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Self Ownership, Public Ownership and Equality
John Roemer and G.A. Cohen
University of California-Davis (Roemer), Oxford University (Cohen)
G.A. Cohen: "Self Ownership, Equality and Exploitation"
Wednesday, April 1st 1987, 7:30 PM, 8417 Social Science
John Roemer: "Egalitarianism and Responsibility"
Friday, April 3rd 1987, 3:30-5:00PM, 5106 Social Science
G.A. Cohen: "Self Ownership, Capitalism and Socialism"
Monday, April 6th 1987, 3:30-5:00PM, 8417 Social Science
John Roemer: "What does Public Ownership Mean?"
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Good morning and welcome to my blog for my brand new shop Zest & Lime!
I want to start off with the story of Zest & Lime and how I got to where I am (the beginning, really).
So, I've always wanted to create my own business. I've had this itching feeling for a year that I needed to do something. It was mainly for myself, I wanted something to do in my spare time and something that I could really evolve with. The problem was I was still in uni (still am!), I didn't really know what I could do and what I could do within my means. This mainly means my financial means and what skills (or lack of) I actually have to create my own business.
I've always loved being creative and design. I self taught myself how to use programs such as Adobe Illustrator from a pretty young age and for the past few years I've done small design projects for friends, family and even companies and organisations. I could advertise myself as a freelance graphic designer but I wanted to sell something physical which reflects my personality and style. Now this is where Zest & Lime comes in, the concept is simple really - create templates for parties and everyday, send them as a customisable PDF file and you can print as many as you want for your own mini DIY project!
Now I could practice my passion, make parties, homes and offices prettier and not break the bank.
That's the short, sweet story of Zest & Lime and you probably know the rest. I spent all my free time making designs and creating templates. I printed them out and did some DIY projects and now I'm bringing it to you!
I want to use this blog as a way to showcase new items on my Etsy store, updates, freebies (oooh yay!), crafty tutorials and anything else creative on my mind.
Love, Rhiana ♥

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Gov.-elect Mike Pence is looking at public-private partnerships as one of the methods Indiana might use to finish the state's 142-mile Interstate 69 extension.
Pence, who takes office Jan. 14, said his administration will prioritize completing the Evansville-to-Indianapolis project, the first half of which was built under outgoing Gov. Mitch Daniels, a fellow Republican.
"We're going to finish that work. We're going to find out where to do it, we're going to find out how to do it, but we're going to do it," Pence said in mid-December.
Daniels has pointed to public-private partnerships as one option for finishing the highway. He noted that one of the new Ohio River bridges in the works is being built with private money that will be repaid through tolls.
Pence has also identified public-private partnerships as one of the "various options" his team will examine, the Evansville Courier & Press reported Saturday.
The first 67 miles of the I-69 extension opened in November from Evansville to Crane, and the segment from Crane to Bloomington is set to open by the end of 2014, bringing the highway to 94 miles.
The money that the state tapped for the highway -- a portion of the $3.8 billion the state got for leasing the Indiana Toll Road -- has already been spent or allocated, raising the question of how the state will pay for the highway's 48 miles between Bloomington and Indianapolis' south side.
Once the money from the Toll Road is gone, the I-69 project will have to compete with other bridge and road projects for the shrinking pot of gas tax funds available for infrastructure upgrades.
But the Indiana Department of Transportation -- whose commissioner, Michael B. Cline, will continue in that post under Pence -- recently asked contractors to propose ways they might play a greater role in completing the highway.
INDOT has thus far played a central role in managing each section of the highway's construction. The agency's staff has led the way in producing environmental impact statements, designing route options and choosing which one to build, and hiring contractors to build the segments. INDOT also maintains the highway after it's built.
But the information that INDOT posted in recent weeks asks contractors to submit ideas spelling out how it could handle the highway's section five that will run from Bloomington to Martinsville, including design, construction and maintenance.
INDOT said the goal is to cut costs by awarding the project in a single contract, rather than several. Cline said the private sector has "very, very creative people" and the agency is asking for their input.
He said it's important to press forward with the Bloomington-to-Martinsville section as quickly as possible because a delay would force congestion that Bloomington's roads are not prepared to handle.
"What we're trying to do is, as quickly as we can for the people in and around Bloomington, get section five completed," Cline said.
Pence said he intends to create a blue-ribbon panel during this year's campaign to study Indiana's infrastructure and funding needs, and that the options he'll pursue will come out of that panel's recommendations.
Pence spokeswoman Christy Denault said the still-forming administration has not yet put together the panel in part because it is focused on filling Cabinet-level positions.


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Bruce Pearl sat in a hotel room with Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs and let the words and emotions spill out.
Banished from coaching for three years by the NCAA, Pearl spoke well into the night on that Friday in March about the events that ended his successful run at Tennessee. It was enough to convince Jacobs that the guy at the top of his wish list didn't have questionable character, and he wound up hiring Pearl to lead another Southeastern Conference basketball program that has struggled for a decade.
''I went right at him with the questions of lying to the NCAA,'' Jacobs said. ''He sat there and looked at me and with tears in his eyes and expressed his remorse for doing it and told me the entire story. Took probably 20-25 minutes. When he was through telling me the story and talking about the pain and the hurt that he and his family had gone through, I knew that he was remorseful and he had repented and I knew that it wasn't a character flaw. He had made a mistake.''
Pearl is one of several high-profile college coaches this season getting second chances - or just new situations - after past brushes with the NCAA. Houston hired former Oklahoma and Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson. Frank Haith left Missouri for Tulsa.
The three coaches have 1,167 wins among them - and baggage many can't forget.
Pearl and Sampson both spent several years out of college coaching while under show-cause orders. Pearl worked in business and TV after getting fired from Tennessee in 2011 for lying to investigators about violations involving a cookout at his home for junior prospects and their families.
Sampson had worked the past six years as an NBA assistant after receiving a five-year show cause penalty for NCAA violations regarding impermissible calls to recruits at both Oklahoma and Indiana. Haith's own NCAA run-in didn't hinder his ability to swap jobs. The NCAA suspended him for the first five games last season for inadequately monitoring his former assistants' interactions with disgraced Miami booster Nevin Shapiro and then trying to cover up a five-figure payment to keep potential violations hidden.
Pearl, who was barred from recruiting until August, was working as an analyst for ESPN when Jacobs came calling.
He said it wasn't a sure thing that he'd return to the bench.
''I'm embarrassed and I'm sick about the way it ended at Tennessee, but this is not about redemption,'' Pearl said. ''I've proven I can coach. I've proven that I can win. I've proven that we can do a lot of good things.''
Pearl has led his teams to NCAA tournament berths in all but two of his 19 seasons as a head coach, with 10 Sweet Sixteen appearances. Auburn hasn't made the NCAA tournament since 2003 and has been near the bottom of the SEC in attendance.
The Tigers, who open the season Friday night against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, have sold out their season tickets for the first time since 1999-2000.
''He's created a tidal wave of excitement not only for the basketball program but for the entire athletics department,'' Jacobs said.
Sampson has guided teams to 13 NCAA tournament trips and a 2002 Final Four appearance with Oklahoma. Now 59, Sampson resigned from Indiana late in the 2008 season. He said ''a lot of other schools'' had contacted him about their coaching jobs the past couple of years as he was working in the NBA as an assistant with Milwaukee and then Houston.
''My goal was to become a head coach in the NBA so I didn't really respond to any of that,'' he said.
His new job gave him a chance to work with his son, Kellen, at a program that has made 19 NCAA tournaments but only one since 1992.
''We all have scars,'' Sampson said. ''Some people have scars you don't know about. Some people's are more publicized, but we all have scars. Everybody. We all make mistakes. Everybody.
''Some people tend to like pounce on other people's mistakes without admitting their mistakes, but that's the way life goes. For me, this opportunity is a win-win for me. No. 1, how many times do you get to become a head coach in college and you get to work with your son?''
Houston athletic director Mack Rhoades said Sampson has generated considerable excitement for the program. He said Sampson's handling of the NCAA questions in his initial news conference helped soothe any concerns fans might have had.
''Just from our fan base, from our season ticket holders, the people on campus, there has not been one ounce of reservation,'' Rhoades said.
As for Haith, he takes over a Tulsa program that's switching from Conference USA to a much stronger basketball league, the American Athletic Conference. He led Miami and Missouri to eight postseason trips over 10 years.
His new athletic director, Derrick Gragg, is a former compliance director at Missouri (in the 1990s), Arkansas and Michigan. He said Haith's situation at Miami ''was carefully vetted through credible entities,'' including current and former NCAA investigators and Missouri compliance officials.
Gragg also said in his experience coaches learn from such missteps.
''I think that people have been through situations like this are a lot more cautious and a lot more careful and scrutinize their staffs and themselves in ways that maybe some people who haven't been through these situations before would,'' he said. ''I think everyone learns from situations like this.''
All three schools are depending on that.
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Nicene and Ante-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. XIV:Early Church Fathers Index Previous Next
The Canons of the Synods of Sardica, Carthage, Constantinople, and Carthage Under St. Cyprian, Which Canons Were Received by the Council in Trullo and Ratified by II. Nice.: Canon C
Canon C. (Greek civ.)
Of the suggestion of Bishop Maurentius.
[Hefele says "The text of this canon is much corrupted and very difficult to be understood." He gives as a synopsis, "The council appoints judges in the affair of Bishop Maurentius." (Hefele, Vol. II, p. 443.)]
Johnson thus condenses and translates.
Bishop Maurentius having an information against him, lying before the council, moves for a hearing; but the informers dont appear upon three calls made by the deacons on the day appointed. The cause is referred to Senex Xantippus, Augustinus, and five more summoned by the council, the informers were to make up the number twelve.
Ancient Epitome of Canon C.
It is right that sentence be given on the subdeacons who are said to be present from Nova Germania, who have thrice been sought and not found. But out of regard to ecclesiastical gentleness, let some be sent to look into the matter.
The contents of this canon are of a private character, and therefore have not been commented on.
This canon is Canon vj. of Carthage, a.d. 407.
"Senex" i.e. Primate Xantippus, as is commonly believed. He and others have this title frequently given them in the acts of these councils. See can. 8.
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Service Corps' Skyline Party Gives Back
The Nashville skyline was the backdrop to history in the making Sunday night for Belmont Service Corps, the university's largest student organization. Approximately 500 people attended Service Corp's first annual Skyline Party, which was held on the top floor of the Curb Event Center parking garage and raised almost $1,000 in donations for the Nashville Gilda's Club.
"I am so proud to say that the Skyline Party was one of the greatest accomplishments for Service Corps members the organization has ever seen," said Bob Foglia, president. "For the first time ever, we were able to take what we have learned over the years through volunteering at entertainment industry events across the nation, to create, plan and successfully implement an event that undoubtedly raised awareness of cancer throughout the Nashville community."
The Skyline Party, which included musical performances by Madison Hardy, Greg Bates and EMI Publishing's Brett Mcglaughlin, was the organization's first independent event dedicated solely to giving back to the community for its consistent support and belief in student education and was aided by contributions from Sony BMG, Universal Music Group Nashville, Rock Solid Security, Red Bull, Subway and country recording artist Luke Bryan. For years, as part of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, Belmont University's Service Corps has been known throughout the country as an organization of music industry majors and student leaders who donate their time and talent to volunteering at various events. More information and photos from the Service Corps Skyline Party can be found at www.belmontservicecorps.org.


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i installed document, community and mail server with docker compose on a ESX VM with 8 cores and 8 GB ram. I experience performance issues; it takes forever to start editing a document. The first idea i had was to use an external database on a dedicated MySQL server. I have found the oo docker docs over there:
https://hub.docker.com/search/?q=onlyof ... ullCount=0
They describe how to use an external MySQL database for Community and Mailserver but not for the Document server. Are there any experiences with oo performance tuning? Am i on the right way with my idea to use an external database? Should i use the same background variables for documents like for community, eg. MYSQL_SERVER_*****="someserver" ?
Thank you in advance for your attention and response


text: Last time we went abroad with our eldest three children together they looked like this: It is horrifying to think that this was almost 13 years ago! We have had holiday's in between but they were all in the UK, usually in a caravan somewhere in Cornwall or the Isle of Wight. The last holiday we had all together was to Coombe Mill in Cornwall for Christmas 2014, which I had thought of as our last full family holiday. I had thought that the days of holidaying with us parents had been and gone, however, whenever we go abroad they… Continue Reading "Dubai Dreams with the Teens"


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Thinking ahead to LISNews story 10k - Win Big Prizes!!
We currently have 9386 stories in the ol' LISNews db. A pretty decent collection, if I do say so myself...
Looking ahead a few hundred stories, I'd like to post a fun little collection of things that say "10K". So I'm asking all LISNewsterz to get out their digital cameras, crayons, colored pencils, Photoshop or MS Paint and send us something that shows us how happy you are that we hit 10,000 stories.
Think of it as sort of a Human Clock, but much simpler. I'm just looking for one number. Be creative, get a tattoo, stack some books, shave it in your head, or just draw it on a napkin. You can send in a URL, or email an image file to blake at lisnews period com.
The best creations will win an autographed copy of The War On Our Freedoms, or, hosting on LISHost, or, best yet, a free, signed copy of "What Would Dewey Do?" and Bill will sketch the character of the winner's choice!Go Buy One if you're not going to enter.
we want real prizes Blake
1) all expenses-paid vacation
2) BMW or Mercedes
3) shopping spree
4) week at the Library Hotel


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I know when I open myself up every day that I subject myself to negativity. Usually I just blow them off but these were a bit different.
I was attacked last night because of where I came from.
I was attacked for being morbidly obese and fighting every bit for what I did to get to where I am now.
All because I lack a college education in this field.
There are many ways to get an education to do what you love and mine has been through experience and educating myself. I have gone out of my way to get this education to better help others. My certifications were not easy....they are from accredited institutions. It's made me actually want to go back to college and get a degree in this field.
Sometimes people think they are above you if they've never had to struggle with something.
I used to get comments all of the time when I was bigger. Always. The looks, the smirks when I had trouble picking up something off the ground in public, the comments said loud enough for me to hear, the laughter when something embarrassing would happen.
I didn't get why people had to be mean back then and I don't understand now.
It makes me feel sorry for them that they have that much negativity in their life.
Positive breeds positive and I refuse to believe anything else!
A friend sent this too me and it cheered me up immensely <3
Thursday, January 3, 2013
I refuse to let hateful people get to me
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phpwcms development
Budget $300-1000 USD
1. Current Situation
I have an installed 1.1 RC4 ver of phpwcms and have partially ported a 100 page plus HTML site into it.
2. Requirements
I would like an updated version of phpwcms installed and the remainder of the HTML donor site pages ported In.
I would like the phpwcms site redesigned and have several example sites I can show you.
I'd be happy to answer your questions in PMB


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For the updated version of this recipe, FAQ, along with demonstration video, please click here.
Did you know you can make your own wonderful deodorant with just a few completely natural ingredients? This recipe is awesome! It is frugal and very effective! Aaron & I have been using it for over a year now, and it has worked wonders. It smells wonderful, but very faint, so the hubby does not mind! We have tried all natural brands without much success, until we tried this! It is especially important for women to take thought to the harmful aluminum materials in deodorant as it has been linked to breast cancer, being that the armpits are so close to the chest.
5-6 Tbsp Coconut oil
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup arrowroot powder or cornstarch
Combine equal portions of baking soda & arrowroot powder. Then slowly add coconut oil and work it in with a spoon until it maintains the substance you desire. It should be about the same texture as the store bought kind, solid but able to be applied easily. You can either scoop this into your old dispensers or place in a small container with lid and apply with fingers with each use. After applying the product, you can just rub the remains into your hands as a lotion! This recipe lasts about 3 months for two people with regular daily use.
Read here and here for more wonderful uses of coconut oil!
For the best price around on organic quality coconut oil, check out Mountain Rose Herbs. Delicious for so many uses!


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Finca La Pontezuela 3L Tin Cornicabra
By lapontezuela From Spain
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The estimated delivery time is (Mon-Fri) until the seller will dispatch the item. Actual delivery time will depend on your delivery location
Extra Virgin Olive Oil 100% obtained directly from olives and solely by mechanical means.
Origin: Finca La Pontezuela, Los Navalmorales, Montes de Toledo, España.
Sensory profile:
Cornicabra fruitness: 5
Strawberry: 4
Spicy: 4
Almond: 3
This item is yet to be reviewed.
Finca La Pontezuela is a family farm located in the region of Montes de Toledo, with over 400 hectares dedicated to the cultivation of cereal and olives of the Picual and Cornicabra varieties.
La Pontezuela SL is a company dedicated to the production and distribution of high quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Our team of professionals brings all their enthusiasm, effort and dedication in order to achieve the highest quality products and to make them available to our customers in optimal condition. We focus on the quality of our products, main aim of our brand, 5 elementos (five elements).
North of the ecological reserve of Parque de Cabañeros, nature reserve in the heart of Montes de Toledo, extends the olive grove of our family farm: Finca La Pontezuela. Picual olive trees are arranged orderly along the cornicabra trees, highly appreciated variety, characteristic of the region. Los Navalmorales, where our farm is located, is a town which has been devoted to olive growing since ancient times.
The expertise and careful attention to the olive trees have been maintained over time, renewed by the incorporation of the latest techniques to provide delicious flavor oils -pure olive juice- with important health attributes
The undulating geography of Montes de Toledo, made up by its rigorous continental climate, with cold winters and summers of high temperatures, has outlined a surprising green refuge within the plains of La Mancha. On the slopes of the hills, crowned with stones, and in the valleys and plains, extend the olive groves. Its cultivation, introduced by Greeks and Phoenicians, has adapted, generation after generation, to the new environment to procure nowadays an oil with exceptional attributes.


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Outside Sales Associate - HVAC at R.E. Michel Company, LLC
Memphis, TN
About the Job
Job Title: Sales Associate (Outside)
Position Type: Full Time/Exempt
Reports To: Regional Sales Manager
RE Michel Company, LLC is a leading HVACR wholesale distributor with over 280 locations coast to coast is currently seeking a professional sales associate to cover its Memphis, TN area.
The Outside Sales Associate ensures attainment of Company goals and objectives by professionally presenting RE Michel Company, LLC., its products and programs to qualified customers and prospects within the assigned territory; sales personnel are polite, friendly and professional at all times with a customer first attitude. Compensation is a combination of Base Salary plus commissions. Salary is paid weekly and Commissions are paid monthly. Pre-employment screens required.
Responsibilities Include:
· Achieve sales, gross profit dollars and gross profit percentage as well as other assigned objectives in accordance with sales goals established by regional sales management and corporate sales management;
· Actively, aggressively and consistently call on assigned accounts in accordance with sales consultant policy and procedure; which includes calling on all assigned accounts each month;
· Develop a relationship with customer by providing professional representation and assistance in all areas to improve customer's profits;
· Presentation of product samples, where applicable, during sales call;
· Prepares customer quotes per customer requirements and follow up until resolution;
· Works closely with the branch manager and branch personnel to promote sales at the branch level;
· Attends and participates in all scheduled events, including sales meetings, training classes and other business related gatherings; Maintain the highest ethical standards consistent with good judgment, company policy and objectives.
Requirements Include: Strong sales /wholesale sales knowledge, HVAC Knowledge or experience with strong organization and presentation skills with ability to meet deadlines. Valid driver's license, good driving record with proof of insurance. Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; knowledge of computer programs to include MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
R.E. Michel Company offers a full benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) and more coupled with opportunities for advancement. Visit our website at www.remichel.com.
R.E. Michel Company, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran or any other protected status.


text: There's been a lot of hype going on about which instant messaging client is the "best." Personally, I like to use iChat because it has that "clean" OS X look and feel, the Chax for iChat extension is the best by far, and it's the only one that has full support for using the iSight. What IM client do you guys prefer? Why?


text: I have a rooted Droid and for a while my droid said i had a system update but would never install it also another issue of not sending multimedia messages saying it was due to a general network error. So i figured reset just like when i have to many issues with PC i just reformat and have a clean slate to work with. I had used Unrevoked.com to root my droid and have no problems other then what was described above. I think i was running 2.0 software while the update was at 4.1 I went to settings and factory reset also held down on the power button and volume down did clear storage and factory reset there. Now if won't go past the htc incredible tm splash logo. Help I need my phone for my work! :icon_eek: Other info INcrediblec XD Ship S-OFF HBoot- 0.92.0000 Microp 0417 ClockworkMod Recovery v22.214.171.124 Under clockworkmod i did wipe Dalvik cache, wiped battery stats, wiped cache partition, wiped data/ factor reset,format boot,format system,format data,format cache Did all that thinking it might help but now i can't use my phone it wont go past the splash logo


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The MPJ daemon must be installed on any machine that can host an MPJ process. It will be realized as an instance of the class MPJService. It is likely to be an activatable remote object registered with a system rmid daemon8. The MPJ daemon executes the Jini discovery protocols and registers itself with available Jini lookup services, which we assume are accessible as part of the standard system environment (Figure 2).
The API of MPJService includes a createSlave remote method call, along the lines:
class MPJService extends Remote { public MPJSlave createSlave(MPJClient client, ...) throws RemoteException {...} }In normal operation, a call to createSlave will behave essentially as:
int slaveID = SlaveTable.allocateID() ; String cmd = "java MPJSlaveImpl " + slaveID + " " + registryPort ; Process child = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd) ; ... fork a monitor thread SlaveTable.waitFor(slaveID) ; // Wait for call-back from slave. return SlaveTable.getSlaveObject(slaveID) ;The data structure SlaveTable is a table of slave processes currently managed by the daemon. The daemon passes the id of the new slave into the java command that starts the slave running. We assume the daemon is running an RMI registry, in which it publishes itself. The port of this registry is passed to the slave as a second argument. The first actions of the slave object are to look up its master in the registry, then call back to the master and install a remote reference to itself (the slave) in the master's slave table9. The monitor thread in the daemon behaves essentially as:
DataInputStream stdout = new DataInputStream(child.getInputStream()) ; // Forward standard output from child String line ; while ((line = stdout.readLine()) != null) client.println(line) ; child.waitFor() ;Output is multiplexed to the client by calling a remote println method on the client.
The net effect is that the client receives a remote reference to a new slave object running in a private JVM. In practise a remote destroySlave method that invokes the Process.destroy method will probably be needed as well.


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More perverts on the Internet
In a previous post, I lamented on the fact that there are a lot of people on the Internet using Google to try to find, well, certain images involving children and reproduction. And I don't mean videos of women giving birth.
Well, they just kept on coming. Here is an excerpt from my web server log. As I said before, do they really expect to find what they're looking for?


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Can I upgrade my fan to a newer style, unibody fan?
The right fan is very noisy and my MBP (A1150) tends to get very hot. I hear the fans on the unibody MBP has more blades and so can cool the MBP better.
Is it possible to upgrade my current fan to the newer style unibody fan? Will everything fit?
Is this a good question?


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Get involved volunteer today
Keeping Upton going is a formidable task and whilst much has been achieved to date, there remains plenty to do!
Do you have green fingers? Working with our expert gardeners to help make our gardens look magnificent is rewarding for any horticultural enthusiast.
If you want to have a chat about what you can offer, why not call in? They're the people who know which roles we have, and which might be best for you.
Make new friends, work in an amazing place and knowing that you're helping a great cause.
Do you have skills or interests that aren't covered here? Would you like to help us with our valuable work? We would love to hear from you. Get in touch with Upton Castle, to discuss opportunities.


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So, where do I start with this review? I LOVED Willful Machines. Everything about this book is phenomenal, from the writing to the characters to the story that was perfectly paced and ready for you to highlight and tab. It's SO quotable.
Usually when I saw a grin that big on people, it made me want to shake them and ask them what there was to be so damn happy about. But not with Nico. His grin just made my knees feel squishy.
This book makes me knees feel squishy. ANYWAYS. Willful Machines stars Lee Fisher, a shy boy who is trapped in the closet thanks to antiquated thoughts held by his father who is also the President, and Nico, the new kid in town who is smoking hot, slightly mysterious, and determined to get to know Lee better. They're joined by a cast of supporting characters that include the President, Lee's (dead) scientist mother, Bex (Lee's BFF), and Lee's grandfather, who runs the school Lee and Nico go to. Oh, and Charlotte, the zombie AI who may or may not be causing havoc around the world.
But aren't our choices determined by our programming too? Our genes and our environment and all that? Aren't we basically just robots ourselves?
Set in an undetermined (but futuristic) timeline, the world of Willful Machines is most terrifying because of how realistic it is. This is the dystopia that could happen in our lifetimes. The people fear robots, who have become so human-like that they demand rights or they will fight back. It's a civil war that no one is going to win. The humans have practically become archaic in their thinking to "protect" themselves; again, no one is winning. It's practically nonsensical, which is too close to the world we live in now.
"The real question isn't whether 2Bs are alive," she said. "It's whether humans are anything more than machines. But I have a feeling you knew that already."
Willful Machines, much like Boy Robot and The Diabolic, explores what it means to be human. It explores free will in a way that will have you questioning yourself like no other book has. The arguments posed on either side will have you deep in thought.
Within the story, there's a significant romance subplot between Lee and Nico. If you're not cheering for them, then you might have a heart of ice. Their romance is so dang cute. There's also a lot of action/thriller, especially in the back half of the story. There's something for everyone here, packaged in writing that keeps you entertained the whole way through.
Willful Machines is a book I let sit on my TBR for far too long. Don't make the same mistake!
by Tim Floreen
Published: October 20th 2015
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Source: Quarterly Box (right? Annotated, too!)
In the near future, scientists create what may be a new form of life: an artificial human named Charlotte. All goes well until Charlotte escapes, transfers her consciousness to the Internet, and begins terrorizing the American public.
Charlotte's attacks have everyone on high alert—everyone except Lee Fisher, the closeted son of the US president. Lee has other things to worry about, like keeping his Secret Service detail from finding out about his crush on Nico, the eccentric, Shakespeare-obsessed new boy at school. And keeping Nico from finding out about his recent suicide attempt. And keeping himself from freaking out about all his secrets.
But when the attacks start happening at his school, Lee realizes he's Charlotte's next target. Even worse, Nico may be part of Charlotte's plan too.
As Lee races to save himself, uncover Charlotte's plan, and figure out if he can trust Nico, he comes to a whole new understanding of what it means to be alive ... and what makes life worth living.


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This charming, ground floor cottage near Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, sleeps four people in two bedrooms.
Elmwood Cottage is a delightful, single-storey cottage attached to the owner's home and next to another holiday property near Great Ayton. With two bedrooms, one an en-suite double and the other a twin, both with TV, the cottage can sleep four people. There's also a bathroom and an open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with woodburner. Outside, there is a private enclosed courtyard garden with furniture plus 21 acres of shared meadowland. Elmwood Cottage is a perfect base for ramblers, cyclists and those seeking a quiet, rural retreat.
Elmwood Cottage was just perfect, modern and very tastefully furnished. The location couldn't have been better, it was an excellent base to explore all the North Yorkshire Moors and its surrounds have to offer. Will definitely be back and would highly recommend to anyone wanting to spend time in this beautiful part of the country.
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This is a high quality cottage in a beautiful location and we are very pleased to have stayed there.
We loved the location as there are walks and footpaths from the front door. It is also near to Stokesley which has a good range of local, independent shops and excellent caf?s, not far from a selection of supermarkets in Guisborough and a couple of miles from a pub that does very good food.
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Mount Grace Priory - 10.3 miles (Abbey)
North York Moors National Park - 12.2 miles (Countryside)
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is asking Congress to authorize a government agency to underwrite sales of military goods for the first time since the 1970s.
After a long and divisive internal debate, the White House has come down on the side of U.S. military contractors, whose business has been lagging because of plans to reduce the size of the U.S. armed forces.
The proposal comes at a time when Secretary of State James A. Baker III and other members of the administration have been trying to limit the rearmament of the Middle East in the wake of the Persian Gulf war.


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The World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) has said that it plans to appeal a decision of the Mexico Football Federation to clear five players from doping charges resulting from their testing positive for clenbuterol after accepting their defence that they had eaten contaminated meat.
WADA, and world cycling's governing body, the UCI, have of course already lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) following Alberto Contador's acquittal on doping charges after he tested positive for clenbuterol during the 2010 Tour de France. Those appeals are now due to be heard in November.
While Contador has always insisted that his positive test resulted from tainted meat, after eating a steak that had been brought across the border from Spain, the risk of innocent consumption there is much lower than in Mexico or China, the two countries where athletes are seen as being most at risk of ingesting clenbuterol unknowingly through food.
Five Mexican players tested positive for clenbuterol prior to the Concacaf Cup tournament, and although they were dropped from the squad they have not been sanctioned, reports AP, which added that the country's president, Felipe Calderon, has admitted that illegal use of clenbuterol to build muscle mass in livestock is an issue in the country.
It added that FIFA president Sepp Blatter had endorsed the decision of the Mexican Football Federation not to sanction the players, saying "it's definitely a case of food contamination".
Meanwhile, Floyd Landis, stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title after failing a doping control, has claimed that his former coach Pepe Marti, who later worked with Contador, supplied him with doping products.
In an interview with German TV channel ARD, Landis said that Marti was "nothing more than a known drug dealer," reports Eurosport.
Marti worked with Landis at US Postal, which had changed its name to Discovery Channel by the time Contador joined. The Spaniard won his first Tour de France title with the team in 2007.
"Pepe was a supplier of drugs to US Postal when I was in the team," insisted Landis.
"I often used him to buy growth hormones, EPO and other doping products. He was not a coach. He was nothing more than a known drug dealer. "
Contador's spokesman Jacinto Vidarte was quick to repudiate Landis's claims. "Alberto knew Martiwhen he was at Discovery," he said.
"As he was then a coach at the team, he was in charge of training. He also fulfilled that role at Astana as he moved into the Kazakh set-up after the North American team folded.
"This year, the only people responsible for Alberto's calendar and preparation are the members of the Saxo Bank team and Bjarne Riis. What he says about Marti is false."
Born in Scotland, Simon moved to London aged seven and now lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his miniature schnauzer, Elodie. He fell in love with cycling one Saturday morning in 1994 while living in Italy when Milan-San Remo went past his front door. A daily cycle commuter in London back before riding to work started to boom, he's been news editor at road.cc since 2009. Handily for work, he speaks French and Italian. He doesn't get to ride his Colnago as often as he'd like, and freely admits he's much more adept at cooking than fettling with bikes.


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January 21, 2009
Raise Your Banana And Repeat After Me....
Oooh, snap! You didn't think the Conservative Bloggers Who Support the Gay Judge Roberts would take the recent dissing of Our Adorably Gay Chief Justice lying down, did you?
After all, did we not stand firmly behind the Big, Hairy Heartthrob of Originalism just as *soon* as his ... err... proclivities manifested themselves???
It's been a long, hard road, hasn't it? Our boy has been neglected, rejected, and disrespected by a bunch of panty-waist Senators who aren't fit to straighten the seams on his silky Hanes ultrasheers.
What's a girl to do? The path to greatness is strewn with the envy of lesser men... and we all know what kind of envy we're talking about, don't we? But even when the going got tough, the Conservative Bloggers Who Support the Gay Judge Roberts held firm.
Because you know we came out for Roberts early. When some folks thought he showed a tad bit too much interest in the Presidential China pattern, we didn't bat an eyelash.
Of course, that gay 4 year-old of his was another matter entirely. Our tolerant enlightenment only stretches so far, you know:
The Roberts kids are no strangers to controversy. Jack Roberts, a confirmed bachelor who enjoys dancing and thinks girls are "yucky", has the I.Q. of a four year-old boy and a rap sheet a mile long. In 2003, Jack was reprimanded by a superior court judge for vandalizing the walls of a private residence with Crayola crayons. Last summer, he stole several indigenous amphibians from a natural wetland, a crime against nature for which he has yet to be held accountable. His childlike demeanor and bizarre behavior have frustrated reporters for weeks. When pressed for details on his father's opinions concerning Roe V. Wade, it's not unusual for Jack to burst into giggles and spin around in circles until he falls down.
If Jack Roberts seems to revel in media attention, then his sister, Jane, shuns it. Living a life shrouded in mystery, Jane was rumored to be dating Tom Cruise - but it's widely suspected that the girl with the pageboy haircut "plays for the other team", if you know what I mean. While John Edwards has yet to officially acknowledge her as a lesbian, Jane is rarely seen without another woman at her side. Her dowdy style of dress and lack of frequent abortions have raised more than a few eyebrows. And like brother Jack, her mental instability is a thing of record. Prone to sudden emotional outburts and crying fits over trivialities, Jane is often seen talking to small plastic replicas of human babies, and her addiction to paste has been the talk of the tabloids for years.
Yep. Lotta collateral damage out there on Capitol Hill these days. Casualties of war, my friends.
Casualties of war. That is why The CBWSTGJR stand ready to man the ramparts (Lord almighty, we hope we never get that backwards) of decency against an ever mounting tide of... of...
Well, you get the idea.
Posted by Cassandra at January 21, 2009 01:51 PM
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Ok, is he gay or just a transvestite?
Only Barney Frank knows for sure. :)
"...long, hard road.." "..Conservative bloggers holding firm.."
The ennui! The ennui! The entendres! Help us!
Oh, and FIRST!!
Posted by: Don Brouhaha at January 21, 2009 03:49 PM
I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed that whole thing :p
Glad you guys brought it up.
Posted by: Triple Entendra with a twist of lemon at January 21, 2009 03:52 PM
Too freakin' funny. I have to ask though, where is their mother? Why does their four year old get a stern rebuke from a Judge and mine only gets a time out? Where did I go wrong in not having access to the nanny state to correct my children?
*sobs uncontrollably*
Posted by: Cricket at January 21, 2009 04:04 PM
I went and re-read. OhMYGAIA!
Posted by: C'r'q't at January 21, 2009 07:34 PM
Prevaricators in acetate training panties, also known as panty-waist Senators, have a care not to speak ill of cousin John G.
Thou I be as anchored as stuck and scuppered whilst afflicted by the scurvy necessitating R&R, at least until the rum runs out, I still be ready to light a fuse, swash a buckle, or haul a keel as needed in defense of our Chief Esquire and cousin.
Aye, yet something of more a immediate need troubles the mind… Ahhh! The mention of Barney Frank it twas that calls forth a worrying haint of a task undone… Avast a careening, indeed bottom maintenance on Revenge tis the worry!
So until the rum or the Reaper wins, I bid a fond adieu to all along with my ever present pledge, As you wish".
Posted by: Dread Pirate Roberts at January 22, 2009 11:05 AM
> man the ramparts (Lord almighty, we hope we never get that backwards)
LOL. Bad pun! Bad! Bad!
Posted by: Obloodyhell at January 22, 2009 10:33 PM
Thank you :)
I was very proud of that... I think.
Posted by: Cassandra at January 23, 2009 04:42 AM