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OPM UK writes: Herein lies a lesson: never change a winning formula. You wouldn't slather bangers and mash in soy sauce. You'd never release Ronaldo on transfer deadline day then replace him with David Goodwillie. And you sure as sucrose wouldn't rejig Christmas as Mandatory Dental Work Day. So quite why Insomniac has mangled its beloved platform series into a joyless, plate-spinning tower defence game is beyond me. I want my Lomba-ck.
Ever since A Crack in Time, and it seems the franchise is struggling with its identity, why would Insomniac feel the need to revamp the formula is beyond me, just bring the old school, and the future series Ratchet and Clank back, franchise wasn't broken until Insomniac tired to "fix" it.
You know, I reckon the staff of the OPM are pretty annoyed that the mag is soon to be discontinued. Their reviews of Sony games have been extraordinarily harsh since the announcement. This game may only warrant that score but a quick trip to Metacritic makes you wonder about their overall scoring recently.
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Check out the other reviews.
Light a torch for Insomniac. It's sad to see them turn to shit so quickly, but I'm sure that FUSE will be the final nail in the coffin.


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PTP/environment setup
PTP Developer Environment Setup (PTP 2.0)
This page describes how to set up your environment in order to begin developing PTP. These are not the correct instructions if you just want to use PTP.
The following are the minimum requirements for developing PTP:
- Java 1.5 or later (Note: for Linux, must be Sun or IBM's)
- Eclipse 3.3.x
- CDT 4.0.x
- OpenMPI 1.2
- gdb 6.3 or later (earlier versions may also work)
The best environments for developing PTP are MacOS X 10.4 or later, or any recent version of Linux. Windows can be used to develop the Java components, but is not recommended.
Install Eclipse
Download and Install Eclipse 3.3
Install Features
PTP development requires CDT 4.0 and optionally RSE 2.0. RSE is is only required if you wish to use it for remote access. The preferred method for remote access is now to use the Remote Tools plugins that are part of PTP. It doesn't hurt to install RSE though.
Note: PLDT requires CDT 4.0.2 and as of 3 Jan 08, the Europa Discovery site only has 4.0.1. See below if you want CDT 4.0.2; get it from the CDT update site directly.
Install as follows:
- Launch Eclipse (as root if you installed Eclipse in a system directory)
- From the menu select: Help->Software Updates->Find and Install
- Select Search for new features to install, click Next
- Select Europa Discovery Site, click Finish
- Select a valid mirror, click Ok
- Expand Europa Discovery Site
- Select C and C++ Development
Note: PLDT requires CDT 4.0.2 and as of 3 Jan 08, the Europa Discovery site only has 4.0.1. Skip this step and see below if you want CDT 4.0.2.
- Select Remote Access and Device Development->Remote System Explorer... if you wish to install RSE
- Click Next
- Read and check I accept click Next and Finish.
- Click Install All
If Europa Discovery site does not have CDT 4.0.2, you can get it from the CDT Update site directly via the following:
- From the menu select: Help->Software Updates->Find and Install
- Select Search for new features to install, click Next
- Select the New Remote Site button on the right.
- In the New Update Site dialog, enter
Name: CDT update site
URL: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/europa, click OK
- Make sure it is checked, and click Finish.
- Select a valid mirror, click Ok
- Expand CDT update Site and at a minimum, check, under CDT Main Features, the first item" Eclipse C/C++ Development Tools... (there are also several useful optional features)
- Click Next
- Read and check I accept click Next and Finish.
- Click Install All
You will be prompted to restart your Eclipse workbench.
Access Eclipse CVS repository
Switch to the CVS perspective and create a new repository location:
- Host: dev.eclipse.org
- Repository path: /cvsroot/tools
- User: <yourCommitterID> or anonymous
- Password: <yourPW> or empty for anonymous access
- Connection type: extssh for committer access, or pserver for anonymous access
After creating the repository location, expand it and expand HEAD. All the PTP content is under org.eclipse.ptp.
Checkout PTP Plugins
The easiest way to do this is to import using team project sets. The following table summarizes the available sets in the releng/ptp_project_sets project:
|Project Set Contents
|Committer Access
|Anonymous Access
|Core PTP Plugins (required)
|Resource Manager Plugins (required)
|Remote Tools Plugins (optional)
|RSE Support Plugins (optional)
|Parallel Language Development Tools (optional)
Use the files in the Committer Access column if you are a committer. Otherwise, use the files in the Anonymous Access column. At a minimum you will need the Core PTP Plugins and the Resource Manager Plugins. You will also need either (or both of) the Remote Tools Plugins or the RSE Support Plugins (assuming you installed RSE). If you are working on the PLDT (or want to run it from your runtime workbench) then download this project set file also.
You can download the files directly from the above links, but the simplest way is to do the following:
- Under org.eclipse.ptp, open releng and check out the ptp_project_sets project.
- Switch to the Plug-in Development perspective.
- In the ptp_project_sets project, expand either the 'anonymous' or 'committer' folder.
- For each project set you wish to populate, right click on the file and select Import Project Set ...
You should now have all the plug-ins in your workspace.
Build OpenMPI Proxy
- Follow OpenMPI build directions as listed in PTP Release Notes
- Follow the same directions to build your proxy plugin (sh BUILD for your platform); make sure it is the one in your workspace directory. The instructions are interpreted here:
- Be sure to export this environment variable before compiling:
- Locate the plug-in project org.eclipse.ptp.os.arch in your workspace, where os and arch correspond to your operating system and architecture respectively. Open a command shell and change to this directory.
- Run the command:
sh BUILD
- You should at least have executables
sdmin your org.eclipse.ptp.os.arch project. You may need to Refresh (F5) the project to see it from the workbench.
- Be sure to export this environment variable before compiling:
Create an eclipse application launch configuration
Click on org.eclipse.ptp.core, Right click on Run As ... and choose Eclipse Application

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Design Inspiration for the Long Hall
Many urban dwellers, especially in cities like San Francisco and New York, must contend with long and often narrow hallways. Decorating such reedy, elongated spaces can be daunting. At worst, such corridors can resemble those in trains or boring motels. There are various ways one can transform long hallways by playing with scale and perspective so as to draw attention to the walls, the ceiling or the floor, thereby breaking up the monotonous expanse into smaller fragments.
These hallways employ a variety of decorating tricks. Some use wallpaper and creative paint colors to add richness to the space. Others draw attention to the end of the hallway with dramatic furniture or lighting or darker colors (which can help truncate the length of the hall). Others use art work and mirrors along the walls to distract the eye (I prefer larger pieces to the cluttered, busy look that comes with too many frames). Another interesting option is to simply embrace the drama of the long hallway instead of trying to fight it, turning the passage into an almost coy and mysterious drawn-out entree to the more robust rooms that live beyond.
What are your tricks for dealing with a long apartment passageway?
1. Bashford & Dale Interior Design. In the photo on the left, the designers placed frames of the same size along the entire length of the hallway. They used a framed series of photos from the Monty Python sketch Ministry of Funny Walks, which collectively create a stop-motion effect. The designers explain that this effect could be repeated with family photos, prints, or animation stills. The second image shows a " "ghosted" table made from an old flea market console, which was cut and attached to the wall. This brilliant idea provides just enough surface area for keys but not enough space to attract clutter.
2. Fresh Home via Modize. How cool are these gold wall hooks and built in white shelves?
3. Desire to Inspire. The use of round shapes is an inspired visual trick for offsetting the rectangular expanse of this hallway.
4. Amanda & Lincoln's Eclectic Modern Home. The fun modern light and geometric rug turn this hallway into quite a lovely little alcove. And the light grey paint is creamy and soft against the bright white paneling.
5. The French Eye. In this white hallway, the floor takes center stage, supported by wall sconces, a few frames and green-grey trim.
6. The French Eye. A rich brown wall is adorned with a modern cubby shelving system and a few odd chairs. It is unclear that the facing wall looks like but a white wall would provide nice contrast.
7. Lisa & Clay's Artsy and Calm Collaboration. A long picture ledge along one wall helps break the monotony of this hallway without getting in the way or creating visual clutter.
8. Attic Mag via 5 Ways to Decorate a Long Hallway. Instead of toning down or offsetting the length of this hallway, the decorator decided to have fun with the railroad effect. With its striped rug and unadorned walls, this long corridor makes a big, bold and dramatic statement.
9. Desire to Inspire. What do you think of this dense cluster of red frames, which collectively serve as a single piece of art?
10. Via Home Design Find: bubble lights.
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I have never seen UCR Suspensions in person. So after making a set for myself I wanted to post a tread asking for feedback from Forum members that are using them, what you think about UCR's and the way I used the loose end of the bury to help pull the bury tight.
The Dynaglide ones I just used the end of the bury(Orange) and tied a "fishermens" knot to make a "brake"
The Amsteel ones I tied a "fishermens" knot onto the end of the bury(silver)& one on the adjustable line(yellow) out of Zing-it 1.75
I have tested the Amsteel ones. Adjusting the line and then sitting/dropping into the hammock. They never slipped !
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Staff Sgt. Edwin Caba has a new roommate this week, one who traveled 7,000 miles and through three countries to reach Long Beach.
Last week, a group of National Guard soldiers were reunited with a friend from battle — Sheba, a stray dog the team befriended while deployed in Afghanistan. Local animal rescue organizations arranged to bring Sheba, and her seven puppies, to the states for the soldiers to adopt.
Caba said that his group met Sheba while serving in western Afghanistan, and she quickly made herself a part of the team.
"She'd walk out on patrol with us, bark at other dogs," he recalled.
But things got difficult when Sheba had seven puppies. Caba said she was so thin and sick from caring for all of the dogs, that he and the other soldiers would feed Sheba their meal rations and beef jerky to try to nurse her back to health. Caba said their families and friends even started sending bags of food to help.
"The companionship was great, but it was so stressful," Caba said of caring for the dogs.
After bonding with Sheba and her puppies, the soldiers decided that they wanted to try to bring the dogs back to the states with them. Caba was connected with two animal rescue organizations through a friend, Save-a-Pet and Guardians of Rescue, animal rescue organizations that run a program called Paws of War. The program helps reunite soldiers with dogs they adopted in battle zones, and also trains dogs to be service and companion dogs for veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.
"There were a lot of legs to this journey," said Dori Scofield, founder and president of Save-a-Pet, who took on the challenge of bringing Sheba and her pups to the United States.
First, she said, the dogs were brought to Nowzad, a shelter in Kabul, where they were prepared for their journey, given vaccinations and waited out the quarantine period. Meanwhile, on Long Island, Scofield was busy raising money to pay for the dogs' journey.


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Choosing to become a teacher at Fresno Pacific University means that you will be well-prepared to meet the many challenges teachers face in the classroom. Thousands of teachers throughout the state of California, and particularly in the Central Valley, have completed courses, credentials and/or master's degrees at FPU. These well-prepared teachers have made and maintained our reputation for excellence in teacher preparation.
We have developed several pathways to become a teacher. We have a fast-track program for those who know very early in their college career that they want to be teachers. We offer programs for full-time students and for those who want to attend part-time. We also have an intern program for those who are highly qualified and who have been offered a contracted teaching position.
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We've just loaded up 31 new avatars for ya'll to choose from. They are of the 31 teams in the league (minus the Steelers of course) and all of them have the traditional "red circle & slash" going through them. These are the perfect compliment to our "hater" NFL moods that BR7 made for us awhile back.
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Dear all
I have an urgent short term project, USD 5k to solve for sync flood and ip spoofing issue, Plz acknowledge if you are interested
Thank you
Are you asking for 'consulting' help or are you asking what you can do to stop the attack yourself?
Unplug your machine from the internet and any other networks. Syn floods and ip spoofing will cease on that machine. Now please deposit 5k USD into my account. :P
DjM, it is offering, you can say is 'consulting'. perhaps you have some suggestions here first
Why don't you share some background as to what it is you are really trying to accomplish here. Being vague and hiding in the shadows won't get your many answers.
facing ip spoofing, sync flood which caused IDP crashed at DC
What firewall do you have in place? Does the spoofed IP change or is it the same all the time. How do you know it's spoofed? What OS are we talking about here? How long has this been going on?
"checkpoint" firewall, many fake ip so I would say it changes all the time. OS redhat AS3, it has happened since last few days
The firewall is basically behind the IDP
added, the attack is on the IDP which caused crashed few times
So let me get this straight, the system that is being attacked is in front of the Firewall or behind it? A checkpoint firewall (when configured correctly) is able to detect and drop these kind of attacks.
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Definition from Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary
A person to whom a property right is transferred. For example, an assignee may take over a lease from a tenant who wants to permanently move out before the lease expires. The assignee takes control of the property and assumes all the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant, including payment of rent. However, the original tenant remains legally responsible if the assignee fails to pay the rent.


text: Archbishop Fulton Sheen A Brief Biography of Fulton J. Sheen The name of Fulton J. Sheen is widely known to Americans, both Catholic and not. Bishop Fulton Sheen, named a Servant of God in 2002 when his cause for canonization was opened, was a priest, author, and broadcaster whose riveting and influential blend of wisdom, warmth, and humor in spreading the gospel reached many people. Sheen was born in 1895, the oldest of four sons born to a farmer. He was baptized Peter John Sheen, though he was known as Fulton, his mother's maiden name, from an early age. His role in the Catholic Church began early in life, when he became an altar server at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria, Illinois. After graduating high school as valedictorian and then attending St. Viator College, Fulton entered Saint Paul Seminary in Minnesota and was ordained in 1919. He continued to study, earning a doctorate in philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, and becoming the first American to win the Cardinal Mercier award for the best philosophical treatise. He taught theology at St. Edmund's college in Ware, England and later taught philosophy at The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Two things that Fulton Sheen is probably best remembered for are his roles as author and as the first major religious broadcaster of note. He wrote the first of his eventual 73 books in 1925. In 1930 he began his first Sunday night radio broadcasts. The weekly broadcast would carry on for two decades, drawing a large audience every week – an average of about four million listeners. During this time he also conducted the first religious service broadcast on the new medium of television. He began a weekly broadcast on TV in 1951, mainly consisting of the bishop – as he'd been consecrated in that same year – simply speaking to the audience on theology and its relation to current topics of the time, such as communism and psychology. The show ran until 1957, and Sheen won an Emmy in 1952; in his acceptance of the award, Fulton thanked his writers – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In 1969, Fulton was named Archbishop of the Titular See of Newport in Wales. The position was largely ceremonial and so allowed Sheen much time to continue his prolific writing. By the end of his life in 1979, Sheen had written 73 books, as well as many articles and columns. His cause for canonization was opened in 2002 and he is currently named as a Servant of God. To this day, the books and recorded programs of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen are highly sought after, as relatable and pertinent in today's society as ever. This biographical information was adapted from Wikipedia. Books and Other Resources from Fulton Sheen Years after the initial print-runs, many of Fulton Sheen's most powerful books are still available today. Many new titles are also available – compilations of influential and favorite sermons, columns, and bits of wisdom from his broadcasts or other books. Some Church year/seasonal favorites include titles such as Advent and Christmas with Fulton Sheen and The Characters of the Passion. The classic Fulton Sheen's Wartime Prayerbook is widely considered just as invaluable and inspirational now as when it was first published in the midst of World War II. There are also several DVDs available, including a broadcast about Good Friday from his Emmy-award winning television show, A Life Worth Living, and more. Many of his inspiring broadcasts are also available on audio format, in an expansive 24-disc set. To view our complete selection of books, DVDs, and CDs from Fulton Sheen, click here.


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Farmers in the South have been having to deal with two obstacles when it comes to planting biotech corn.
First, the traits available to them and growers in other areas were not particularly effective against corn earworm, the same insect as the bollworm in cotton.
Second, Southern producers have only been able to plant 50 percent of their corn in Bt hybrids because of resistance issues.
That is changing, however, with the arrival of Agrisure's Viptera 3111 trait stack. Grant Ozipko, Agrisure brand manager for corn traits, discussed the changes and other benefits of the new technology at a Syngenta Field Day near Slater, Iowa.
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Seabrook students learn healthy eating having fun with fruitMCT
March 23. 2013 9:36PM
SEABROOK - There may have still been snow on the lawn, but inside Seabrook's school cafeteria, there was the tropical splendor of a Hawaiian luau cuisine.
The meal was not just a harbinger of the coming of spring, said Seabrook Middle School Principal Les Shepard. It's a delightful exercise by the school's food service department to show kids, and adults as well, the fun that can come from nutritious eating.
Yesterday, Seabrook school's food service personnel outdid themselves, creating a dessert buffet filled with an amazing array of chocolate-covered strawberries, fruit custard cups, and slices of every kind of fruit imaginable, such as fresh pineapples, coconuts, bananas, mangoes, papaya, melons and more.
"We like to have these events for the children so they can understand that healthy food isn't boring, but it's festive, fun and really delicious," said Food Service Director Chef Kimberly Adkins. "For example, we have strawberries dipped in dark chocolate, which is full of lovely antioxidants.
"We're trying to show them that less can be more."
Schools now take seriously their role in augmenting students' diet, Adkins said. For example, the Seabrook Elementary School is the recipient of a grant that provides funds to buy fresh fruit and vegetables for students.
"We deliver fresh fruit and vegetables to every classroom in the elementary school every day," Adkins said. "And the money comes from the grant, not from the taxpayers."
The luau is a combined effort to celebrate good eats, Adkins said. Teachers get involved, the school's custodial staff works to turn the cafe into a tropical paradise, and even Assistant Principal Bryan Belanger volunteered to act as the DJ.
Since early morning, the kitchen staff - Jennifer Houben, Terry Chase, Sandy Clark, Holly Bragg, Jessica Cross and Alannah Nelson - were cooking, slicing and arranging the magnificent buffet, all with the students' good in mind, Adkins said.
And school Chef Michael Jacobs was proud to show off the luau's side dishes and entrees. On the steam table were pineapple-laced fried rice, a colorful mixed vegetable combo, and two different kinds of skewered meat, teriyaki chicken and pineapple chicken.
"School meals have changed a lot from what you remember," Jacobs said.


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Funnyman John Goodman is of best known for his portrayal of husband and dad Dan Conner on the TV series Roseanne. He earned a Golden Globe and several Emmy nominations for the role, which he occupied from 1988-1997. He's also been a recurrent host of the late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live.
Goodman is noted for his performances in films by the Coen brothers. This list includes Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991) & 1997's The Big Lebowski. He's also famous for his voice work, which can be heard in numerous Disney pictures, including the titles Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Cars (2006).
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By Wesley Evans
ROANOKE, Va.—Southern Virginia University cross country competed in the Maroon Invitational last Saturday with the men's team finishing third out of six teams, while the women's team placed second out of three teams.
Men's Race (8k)
The Knights had three members of the men's team finish in the top 10 led by junior captain Patrick Gonzalez, who finished third overall with a time of 29:22. Freshman Michael Ward trailed Gonzalez by only two spots as he came through the chute in fifth place with a finishing time of 29:50. Kevin Prince also placed in the top 10 as he completed the race in 30:08 for seventh place in a field of 47 runners.
Aaron Barraclough was the fourth Knight to cross the finish line with a time of 37:01 as he placed 35th overall. Senior Dan Fotheringham continued to show improvement as he increased his 8k time once again this week. He ran a season-best 38:53 and was the final Southern Virginia runner to finish the meet.
Roanoke College took home the team victory with 24 points. Hampden-Sydney followed with a second place finish at 62 points, narrowly edging the Knights by eight points. Southern Virginia's third-place finish is the best of the 2013 season thus far.
Women's Race (5k)
The Southern Virginia University women's cross country team finished only behind host school Roanoke College, but had a team score of 49 to beat Ferrum College.
Senior captain Kera Macfarlane-Neilson led the way for the women as she placed sixth overall in the 5k event with a finishing time of 22:29. Freshman Rebecca Lords was right behind Neilson as she crossed the finish line in 22:56, roughly 30 seconds better than her previous 5k time.
Placing 13th overall, Katelyn Tonini was the third Knight to finish the race as she came in at the 27:33 mark. Hayden Larman and Stephanie Peabody completed Southern Virginia's lineup with finishing times of 29:51 and 38:07, respectively.
"We had a strong showing Saturday," said Southern Virginia head coach Logan Davis. "Everyone continues to progress and work hard. I couldn't ask for anything else. The next two weeks are bye weeks, so we will be able to focus on refining some skills."
The Knights have two weeks off before they return to action on Saturday, Oct.12, at the Christopher Newport University Invitational. Southern Virginia will look for a solid showing against CNU, a fellow Capital Athletic Conference member.
3 Patrick Gonzalez 29:22
5 Michael Ward 29:50
7 Kevin Prince 30:08
35 Aaron Barraclough 37:01
42 Dan Fotheringham 38:53
6 Kera Macfarlane-Neilson 22:29
7 Rebecca Lords 22:56
13 Katelyn Tonini 27:33
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Digital Exports Dwarf Other Industries, So Why Is The USTR Ignoring Them?
from the just-clueless dept
Senator Ron Wyden's office recently asked the Congressional Research Service (known for the high-quality, non-partisanship of their reports) to look at how much "digitally enabled services" were exported out of the US today, and to compare that with other "large" exporters, which the USTR generally thinks it's protecting. The results are somewhat astounding. Digital exports are massive compared to all of those other industries.
At least some in Congress are finding this situation quite troubling. Reps. Jared Polis and Thomas Massie have teamed up to ask USTR Michael Froman to finally commit to actual transparency, and that includes both releasing the text of the IP chapter and finally letting people who are actually knowledgeable about the internet and its impact on the economy into the discussions.
While we recognize the need to maintain a degree of confidentiality in negotiating our trade agreements, we remain disappointed that important stakeholders including civil society groups, businesses, and academics have not been able to meaningfully participate in the treaty process. The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property (ITAC-15) has a limited membership, precluding a more diverse set of stakeholders from being able to review and provide input on the negotiating texts or regularly meet with United States Trade Representative (USTR) negotiators.Personally, I think this language could and should be much, much stronger, given just how out of touch with reality the USTR seems to be. With the Congressional Research Service itself noting how much more important digital services exports are to the economy, why is the USTR still ignoring them, and looking at them as if the internet is a second- or third-class citizen in the US economy?
In particular, we are concerned that the TPP Intellectual Property Rights chapter leaked in November 2013 would place undue restrictions on our copyright laws, harming our innovation, our economy, and an open and free Internet. These standards are troubling given their ability to potentially restrict the legislative branch, particularly when Congress has indicated it is beginning to evaluate the merits of revising these laws. For example, as sponsors of H.R. 1892, the Unlocking Technology Act, we are particularly troubled by draft proposals concerning prohibitions on the circumvention of technical protection measures or Digital Rights Management. The leaked treaty draft includes language that would seemingly make any permanent fix to unlocking cellphones illegal. Intellectual property is a dynamic policy area in which preserving Congress' ability to adapt to the changing nature of technology is absolutely critical for the United States and our trading partners.
To that end, we encourage the Administration to work with the negotiating parties to publicly release the current official text of the TPP intellectual property and related chapters—or at least summaries of these proposals—and invite public comments on such provisions before the agreement is concluded. A strong precedent already exists for such a process; for instance, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement official text was made public an entire year before the agreement was finalized. Additionally, in the future we urge you to develop a more open model of trade agreement negotiation.
Meanwhile, over on the Senate side, Senators Ron Wyden and John Thune have introduced a bill directly seeking to promote an open internet when it comes to trade agreements:
The Digital Trade Act of 2013 would establish negotiating principles to address several key digital trade matters in future bilateral and multilateral agreements and in multistakeholder settings. Those principles include: preventing or eliminating restrictions on cross-border data flows, prohibiting localization requirements for data and computing infrastructure, ensuring that provisions affecting platform Internet sites are consistent with U.S. law, and recommitting the United States to the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. The bill requires the president to prioritize digital trade and ensure it benefits from robust and enforceable rules.Again, it might be nice if this was even stronger, but recognizing that it's difficult to get anything through Congress these days, perhaps you need to start with things that seem simple and obvious, like having the USTR recognize that "digital" is actually a big business these days.


text: Money & Finance No Spend Challenge Day 6: Embracing the Freebies The biggest challenge lays before me… tackling a weekend in Nashville without spending any money. I did admit that I might need to rely on gift cards a bit, and this is exactly why. I have saved two gift cards- an American Express gift card for $25 (given to me for bag check-in at another event and I carried my bag to save the card) and loads of gift cards for Starbucks given to me over the holidays. I imagine that these are going to get me by, but a lot of factors come into play here. Who will accept the American Express gift card? How much food will be at the Blissdom conference? And the fact, that I have numerous stomach problems that are aggravated by poor diet when traveling, how healthy can I eat with my gift cards? I scan the paper quickly before I leave. I am horrible about coupons and don't generally spend a lot of time clipping them, but once in awhile you will find a coupon that makes it all worth it. This coupon for a McDonald's free coffee is going in my luggage and I am hoping to redeem it at the airport for my morning cup of coffee. I love a coupon where a purchase is not required. Fingers crossed that I can make it this weekend without spending a dime!**********************Want to join in on the MomAdvice No Spend Challenge? Make sure to add your name to the linky list and read more about our challenge. You can also join our No Spend Challenge Flickr Group and upload your pictures of what you did each day. To read all the entries on not spending, you can visit our No Spend Challenge category! Published February 06, 2009 by: Amy Allen Clark is the founder of MomAdvice.com. You can read all about her here. Freebie Friday & Bonefish Gift Card Giveaway Results Lemony Rice Pilaf


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Tim Redding, stopper, pitches today for the Mets in an effort to snap their losing streak at six games. Whether he does or doesn't, it really doesn't matter anymore. Kind of sad, actually. I would rather have them lose it the last week than go through the motions.
Here's the line-up:
Angel Pagan, CF
Luis Castillo, 2B
David Wright, 3B
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Fernando Tatis, LF
Daniel Murphy, 1B
Wilson Valdez, SS
Josh Thole, C
Tim Redding (2-6, 5.52 ERA), RP


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As you read through the posts on the Forums, you'll often see the suggestion to talk to an LLL Leader or Lactation Consultant. LCs and LLL Leaders might seem interchangeable at first, but they have very different training and experience and fulfill different roles.
LLL Leaders
- are mothers who have breastfed their own babies
- are unpaid volunteers
- have received training in the normal course of breastfeeding and common breastfeeding problems
- are accredited by La Leche League International
- support and promote LLL's philosophy of mothering through breastfeeding
- provide free phone counseling from their homes
- hold free support group meetings, meet-ups, and/or breastfeeding cafés
- may or may not be able to do home visits, depending on their personal circumstances
- can be found via the LLLI Group Index or Group Locations Map (not all Groups appear on the map).
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC)
- are paid professionals
- have an educational or professional background in a health-related field
- have completed 90 hours of coursework in human lactation and breastfeeding
- have at least 500 hours of clinical experience and training in breastfeeding management
- are certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)
- must recertify every 5 years
- are employed in a variety of health care settings, such as hospitals, pediatricians' offices, clinics, and private practice
- may or may not include home visits as one of their services
- can be found through the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA).
Some LLL Leaders are also IBCLCs, but most are not. Some IBCLCs are or have been LLL Leaders. If you know that an LLL Leader is also an IBCLC, make sure it's clear which role she's acting in when you talk with her.
Not all lactation consultants are IBCLCs. You can check if an LC is credentialed through the IBLCE Registry.
There are also other certifications from a variety of organizations:
Certified Lactation Counselors (CLC) have completed a 45 hour course in lactation and are certified by the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP). This is often an additional certification acquired by nurses, midwives, childbirth educators, peer counselors, or other professionals who work with mothers and babies.
Certified Lactation Educators (CLE) are trained and certified by the Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) to provide breastfeeding education and counseling to mothers and teach breastfeeding classes. This is another certification that doulas, childbirth educators, nurses, WIC employees, etc. may have.
Certified Lactation Specialists (CLS) have taken a 5 day course from Lactation Education Consultants (LEC) designed to provide part of the education requirement for becoming an IBCLC. CLSs may be working on the coursework and clinical hours needed to sit for the IBCLE exam.
I'm sure that's not all of them! If you do work with a lactation consultant or lactation specialist, be sure to ask about her credentials so you have some idea of how much training and experience she has.


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Free History Eraser completely erases history, typed URLs (the drop down address list) and AutoComplete. You can schedule your tasks in order to prevent the possibility of forgetting to use the program thus minimizing the danger for you. Scheduling includes 3 options: Run at Startup; Run on close...
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Jason Pritchett will be performing at the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville on June 17. Jason, a 1999 graduate of Truman High School, has always dreamed of someday being able to play his guitar and sing on the historic stage.
He is the bandleader of the "Billy Dean and the Steel Horses" band that has a show this year in Branson, Mo. The band will be performing three songs with Jason singing and playing the guitar. Jason was also a top five finalist on "America's Got Talent" in 2007.


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DENVER — A snowstorm moving across the Midwest forced about 60 students to spend the night at their Colorado school when a state highway was closed due to dangerous conditions that left some drivers stranded in their cars, as winter weather continued to cause problems for a wide swath of the country.
Tens of thousands remained without power in Michigan, while adverse conditions continued to disrupt flights at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. In eastern Wisconsin, hundreds of vehicles were stranded or ended up in crashes as a winter storm made travel dangerous. And in Oklahoma, a train collided with a car stuck in the snow in Woodward, where at least 15 inches of snow fell.
According to the air traffic tracking website FlightAware.com, about 100 flights in and out of Chicago's airports have been canceled for Wednesday. Flights into O'Hare International Airport are being delayed an average of about an hour.
On the plains in the eastern half of Colorado, wind and snow created whiteout conditions Tuesday afternoon just as buses began taking students home from the Miami-Yoder school district school about 40 miles east of Colorado Springs. The buses turned back to the school and about 60 students, ranging from preschoolers to 12th graders, watched movies, played basketball, ate concession-stand pizza and talked to their parents before bedtime.
The older kids slept on wrestling and gym mats covered with coats, while the younger ones curled up on preschool napping mats, Principal Sharon Webb said.
The school is a large version of a one-room schoolhouse. The students all know each other, and many are related, which Webb said gave it the feel of a sleepover. She said parents were understanding.
"When you live out here in this wide-open country, you know they're where it's the safest," she said of the school.
Daylight showed how powerful the wind had been. Outside, there were drifts up to 4 feet high, but the grass was still visible on the football field.
The blowing snow also closed a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 70 from just outside Denver to the Kansas line, along with other smaller highways in eastern Colorado, including the one leading to the school. Deputies in surrounding El Paso County responded to about 40 calls for help from stranded drivers or reports of vehicles off the road that might still have people inside. No injuries were reported.
In Wisconsin, more than 340 were stranded vehicles and crashes in Milwaukee, Kenosha, Ozaukee and Washington counties after heavy snowfall that started Tuesday and continued into Wednesday, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
The storm dumped 14 inches in Sheboygan County, where sheriff's Lt. Mark Rupnik said they've had at least 100 calls for stranded vehicles, vehicles in ditches or accidents. He said the main highways were drivable as of Wednesday afternoon but expected the secondary roads to be a problem for the next day.
Several area school districts canceled classes Wednesday, and there were power outages in the Milwaukee area.
In Muskegon, Mich., 9 inches of snow were reported as of Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service said. Four to 7 inches fell in Washtenaw County, including Ann Arbor. Six inches fell in parts of Lenawee County.
Authorities said weather might be a factor in crashes that killed motorists in Sanilac and Monroe counties.
Elsewhere, authorities said no one was injured after a train collided with a car that was stuck in snow on railroad tracks in Woodward, Okla.
The car's driver tried to drive over the train tracks Wednesday morning but became trapped on the snow-covered road, Oklahoma City television station KWTV reported.
Authorities say the driver was able to exit the car safely but couldn't push the vehicle from the tracks before the train smashed into it. The car was totaled in the collision.


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Here's some free advice for the Eagles and coach Andy Reid: Make the deal for Anquan Boldin.
If it takes one of your first-round picks and a third-rounder, do it.
Here's why: Donovan McNabb.
Whatever happens in next weekend's draft won't matter one bit if McNabb doesn't think what the team has done this offseason has upgraded the potential success for the offense in general and the quarterback in particular.
We've all listened to McNabb talk about rookies before. He insists that they should not be counted upon to do great things, which is another way of saying he'll only trust them once they have proven they can be trusted.
McNabb knows that Boldin can be trusted. He can look at the 28-year-old receiver's track record and know that he is going to produce.
Some people might argue that Boldin is only good because he plays on the same team as Larry Fitzgerald, who is arguably the best receiver in the NFL right now. But if you examine Boldin's history, you'll see that one of his best seasons -- 101 catches for 1,377 yards and 8 TDs -- was in his rookie year of 2003 when Fitzgerald was still playing at Pitt.
Boldin, at 6-foot-1 and 217 pounds, would give the Eagles a big receiver who has proven he can score touchdowns. He had 11 TDs last season in just 12 games. The Eagles' receivers had a combined 10 TD catches last season and they haven't had a receiver with double-digit TD catches since Terrell Owens' departure.
The reason Boldin should be the Eagles' primary target instead of Chad Ochocinco or Braylon Edwards is simple. Boldin is less volatile and more reliable than the other two. Boldin is the kind of guy McNabb would love having on his side, which is why the Eagles need to make this happen.
An unhappy McNabb would probably doom this Eagles season even before it started.


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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by Harry Gibbs, Jan 23, 2013.
i gotta say that diet dr. pepper is pretty f'ing solid.
diet soda is for the weak.
Dr Pepper 10 makes your junk bigger.
that's a retard thing to say.
The leads are weak? You're weak.
Are there prunes in Dr Pepper?
Why do you need fake soda? Drink reg soda or drink something unsweetened. Fag.
Try Drinking Seltzer if you want soda that bad.
I'm allergic to the aspartame.......chubby fucker allergic to diet products.
Diet Dr. Pepper is superior to all others.
Diet dr pepper is the fucking bomb.
Well you like old Mexican pussy, but I'm guessing you like young white pussy better.
i like the taste. what kind a retard drinks something they don't like?
How do you feel about the diet drinks that "try" and taste like regualr drinks? Coke Zero, Pepsi Max ect.?
Running the risk of sounding like a TOTAL fat ass.... I do LOVE some diet dew.
i don't like those. i use to like coke zero when it first came out, but i prefer diet coke. diet mt dew is good shit too.
and at the risk of sounding gayer than i really even am...fresca is dope.
How can diet soda taste better than real soda? You're a poser drinking fake sugar. That's like drinking non-alcoholic beer.
Dr. Pepper ten and coke cherry zero are damn good for diet drinks.
Drink water bro.
Water is the best diet drink.
Excellent choice my ginger friend.


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EDT:Tutorial: Access a database with EGL Rich UI
Revision as of 16:04, 24 October 2011 by Tdramsey.us.ibm.com (Talk | contribs)
In this tutorial, you create a Rich UI application so that the user can access rows in a database.
Learning objectives
In this tutorial, you will complete these tasks:
- Plan the application and design the interface.
- Create a Derby database.
- Write a data-access service that interacts with the database tables.
- Create a web application that accesses the service, displays the retrieved data, and processes the user's updates.
- Install and configure the Apache Tomcat web server.
- Deploy the web application and service.
Time required
About 3 hours
[Lesson 1: Plan the application]


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VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is bringing 11 days of red carpet premieres, innovative movies and Hollywood glamour to the Italian city. Here's what has been catching the eye of The Associated Press:
Frances McDormand says her latest project, "Olive Kitteridge," is unusual — its central character is a woman over 40.
The Academy Award-winning actress is in Venice with the four-part HBO miniseries, in which she plays an acerbic schoolteacher in a small Maine town full of troubled souls.
"It's kind of a subversive act to tell a story of a woman past a certain age, to develop a four-hour movie based on a marriage and a story of two people past middle age," McDormand told The Associated Press.
The 57-year-old, who won an Oscar for "Fargo," received a career prize from the Italian festival on Monday before a red-carpet screening of the show.
Based on Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "Olive Kitteridge" is directed by Lisa Cholodenko, whose big-screen features include "Laurel Canyon" and "The Kids Are All Right."
It's due to air on HBO in November, but McDormand said the creators thought of it more as a four-hour movie than a TV show. She said the length was necessary to give the story room to breathe.
"Ninety minutes isn't enough for a female story," she said. "You can skim the surface in 90 minutes, but you can't really get to the heart of anything.
"Long-format television is a better way to tell a female story."
—By Jill Lawless, http://Twitter.com/JillLawless
Lars von Trier has been called many things — brilliant, tasteless, provocative. Fun-loving guy is generally not one of them.
But frequent collaborator Stellan Skarsgard says he agrees "to everything he asks me to do," because working with von Trier is so much fun.
"It might not always be pleasant watching his films, but that's different," Skarsgard said at a Venice news conference for von Trier's five-and-a-half-hour porn-and-storytelling epic "Nymphomaniac."
Skarsgard said he agreed the moment von Trier called him and said "Stellan, my next film will be a porno film and I would like you to play the male lead."
"Who could resist an invitation like that?"
Von Trier was banished from the Cannes Film Festival three years ago for saying he could sympathize "a little bit" with Hitler.
Afterward, the director said he would no longer speak in public, and didn't attend Monday's news conference. Instead, Skarsgard phoned him with journalists' questions and then relayed the answers.
Producer Louise Vesth announced that von Trier's next project will be an English-language TV series entitled "The House That Jack Built."
"Nymphomaniac" — whose director's cut is screening in Venice — stars Charlotte Gainsbourg as a sexually insatiable woman with a taste for S&M who tells her eventful life story to Skarsgard's quiet intellectual.
Skarsgard said making it had been educational.
"I know a little more about female sexuality, but it's still a mystery," Skarsgard said. "On the other hand, my own sexuality is also a mystery."
—By Jill Lawless, http://Twitter.com/JillLawless
"Villa Touma" is a movie about a home, caught up in a dispute about its homeland.
Arab-Israeli director Suha Arraf submitted her drama about three Palestinian sisters living in their ancestral house in Ramallah to the Venice Film Festival as a Palestinian entry. That sparked demands for her to return the Israeli public money that went in to the movie.
Arraf believes she is caught up in mounting hostility to Arabs in Israel, heightened by the recent Gaza conflict.
"I think if my film came before the war, maybe they would talk about why it's Palestinian and not Israeli, but not a storm like this," the director said during an interview in Venice.
"I think Gaza has made people totally crazy. We've suffered, as Palestinians inside Israel, a lot in the last two months." She said Arabs had been harassed on the street and some Israelis had boycotted Arab-owned shops and restaurants.
"What's happening to me, Suha, as a director is part of what is happening to all the Palestinians inside Israel in the last two months," she said.
—By Zara Eldridge


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Mapping the criminal justice reform field in the U.S.June 11th, 2013
Over the past couple of years, I've become increasingly interested in issues relating to the U.S. criminal justice system and the urgent need for reform.
I recently started to compile a list of U.S. organizations working in this area, and I was quite surprised to discover how much activity there is already. The resulting spreadsheet is open for anyone to edit.
There are a number of useful things that could be done with such a directory. Hope to spend a little more time on this over the summer. Stay tuned.


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September 10. 2013 10:50PM
Featured fugitive found in Maine
— "Fugitive of the Week" Todd Donlin, 38, was arrested in Bangor, Maine, this past weekend.
Donlin caught the attention of officers as a highly intoxicated pedestrian. He was initially detained by Bangor officers in protective custody to ensure his safety. After Donlin produced dentification, it was learned that he was a fugitive from New Hampshire.
The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office had requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force to find and arrest Donlin. Donlin was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for a probation violation, stemming from his original conviction and sentence on drug charges. On Aug. 15, Donlin was featured as the "Fugitive of the Week" on WTPL-FM, WMUR-TV, The New Hampshire Union Leader and the Nashua Telegraph and prominently featured on the Internet.
Donlin was to be held at the Penobscot County Jail as a fugitive from justice, pending his return to Rockingham County.


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How to Use the AFG with the Virtual Floppy Drive
From DocWiki
Go to: Ongoing Virtualization Operations and Maintenance
Go to: Implementing Virtualization Deployments
Using the AFG and Virtual Floppy
To use the platformConfig.xml file with a virtual machine requires the use of a virtual floppy drive on the virtual machine.
The platformConfig.xml file can be generated here http://www.cisco.com/web/cuc_afg/index.html
Create A New Virtual Floppy Image
Follow this procedure to create a new virtual floppy image using the Windows platform.
- Download and install Winimage (http://www.winimage.com/download.htm).
- In Winimage, select File > New.
- Select 1.44 MB from Standard format and click OK.
- Drag the platformConfig.xml file onto the Winimae window.
- Click Yes when prompted to inject the file into Winimage.
- Select File > Save As.
- Select Virtual floppy image from the Save as type dropdown list.
- Enter a file name and click Save.
Linux Virtual Machine
- Create an empty floppy image of 1.44 MB as root:
$ /sbin/mkfs.msdos -C <directory>/<imagefile.img> 1440
- Create a new directory called floppy1:
$ sudo mkdir /media/floppy1/
- Mount the directory:
$ sudo mount -o loop /path/imagefile.img /media/floppy1/
- Copy the XML file to the mounted directory:
$ cp platformConfig.xml /media/floppy1
- Unmount the directory:
$ umount /media/floppy1
Mac OS X
- On the terminal
dd if=/dev/zero bs=1024 count=1440 > floppy.img
- Open Disk Utility Application. Go to File -> Open Disk Image -> floppy.img (Command + Option + O)
You will get an error indicating "no mountable file systems) Click OK
- The Floppy Image will be added to the list of disks select it and go to the Erase Tab
- Change Format to MS-DOS (FAT) and Click Erase
- You can now copy the XML file (platformConfig.xml) to the mounted floppy image and eject it when you are done
Upload a Virtual Floppy Image to a Datastore
Follow this procedure to upload a virtual floppy image to a datastore:
- Start the vSphere client.
- If the host uses:
- Remote storage (for example, SAN), then select View > Inventory > Datastores.
- Local storage (for example, internal hard drive), then select the host and click the Summary tab.
- Right-click on a datastore and select Browse Datastore.
- Navigate to the desired directory and click the Upload files to this datastore icon.
- Select Upload File.
- Select the Virtual Floppy Image created in the preceding procedure and click Open.
- Click Yes when upload/download operation warning window appears.
- Close the Datastore Browser window.
Mount a Virtual Floppy Image
Follow this procedure to mount a virtual floppy image:
- Start the vSphere client.
- Select a virtual machine.
- Select Inventory > Virtual Machine > Edit Settings.
- Select Floppy drive from the Hardware tab.
- Select Use existing floppy image in datastore.
- Select Browse.
- Select All files from the file type dropdown list, if the virtual floppy image does not use the .flp extension.
- Locate the virtual floppy image and click OK.
- Enable Connected and Connect at power on under Device Status.
- Click OK.
|As with fresh installs on physical hardware, make sure the CD/DVD device is at the top of the BIOS boot order.
|Back to: Unified Communications in a Virtualized Environment


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|MLB Career Stats
|April 19, 2014
|C Chris Snyder retired.
|March 30, 2014
|C Chris Snyder assigned to Round Rock Express.
|March 25, 2014
|Texas Rangers signed free agent C Chris Snyder to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|March 24, 2014
|Washington Nationals released C Chris Snyder.
|January 22, 2014
|C Chris Snyder assigned to Syracuse Chiefs.
|December 20, 2013
|Washington Nationals signed free agent C Chris Snyder to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|September 1, 2013
|Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of C Chris Snyder from Norfolk Tides.
|June 8, 2013
|Baltimore Orioles signed free agent C Chris Snyder to a minor league contract.
|June 8, 2013
|Chris Snyder assigned to Norfolk Tides.
|June 7, 2013
|C Chris Snyder elected free agency.
|June 4, 2013
|Baltimore Orioles designated C Chris Snyder for assignment.
|April 30, 2013
|Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of C Chris Snyder from Bowie Baysox.
|April 28, 2013
|Los Angeles Angels traded C Chris Snyder to Baltimore Orioles for RHP Rob Delaney.
|April 28, 2013
|Chris Snyder assigned to Bowie Baysox.
|April 28, 2013
|C Chris Snyder roster status changed by Salt Lake Bees.
|April 2, 2013
|C Chris Snyder assigned to Salt Lake Bees.
|March 18, 2013
|Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Chris Snyder to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|March 18, 2013
|Washington Nationals released C Chris Snyder.
|February 5, 2013
|Chris Snyder assigned to Syracuse Chiefs.
|February 1, 2013
|Washington Nationals signed free agent C Chris Snyder to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 3, 2012
|C Chris Snyder elected free agency.
|January 20, 2012
|Houston Astros signed free agent C Chris Snyder.
|October 31, 2011
|C Chris Snyder elected free agency.
|June 10, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates transferred C Chris Snyder from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|June 9, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Chris Snyder on the 15-day disabled list. Low back
|April 14, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates activated C Chris Snyder from the 15-day disabled list.
|April 7, 2011
|sent C Chris Snyder on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
|March 31, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Chris Snyder on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 25, 2011. Sore lower back.
|August 2, 2010
|Pittsburgh Pirates activated C Chris Snyder.
|July 31, 2010
|Pittsburgh Pirates traded Bobby Crosby, RHP D.J. Carrasco and RF Ryan Church to Arizona Diamondbacks for cash, C Chris Snyder and SS Pedro Ciriaco.
|October 16, 2009
|Chris Snyder roster status changed by Arizona Diamondbacks.
|August 29, 2009
|Arizona Diamondbacks placed C Chris Snyder on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 23, 2009. Lower back inflammation.
|July 28, 2009
|Arizona Diamondbacks activated C Chris Snyder from the 15-day disabled list.
|July 24, 2009
|Visalia Rawhide sent C Chris Snyder on a rehab assignment to Reno Aces.
|July 20, 2009
|Chris Snyder assigned to Visalia Rawhide.
|June 23, 2009
|Arizona Diamondbacks placed C Chris Snyder on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 21, 2009. Lower back strain.
Christopher Ryan Snyder...is a University of Houston alum...was drafted by the Mariners in the 43rd round of the First-Year Player Draft, but signed on to play for the Cougars...29 career home runs currently rank 3rd on University of Houston's all-time list...hit 13 homers and was named Cougars MVP in 2001 as a sophomore...in 2002, as a junior, hit .343 with a school-record 71 RBI and was named a finalist for the 2002 Johnny Bench Award (college baseball's top Division I catcher)...was a 2-time First-Team All Conference USA selection (2001, '02)...in Summer of 2001, played for U.S. National Team as part of World Cup, which was played in Taiwan...played with, among others Carlos Quentin, Rickie Weeks, Anthony Gwynn and Chad Cordero...tallied 9 RBI in 20 games as Team USA claimed the Silver Medal...graduated from Spring Woods (TX) High...was named First-Team All-Greater Houston and was voted the MVP of District 21-5A after hitting .493 with 6 doubles, 11 home runs and a District-leading 51 RBI in the regular season.2013
Entered spring camp with the Nationals, signed a minor-league deal with the Angels, was dealt to the Orioles and eventually played in 9 games (6 starts) for BAL in only big league action of 2013...combined to hit .273 with 14 doubles, 13 home runs, 45 RBI and a .330 OBP in 73 Triple-A contests with Salt Lake (Pacific Coast League, 21 games) and Norfolk (International League, 52 games)...started 6 games during pair of stints with the Orioles...when starting behind the plate, BAL went 5-1.2012
In lone season with the hometown Astros, was one of only 3 players to spend the entire season on the roster (Brian Bogusevic, Jose Altuve)...7 home runs were most blasted by an Astros catcher since Pudge Rodriguez hit 8 in 2009.2011 Began season on the 15-day disabled list due to lower back stiffness...began rehab assignment with Class A Bradenton on April 7...went 2x3 in first game and then homered and knocked in six runs in second game on April 8...hit .400 (8x20) with eight RBI in six rehab games with Bradenton...was returned from rehab and reinstated from DL on April 13....went 3x5 with a double and two RBI in second game with Pirates on April 16 at Cincinnati...hit .317 (13x41) with eight RBI in his first 13 games with Pittsburgh thru May 2...hit first home run on May 2 at San Diego...was ejected by home plate umpire Chris Conroy on May 15 at Milwaukee for arguing balls and strikes...homered in back-to-back start on May 28 at Chicago and May 30 at New York... injured his back swinging and sliding into second base on June 8 vs. Arizona and was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 9...underwent surgery for a herniated disk on June 10 and missed remainder of the season...was also transferred to the 60-day DL on June 10...made a total of 30 starts behind the plate for the Pirates. 2010 Hit .207 (66-for-319) with 15 home runs and 48 RBI in 105 combined games with Arizona and Pittsburgh...His 15 home runs fell one shy of his career high of 16 hit with the Diamondbacks in 2008 and ranked fourth among N.L. catchers behind Brian McCann (20), Rod Barajas (17) and Geovany Soto (17)...Was a member of Arizona's Opening Day roster for the sixth time in his career...Hit safely in four of his first five games...Went deep for the first time on 4/11 vs. Pittsburgh while also recording a career high-tying five RBI (fourth time)...Hit safely in a season-high seven straight games from 4/19-27...Homered in back-to-back games on 4/29-30 at Chicago...Started 23 of Arizona's 29 games in May...Homered in back-to-back games again on 5/30 at San Francisco and 5/31 at Los Angeles...Was charged with only error with Arizona on 6/6 vs. Colorado; his first error since 8/20/07 - snapping a 240-game errorless streak (the streak was the third-longest in Major League history behind Mike Redmond with 253 and Mike Matheny with 252 and second-longest in National League history)...Delivered a pinch-hit, walkoff single on 7/21 vs. New York (NL)...Was acquired by Pittsburgh on 7/31...Tallied two RBI in his second start with the Pirates on 8/3 vs. Cincinnati...Went 5-for-21 (.238) with a homer and five RBI in his first six starts with Pittsburgh, hitting first long ball on 8/7 vs. Colorado...Made a total of 38 starts behind the plate with the Pirates and committed three errors (all fielding)...Also threw out five of the 17 runners attempting to steal against him (29%) and had one passed ball with Pittsburgh. 2009 Played in 61 games while battling a back injury over the final 3 months...Appeared in 56 games (51 starts) at catcher and played first base once as a defensive replacement...Did not commit an error in 56 games behind the dish, extending his errorless streak to 197 games dating back to Aug. 20, 2007, the longest active streak among Major League backstops...Had a 4.58 catcher's ERA and nabbed 5 of 31 (16.1%) attempted basestealers...Hit safely in a career high-tying 9 games (.393, 11-for-28) from April 27-May 10...Reached base via a hit or walk in 14 straight road games from April 30-June 5, batting .311 (14-for-45) with 3 home runs and 14 RBI...Tied his career high with 3 walks on May 10 vs. Nationals...Tied his career high with 5 RBI on May 16 in Atlanta and hit his second career grand slam, off the Braves' Buddy Carlyle...Homered in 3 of 4 games from May 16-21, including back-to-back games, on May 20-21, for the fifth time in his career...Hit .300 (18-for-60) with .403 on-base and .583 slugging percentages in 20 games in May...Placed on disabled list on June 23 with a lower back strain...Activated from the disabled list on July 28 and appeared in only 12 games before being placed on the disabled list on Aug. 29 with lower back pain...Had season-ending back surgery on Sept. 23 performed by Dr. Chris Yeung in Phoenix. 2008 Set career highs in most offensive categories, including games played (115), at-bats (334), runs (47), doubles (22), triples (1), home runs (16), RBI (64), walks (56) and strikeouts (101)...His 16 homers tied for fourth-most among National League catchers and set a new single-season high for catchers in D-backs history, surpassing Kelly Stinnett's 14 homers in 1999...his 56 walks surpassed his own franchise-record for catchers, set in 2005 and 2007...Got off to a slow start after batting only .206 (13-for-63) in his first 22 games...then went on a stretch and batted .351 (20-for-57) with 3 home runs, 6 doubles, a triple and 13 RBI in 19 games from May 3-26 to see his season-average peak at .275...stretch also included a career-best 9-game hitting streak from May 3-15 (. 438, 14-for-32)...Spent time on the disabled list for the first time in his career from July 1-20 with a left testicular contusion after being struck by a foul ball off the bat of the Brewers' Corey Hart on June 30 vs. Milwaukee...collected hits in 17 of his 24 starts after being reinstated from the disabled list (.264, 19-for-72, 6 homers)...Had a season-high 3 hits on 2 occasions (April 13 vs. Colorado and Sept. 9 at San Francisco)... also had season-best 4 RBI on Aug. 15 at Houston...tied a career-high with 3 walks on Aug. 4 vs. Pittsburgh.Homered in back-to-back games Aug. 14 at Colorado and Aug. 15 at Houston...was third time in his career that he accomplished the feat and first since June 15 & 17, 2007 at Baltimore...Led all NL catchers with a 1.000 fielding percentage, not committing an error in 847 total chances...has led the NL in fielding percentage the past 2 seasons (1 error in 1,629 total chances, .999 %)...also threw out 22 of 71 runners (31%) attempting to steal and has now thrown out 91 of 272 runners (34%) in his career. 2007 His 13 home runs tied for second on D-backs' single-season list for catchers with Damian Miller (2001)...his 40 walks also tied a franchise mark for catchers, tying his own mark from 2005...Hit his first home run of the season on April 10 against Cincinnati, a solo shot off Kyle Lohse in the fourth...Had 2 consecutive 3-hit games, May 20 at Pittsburgh and May 21 vs. Colorado...Was 3-for-4 with a 3-run double on May 20...Hit home runs in back-to-back games for the first time in his career with blasts on June 15 & 17 at Baltimore...In July, he led the team in batting .326 (14-for-43) with 2 homers and 6 RBI...Collected an RBI in 6 straight games from Aug. 1-9, with 10 total RBI over that stretch...Career-high 4 RBI on Aug. 8 vs. Pittsburgh, going 2-for-3 with a double and a home run...Committed an error Aug. 20 vs. Milwaukee, his first error since Sept. 5, 2006 at Florida, a span of 92 games...Strung together a career high 8-game hit streak from Sept. 11-22, batting .478 (11-for-23) with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 10 RBI over that stretch...Also had a 7-game hit streak from Aug. 18-28...Was batting .206 on June 14, going on to hit .310 (40-for-129) from June 15-Aug. 28 and raise his average to .258...After the All-Star break, he hit .292 with 16 doubles, 6 home runs and 31 RBI, the highest second-half totals of his career...Threw out 18 of 60 stolen base attempts this season, his highest career total...Staff posted a 3.73 ERA (369 ER in 891.1 IP) when he was behind the plate, the fourth-lowest catcher ERA in the Majors...The team was 65-41 when he was behind the plate...Held a .998 fielding percentage over 106 games behind the plate this season...also appeared at first base and left field for the first time in his career. 2006 Snyder hit a career-high .277 (61 games) as a backup catcher. He also set career highs in RBIs (32) and tied a career high in home runs (six). Snyder saw more regular playing time the final month of the season. He is expected to receive the majority of the starts at catcher in 2007. 2005 Started the year splitting time at catcher with Koyie Hill before taking over the regular duties in mid-May. ... Hit his first pinch-hit homer on Aug. 14 in Atlanta. ... Had his second career two-homer game on July 31 in Wrigley Field. One of the homers was a grand slam, the first of his career. 2004 Snyder's rise through the organization's catching depth charts culminated in a season-ending stint with the big league club...he got a taste of the majors as a non-roster invitee to spring camp but his development was better served with a season at El Paso (AA)...he had a .341 average (28-for-82) while hitting safely in 18 of 21 games from May 8-June 5...he had a 7-game streak from May 28-June 5 in which he batted .462 (12-for-26), featuring a 4-game binge where he went 9-for-15 (.600) with 9 RBI...he had a .388 average in June after hitting safely in 15 of 20 games with 9 multi-hit outings, earning the organization's Player-of-the-Month award...included was another 9-for-15 stretch from June 10-15...Chris went 0-for-2 as the backup catcher for the West Squad at the Texas League All-Star Game on June 21...he had a season-best 8-game hitting streak from July 9-18, batting .433 (13-for-30) with 10 runs, 9 doubles, a homer and 6 RBI...he recorded 3 doubles on July 15 against Midland...he was honored as the Texas League Player of the Week for July 12-18 after batting .500 (10-for-20) with 10 runs, 7 doubles, a homer and 6 RBI in 5 games...a disabling injury to newly-acquired catcher Koyie Hill led to the purchase of Snyder from El Paso on August 18...Chris went 2-for-3 in his Major League debut on August 21 vs. Cincinnati, lacing a single in his first at-bat in the second inning and adding a double in the fourth inning...he clubbed a 2-run homer, his first big league blast, off of the Pirates' John Van Benschoten on August 23 in Pittsburgh...Snyder then hit 4 straight against Dodger pitching, taking Odalis Perez deep on September 2 in Phoenix, followed by his first career 2-homer game on September 8, each of which also came off of Perez...Chris then took Jose Lima deep the following night in Dodger Stadium...behind the plate, he nabbed 6-of the last-12 attempted basestealers and 6-of-19 runners overall (32%)...while in AA, Snyder paced the Diablos and ranked among Texas Leaguers with a .520 slugging percentage (2nd), a .389 on-base percentage (5th), 31 doubles (T-6th), a .301 batting average (7th), 15 homers, 57 RBI and 46 walks...he compiled a .349 average (60-for-172) in 47 home games at Cohen Stadium...he capped a stellar season in El Paso by being selected as the catcher on the Texas League Post-Season All-Star Team. 2003 Split season between Single-A Lancaster and El Paso...Also played for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League. 2002 Spent first professional season with Single-A Lancaster after being selected by the Diamondbacks in the second round of the First-Year Player Draft...Hit safely in 11 of his first 15 professional games...Ranked sixth among California League backstops after throwing out 22 of 56 baserunners attempting to steal against him (39%).


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Saints give Newcastle boss a rough ride on return
There was no happy return to the south coast for Newcastle manager Alan Pardew on Sunday as his side were roundly beaten 2-0 by Southampton, the club who sacked him two years ago.
A goal in each half from Adam Lallana and Uruguayan playmaker Gaston Ramirez lifted Saints out of the bottom three and left Pardew's team with a long trek home north with nothing to show for their efforts.
In driving rain, the Southampton faithful gave Pardew a warm reception on his first return to St Mary's since his sacking, in recognition of the vital part he played in shaping the current squad.
But there was no love lost on the pitch as in difficult conditions it turned into something of a war of attrition.
The early exchanges were all too familar as Southampton created half-chances but were unable to put them away.
First Newcastle defender Cheick Tiote's disastrous back pass almost let in Rickie Lambert, but goalkeeper Tim Krul raced off his line to clear the danger.
Ramirez unleashed a peach of a left-footed free kick which curled awkwardly before Krul palmed it away and then Jason Puncheon pounced on Lambert's clever cut-back, but Krul was there again to save with his legs.
Saints finally got the reward for their pressure when they took the lead on 35 minutes through Lallana, another survivor from the Pardew era at St Mary's.
Moments before, Rickie Lambert had struck the bar with a free-kick and right back Nathaniel Clyne fired over Krul as he rushed out of his goal, but Mike Williamson's clearance was picked up by Ramirez who intelligently knocked it into space for Lallana to side-foot home.
Saints nearly grabbed a second immediately afterwards but Stephen Taylor managed to block Morgan Schneiderlin's blistering shot.
Southampton goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga had to make two smart saves from Demba Ba and Vurnon Anita and Lallana went close at the other end before Saints extended their lead on the hour through the impressive Ramirez.
Lallana intelligently released Puncheon and his low cross was parried by Krul but Ramirez pounced to knock home.
Newcastle looked short of ideas as Southampton came close to a third when Lallana released Puncheon, whose low shot struck the post and 10 minutes from time, another Pardew protege, Jose Fonte, headed a corner against the bar and at the death Jay Rodriguez had a goal disallowed for offside.


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Original post | Friday, Sept. 20
Updated | Tuesday, Sept. 24
Bernie Friedman of Becker & Poliakoff and George Platt LSN Partners, two of Broward's big time lobbyists, are hitting up their contacts to support a fundraiser next week for the governor campaign of Democrat Nan Rich of Weston.
The host committee for the Sept. 26 event, with an impressive array of advocates for children and Broward political figures:
Howard and Julie Talenfeld and the Host Committee: Alex & Maria Abate, Elaine Appel, Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, Howard Bakalar, Emilio Benitez, Nancy & Louis Berlin, Elliot Borkson, Comm. Claudette Bruck, Sen. Walter "Skip" Campbell, Alan Cohn, Maureen S. Dinnen, Bishop Thomas Douglas, Richard & Mindy Drath, Rep. Katie Edwards, Joel & Susan Fass, Clerk of Courts Howard Forman, Sarah Franco, Bernie & Marta Friedman, Randall & Heather Gilbert, Dr. Ira & Marietta Glazer, Amy Goldin & Brian Strelitz, Ruth and Sylvan Goldin, Evan Goldman, Comm. Angel Gomez, Comm. Sue Gunzburger, Dennis Haas, Rabbi Sheldon J. Harr, Marc Harris, Hal & Lois Herman, Joan & Henry Karp, Mark Ketcham, Comm. Martin Kiar, Babette Kosar, Arlene Lakin, Hon. Laurie Rich Levinson, Alan & Marsha Levy, Bruce & Jane Levy, Rebecca Miele, Audrey Millsaps, Alan Mishael, Dr. Arthur Palamara, Mayor Judy Paul, George Platt, Lourdes Pons, Dr. Allan Ribbler, Brett Robins, Derrick S. Roberts, Harry & Jackie Rosen, Hon. Franklin & Leslie Sands, Hon. Mike Satz, Mindy Shrago, David Schulman, Rep. Richard & Debra Stark, Mitch Talenfeld, Jeffrey Wank, Diane Weinbrum, Karen Zemel
That's a sign that there's some resistance to those who want to anoint former Gov. Charlie Crist (who's gone from being self-described Ronald Reagan Republican to a Barack Obama supporting Democrat) as the Democratic nominee.
Justin Sayfie, a Republican lawyer in Fort Lauderdale who served as an adviser to former Gov. Jeb Bush, offered this assessment by email of the host committee: "To have so many prominent big-name Democrats financially supporting Nan Rich speaks to both the strength of her candidacy with Florida's leading Democrats as well as a significant lack of support for former Republican Governor turned Democrat Charlie Crist."
Update: Julie Talenfeld, founder and president of marketing and PR firm Boardroom Communications, said more than 110 people have RSVP'd for the event.
In an email, Talenfeld said she and her husband Howard, a lawyer who represents foster children and the developmentally disabled and is the president of the child advocacy organization Florida's Children First, "believe that Nan has always beena champion for children, students, the developmentally disabled, women, the elderly, andDemocrats. We believe that if these groups support her, she has a fighting chance to be elected Governor."
Platt, a former county commissioner, former Broward Democratic Party chairman and former state Democratic Party treasurer, didn't return a phone call.
Friedman said Rich isn't on a quixotic mission.
"People didn't think Marco Rubio had a chance either. If you look on Facebook, every day Nan is posting pictures, meeting real activists and leaders from one end of the state to the other: women's organizations, advocacy networks, children's groups, the NAACP, Urban League. Every day she is literally out there," he said.
Still, she'll have to turn those connections into something more. "At some point she has to figure out how to capture the imagination of the electorate and sort of get the buzz and create the dynamic, whatever it is that propels candidate from one level to the next."
Friedman said he sees a path for her to win the Democratic nomination: "First of all, August primaries have historically very low turnout. You're under 10 percent turnout in an August primary. It's an amazingly low turnout. When you're under 10 percent it's a very different type of an election than a general election."
In that kind of a contest, Friedman said, a candidate with a strong grassroots network can prevail.
She said Rich hasn't caught fire yet, but there's time. "Nan hasn't done it yet because right now she's the only candidate and there's no real race. And it's hard to generate buzz and excitement when there's no one running against you."


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The hot and sexy, ever popular Lukas Pribyl is back with another hot duo. This time he is paired with the studly Milos Zambo. This one is especially good for our foot fans. The guys are on the bed, laying facing each other with Milos' feet rubbing over Lukas undies. His feet are very adept and work under the trunks as they play. Lukas uses his feet to rub up and down on Milos' hairy legs, and then onto his shorts as well. With Lukas pulling his undies tight around his cock and balls Milos rubs his feet on them. Then he uses his feet to pull the undies off, releasing Lukas' hard cock. Now his feet can get to feel that big hard cock, they rub over it as Lukas uses his feet to rid Milos of his undies too. His cock is also rock hard and Lukas quickly starts rubbing a foot over it and all over the big balls. With Milos feet both on that hard cock Lukas holds them in place and wanks himself with them. The guys move closer together so that their feet reach each others faces. They sniff and lick those feet. Lukas wanks himself as he sucks on Milos' toes. Milos does the same as they get really turned on. Moving even closer allows Milos to suck on Lukas toes while his buddy sucks his cock. The Milos returns the favor. Sucking feet and cocks they take turns doing each. Milos then gets onto his knees, with his ass on display and Lukas' uses a foot to play with that tight hole. His big toe fucks that hot ass until it is nice and open. Then he climbs on and slides his throbbing dick deep into Milos hole and fucks it nice and deep. Moving Milos into missionary position he continues to fuck that hot ass, and suck on the toes as well. He really works that hole nice and hard as Milos wanks himself and shoots a big creamy load all over his belly. Lukas needs to cum too and shoots his cream over Milos foot. Then Milos rubs his cum covered foot all over Lukas chest. Lukas sucks on the toes again and them lays down next to Milos, ending the scene with a kiss.
Adam Rupert is aged 29 and lives in Ceska Lipa. He works as a cook and enjoys sports, fitness and athletics. Adam is a great looking guy, with a beautiful body. After his interview he stands and shows himself off perfectly, in see-thru undies. Running his hands all over that hot body Adam pushes down the undies to show off a lovely, hard cock and an awesome bush. With a hand wanking that cock Adam turns to show us his ass. What a beautiful sight it is. A hand spreads the cheeks so we can see right into that hot crack. His cock is still hard and pushes back between his legs. Then he stands up and shows off that huge cock some more before laying down and wanking. A helping hand arrives and quickly oils Adam's body, focussing heavily on that big dick. The hands wank on that cock with Adam moaning under his touch. His body is writhing as he tries to contain his cum. Lifting his legs we see that hot ass some more as the hands play with him. Soon Adam cant hold back and dumps a massive load of cum all over himself, taking a while to recover as his tender cock is milked dry. Having relaxed a bit he goes off to the shower where he takes a big piss before washing himself all over. What a hot studly guy and a great scene.
In our fully remastered version of Kick Club Scene 5 we have 3 very popular guys from that time, Viktor Vesely, Otto Horyna and our very own Boris(Matteo). Viktor is sitting on a bench watching the world go by when he spies Boris and Otto and his mind flashes back to a previous encounter with them,as he was first entering Prague, in Airport Security. He is called into see the guards who begin to check him out, before he is allowed to fly. In his pockets they come across some nipple clamps and furry handcuffs. Then, as they inspect his case more items are found, including a thong which Viktor is told to put on. He removes his pants and shorts and dons the thong, then he turns around to face the guards. AS Boris closely inspects Viktor Otto is using his night stick to rub against his groin. Boris' stick is nudging Viktor's groin. Then tell him to remove the the thong, so his is completely naked. Then Boris instructs him to show them how he uses the clamps. They are put onto his nipples and next he is told to wear the hand cuffs. As Boris cuffs him we notice that Viktor's dick has respond to the nipple clamps and is rock hard. Boris sees it and immediately begins to torment Viktor. He is made to lift his hands over his head. Boris pushes his nightstick between Viktors legs, nudging against his balls. Then his pulls on the nipple clamps. Viktor is then made to bend over. His ass it closely inspected with a scope being pushed into his tight hole, so they can see inside. Then Otto pulls out his own cock, which is big and very hard. Viktor is induced to his knees and made to suck on that hard dick. Boris pulls out his own cock and Viktor is made to suck him too. He has to suck each cock in turn until the guys are satisfied with that and want to move on. Viktor lays down and Otto slides his throbbing cock into that tight ass. As Viktor's hole gets fucked he is made to suck on Boris some more. With that big cock in his ass Viktor is really turned on and wanks his own cock. Otto pulls out and Viktor is put onto his knees with his ass pushed back so that Boris can climb on and fuck him nice and deep. As he takes that big, fat cock Viktor also sucks on Otto's again. A change of position sees Otto deep fucking that hot ass again, hard and fast. Then Viktor is on his knees wanking both his guards cocks. Otto dumps a big load all over Viktor's chest. Viktor wanks himself to a very good climax before resuming his work on the guards cock until Boris' cum squirts all over him. Viktor is then allowed to leave. Finally we see him back on the back, watching Boris and Otto go past him, as he enjoys his reminiscing.
Vasek Konik as aged 22 and lives in Ostrava. He works as a fitness trainer and, in his spare time, he likes sports, fitness and bodybuilding. What a beauty Vasek is, with that handsome face and great body. As he poses for the camera we get to enjoy to the full, every inch of his. When he lowers the undies we see a hot, sexy ass, nicely shaped. He stands up and shows it off some more before giving us a great view of a thick, flaccid cock. When he gets his cock hard we see that it really is a beauty, thick and long. Kneeling on the bed Vasek then spreads his cheeks to show his hot hole. He turns over and lays on the bed with his legs in the air so the cheeks spread even wider, giving a much improved view of his tight pucker hole. He finishes the shoot with some lovely shots of him relaxing on the bed. A wonderful shoot with a really handsome guy.


text: [IPv6 working group chair hat on] I think the working group has been making good progress on replacing site-local addresses and wanted to get feed back from the working group on how we should move forward. This is not intended to directly relate to the ongoing appeal of the working groups decision to deprecate the usage site-local addresses, but to get feedback on how to proceed. I think it is very important that we move forward on this issue and not rehash what has happened in the past. We now have a combined local addressing requirements document <draft-hain-templin-ipv6-limitedrange-00.txt>, a specific alternative to site-local addresses draft <draft-hinden-ipv6-global-local-addr-02.txt> (accepted as a working group item at the Vienna IETF), and will soon have a draft describing why site-local addresses are being deprecated and doing the formal deprecation (authors identified and outline discussed at the Vienna IETF). Note that all of these documents will proceed through the normal working group and IETF processes of last calls and review. I think legitimate questions have been raised about how the working group should go about deprecating site-local addresses given their maturity in the current specifications and use in deployed products. Specifically should they be deprecated independently from having an alternative solution available, at the same time an alternative is available, or sometime after an alternative is available. A forth alternative is to not replace site-local addresses in any form, but I think the working group has made it clear that this is not a reasonable alternative. I would like to hear from the working group on how we should proceed. I think the choices are: A) Deprecate Site-Local addresses independently from having an alternative solution available. This would mean that the working group should treat the deprecation, and requirements and solution documents outlined above independently from each other. If there was no consensus on an alternative a replacement would not happen. B) Deprecate Site-Local addresses at the same time as a alternative solution is agreed to. This would mean advancing both documents at the same time and making them include normative references to each other to insure that they were published at the same time. This would result in the deprecation only happening if a consensus was reached on an alternative. C) Deprecate Site-Local addresses after an alternative is defined, standardized, and in operational practice. This would mean not advancing a deprecation document until there was operational evidence that the alternative was working and shown to be an improvement over Site-Local addresses. Note: In the above choices "Deprecate Site-Local addresses" means publishing an RFC that does the formal deprecation. Please respond to the list with your preference, or if there is an alternative approach that is an improvement from the ones I outlined. I hope that many of you will respond. Thanks, Bob -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to email@example.com --------------------------------------------------------------------


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Johnny Depp: Everyone should wear a dead bird like Tonto
- Bang Showbiz
- 22 July 2013
Johnny Depp revealed the inspiration behind his costume for Tonto in 'The Lone Ranger' and claimed "everyone" should try wearing a dead bird on their head
Johnny Depp says "everyone" needs a dead bird on their head like his character in 'The Lone Ranger'.
The actor devised his own look for his role as Tonto - black and white war paint and a headdress featuring a stuffed row - and insisted it's something everybody should try.
He told Film3Sixty magazine: "I'd seen a painting of an Indian warrior with stripes down his face, like he was dissected. And just behind him there was a crow flying.
"At first glance, I thought the crow was on his head. So I decided the best thing to do was to take a dead bird and put it on my head, as my spirit guide. Everyone should try it, it's really something."
Costume designer Penny Rose - who worked with Depp on the new Disney western and the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' series - explained Tonto's image was intended to stand on its own merit rather than be overshadowed by the actor's previous characters.
She told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper's Seven magazine: "We really didn't want Tonto to be called Jack Sparrow on a horse.
"We wanted this to be iconic on its own. Johnny is the master of originality and has a big input."