wars mushing up your music? Maybe so. I report on the problem with excessive dynamic compression, some steps being taken to identify and combat the desire of producers to MAKE IT ALL LOUD, and two sets of real-world metrics. If you ever really listen to music, you should care about this issue.
Offtopic Perspective: Mystery Collection Part 1 (pp. 25-32)
Notes on the first six discs in the 250-movie, 60-disc Mystery Collection, including half a dozen Bulldog Drummond flicks, three Dick Tracy–and eight Sherlock Holmes. Here's a mystery: Will I keep doing C&I long enough to review this entire set? That would take us into Volume 14…


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Chris Norton 1950-2012
Chris Norton died on Friday, June 22, 2012 at his home in Sebastopol, surrounded by loving family and friends. Born June 5, 1950 in Manhattan, New York, to Sylvia Staudt Norton and Charles Norton, Chris was a proud graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York, attended Amherst College and then moved to Northern California in the 1970's, drawn by the political climate and activism. In 1981 he attended the National Autonomous University in Mexico City where he studied Spanish, history and political economy. He graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Central American Studies in 1983, writing his senior thesis on the rise and fall of General Rios Montt (Guatemala). In 1981, he won the University Presidential Grant to conduct independent research in Central America.
As a teenager reading the New York Times, Chris began following world events and in particular U.S. involvement in world affairs. Always an avid reader with a keen mind and a remarkable historical memory, he had a great ability to seek out authentic resources to learn the truth. His passion was foreign affairs and U.S. Foreign policy. He could synthesize information from many sources to grasp the historical context, and could readily discuss world history and political movements both past and present.
Early on, Chris demonstrated his passion for truth and social justice, and a strong commitment to the underdog. He staunchly opposed the Vietnam War, and was an activist supporting the many causes dearest to his heart, always proud of his progressive politics. He was active in the United Farm Workers movement and the Berkeley Free Clinic. Chris was invited to live at Maggie's Farm in Berkeley, an eclectic activist commune which also boasted the largest compost pile in the city of Berkeley. Chris was an activist member of MASV (Men Against Sexist Violence), speaking in schools and public forums, and worked as a producer for KPFA's weekly radio program "Men's Lives" broadcast in 1976-1977.
In the 1980s, Chris closely followed U.S. foreign policy especially in Central America. At UC Berkeley he was active in SAINTES, Students Against Intervention in El Salvador. From 1981 to 1983 he was a writer for UC Berkeley's Daily Californian covering the conflicts in El Salvador and Guatemala; he reported on the Salvadoran election in 1982 and on Guatemala in the aftermath of the military coup that brought General Rios Montt to power. Chris soon decided that Central America was where he wanted to be, and it was the story he wanted to report.
Initially he worked as an interpreter and interviewer for the San Francisco Examiner's 1982 award-winning "Tortured Land" series in El Salvador and Guatemala. Critical of the news coverage of the U.S. funded war in El Salvador, in 1984 Chris began his career as a foreign correspondent, reporting from El Salvador as the stringer for In These Times, later adding the Christian Science Monitor, Time Magazine, Newsday, the London Independent, the Toronto Globe and Mail and NBC Radio. Consistently, and often at great personal risk, Chris was committed to telling the real story of El Salvador. His reporting shed light on the collaboration of the U.S. government with the Salvadoran military and the military/civilian death squads responsible for the torture, disappearances and murder of over 75,000 Salvadorans. On October 31, 1989, while interviewing a leader of a union federation, he survived a massive bombing of the federation's offices, which took the lives of ten unionists and injured thirty-three. Chris was fearless in his commitment to the truth which earned him the animosity of the U.S. Embassy, the Salvadoran military and the ruling right-wing Arena party.
In demand as a speaker and media critic, Chris participated in a panel of four journalists invited to speak at the Council on Foreign Relations, the Congressional Human Rights Committee and other forums. He addressed audiences at the Harvard School of Government, the Carter Center at Emory University, the Columbia School of Journalism and Sonoma State University. While a resident journalist in El Salvador, he regularly briefed church delegations, human rights investigators and members of Congress on fact-finding missions. He wrote articles for NACLA (North American Congress for Latin America) and a chapter for A Decade of War: El Salvador Confronts the Future. In 1991 while investigating the assassination of a soldier, Chris found a bullet placed outside the door of his residence, a not-so-subtle threat, and he decided it was time to return to the U.S.
Chris met his wife, Mary Maloney, in El Salvador in 1985 and they were married in 1990. Back in Northern California, now married and raising beloved daughter Sophie, Chris worked as a carpenter with several local contractors and in 1997 joined Burbank Housing Development Corporation as a construction supervisor teaching low income homeowners, many Spanish-speaking, how to build their own homes. With his gregarious nature and fluent Spanish, he developed close connections and was well-loved by the homeowners.
Besides his wife and daughter, Chris is survived by: brother Nick Norton and sister Felicia Norton (Moinuddin) both of New York; sisters/brothers-in-law Cathy and Peter Schneider, Pat Carroll, Jean Maloney, Sheila Maloney Kelly, Maureen Maloney and Ron Carroll; nephews Ben (Momo), Tim (Jackie), Jason (Angie) and Jesse (Aleta); and nieces Gabe (Jim), Leah (David) and Annie (Jade). He was loved and treasured by Sophie's closest girlfriends. He had many life-long dear friends, including Larry Mandella, Tom Berry and so many more.
A memorial mass will be held at Resurrection Church, 303 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa, on Wednesday, June 27th at 11:00 a.m., with a reception following. Donations in Chris' memory may be made to the organization where Mary works, Face To Face, 873 Second Street, Santa Rosa, California 95404.


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Ayesha Curry regrets sounding off about the NBA Finals being rigged in a tweet after Game 6 that quickly went viral.
Coming to the defense of her husband, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, the 27-year-old Canadian native blamed the team's Game 6 loss on a "rigged" system.
"I've lost all respect sorry this is absolutely rigged for money... Or ratings in not sure which. I won't be silent. Just saw it live sry," she wrote in a tweet that was later deleted.
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Curry was called for a foul during the game, and her tweet was rooted in the belief that it stopped the team from going on to a victory.
While Ayesha Curry subsequently explained she "tweeted in the heat of the moment because the call was uncalled for," nearly a month later she's airing her regret over the entire ordeal.
"I was just a fan in that moment so I didn't think about the ramifications," she told People. "I regret the way that I voiced how hurt I was. I felt hurt for [Steph], and I didn't mean to offend anybody. Obviously, what I wrote is not what I think about what he does for a living."
Reporter Pits Ayesha Curry Against LeBron James' Wife and Ayesha's Response Is Perfect
Though some time has already passed since the social media faux pas, Curry has bared the brunt of digital bullying.
"Since all this hoopla has happened, I have been a victim of reading the comments," she explained to the magazine. "It hurts my feelings because I didn't intend to hurt anybody. I apologized for it, and I feel like people should move on. There's a lot more serious things going on in the world."
Curry's husband has his wife's back.
"I know her intentions. I know where she was coming from," he told People. "You're not going to win any battles on Twitter, so I tell her, 'Keep being you. Keep doing what you're doing. Don't worry about what people are going to say.'"


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SEGA Vintage Collection 3 hits XBLA and PSN starting next week
SEGA has announced a third collection of vintage titles from the publisher will arrive on PSN and XBLA starting next week. Get the list below.
Monster World IV headlines
Nintendo downloads, May 10 – Sudoku, Monster World IV, more
Nintendo has updated its Virtual Console, eShop and DSiWare offerings this week with Sudoku on 3DS, Amoebattle and for Virtual Console, Monster World IV. There's more, and it's all below.
Thursday Shorts - part deux: Shinji Mikami action figure, Monster World 4, IL2 Sturmovik, Earthrise, Gears 3
It's time for your evening edition of shorts. Tiny stuff for the win, and all that.


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Rolling-Out Café is a home-style café and bakery. We are located in the Parkside District of San Francisco and provide a comfortable environment, with free Wi-Fi, for our customers to enjoy fresh homemade pastries.
Some of our signature pastries include our Hawaiian Sticky Roll, Vegan Sweet Potato Cinnamon Roll, Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Cinnamon Roll, Chocolate Salted Caramel Croissant, Sweet Potato Tart, Bacon Morning Bun, Portuguese Egg Tart, and Sweet Chili Egg Tart. Our homemade wheat-oat bread can be either sold in loaves or used in our various sandwiches, including our signature Meatloaf and Portabello Mushroom sandwiches. Other comfort foods include our homemade Tomato Soup, Butternut Squash Sweet Potato Soup, Baked Rosemary Mac & Cheese, and our baked-to-order Chicken Pot Pie.
We also provide cakes, either in slices or in the form of whole cakes for special occasions such as birthdays and holidays. Some popular cakes include our secret-recipe "New York Cheesecake on Taraval", "Kiwi Lime Pie", "Face-lifted Carrot Cake", and "Triple-C (Caramel, Cappuccino, and Chocolate) Cake".
To complement our delicious pastries, we also provide a variety of coffee and espresso drinks. Come visit us and check out our pastries and coffee!


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CAMP Flight Scheduling (FS) is a feature rich application designed to meet the real world demands of any size flight department. From trip planning, crew management, pilot logs and maintenance scheduling to catering, hotels, car rentals and more, CAMP FS is an easy to use, entirely flexible Charter Quote module.
CAMP Inventory Management System (IMS) is a comprehensive, easy to use asset management solution. IMS will help track all your inventory requirements. Shelf-life, OSHA, value, location, reorder levels, purchasing, receiving, it's all there, ready to grow with you.
CAMP Engine Health Monitoring (EHM) is an essential analysis tool in maintaining the operational well being of your aircraft's engine(s). CAMP EHM can help you reduce operating costs; improve reliability and performance; and ensure the safety of your aircraft.
CAMP is the exclusive Pratt & Whitney Canada designated Engine Health Monitoring provider for all P&WC engines and for Honeywell TFE and HTF engines.
CAMP Maintenance (MTX) is the industry's leading Aircraft Maintenance and Regulatory Compliance Management solution. Endorsed by the major aircraft manufacturers – Beechcraft, Boeing BBJ, Bombardier, Cessna, Daher-Socata, Dassault, Embraer, HondaJet, Piaggio, and Pilatus, CAMP MTX is an intuitive, streamlined maintenance tool that boosts your workflow.
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G Globe Telecom and Smart Communications are offerings RIM's entry level BlackBerry Cure 9220 on low cost plans. The BlackBerry Cure 9220 is the entry level gateway to BlackBerry services.
Globe's offering gives you the phone for free, at Plan 499 plus at least one BlackBerry add-on. If you select the cheapest add-on which is unlimited BlackBerry Messaging (BBM), that is a Php99 add-on, for a total monthly bill of Php598. The phone is free, subject to a 24 month lock-in.
If you are thinking of adding on BlackBerry Social or the full set of BlackBerry Services, that will comes out to Php799 or Php1,098. If this is what you prefer, it would be best to apply for a BlackBerry at Plan 999 instead. You get the higher end BlackBerry Cure 9320,
At first glance, Smart Communications All-In Plan 500 is not as inviting. The phone is not free. You pay Php950 for the phone. Also you are locked-in for a longer period of 30 months.
However, the Smart All-in-Plan allows you to consume the Php500 monthly allocation for BlackBerry Services. If you sign up for a BBM only package, you get unlimited BBM plus Php401 consumable for Php500 per month. For BlackBerry Social (unlimited Facebook, Twitter and BBM) you pay just Php500 a month, with Php200 consumable. If you sign up for the full BlackBerry service (unlimited Internet, email, Facebook, Twitter and BBM) you pay Php599 a month.
Basically, if you are looking for a low cost BBM package, Globe's offering is a good choice. If you want to use a BlackBerry primarily or exclusively for data, the Smart offering may entice you more.