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Nokia launches Symbian Belle on August 24; could also present several new phone models: Nokia 600, 700, 701!
August 30, 2011 by Chad Faith | 1 Comment
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Nokia fans, unite! Unite and watch the countdown present on Nokia's Facebook page. We should expect something new and special on August 24th as it turns out that Symbian is not dead…. It's probably about the beginning of Symbian Belle, as confirmed by a teaser that popped up on the web but it was recently removed. A tip on Twitter also reminded us what new models we could see on Wednesday: Nokia 600, 700 and 701.
We've seen these devices in the form of leaks some time ago – both images and specifications. But the mystery doesn't end here! It's strange that there is still another countdown with an advantage of 20 hours from the one you see now … If you did not know, a week ago, users of the Nokia N8 had the opportunity to play with the Belle OS, which was leaked on the forum and posted for download. Unfortunately, the available files have caused problems and we couldn't observe Bell in action.
Keep in mind that among some of the most attractive new Symbian models that we could see on Wednesday include the Nokia 700. This is due to arrive with a 3.2-inch OLED screen, a 1GHz processor and NFC support. Regarding the new version of Symbian, you should be happy to find out that it brings new dimensions of widgets, 6 Home menus, all customizable and a notification bar inspired by Android.
The web browser has reached version 7.4 and the last time we learned details about Belle, our OS was promised for the autumn. Are you excited?
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I've got three of these boxes to give away to the three biggest fans of Dessert Comes First.
Christmas is all about giving and I've always thought it's great to be grateful. This blog of mine is a personal endeavor but it's really for you, my valued reader, whom I do it for. The great people at Royce' Chocolate are also big on gratitude and they're helping me say THANK YOU to the three biggest fans of Dessert Comes First.
Last year, Royce' and I gave away three Royce' Gift Packs worth P2,000 each. This year, the value has doubled – bigger gift, more chocolate, sweeter thank you. Our Christmas gift to each of DCF's three biggest fans is a box of the Royce' Collection Brown valued at P4,200.
The box includes the following:
1 pc amande Milk (200g)
10 pcs Pure Chocolate Creamy Milk
10 pcs Pure Chocolate White
10 pcs Pure Chocolate Sweet
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We might not be able to slow down the ravages of time but we can certainly display it in a plethora of quirky ways. Here are five of the best geeky wrist huggers out there...
Kisai Rogue SR2 – Tokyo Flash
£110, tokyoflash.com
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Zub Zayu – Nooka
£110, nuwatches.com
With a design as wacky as its name, this watch features a handy sleep mode to save juice. Green enthusiasts will also appreciate the food-grade silicon packaging, which can be used for cooking.
Icon watch – & Design
£40, lazyboneuk.com
This 8-bit time-keeper is a nostalgic throwback to the pixelated consoles of Yesteryear. It may lack numbers, but it more than makes up for that in geek chic – perfect for plumbers and blue hedgehogs alike.
BR01-92 Red Radar – Bell & Ross
£3,600, time2.co.uk
The Red Radar looks as though it's been detached from the cockpit of a stealth fighter jet, which is unsurprising given its aviation-inspired dial. Rotating discs and separate sections for seconds, minutes and hours are the secret to this very limited-edition ticker.
Black Titanium Pro Trek – Casio
£338, zgwatches.co.uk
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Getting my Northern Rocks Off, Again
Two announcements have been made during the past couple of days about official support for Northern Rock – one relating to the asset side of its balance sheet and one relating to the liability side. As regards its assets, Northern Rock is now being provided with additional facilities enabling it to borrow through the Bank of England on a secured basis against all of its assets, rather than just against prime mortgage collateral as was the case up to this announcement. As regards its liabilities, the government's guarantee of its deposits has now been extended to included new deposits.
The asset-side measure makes good sense and brings the Bank of England's lender of last resort policy closer to what I have advocated for a while. The liability-side measure is likely to compound the earlier mistake.
By accepting the bulk of Northern Rock's assets as collateral for borrowing from the Bank of England through the Liquidity Support Facility that was purpose-built for the Northern Rock bail-out, the Bank of England is getting close to turning the Liquidity Support Facility into something approximating the Federal Reserve System's (primary) discount window. The Bank of England's own discount window, its Standing lending facility, is a pale and anaemic shadow of the Fed's discount window, because it only accepts extremely high-grade and already utterly liquid securities as collateral. All the Bank of England does at its Standing lending facility is maturity transformation. It exchanges long maturity (duration) liquid assets for very short maturity (duration) liquid assets. It does therefore not provide liquidity in any meaningful sense.
The Fed can, provided it decides that exceptional circumstances prevail, accept at its discount window as collateral absolutely anything it deems fit. When the (private) Bank of New York (back in the 70s I believe) needed to access the discount window of the New York Fed overnight because of some technical glitch (I think they had to borrow $23 bn), they offered as collateral the entire bank, including the building and the furniture.
If an asset can be valued, it should, properly valued and subject to the appropriate haircut, be acceptable as collateral at the discount window. The central bank should insist on sufficient 'over-collateralisation' (in addition to the penalty rate it charges for discount window borrowing) to make sure that the tax payer can expect to benefit from the transaction.
If the Bank of England had operated a similar sensible policy at its discount window in August and September 2007, there would have been no need to create the Liquidity Support Facility the Bank dreamt up for Northern Rock. The Fed's (primary) discount window does everything the Liquidity Support Facility does, and it does so 'on demand' and on a scale limited only by the available collateral. It also lends at up to 1 month maturity, unlike the Bank of England's Standing lending facility, which only lends overnight.
Why should the unsecured wholesale creditors of Northern Rock get any protection at all? There is no social justice (widows and orphans) argument to support this intervention, nor an efficiency argument – the wholesale creditors to Northern Rock should be expected to be able to pay the cost of verifying its financial viability. No public purpose is served by subsidising, through ex-post insurance, the 'rate whores' that are likely to make up the bulk of the wholesale creditors of Northern Rock. Municipalities, charities and professional and institutional investors that were happy to pocket the slightly above-market interest rates offered by Northern Rock should not be able to dump the default risk (whose anticipation/perception was the reason for the higher rates) on the tax payer.
In its statement introducing the deposit guarantee, the Treasury said "Since it would otherwise be unfair to other banks and building societies, the arrangements would not cover any new accounts set up after 19 September, other than re-opened accounts as set out above." Apparently, it now is no longer unfair or it does not matter that it is unfair. The Treasury statement says that Northern Rock will pay a fair price for the guarantee.[2] We shall see. No doubt a small army of mathematically gifted Treasury civil servants are busy pricing the contingent claim represented by the deposit guarantee for Northern Rock. If the customary lack of openness and transparency of the Treasury prevail, we will never get the information to judge whether Northern Rock paid a fair price for the guarantees extended by the state to its creditors.
[1] "These arrangements will cover all retail deposits, including future interest payments, movements of funds between accounts and term deposits for the duration of their term."(Treasury statement on 09/10/2007); and "In the case of wholesale market funding for Northern Rock plc, the Treasury confirmed that the arrangements would cover: existing and renewed wholesale deposits; and existing and renewed wholesale borrowing which is not collateralised. The arrangements would not cover other debt instruments including: covered bonds; securities issued under the "Granite" securitisation programme; and subordinated and other hybrid capital instruments." (Treasury statement on
[2] "Northern Rock plc will pay an appropriate fee for the extension of the arrangements, which is designed to ensure it does not receive a commercial advantage.", Treasury Statement,


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Where do you discover new kid-friendly crafts?
Mostly, I make them up as I go! Strolling the aisles of craft and discount stores inspires lots of ideas for crafts and projects for kids. This Kids Craft Series I wrote last year was inspired by browsing the kids craft section at my local craft store and finding inexpensive ideas using common crafting supplies:


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|Instrument: TM : Thematic Mapper
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Instrument Class: Passive Remote Sensing
Instrument Type: Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument Subtype: Imaging Spectrometers/Radiometers
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Wavelength Keyword: Visible
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Wavelength Keyword: Visible
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Wavelength Keyword: Visible
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Wavelength Keyword: Near Infrared
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Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Reflected
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Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Thermal
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Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Thermal
Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 2.08 ?m - 2.35 ?m
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The Thematic Mapper (TM) is an advanced, multispectral scanning, Earth resources sensor designed to achieve higher image resolution, sharper spectral separation, improved geometric fidelity and greater radiometric accuracy and resolution than the MSS sensor. TM data are sensed in seven spectral bands simultaneously. Band 6 senses thermal (heat) infrared radiation. Landsat can only acquire night scenes in band 6. A TM scene has an Instantaneous Field Of View (IFOV) of 30 square meters in bands 1-5 and 7 while band 6 has an IFOV of 120 square meters on the ground.
[Summary provided by NASA.]
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Instrument Logistics
Instrument Start Date: 1982-07-16
Instrument Stop Date: 2011-11-18
Instrument Owner: NASA


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Eat This Now: Handcrafted Spaghetti with Shrimp, Sweet Corn, and Aleppo Pepper
I've seen all kinds of terms used to denote that something was created from scratch in the kitchen, but I don't think I've ever run across "handcrafted" before. It would have been easy for me to scoff at the handcrafted spaghetti ($15) if I wasn't in Terzo Piano, which is overseen by Chicago's current master of Italian cuisine, Tony Mantuano (Spiaggia). Perched on the third floor of the airy and open Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago, the restaurant is worth going for the view of Millennium Park alone. But if you're hungry, or if you just spent a few hours gawking at one of the great art collections in the world, it's in your best interest to grab a seat and order some pasta.
The spaghetti, indeed, is handcrafted; instead of smooth and uniform, the noodles are rough and irregular, with just the right amount of al dente bite. The worst thing the kitchen could do would be to smother them in some overbearing sauce. Instead, the dish accented with plump shrimp, sweet corn, and just a little complex heat from some Aleppo pepper. The result is a light and delicate pasta, which will hopefully perk you up enough to check out another random hallway of the museum.
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A Burger with a View at The Boathouse at Hendry's Beach in Santa Barbara, CA
"We'll always take the delicious food over the beautiful view—but it sure is nice to have both."
Boathouse at Hendry's Beach
2981 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara CA 93109 (map); 805-898-2628; sbfishhouse.com
Cooking Method: Grilled
Short Order: This seafood restaurant vies for the title of best turf option in Santa Barbara with its excellent Kobe (i.e. Wagyu) burger
Want Fries with That? Yes—frozen, but delicious skinny-cuts
Prices: Half-pound Kobe cheeseburger (with fries), $12.95
Why are ocean views so alluring? I don't have an easy answer to that question, but it's hard to argue with the beachfront's competitive advantage when it comes to choosing a view. So it's no surprise that a restaurant on the waterfront can fall down when it comes to making delicious food. I've run into this pattern more than once on my burger adventures. Even now, I can recall a lackluster burger in Malibu as if it were yesterday's lunch.
That's why when I stopped in at The Boathouse at Hendry's Beach in Santa Barbara, I expected little more than a ordinary burger to go along with the extraordinary vista. The beachfront location is undeniably a feast for the eyes. Thankfully, the view is matched by an excellent burger.
The Boathouse sits at one of Santa Barbara's prettier beach locations (as long as you don't mind a few dogs). At Hendry's Beach, ocean meets sand, running into a vast bluff of pure California coastline. The restaurant was opened a few years back by the father and son team of Tom and Adam White. The two could be called Santa Barbara beachside-restaurant tycoons, having opened two other venues from which you can skip stones into the surf. The "surf" focus of their menus isn't much of a surprise, but when I see a Kobe Cheeseburger listed I can't help but opt for turf.
As for that burger, it's not actually Japanese Kobe beef. The Boathouse uses chuck from the American version that is similar, but not identical. That said, when it comes to making Kobe burgers, I'd rather the chef buy American. Having eaten more than anyone's fair share of Kobe beef during my time in Japan (and a few burgers made with the real deal here), I can tell you that Kobe does not make sense as the primary meat in a patty. The spiderweb lipid structure that gives Kobe its almost magical, buttery quality renders into rivulets of fat that drown the beef flavor in a burger. The American crossbreeding of the Wagyu and Angus, however, gives a better balance of meat to fat.
The hefty half-pound of beef from Shalhoob's is given a lot of attention, but is far from overwrought. The enthusiastic chef, Jason Iroff, simply salts and peppers the patty before dropping it on a mesquite-fired grill. The wood grill burns at an infernally high temperature (probably in the neighborhood of 700°F), thus delivering an impressive char without sacrificing a medium-rare middle. Then it's just some standard lettuce, tomato, and red onion atop a toasted seedless bun. Simple? I'll go with simply beautiful.
I had my first Boathouse burger with cheddar; it adds the welcome richness and tang of one of my favorite cheeses, but it isn't entirely necessary. The patty was such a pleasing mix of crunchy (from the crust) and juicy (from the fat) of the meat that a second sampling I had, sans cheddar, might have been a pip better. Either way, this is a patty that melts into the bun without wilting in flavor. The medium grind makes for a solid structure in the meat, without coming close to that mealy quality that undermines so many burgers. The veggies atop were nicely crisp, adding a layer of freshness that made the burger taste a dream of a summer barbecue.
Then there's the bun. I'm told they recently changed purveyors, and they've made a good choice. Sourced from Ethnic Breads (a provider now owned by Future Fine Foods), the Boathouse burger bun is one of the best I've come across in a long while. This isn't some gourmet brioche monster mugging for the spotlight. It's spongy with just the right amount of chew to stand up to a juicy patty.
The Boathouse was supposed to be little more than a lunch had for the sake of a view—an "I'll order anything" meal as long as that vista doesn't go anywhere. What it turned into was a full-fledged burger find that felt like it could become my new local favorite if weren't so far from my home. On my second visit, the young and personable manager, Mark McWilliams, greeted me like a regular and happily chatted about what makes for a great burger. We agreed that we'll always take the delicious food over the beautiful view—but it sure is nice to have both.
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This paper presents the electrical and thermal analysis of an OLED module. The OLED module consists of the OLED tile and the DC-DC converter incorporated in its backplane. The DC-DC converter is realized as an integrated circuit and its inductor is embedded in the the backplane. The DC-DC converter is highly efficient, but a fraction of the electrical power is dissipated in the integrated circuit and the planar inductor. This dissipation has negative consequences on the OLED characteristics. Additionally the planar inductor represents a loop antenna that radiates electromagnetic energy. The radiated disturbance of the planar inductor must conform to the EMC standards. The COMSOL Multiphysics is used to investigate both the electromagnetic and thermal performance of the OLED tile.


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Voting results
In an uncontested race Jamie Rivers was elected Tuesday to a three-year term on the board of selectmen. She tallied 508 votes.
Amy L. Handel received 487 votes in another uncontested race to join the Nauset Regional School Committee; this is also a three-year term.
All four debt override questions on the ballot were approved: wastewater engineering and testing for alternative systems for Salt Pond remediation, a grant match for the Salt Pond drainage improvements, and to mitigate the effects of pollution on Schoolhouse and Minister's Pond was passed in a 459-108 vote; the Rock Harbor Improvement Plan, Phase 1, 418-146; replacement of the police station roof and renovations to the locker rooms, kitchen, training rooms, and all architectural and planning costs, 458-110, and an engineering study and obtaining permits to dredge Nauset Estuary, 405-160.
Library events
Rajie Cook, a Palestinian/American graphic designer, artist, author and part-time Cape Cod resident, will present a talk on The Art of Conflict on Saturday, May 19, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Eastham Public Library.
Through his memoir, "A Vision for My Father," Cook will describe growing up as the son of Palestinian immigrants to the U.S. and the development of his art as a means to showcase the experiences of the Palestinian people. Copies of the book, signed by the author, will be available for purchase.
The talk is sponsored by the Tree of Life Educational Fund and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Cape Cod chapter.
Also on Saturday, at 2 p.m., the library will host an afternoon of poetry and music – in (belated) honor of Women's History Month. This free event will feature a group of poets and writers: Christie Hardwick, Deborah McKay, Rebecca Hart Olander, Tzynya Pinchback, and Lee Roscoe.
This Voices of Poetry event is being sponsored by the Friends of Eastham Public Library. No reservations are required and all are welcome.
Inspection time
The Eastham Assessors' Office will be continuing a neighborhood-by-neighborhood data-quality review of its records. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue requires that the town regularly inventory every property as part of the assessment evaluation process. This process includes an on-site review and description of the interior and exterior of all buildings.
In particular, the Assessors' Office will be focusing on properties that have not been inspected within the last nine years, properties that sold in calendar year 2017 or parcels with open building permits.
Inspections will occur Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entire inspection per property generally takes 10 to 15 minutes. "Your cooperation in assisting the Assessors' Office in this process is very much appreciated," a statement from the town says. For more information, call the Assessor's Office at 508-240-,ext 3212 or 3214.
Vacancies are open on several town committees, including animal advisory, cable TV license renewal, cemetery commission, community preservation, council on aging, cultural council, historical commission, visitors service bureau and water management.
For further information, visit eastham-ma.gov and click on the Boards & Commissions button on the left. You can also download a Volunteer Application Form, by scrolling down to Quick Links and clicking on Volunteer Application or obtain a form at Eastham Town Hall.
Legal services
Selectmen unanimously voted last week to retain KP Law, P.C. as the town's legal counsel. The town put out an RFP and received two bids, from Miyares and Harrington, LLP and KP Law, P.C.
Bow Wow Bash
The Eastham Dog Owners' Association will host its Bow Wow Bash on Saturday, May 19, from noon to 2 p.m. at Campground Beach (rain date May 20).
Hot dogs will be served for as long as they last. The event is free and open to the public. The Companion Animal Program will be attending with information about their pet therapy program that serves Cape Cod. The Eastham Dog Owners' Association Buddy Scholarship 2018 recipient will be presented with his or her award. Donations of pet food and pet supplies will be accepted and sent to the Animal Rescue League of Boston - Cape Cod Branch in Brewster, and the Eastham Food Pantry.
Water works
Water main construction crews will be resuming work in the Corliss Way neighborhood. Water service construction is scheduled to continue along Great Pond Road, Twin Rocks Drive, Cove Road, Locust Road, Mill Road, and Kingsbury Beach Road. Many roadways now have Phase 2A water services (curb stop valves) installed along the rights-of-way and the adjacent properties are available to be connected to municipal water. A list of these roadways can be found at easthamwaterproject.weebly.com/
Several roadways that have completed water main and water service construction will be undergoing temporary or permanent roadway surface restoration in the weeks before Memorial Day. Paving is anticipated on South Sunken Meadow Road, Salt Works Road, Shurtleff Road, and Campground Road next week. Police details will be on site to help direct traffic and may alter traffic patterns for safety.
Monday, May 21 Capital project committee – water meeting, 9 a.m. Board of selectmen, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 22 Conservation commission, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 23 Board of selectmen, 2:30 p.m.


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The City Charter of 1851 organized the Erie Police Department. In 1856, the Erie Police Department consisted of the Chief of Police and three Patrolmen. By 1888, the compliment grew to 25 Officers, who walked foot patrols throughout the City of Erie. There was one horse drawn wagon, which was used to transport prisoners. Some officers used bicycles to patrol the City of Erie and were called "Roundsmen".
The 20th Century brought lots of change to the Erie Police Department. In 1904, Rufus D. H. Baxter was appointed as the first black police officer. In 1912, the Erie Police Department started using motorcycles to aid them in patrolling the city. In 1915, a flood devastated the City of Erie, and the Erie Police were involved in rescue efforts and purchased the first "Auto Patrol Wagon" to aid the rescue effort.
In 1912, Police Chief William Detzel requested the appointment of a female police matron to attend to the matters of searching women prisoners and other instances of a delicate a nature. Five years later, in January 1917, Mrs. Elizabeth Jeffs became the first female Erie Bureau of Police Officer. She was often referred to as "Ma Jeffs". Believed at the time to be the first female officer in Pennsylvania, Jeffs was the first policewoman included in a police pension fund. Jeffs retired in 1950 at the age of 74 and was then the oldest active policewoman in the United States. She was replaced by Officer Jeanne McQuaid
In 1925, cars were incorporated to assist Officers with patrolling the City of Erie. In 1932, short wave radio communications were used in the form of "Call Boxes". They were placed in strategic locations throughout the City of Erie that allowed Officers to contact police headquarters. They were later modified to smaller versions that were placed in patrol cars to allow officers to have contact with headquarters from anywhere in the city.
Between the years of 1938 through 1941, the Erie Police attempted to meet the FBI's National Standard of two police officers per 1,000 residents. The compliment of police officers rose to 136 officers during this time. The City of Erie was broken down into six patrol areas, which were patrolled by Officers in patrol cars, 12 Motorcycles Units, who began to focus on traffic enforcement and ten Officers walking on foot mostly in the downtown area.
Training for Police Officers was limited and mostly based on life experience, until 1960, when the City formed the Erie Police Academy. Currently, all Officers are required to complete a six month police academy through the Municipal Police Officers Training & Education Center (MPOTEC). Officers are also required to attend yearly legal updates to the six-month course, in order to maintain their status as a Police Officer.
The K-9 unit was introduced in 1967, in which Officers used dogs to aid them in their police function. In 1972, the Erie Police Department formed the Family Crisis Intervention Unit, which was one of the first units of its kind in the United States to handle emotionally disturbed persons and family violence. The Erie Police compliment rose to an all time high of 224 active Police Officers in 1974. Ten of those Officers' salaries were reimbursed to the City through federal grants. Shortly thereafter, the Erie Police started using Crime Analysis, Crime Prevention and Saturation Patrols to aid in the apprehension of offenders.
The first computerized police record system, called PIDAS was instituted in 1985. In 1996, the Erie Police Department received several federal grants allowing police to switch from the PIDAS to AEGIS computer system, dictation for officer reporting, desktop computers and laptop computers for patrol cars allowing officer more accessibility to police records. In 1997, it was replaced with the AEGIS system. This made it easier for the police to keep better records, review reports and track criminal activity.
The Citizen's Police Academy was started in 1995, to give people a better understanding of how the Erie Police Department operates. In 1994, the Community Policing philosophy was incorporated into the Erie Police Department. This philosophy is to help the public see the police as people and make it easier to relate to them. The Quebec Unit was formed to patrol all areas owned and operated by the Erie Housing Authority. In 2004, the Neighbor Action Team was formed to target high crime areas and work with the residents who live in those areas.
Currently the Erie Police Department consists of 173 active police officers.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Bobcats are off to a fast start so far this season.
Less than three weeks into the season, the surprising Bobcats are a game away from matching last season's win total following a 98-97 victory Wednesday night over the Toronto Raptors.
Ramon Sessions hit a 16-footer with 28 seconds left and the Bobcats made a late defensive stand to win for the fifth time in six games to run their record to 6-4 matching the franchise's best start.
The Bobcats were an NBA-worst 7-59 last season.
To put this season's impressive start in perspective, it took the Bobcats 40 games last season before winning their sixth game.
This season the Bobcats continue to find ways to win close games, running their record to 5-0 in games decided by four points or fewer.
As they've done all season, the Bobcats did it with defence.
Toronto had four shots to win it in their final possession, but two shots were blocked — one by Jeffery Taylor and the other by Bismack Biyombo — and Andrea Bargnani's baseline jumper fell short as time expired.
Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap called the defensive stand "two-thirds willpower and one-third technique."
"We were trying to switch everything, but at the end, coach said just stay with your man," Biyombo said. "We had to make quick decisions and I think we made pretty quick decisions and we did a pretty good job as a team. It was just big time."
Kemba Walker had 19 points and seven assists for the Bobcats, while Sessions and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist each had 14 points. Walker and Sessions have both scored in double digits in all 10 games.
Bargnani had 25 points and Kyle Lowry added 21 for the Raptors. Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bobcats won despite shooting 42 per cent from the field and 15 per cent from the 3-point range.
"We won ugly tonight, but it doesn't really matter," Dunlap said.
The Bobcats got some quality minutes from Biyombo, who's not typically known for his offensive prowess. The second-year forward had six of his 11 points in the third quarter, including a powerful dunk over Bargnani after battling for control of an offensive rebound.
Along with his key block on Toronto's final possession, he was 5 of 6 from the field.
"He was excellent," Dunlap said. "He was all professional tonight. The rebounding, plugging the gaps. He did a lot of the dirty work tonight. I thought as a team we were a little flat, but he wasn't. In many ways he ignited us."
The Bobcats led by as many as 10 early in the fourth quarter before Jose Calderon hit a 3-pointer, DeMar DeRozan scored on a layup and jumper and Bargnani hit a jumper from the top of the key to tie the game at 88 with 4:50 to play. Bargnani then knocked down a 3-pointer to give Toronto a 3-point lead with 1:52 to play.
But the Bobcats kept battling with Walker driving the left side of the line and scoring and drawing a sixth foul on Valanciunas. Walker finished the 3-point play to tie the game with game with 55 seconds left.
DeRozan hit one of two free throws at the other end before Sessions got a foul line jumper to drop with 28.3 seconds left.
After two misses, the Raptors set up an inbounds play for Lowry with 6.4 seconds left and his 12-footer that was rejected by Taylor. Valanciunas had another shot as time expired but couldn't knock it down and the Bobcats held after a furious defensive stand.
"These guys played their heart out and they are hurt right now," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. "We have to create some breaks for ourselves. I thought we shot ourselves in the foot with some mental mistakes that we made as far as turnovers are concerned."
Lowry had 16 points at the break after hitting all three 3-point attempts for the Raptors.
"It's very frustrating. We're working so hard," Lowry said. "But we've got to get better. Our 3-9 record doesn't show how good of a team we are. We're better than 3-9."
NOTES: The Bobcats had a streak of 29 straight free throws snapped when Biyombo missed in the second quarter. ... Bargnani's 25 points were his season high. ... Raptors guard Terrence Ross gave his team a boost off the bench with 11 points.


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By Frazier Moore
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from "Sesame Street" in the wake of an allegation that he had sex with an underage youth.
In its statement Tuesday, Sesame Workshop said "the controversy surrounding Kevin's personal life has become a distraction that none of us want," leading Clash to conclude "that he can no longer be effective in his job."
"This is a sad day for Sesame Street," the company said.
In a statement of his own, Clash said "personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work Sesame Street is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer. I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately."
As the announcement was made, a lawsuit was being filed in federal court in New York charging Clash with sexual abuse of a second youth. The lawsuit alleges that Cecil Singleton, then 15 and now an adult, was persuaded by Clash to meet for sexual encounters.
The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $5 million.
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Yankees completed the season with a 28-2 record
TAUNTON — Shawn Cali pitched out of two huge jams and hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Taunton East champion Angels defeated the Taunton West champion Yankees 3-1 on Friday night at the TELL Complex on Middleboro Avenue to capture the 2017 city championship.
The Angels, who finished the season with a 25-7 record, won the city series two games to none. The TELL champions won game one of the city series on Thursday night, 3-2, at the TWLL complex.
The TWLL champion Yankees, who entered the 2017 city championship series with 28 consecutive wins, completed the campaign with a 28-2 mark.
Shawn Cali, one of five Cali cousins on the Angels, had a terrific championship series. On Friday night, he went 3-for-3 at the plate with two singles, a home run and two RBI. He also cracked a key two-run homer in game one of the series on Thursday at TWLL.
On the mound Friday night, the right-hander relieved his cousin, Evan Cali, with the bases loaded and two outs with the score tied at 1-1 in the top of the fourth inning. Shawn Cali induced his only batter of that frame to pop out to the mound to end that threat.
Yankee standout Brayden Sullivan used a bloop single to center field and two wild pitches to reach third base with no outs in the top of the fifth inning. But Shawn Cali retired the next three batters, sandwiching a popped-up bunt around two strikeouts to end that threat.
In the bottom of the fifth, Andrew Cali opened the frame with a bunt single down the third base line. Shawn Cali then lined a two-run homer over the fence in center field to give the Angels a 3-1 lead.
But there was still some drama to be played out in the top of the sixth. Shawn Cali struck out the first batter. Emmanuel DeLeon also struck out, but reached first base on a wild pitch by Cali. The Angel pitcher then induced a fielders choice grounder to get the second out. But Yankee lead-off hitter Aidan Mulhern then reached on an error, giving the visitors runners on first and second with two out. Shawn Cali fought off this rally by striking out the next batter to end the game and give the Angels the city crown.
After relieving his cousin Evan, Shawn Cali got the win, going the final 2.1 innings and surrendering no runs and one hit with five strikeouts and no walks.
It would turn out to be a frustrating night at the plate for the Yankees as they left seven runners in scoring position over the final five frames.
Sullivan finished the game 3-for-3 for the Yankees with two singles and a home run. He accounted for the lone Yankee run with a two-out homer over the fence in right center in the top of the first.


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Alanis Morissette's music is a major issue in one Florida couple's relationship. So much so that Allen Casey allegedly hit his boyfriend in the face with a plate because he wouldn't stop listening to the Canadian songstress, News4Jax.com reported.
He oughta known.
Casey, 24, reportedly hit Todd Fletcher, 33, in the face with a plate Sunday in Jacksonville because Fletcher wouldn't stop playing Alanis Morissette, News4Jax.com said. "That's all that (expletive) listens to," Casey said, according to a police report.
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A witness told police she heard the two arguing and saw Casey strike Fletcher. Casey was arrested after allegedly admitting he hit his boyfriend. Fletcher suffered a large cut on the side of his face, but was otherwise uninjured, News4Jax.com said.


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Need a little help getting in the mood for green beer, street parades and shamrocks ahead of March 17?
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by checking out these Irish and Irish-influenced movies sure to put you mood for leprechauns, emerald attire and a Guinness or two.
"Leprechaun" (1993)
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This horror comedy is dated, delightful and deadly serious in its campy tone. Jennifer Aniston makes her film debut in this iconic St. Patrick's Day film as a teenager who, along with her dad, moves to a new house and must battle an evil leprechaun ("Harry Potter's" Warwick Davis) who believes the new occupants have stolen his pot of gold. [[371829492,C]]
"Philhomena" (2013)
Based on the true story of a young Irish woman whose illegitimate child was sold for adoption by a group of nuns in whose convent she was working. Over the decades Philhomena Lee (Judi Dench) never forgot her baby boy, and with the help of English journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) begins a journey to discover his whereabouts. Balancing gentle humor with righteous anger, "Philhomena" earned Oscar nominations for both leads. [[371829602,C]]
"The Guard" (2011)
Brendan Gleeson is an unorthodox Irish policeman in the rural, Gaelic-speaking community of Connemara Gaeltachtthe in this comedy caper that also stars Don Cheadle as a straight laced FBI agent. The unlikely duo join forces to thwart an international drug smuggling ring. Cheadle and Gleeson share an easy chemistry and the film broke the Irish box office record when it was released. [[371829052,C]]
"The Secret of Kells" (2009)
Inspired by Irish mythology, this enchanting animated tale follows a young boy in a remote medieval monastery under siege from Viking raiders. Adventure begins with the arrival of a mysterious illuminator who carries the unfinished book of Kells – a book that turns darkness in to light. Featuring the voice work of Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Christen Mooney and Mick Lally, it was nominated for the best animated feature Academy Award. [[371828922,C]]
"In the Name of the Father" (1993)
Daniel Day-Lewis scored an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of young Irishman Gerry Conlon, who is falsely convicted of being responsible for an IRA bombing in this dramatic biopic based on the story of the Guildford Four and their imprisonment for the 1974 Guildford pub bombings. Emma Thompson plays a campaigning English lawyer and Pete Postlethwaite is Conlon's father, with both also receiving Academy Award nominations for their work. [[371829222,C]]
"The Crying Game" (1992)
A psychological thriller written and directed by Neil Jordan, "Crying Game" focuses on Fergus (Stephen Rea), a member of the IRA who begins an affair with the girlfriend (Jaye Davidson) of a prisoner (Forest Whitaker) being held by the group. Packing a stunning surprise, the critically acclaimed film touches on race, nationality, and sexuality. Jordan won an Oscar for his screenwriting efforts. [[371828732,C]]


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Olympic PR nightmare: What else did they expect?
There are those who wonder how the International Olympic Committee ever thought it could avoid its current public relations nightmare when it awarded the 2008 Olympics to a repressive Chinese regime in Beijing.
My question: Why did China's rulers ever think they could continue to suppress human rights without incurring the wrath of politicians and activists around the world as the Games approach? After all, China accepted the 2008 Games with assurances there would be progress on human rights, promises which seem not to have been met.
I covered the meetings in Moscow seven years ago when Beijing beat Toronto for the 2008 Summer Games and Jacques Rogge was elected to succeed Juan Antonio Samaranch as IOC president. I remember the debate well: Is it better to deny Beijing the Games and isolate the world's most populous country further, or let it have the Games and hope worldwide attention would encourage it to moderate its behavior.
The IOC bet on engagement. Now it looks like a losing bet.
One more point: Protesting the Olympic torch relay is one thing, but the acts of violent disruption and obstruction that occurred this week in London and Paris are despicable. Let's hope we don't see the same Wednesday in San Francisco — but I'm afraid we will.


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Burgoyne Returned to Parliament
Don Hagist of the British Soldiers, American War blog unearthed this item from the Cumbria Packet, a regional British newspaper, on 9 June 1778. It turns on the aftermath of the Battle of Saratoga, and how British politics uses the word "returned" as a synonym for "elected."
Bon Mot.Ha ha! Well, maybe one had to be there.
A day or two after General [John] Burgoyne arrived, a large party being at dinner, the conversation turned upon the propriety, or impropriety, of his taking his seat in Parliament, previous to a court of inquiry:
"Poh, poh, (says a gentleman of the party) independent of his borough here, he has a right to take his seat in the House."
"How will you make that out?" said the company,
"because (says the other) he's returned by America."
(Burgoyne's image above comes courtesy of the University of Houston's Digital History site.)


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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:25 am
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And you're a nut.
(Somebody had to say it.)
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Location: The Riptania Sky-Palace in da beauuuuuutiful Bronx.
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:07 am
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Am I really a nut? Or is it McCloud who is insane...insane with POWER!
OK, I'll admit, this joke is wearing a bit thin, but when Fluffy's comment mentioned psychological manipulation, I couldn't resit a goofy reply. That would have been that, but you all kept feeding me inspiration to flesh out this paranoid fantasy.
Or maybe it isn't a goofy fantasy...maybe McCloud IS trying to take over the world.
(cue spooky music)
Hmm, maybe I should go and write a story about a meglomaniacal cartoonist who has visions of world domination; controlling people's minds through his voodoo artwork. I'll call it "The Storm McClouds of DOOM!"
Don't send the men in the white coats for me just yet.
"Park the beers, and grab the smiles. It's flight time." -
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Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:42 pm
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Wikkit wrote:
losttoy wrote:
Scott has never and probably will never tell the "meaning" behind his stories/art. He thinks himself as a true artist who wants the veiwer/reader to find the meaning themselves and does not get in the way of the veiwer/reader finding their own meaning.
Pretty funny that you post this in the thread dedicated to the MI where Scott went back and changed the narrative in order to restrict the possible interpretations.
Yes, he did go back to add a few more panels, but he never did tell us what it meant. It was more like adding stuff he forgot.
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 4:20 pm
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lottsoy wrote:
Yes, he did go back to add a few more panels, but he never did tell us what it meant. It was more like adding stuff he forgot.
We disagreed about this on page two, and it doesn't look like ether of us have changod our minds. We'll just have to agree to disagree, as we seem to do on every topic here.
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Understands reinventing
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Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Woah, where did that come from? I thought I was making friendly chatter ... nothing serious. I did not realize that there was this big "disagreement" or anything. Sorry.
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some thoughts
okay, i have to get this all down before i forget. i quit reading these posts after the third page. it was getting to be a little overwhelming... i'll continue later.
someone pointed out that the colours could not mean gender because the kids turn out as "mixed" and proposed they signified races instead. however, i doubt that this is the case since all squares are blue and all circles are green. i think they are more like the expected gender roles of that society. the parallelogram is red because he is a misfit (also, possibly, a virgin?), probably as a result of his physical deformity. the kids are mixed because they haven't reached, or finished, puberty yet, and are not yet completely masculine/feminine, at least in the sense of adult roles.
also, i don't think the square killed the circle as a direct result of a single argument. obviously, they were an unhappy couple for a long time. i think the reason they had so many kids was to convince themselves that everything was okay, look at our loving family, let's not let ourselves think about the disaster we've become. but there was always tension and arguments. finally the square just lost it.
finally, i belive the "eternity" symbol means marriage. a more obvious one would have been wedding bands, but shapes don't have fingers, so that wouldn't make sense. then again, how do the houses get built? are they just drawn? the tombstones, i think, might actually be the shapes themselves, transformed into tombstone shapes. kind of like in "the sims" : dead sims aren't actually buried or incinerated, but netherleless there is a tombstone or urn where they died.
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 1:03 pm
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losttoy wrote:
Scott has never and probably will never tell the "meaning" behind his stories/art. He thinks himself as a true artist who wants the veiwer/reader to find the meaning themselves and does not get in the way of the veiwer/reader finding their own meaning. Afteral, that is art. Art can be a communication tool, however it can be a living changing entity.
Only according to a Reader Response theorist is this
art. As a historicist, I'd argue that Scott's experiences, his intentions, and the context in which he wrote the comic point to certain interpretations that are more valid than others. Valid, that is, by coming closer to Scott's intentions.
My historicist view is not the only defensible position, but I find it the most sensible.
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 4:29 am
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especially in this case of the MI i'd say it would be intresting to see the the piece of art in the context of it's discourse, and as long as the stor improves as a real improvisation there must be an influence on the result from the discourse within this forum - while the discourse of course is influenced by the improving improvisation.
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 9:05 pm
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A give-and-take of reader and writer during the creation. I'd love to find examples of this in web prose.
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On days when I am feeling all postmodern, my take on the Parallelogram's Revenge is this: The whole thing is a metaphor for the slashdot website. And how it would be cooler without the squares...
In noticed it the other day when Scott's blog was talking about how he had been
and he had the thumbnail for Parallelogram on the front page.
It could also be seen as being about the relationship between webcomics artists and their audience. In which case the conversation about money could be the audience demanding more comics and the artist not having the cash to cover bandwidth charges. The parallelogram is some alternate delivery method or payment scheme that the artist rejected when young and unknown, but now that it is needed, the scheme is dead and buried.
Heh. All that is probably reading too much into it.
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the red parallelogram disappears, to be immediately replaced by a bunch of green squares that sort of resemble a tree. If the parallelogram had remained in the picture as the vegatation overtook him, it would have been clearer.
Actually, I thought the tree thing was showing time, seasons passing to represent a year and then during square & circle's marriage, 10 years.
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Surlyben wrote:
... the slashdot website. And how it would be cooler without the squares...
Am I the only one who thinks
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:04 am
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the infinity sign
I'd like to note that the lazy-eight sign (also called a lemniscate, or `ribbon') has traditionally been known as a (true) lovers' knot, signifying the endless quality of their love; and that marriage is called `tying the knot' (perhaps the same one?). This seems to fit its use in this improv perfectly.
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 11:53 pm
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what I saw
I'm strange, I was a whole little story. That the circl got in the very porblem it was trying to avoid. She didn't want a dull life, but then again he could of told she was going to be an angel. She saw what she beleive to be her life. After she got hit, when to him to ask for help. Or after she got hit turn to nun, like he turn in to a man of god. Ahhh to many answer.
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:39 pm
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The plot is easy. the 'gram wants to marry the circle. the circle says no. the circle marries a square. they have children; too many in fact so they end up with an inadaquit amout of money to support their large family. so the square abuses the circle, perhaps to get rid of it. so the circle is badly wounded and travels to the grave of the 'gram to weep for what might have been. just as the 'gram died of a broken heart, the circle dies the same.
thats my interpretation anyway.
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Open to interpretation
Well, quite an interesting little story!
When I first read it, it seemed like a rather straightforward story of rejection and lament: the circle rejects the parallelogram's proposal and later on ends up lamenting the rejection after living with the square for several years.
I, too, had trouble initially with understanding the parallelogram's "proposal" until after I had read more of the story. The passing of time with the tree wasn't immediately obvious, either.
After reading other people's comments, I see things that I missed, but it's open to interpretation how significant those things are. I noticed that there were no other red parallelograms, for example, but didn't make much of it. I certainly didn't infer any racial qualities to it. I didn't notice the fact that the shapes seem unpaired in the first panel, but are more distinctly paired in the later panel. I also didn't catch on to the "mixed" color of the children.
I did assume that the squares (and the parallelogram) were male and that the circles were female, but it wasn't based solely on their shapes, but also on the fact that the square and parallelogram initiated contact by their proposals to the circle, and that they were depicted as being on top during sex (yes, I know it could be either way, but we're talking about symbolism to get across an idea, not a literal view of reality).
But I think the main point is that Scott is exploring what elements are necessary to a story. How simple, how abstract, can the pictures be and still tell a meaningful story? The pictures show shapes as "people", the abstract tree changing across panels to show the passage of time (but the "x10" was an awkward way of showing the passage of ten years), the infinity symbol to represent marriage.
The word balloons show us the general gist of the shapes' conversations without giving us specific details. We know that the square and the circle argued over the crowded house and a lack of money, but without knowing specifically what they were saying. We know that the circle rejected the parallelogram's proposal, but we don't really know why.
Aspects of the story are open to interpretation precisely because the story is so abstract and minimal. While Scott himself may have had a specific view or interpretation of the story, he was either trying to see how minimal he could be in tellling that story, or he is inviting the reader to interpret it for themselves with its abstractness and vagueness of the details.
All in all, quite an interesting story.
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Parallelogram's revenge
Bravo! Parallelogram's revenge is very symbolic!l Never before has so clearly been expressed what happens when a love, once rejected will never be known, and will forever be missed with regret when the promise of chosen love turns sour.
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No, no, no. Totally a Marxist allegory.
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I just skimmed through the whole last part of this conversation, and am surprised as to the extent that the thoughts have drifted towards ideas already put forward in
Flatland - A romance of many dimensions
, published in 1884 by Edwin A. Abbott. In it, a two-dimensional society exists in which the male individuals are being ranked in a hierarchy depending on how round they are, the one that is closest to being a circle being at the top. The women, however, are pointy, sharp and dangerous beings, who are able to hurt and kill their fellow men in the matter of seconds if they get out of control.
It is a very enlightening story, very rational, philosophical and funny, and I can only advise those interested in the connection of geometry and other fields of human knowledge to read it - it is available in its entirety in the link I provided above.
A little excerpt:
If our highly pointed Triangles of the Soldier class are formidable, it may be readily inferred that far more formidable are our Women. For, if a Soldier is a wedge, a Woman is a needle; being, so to speak, all point, at least at the two extremities. Add to this the power of making herself practically invisible at will, and you will perceive that a Female, in Flatland, is a creature by no means to be trifled with.
And this is just the two-dimensional world. One-dimensional, zero-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds are also being treated.
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cummings and goings
It's a dramatization of
anyone lived in a pretty how town,
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DeForgeo wrote:
Eep. Geometry voilence.
sferrell wrote:
Patrick Stewart is working with Amnesty International in its
campaign to end violence against women
. I applaud his efforts, and the strength he shows in documenting his own troubled relationship with his father who beat his mother. However, I don't necessarily agree with his argument that movies like "Kill Bill" are demonstrating a negative stereotype. He states that all "Kill Bill" does is make it acceptable for women to kill other women. I think he's oversimplified the film. How many men does The Bride face? How many women? What context is the violence in?
Voilence against women is tragic, an epidemic, and culturally destructive, but not every depiction of violence comes from the same place, nor does every depiction of violence have the same result. When The Bride stands with her sword at the ready she is not simply an abused woman, she is a former villain who is seeking revenge. It is the Clint Eastwood "Man with no name" figure with the shadowy past whom you root for in his personal quest because you start following him at a point where he is sympathetic (near death, or at the death of a loved one) but whom you might not support if you were given more information. The context of the violence, the role that the "hero" figure plays in movies like "Kill Bill" or a revenge flick like "Unforgiven" is not as simply placed as Stewart argues. I agree that violence against women in Hollywood has for too long been either for titillation or out of ignorance simply misguided, but I can think of a half dozen movies with worse depictions of violence against women than "Kill Bill."
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Boy am I late in posting this thing....but it really had me thinking for several hours. Heh, browsing the internet for comics sure can get fun. But well, the only thing I wanted to add for any further viewers of this thread is that I do think the colors of the "characters" have a strong meaning. Seeing how the colors go;
square-blue (light blue if you want to get critical about it)
Well according to the color wheel, red is the opposite of green while blue sits right next to it on the scale. Heh, I've came up with my own conclusions according to that and I wouldn't want to ruin it for others.
P.S. the square turned into a darker shade on the panel that it striked the circle.
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Oh, and sorry for double posting as I'm not a member to the forums and can't edit my posts and all, I just needed to say that when the parallellogram spoke to the circle, his speech bubble was white and when she replied it was in black. But later, as the square spoke to the circle his speech bubble was gray and later when they agued it was black. I think the colors had to do a lot with the mood and tone of the conversations. I'm sorry if it was an obvious thing but just wanted to get that off of my chest, heh.
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No, no, the grey is clearly an example of subjunctive / optative mood. The black speech bubbles then indicate a negative mood, and somewhat emphatic at that.
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I attended two big economic gatherings this week, one on financial reform organized by finance blogger Mike Konczal for The Roosevelt Institute, another on the economic outlook, presented by the American Enterprise Institute. Each event was depressing in its own right, but combined, they spell out very big trouble for the U.S. economy. Things are about to get much, much worse for just about everybody, even as big banks deploy their lobbying armies to secure the right to make things even more miserable. Despite all of this bad news, I think we might actually be on the verge of some real economic progress. Let me explain.
The general mood at the Roosevelt Institute forum was one of caution bordering on pessimism. Congress passed Wall Street reform legislation that gives regulators a lot of powers to rein in banks that behave badly. Without intense and sustained pressure from reformers, those powers will not be used, especially if Republicans take control of at least one house of Congress next year, and use it to divert regulatory attention with intentionally meaningless inquiries and investigations. The regulatory battle has just begun, and further legislative action is needed to deal with some of the most pressing problems, particularly too-big-to-fail and the foreclosure mess. With a few exceptions, the thirty or so people who attended the Roosevelt Institute event were the individuals most responsible for getting that legislation through Congress—for them to be sounding the alarm is significant (see Annie Lowrey's write-up of the conference for more details).
The AEI panel was packed with a cadre of intellectually boring conservatives, notable for the fact that many were actually advocating strong federal action to right the economic ship. But the discussion was unquestionably dominated by the remarks of Nouriel Roubini and Christopher Whalen, two very smart people who don't work for AEI.
Whalen made the most persuasive case of the group. We haven't fixed the banking system. Banks aren't lending, they aren't trying to lend, and they aren't going to try until they've finished absorbing all the foreclosures embedded in their balance sheets. Left to their own devices, banks will drag that process out as long as possible in order to avoid immediate losses. And the past four years of horrific foreclosure statistics are just the beginning—Whalen thinks we're, at best, about 25 percent of the way through process.
What's worse, the mortgage situation is effectively serving as a blockade against economic policy. Any action the government takes is going to be stymied by the fact that millions of American households are struggling to pay of homes that aren't worth their sticker price.
Fortunately, there's a solution to that problem. Take over the banks, and write-down the amount that troubled borrowers owe so that they can stay in their homes without pissing away their money to banks that don't lend. In Whalen's view, if we want to solve unemployment and get the economy growing again, we have to break up the banks and help troubled homeowners.
That just happens to be my view, as well. Essentially, Whalen—who describes himself as a conservative libertarian—and the progressive braintrusters from the Roosevelt Institute agree about what needs to be done. The critical question is whether there is any political will to do it. And that's where Nouriel Roubini's presentation gets scary.
If we don't fix the banks and don't fix foreclosures and don't get serious about fiscal policy to ease unemployment, we're going to have another financial crisis within a few years. And the next time around, a financial crisis will mean a real fiscal crisis for the U.S.-- not just phony fear-mongering by opportunistic traders.
This isn't the first time Roubini has issued that warning. He said the same basic thing when I interviewed him in May. The trick is, back in May, none of the bank analysts and traders who attended yesterday's AEI event really took him seriously. Now even those elites believe that the economy is in deep trouble and in need of a major shot in the arm from the federal government.
Perversely, all of this bad news gives me some cause for optimism. Wall Street's lobbyists are as powerful as ever, but the intellectual debate over the economic path forward is getting more reasonable as the economy deteriorates and people realize that conservative policies and liberal half-measures are simply not working.
That doesn't mean that securing real reform will be a walk in the park. Both panelists and attendees of the AEI shebang bemoaned the new Basel III capital regime as overly onerous for banks and a barrier to economic recovery—a view which is simply wrong on both points. Given that they're averse to higher capital requirements for the banking industry—the bare minimum move for greater financial stability—convincing them to break up Bank of America and Wells Fargo will be a major task.
But at least those people aren't laughing the reformers out of the room anymore. That's a step in the right direction, and it shows that financial reform isn't really about any kind of ideological divide between the left and right. It's about the basic functioning of the economy, and more broadly speaking, of democratic systems. Coupled with the fact that banks have created a legal nightmare for themselves by cutting corners on their mortgage paperwork, there's quite a bit of room for persuasion.
Of course, if things don't get fixed prior to another crisis, then we not only have prolonged social misery, we have an unimaginable economic disaster. But hell, we might actually fend it off. Get out there and make a fuss.


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2005 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited - Lust-J
What Would You Give For This LJ?
While the four-door JK Unlimited seems to be the darling of the Jeep market, the TJ Unlimited (or LJ in unofficial vernacular) offers a lot of advantages on the trail. The LJ has a more maneuverable wheelbase, is narrower, less expensive, lighter, and oh by the way, it isn't powered by a minivan engine. Not convinced yet? Take a look at Jamie Eklund's beautiful LJ and it will be certain to win you over. The first thing you notice about Jamie's Jeep is the tires. They are big 42-inch BFG Krawlers on 20-inch Trailready HD beadlocks. However, although the TJ Unlimited is kinda big and the tires are huge, proportionately it looks sort of like a TJ on 37s at first glance...until you see the way this Jeep mows down the trail.
The factory LJ chassis is a stout platform that didn't require boxing or beefing around the spring hangers and steering box mount like earlier Jeeps. Still, with over 100 pounds of rolling stock hanging from each corner, a stout suspension was a requirement. Jamie chose a Rock Krawler X Factor long-arm suspension in conjunction with AEV 4.5-inch coils and TeraFlex Speed Bumps. The front changes the geometry from a four-link with a track bar to a three-link with a track bar. Using just one upper link reduces binding during articulation and allows the bushings in the 2-inch solid steel links to live a long life. Currie Antirock sway bars with aluminum arms are used front and rear to provide resistance that equates to stability on the pavement and the trail.
The rear factory four-link and track bar are replaced in the Rock Krawler suspension with a triangulated four-link that does away with the track bar. Here the lower links are designed for maximum ground clearance, while the front links are angled for tire clearance at full lock. The control arms mount to a belly pan that clamshells around the frame and is modular with three separate pieces so the whole suspension doesn't need to be removed to service the drivetrain. Both ends use Rock Krawler RRD 2.0 13-inch-travel fluted aluminum shocks that are valved for Jamie's Unlimited.
Jamie's LJ is pretty pedestrian upstream of the axles, but then again none of the components have given him any reason to throw his checkbook at them. The 4.0L provides all the torque you could need on the trail, but even with the Airaid intake and a Magnaflow muffler it does run out of steam on the freeway. From there power is routed through the factory 42RE four-speed automatic to an NV241 Rock-Trac transfer case.
After Jamie broke the factory Rubicon Dana 44, he started looking for something stronger. The solution came in the form of Currie RockJock axles with chromoly axleshafts, ARB Air Lockers, and disc brakes all around. Both axles were built to JK width. The front uses huge F-450 knuckles and 35-spline axleshafts while the rear uses giant 40-spline shafts. The rotated cover on the RockJock centersections makes them less likely to get hung up on the trail, although with 42-inch Krawlers that is rarely an issue.
A bigger issue than getting diffs hung up is trying to steer the huge meats, particularly when they are bound up in the rocks. A full PSC steering system uses an upgraded pump and high-volume reservoir in conjunction with a modified steering box and 11⁄2-inch-diameter, 71⁄4-inch-stroke ram. The ram works in conjunction with Currie steering linkage with 1-ton tie-rod ends and 13⁄8-inch-diameter 4130 chromoly tubing.
Body and Interior
While some aftermarket parts are designed to stand out like a sore thumb, you have to look twice at the AEV Highline kit to realize that it did not come from the factory. We appreciate that. The Highline fenders provide 3 inches of added tire clearance front and rear, but there is a catch. "The 37s looked too small after I added the Highline kit," Jamie confesses, "so I had to get something bigger." Up front a GenRight front bumper and hoop protect the AEV sheetmetal and house a Warn 9.5xp winch wrapped in Master-Pull synthetic winch line and a pair of KC HiLites HID Pods.
Color-matched GenRight corner guards protect the side of the LJ while a Toys by Troy gas tank skidplate and GenRight tubular tire carrier bring up the rear. Yes, Jamie carries a full-size 42-inch spare with him on the trail. Inside the factory interior provides plenty of room for camping gear behind the Corbeau LG1 seats. Occupants are further protected by the Toys by Troy cage that was added to the factory rollbar.
Good, Bad, and What It's For
We were a little concerned that Jamie's Jeep was too pretty to actually see much action on the trail, but once he started tackling whatever obstacle was in front of him it was clear that he is perfectly comfortable behind the wheel and not afraid to wheel his Jeep hard. It works great for rockcrawling, but even with 5.38 gears the 4.0L strains to push the 42-inch Krawlers down the freeway. In fact, Jamie opted to trailer his Jeep when coming down to California from his home in Olympia, Washington, last summer to run the Rubicon Trail.
Why I Wrote This Feature
My latest infatuation is LJs with Highline kits, so when I saw Jamie's Unlimited in downtown Reno I had to rub my eyes to make certain it wasn't a mirage. He and his friends had just finished up a vacation on the Rubicon, Fordyce Creek Trail, and Lake Tahoe. I left my card on his Jeep asking him to give me a call to get together and shoot some photos, and the rest is history.
—Harry Wagner
Hard Facts
Vehicle: 2005 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited
Engine: 4.0L inline-six
Transmission: 42RE four-speed auto
Transfer Case: Rock-Trac NV241
Suspension: Rock Krawler Long Arm w/ AEV Coils (front and rear)
Axles: Currie Rock Jock (front and rear)
Wheels: 20x9 TrailReady beadlock
Tires: 42X14.50R20 BFGoodrich Krawler TA/KX
Built For: Rocks, cracks, and climbs


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Versatile Phillips shifts from No. 2 to cleanup spot
CINCINNATI -- A man of many lineup spots, Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips is on the move again. Phillips, who was expected to be the No. 2 hitter all season, batted fourth Wednesday vs. the Angels. He replaced original cleanup hitter Ryan Ludwick, who had right shoulder surgery on Wednesday.
Phillips promptly produced in the new spot, clubbing a three-run home run to ignite a four-run fourth inning.
Reds manager Dusty Baker called Phillips during Tuesday's off-day to let him know of the change.
"I told him I was promising I would leave him in one spot. I guess this is the spot I'm going to leave him in for a while," Baker said.
Phillips entered Wednesday with 467 career starts in the fourth spot, including 73 in 2012.
"Brandon is a guy that can hit all over the order. He's a guy that's done it," Baker said. "He's a guy that's driven in 100 runs. He's scored 100 runs. He's not your prototypical four hitter. I thought about [Todd] Frazier, but he's too young. I thought about [Chris] Heisey, and he's not really the kind of hitter to bat there. I had to break up some strikeouts. We've got guys striking out one in every fourth and fifth at-bat. You've got to break these guys up."
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