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0.023207 | <urn:uuid:11bbc127-754c-43b8-a2dd-a0c1ac026614> | en | 0.945135 | Imperial Stout - Nashoba Valley Winery
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Imperial StoutImperial Stout
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31 Ratings
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Ratings: 31
Reviews: 26
rAvg: 3.71
pDev: 11.05%
Wants: 1
Gots: 0 | FT: 0
Brewed by:
Nashoba Valley Winery visit their website
Massachusetts, United States
Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 8.20% ABV
Availability: Fall
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(Beer added by: Todd on 01-02-2005)
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3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
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3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
Photo of jbertsch
3.48/5 rDev -6.2%
Black pour as expected. Proper khaki colored head.
Smell is essentially appropriate for the style...a little char, mocha, and a touch of vanilla and dark fruit...but it's also a touch soapy and metallic. Aroma is not as strong as other imperial stouts,
Flavor is along the lines of the aroma, but again, not strong. Primarily mocha up front, but fades into a mild flavor profile of bakers chocoloate, coffee, and vanilla spice. Finishes thin.
Mouthfeel is fairly full and creamy up front but thinner on the finish.
Nashoba doesn't make great beers, heck they usually make poor ones, but I still have fun trying them, and I have to say this is one of their best, if not the best. It's easy drinking for an imperial stout. Its faults are fairly minor and the flavor is on point enough to enjoy... Not worth seeking out, but if you are at the winery/brewery looking to try some of their beers, I'd recommend this out of their lineup.
Photo of sholland119
3.25/5 rDev -12.4%
Photo of rab53
3/5 rDev -19.1%
Photo of 51mmz0rz
3.48/5 rDev -6.2%
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a Sam Adams 'perfect' pint glass.
A: Nice dense dark tan head atop a black body. Imperial stouts almost always look good...
S: Aroma is roasted, dark, almost milky.
T: Nice, very dry and overly bitter. Lacking the complexity of the aroma.
M: Mouthfeel is good enough, nice carbonation.
D: The lack of balance to the bitterness is makes it hard to drink. Overall, it was on the right track, but it lost me with the unbalanced flavors.
Photo of silentjay
3.45/5 rDev -7%
pours an opaque black with minimal tan head that leaves some lacing despite being a tiny, tiny film.
nice, roasty aroma of caramel, coffee, toffee, milk chocolate, with some hops in behind that.
taste is roasty, as well, with cocoa powder, dark chocolate, dark brown sugar, burnt caramel, some toffee, some very little to no hop presence. pretty one-dimensional, but tasty.
almost medium bodied, with just a touch of carbonation. body reminds me of an Irish dry stout rather than an imperial.
drinks pretty well. a bit light in every category to compete with most acclaimed Imperial stouts. alcohol isn't a hindrance. would drink again, but would not go out of my way for. a decent beer that could use some work.
Photo of HopNuggets
3.43/5 rDev -7.5%
Poured 12oz bottle into to DFH etched bottom Snifter.
A - Pours a black as night that lets not light through even at the edges or bottom of the glass, classic motor oil stout, with a huge head that dissipates after a long time to a 1/8 in coating. Leaves a decent speckled lacing down the glass.
S - Smells more of dark sweet dried fruit than the typical roasted coffee of a typical imperial stout. Almost more like a Belgian Strong Dark Ale scent with an imperial stout appearance.
T - Tastes of dark sweet dried fruit almost a sourish taste. It might be in that batch but I had it around Christmas of 2009 and it had the same taste of almost a chocolate raspberry cheesecake... odd but pretty good in it's own way. Not very hot at all for 8.5%. I don't know if it's contaminated or just different.
M - Quite light on the palette for an imperial stout.
D - Quite drinkable for an Imperial Stout, don't know if I love it as much as I had it the first time. I was more impressed in getting a 8.5% ABV Imperial Stout 6-pack for under $10, but I guess you get what you pay for.
Photo of hga2009
3.95/5 rDev +6.5%
Picked this one up at the brewery. Not a huge imperial stout fan, but I enjoy one now and then. This beer is night black, and no light through it. Smell is decent. Initial taste is great, rich layered choclate bittering. Complex as it warms. I noticed that they have aged this in oak barrels before, not sure it that is what I am tasting, but it is not over the top. Finishes smooth and lighter. I had their summer stout, I think this is an amped up verion of that one. For you ba's out there who talk about rasputian and ten fiddy, you should visit the brewery for one of these. Solid
Photo of JasonA
4.38/5 rDev +18.1%
Pours a not quite black slick with an ample light mocha head. Thick lacing, lots of staying power.
Smells light black patent, some abv, some roasted malt. Maybe some espresso like aroma.
Hmm malt. Lots of delicous biscuit hops. The middle of this flavor is deep and delicious.
Awesomely balanced. Feels like lots of hops, but also lots of malt at the same time.
Impressed with the taste would love to have some more. Im onlt 10min away from the winery, but the cost makes it not something I will drink all the time.
Photo of jlindros
4/5 rDev +7.8%
12oz bottle from the brewery poured into goblet.
Very dark with no light coming through and light head
N: Nose has lots of chocolate and sweet malts and a touch of hops
T: Starts with lots of chocolate and coffee, some sweet malts but very slight, a touch of hops are prevelant, some oatmeal taste as well, it's got a sweet earthiness to it which is somewhat unique, a slight bitterness shines through
M: It has a velvet feel in the mouth as it slides around, very thick and smooth
F: A touch bitterness comes out in the end with the nice stout and oatmeal taste, coffee lingers on the back of the tongue, it has a sweet quality to start but gets drier as it fades and finishes really dry, its got a great smooth feeling in the mouth to go along with the great taste
Final thoughts: A great stout, it would be great if it was labelled as Oatmeal or Irish stout since it seems to have qualities of both, but listed as Imperial it makes me wonder since its lacking a lot in the hop category. However, this is the only real Nashoba beer that shines and makes me want more and more. I love this beer and will continue to buy it and save it since its just a winter beer.
Photo of Loki
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
I believe Pamola deserves some thanks for this beer via trade.
Appearance: Pours inky black, but with a faint, beige head that fades way to quickly. It appears thin and not as viscous as I would expect.
Smell: Heavy on the roasted malt and perhaps black patent. Hints of grease and bacon fat. A little light on the nose.
Taste: Flavors of deep roasted barley, char, gristle, bitter chocolate. Aftertaste of bitter and acidic coffee.
Mouthfeel: Way to thin for an imperial stout. Pours and drinks like an amber ale. Very little of the think and stickiness I would expect from an imperial stout.
Drinkability: It goes down easy and is very drinkable even if it misses on some of the other marks.
Overall a decent beer, but nothing I would seek out or buy on a regular basis. The are not far off the mark. A few tweaks here and there and I think they would have a great Imperial Stout. It reminds me of some of the "Imperial" stouts that were brewed in NC before the law was changed and they had to keep the ABV under 6%; this just has more alcohol.
Photo of damienblack
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
This will be an interesting one. Nashoba Valley is about 10-15 minutes from my house, but this is probably the first from them I've had a real interest in trying.
Pours murky, oily black, Standard RIS appearance. Thin head looks like chocolate milk, dissipates quickly. Has a very yeasty smell, that and a little roasty, don't really get a sweet smell, or any of the other big stout characteristics.
Taste is pretty much all charcoaly dark burnt malt. Not too much in the way of other flavors. Little bit of chocolate malt towards the end. No hop kick. Seems a little on the lower end of the spectrum alcohol-wise for a RIS. Not my favorite taste from a stout, but not terrible either. Mouthfeel is a little wanting, not watery, but a little thin and lifeless. A lighter body than I like from this kind of beer. Could do with either a greater complexity in flavor or higher carbonation to make up for it. Simplicity is what does it in, I'm just looking for a little more. Drinkability is decent, a little too burnt for my tastes, and it suffers a bit there. Still, it's nice to support the local brewer, and if you don't go in expecting something grand and complex, it's a nice enough inoffensive stout.
Photo of taez555
3.53/5 rDev -4.9%
This beer poured a black body with a thick pillowy dark tan, mocha type head.
Nose was dominated by a sweet milk chocolate, roasted coffee bean sort of dark malt smell. Lots of dark roasted, freshly cracked coffee or malt smells.
Taste is medium bodied with an immediate dark, burnt chimney brick sort of dark malt flavor. Very much like Otter Creek's Stovepipe porter. Not so much smokey, more of licking an old ash tray, sort of ,the fire's been there already, taste. Dark espresso beans, chopped coffee beans, sweet oatmeal stout type sweet milky chocolate. Hops are kept to mellow minimum with only enough to give his some balance. Ends with a lingering darkness and unfermented yeasty quality.
A nice smokey stout from Nashoba, not sure I'd call it a true imperial, I guess maybe the ABV does it, but you can barely taste it. It's definetly one of Nashoba's better beers, but it still has this yeasty flavor to it.
Photo of capo56
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
A: Incredibly dark with a super jet black appearance that was quiet beguiling and attracted much attention, for it had the darkest of head that I had ever seen. When immediately poured the cascading head that was slowly forming and settling down was the self same color as the rest of the body, namely pure black. Solid levels of carbonation and a very impressive imposing presentation at first that portrayed a dangerous sinister aspect to this Imperial Stout - building up its reputation long before I even got to drink it. The head eventually settled to a very dark cocoa brown ½ rim that had a decent consistency and staying power.
S: Activated charcoal that had a carboniferous bitterness to it. Roasted bitterness and fired malts. No sign of any vinous character as expected from the appearance.
T: Dark body broods but actually delivers a rather simplistic profile. Intense roasted malts mixed in with deep hop bitterness lend 90% of the character to this Imperial Stout. The taste profile starts with a little dry charcoal that was detectable in the nose, but it builds rapidly to give this one an intensely dry roasted bitterness in the lingering finish.
M: Drank much thinner than I expected for a beer that was allegedly 9.0%. Still, it had the deeply roasted bitterness hid the alcohol so well that it was barely detectable. Improved as it warmed.
D: Drinks well below its advertised strength and this is one dangerous aspect, for it is easy to forget that this is after all nearly a double digit Imperial Stout. It was a joy to imbibe but the intense roast bitterness would make this a hard one to live with in the longer term, it lacks a little smoothness.
Photo of jwc215
2.6/5 rDev -29.9%
Pours almost pitch black with a tan head that soon vanishes.
The smell is of roasted coffee, with a touch of smokiness. Licorice, chocolate, dark fruits (plums). Nice, complex aroma.
This doesn't taste like it smells. It is much too acidic. The acidity lingers throughout. The coffee character that was pleasant in the nose turns out to be like burnt coffee (that has been sitting around for a long time). Bitterness with some licorice sweetness. Some good flavors are in the back, but are virtually lost. The alcohol is well-covered.
The body is rather thin for the style. It barely makes medium-body.
I didn't like the acidic character and was not enjoyable. Smells nice, but that's about it.
Photo of meathookjones
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
Pours out black with a tall fluffy tan head that drops down leaving a decent scattering of lace. Roasted malts with some chocolate notes over a very big sweetness makes up the aroma. Flavor starts with a bit of sweet chocolate and roasted malt with underlying notes of dark fruit. No sign of the alcohol. A bit overly sweet for my tastes but not to the cloying level. Ends with a light roast and lingering sweetness. A bit on the thin side but pretty smooth. Easily drinkable as it was lighter all around Imperial Stout. Solid all around effort but nothing really outstanding about it.
Photo of MuddyFeet
4.33/5 rDev +16.7%
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle I purchsased from the brewery quite a while age and have been sitting on since that moment.
Pours a very dark color--almost black. Narely a head but the thin film that was resting ontop receded to a a ring around the edge of the glass. Nose is loaded with toasted malts and just a tqad sulphuric too.
Flavor is very rich but not sickly sweet and rather smooth. Actually makes me think of a nice, smooth cigar. Slight hints of a burnt match but (to be kinder) lots of toasted malts.Some very tiny bits of dark chocolate and molases with a slight dark fruity bit. Full body that really hold up well. This beer tastes better as it warms than slightly chilled. For a 9+% ABV the alcohol is nicely hidden. Really nice beer and one of the better choices from this brewery.
Photo of ybnorml
4.15/5 rDev +11.9%
A very dark brown opaque black beer. Has a big brown head and a little lace. The aroma has a string roasted malt sweetness with a nice coffee backbone and a hinf chocolate in the background. At the tip of your tongue get a smooth chocolate note followed by a toffee/coffee character that bathes your whole mouth. The finish has a bitter 1-2 punch of roasted malt and hops to clean your palate for the next mouthfull.
Photo of Prufrock
3.85/5 rDev +3.8%
on tap into a pint glass.
deep dark brown with a thick brown head.
nice roasted coffee aroma with some burnt chocolate.
balanced, drinkable coffee flavor. medium body and carbonation. alcohol is very well-hidden. lacking a bit in complexity overall for an imperial stout, but it's drinkable and enjoyable.
Photo of Franchise
4.35/5 rDev +17.3%
Pours a pitch black with no light coming through, leaving a brown foamy head that stayed with the pour. The smell was pure chocolate malt, espresso, bold hop presence that gave it a herbal fruit feel. The taste has a strong initial hop bite, as the body swirled on my tongue I tasted a dark chocolate sweetness on the palate, with a syrup consistency that coats the throat and allows for a brief rest then finishes dry and just a bit rough. This is a great Imperial Stout, one that is hidden since the distribution of Nashoba is pretty small, but one I would drive to the Winery again to buy. I would pair this stout with Maple Lemon Wings, the maple sweetness will really mirror the maple/brown sugar flavor in the stout and the bitter hop presence will help cut through that sweetness and refresh the palate.
Photo of Gogol
4.15/5 rDev +11.9%
(0006) Reviewed: 02/11/06.
On-tap, sampled during lunch at Gs restaurant, located at the winery/brewery. Pour temp: unknown, but served very cold (I had to just SIT there, LOOKING at it, while it warmed. This, then, is the definition of torture).
Appearance: slightly rocky, light brown head to start, which slowly recedes to leave a ring and wisps of foam across the top. Color a midnight black; very little light penetration, a little reddish and the edges. Decent lace at the start (upper 2 inches of the glass held lace right through to the last mouthful), but seemed to lose the ability to cling as the beverage was consumed (was I observing this correctly?).
Smell: Fairly intense malt sweet; limited molasses, but none of the coffee notes touted in the tasting room blurb (or, maybe, I need to recalibrate the ol Mark 1 Nose).
Taste: Heavy roastiness, sweet malt. There is just a taste of hop bitterness at the beginning which quickly leaves, to be replaced by roasted malt through the middle. Bitterness makes a comeback at the end, though. Alcohol warmth is apparent throughout the flavor arc. Overall nicely balanced.
Mouthfeel: Overall smooth and creamy, but you know the beer is there and its big!
Drinkability: Excellent drinkabillity. This is definitely a sipping (as opposed to a quaffing) beer; good for cold days, and colder nights, sitting snug in front of the fire.
Overall: This beer is not a perfect representation of the style, but it comes dang close (besides, if one reached perfection, the journey is over, and we cant have that). I liked this so much that I bought a sixer on the way out.
Photo of ppoitras
3.53/5 rDev -4.9%
12oz bottle purchased as a single at Julio's, Westboro, MA.
Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/2" tan head over the opaque dark brown/black brew. Head holds steady, with average lacing. Aroma is fruity and vinous foremost, with some dark grains in there as well. Taste starts with dark fruits, and then fills out with some dark maltiness, and closes dryly over the tongue. Mouthfeel is okay, but seems to be lacking in the chewiness/malt bill area, and drinkability is not bad either. Certainly not a bad brew, just not what I exactly look for in the style. Could be your bag, try it and find out.
Photo of axisjones
3.58/5 rDev -3.5%
Pours black as the flipside of a colon with a butterscotch tan head sitting fluffy on the midnight liquid. Rorschach lacing is rather pretty, but the head quickly thins out.
The aroma is like dark chocolate still in the foil wrapper (note the foil), and it is a bit more acidic in the aroma than the typical Impy Stout.
The first thing upon entry, this is really thin tasting for an Imperial Stout. Deep espresso and choco are somewhere in the taste, but are super subdued and give way to a more generic tasting sweetness. The finish is very metallic. On the plus side, the alcohol is hidden really well, can't taste it at all.
The mouthfeel is velvet smooth and lush, but once again, this is far too thin for the style and feel oily instead of rich.
Even though the alcohol is very well hidden and the mouthfeel is cream, the drinkability is rendered only so so because of the taste, which is also just so so.
A different take on the style, and a very very competitive style at that. I do prefer the richness and burnt to hell espresso that is absent here, but it was a good experience all around. Thanks for the bottle Carmen!
Photo of jdhilt
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
Pours with a one-finger light tan head that leaves some lace. Totally opaque black color. Light-medium bodied and medium carbonation. Nose is coffee/chocolate. Starts on the sweet side but roasted/burnt coffee is there, finish is slightly dry and on the thin side. The 7.5% abv (their site) is hidden. $1.45 for a 12oz bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, Ma.
Imperial Stout from Nashoba Valley Winery
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What if all of the moviegoers would have been armed?
What if all the people at the colorado movie theater had been armed? The man who had decided to commit mass murder would have been shot and stopped before he killed so many. Msnbc is spewing non stop anti gun propaganda.We need to organize a totall boycott of msnbc. The solution is not to ban guns but to require every law abiding citizen to be armed at all times, just like a samauri warrior who can not be without his sword. If the pilots on 9/11 had been armed they could have prevented the terrorists from taking over the cockpit.If all law abiding citizens were armed at all times then robberies, rape, and home invasions would go down drasticly and the anti gun forces who want to impose tyranny on the united states people would be defeated and labeled the traitors to freedom that they really are.
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No, but wait!
What if NONE of the moviegoers had been armed? Oh, wait, never mind. That's just what happened.
Also not the answer
The guy who did this was wearing body armor. If everyone was armed and pulled out their guns and started shooting in the dark. The perpetrator would probably be the only one left alive!
Try again!
Next week it will be 12 more people by someone else. There needs to be a real solution! There needs to be real punishment! There are no consequences for this kind of behavior. We don't need to outlaw guns. We just need punishment that fits the crime!
Back a few hundred years ago, this is how they did it, if someone kills someone else they would be put to death. If someone killed a group of people unjustly they would be burned with candles to the verge of death allowed to heal and then burned to the verge of death for each count. They would do this publicly. Problem solved! Absolutely no mass killings. I don't think this is cruel and unusual. Cruel and unusual would be chopping off someone's hands for stealing a loaf of bread. Cruel and unusual would also be not punishing this person it would be cruel and unusual for the families of all the dead. PS this guy will probably get life in a nut house. That's three hots and a cot for life. Candles are cheaper! If we do this just once, we will have an outbreak of sanity in the United States. No more nuts going around killing people !
Albert Einstein
100% agree with this.
However, there's 1 issue. When you say we should "require every law abiding citizen to be armed at all times", I really think you mean "encourage every law abiding citizen to be armed at all times". Remember, it is your right to choose to bear arms. But it is also the right for someone else to choose not to. Mandates will get us nowhere if we are truly about liberty.
you are right. In fact I said
you are right. In fact I said as much in a reply to the first comment. We need to legalize and encourage the carrying of firearms, not require it. Require was a poor choice of words.
Problem is not just gun-control
but also limited self-defense laws and a legislature and judicial branch dominated by the most hawkish elements of the law enforcement community. If u use your firearm outside of your home, business, or vehicle, you end up like George Zimmerman. The self- defense laws on the books have been scrutinized and minimized through agency litigation and lobbying. Even in so-called "red-states", self-defense statutes have been under constant attack since the 70s in the form of legislation and, most importantly, judicial precedent.
All laws that protect defendants have been severely weakened over the years as well. The so called "tough on crime" approach has, of course, resulted in an overall deterioration of civil liberties. Even long standing principals, i.e. "innocent before proven guilty", are practically meaningless in today's de-facto conception of justice.
The NDAA et al have awakened us, but the modern weakening of civil liberties had its origins in criminal law reform.
What if ANY of the moviegoers were armed?
A lot of lives (perhaps all) could have been saved.
Please pray for the individuals and families involved in this tragedy - for comfort, healing, help, and love.
And please pray that the wish of our founders would come true that every responsible male (and female) citizen would be armed and skilled in defending life.
With deep respect for all life from fertilization to the old age grave.
Through Christ, the Prince of Peace!
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Herd Immunity
It sure is curious how Herd Immunity works for self defense against a virus but not for self defense against bullets and gas.
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Yes and no
If those people had been armed, it's likely the carnage would have been cut short, or better yet, with a mind set that society at large is permitted to be armed, it may have discouraged many would-be mass shooters (Most who are cowards in the first place and often self- suicide rather than shoot it out with armed police) to rampage in the first, place.
But on the other, trying to shoot a perp in a dark theater with smoke and people running around is fraught with consequences. Even a trained shooter risks hitting a bystander. Not saying it shouldn't be attempted, just that its an imperfect solution in a difficult scenario
I believe in the right to be armed for self-defense, but as I posted in a similar thread, that is not enough. Armed self-defense is reaction to a symptom of a greater problem. We need to be pro-active in promoting non-aggression of our libertarian philosophy to others.
Conscience does not exist if not exercised
---Lily Tomlin
while it is true a dark
while it is true a dark theater is not the best scenario for hitting a target, the muzzle flashes would have made a good target after people realized what was happening.
Where is Batman when you need him?
Take responsibility to defend yourselves.
Don't be ridiculous. People
Don't be ridiculous. People shoudln't be allowed to defend themselves. Only the government and it's trained officers should have that authority.
yes, that is sarcasm.
There must be a million
There must be a million police officers in this country who are armed at all times and I dont remember any incidents where one of them committed mass murder at a theater. If armed police make us safer then armed honest citizens would also. When the police want to kill somebody they just beat them to death with their clubs like they did to kelly thomas in california. Why aren't bloomberg and msnbc calling for anti club laws.
When seconds count....
the police will be there in 15 minutes.
Friedrich Nietzsche
and then they will hide
and then they will hide behind their cars in the parking lot for hours while people bleed to death like they did at colombine
Samurai had weapons because they were the elites' soldiers
Here's what they thought about everyone else:
-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Shogun, August 1588
I still support your main point.
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Arming of all citizens would not be required,
if an uncertain but large percentage were presumed armed and ready to stop aggression at all times. The factor that leaves all of us vulnerable is not universal gun-toting, but a ready acceptance and glorification of official violence as the basis for the culture.
perhaps require was not the
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My End the FED speech last semester
I am an electrical engineering student at VCU in Richmond Va. I had to take a public speaking course and we were assigned to give and informative, persuasive, and commemorative speech. Im 28 and as such a good couple years older than most of the other students in my class. I took advantage of this to try and spread some ideas and philosophies that I was most assuredly not thinking about when I was their age but wish I had been and hoped those younger than me would start thinking about, especially for the times we are living in. For my informative speech I, of course, informed on Ron Paul. People liked it.
For the persuasive speech, I asked the class if I should do the 9/11 was an inside job speech or an end the fed speech. They seemed to like the 9/11 idea however it was only to be seven minutes long max and to get the necessary points across I needed to show video and more time than seven minutes. So I did the the end the FED speech. Told them how their money was fiat and lost over 95% of its value since 1913 and how the federal reserve promotes economic slavery... I think that one got them. It was interesting though because a girl in the class had heard I was going to do the 9/11 speech and right before my speech, she gave her 9/11 was an inside job speech, than it was my speech, and the next was a speech about how the war on drugs is bullshit. Pretty good day. Here's my speech, I've already given it but tell me what you think.
I'm pretty sure my speech as well as my interjections on other topics in the class woke people up. Here it is.
I’m pretty sure most of us in the world and especially those of us living around VCU recently can spot a robbery when we see one, but robbery isn’t always as blatantly forceful as those that we might be able to relate to. The robbery I’m talking about is done everyday in the name of the powers of the Federal Reserve. We all understand the concept of money, and why some would rob and injure for it. But how many of us really think about where it comes from, and how it’s made, other than the outta paper. Today after a brief conceptualization of what money is I intend to persuade you to take action towards ending the Federal Reserve system, which I believe will be easy once you have heard my points on the FED being privately owned, how the FED system is a prime reason America stays in perpetual debt, and how it affects you.
While it is true today’s money is made out of paper, when we think back on the things we’ve learned about life through ages of history, what was it that was primarily used as money or at least something to back up the claim of a promissory note? That’s right gold. Why? Because people, through the ages, considered it of value or money, and I’m sure many of us here today to some extent still do. Well the man who does the primary speaking for the Federal Reserve, the chairman, doesn’t believe that gold is money (Campaign for Liberty). So in effect the Federal Reserve doesn’t believe gold is money? This is a problem. This is a problem because gold is money. Money that cannot be made out of thin air and so is guarded against manipulation. However paper bills can create money out of thin air. It takes about 1800 Federal Reserve bills to buy an ounce of gold. So the real crime here is that the Federal Reserve has figured out how to make worthless paper bills as good as gold. Why? Because through legal tender laws they have control of the creation of the only legal tender in America, The Federal Reserve note, or dollar. Which was backed by gold as recently as 1971. Today its not backed by gold or anything really to speak of and as Thomas Jefferson once said “Paper is poverty... it is only the ghost of money and not money itself“(Murdock). But its okay this is a governmental body right? Our elected officials in government have got to be constantly watching out for the American Dollar the thing many of us base our future ideas on, right? Wrong the Federal Reserve the entity that prints American currency is a private for profit business and not a governmental non-profit body looking out for the good of American people.
That’s right the Federal Reserve is no more federal than Federal Express. The Federal Reserve is a privately held bank. That operates as all private businesses do, to make profits for its shareholders. That alone is the objective of business as I’ve learned in the couple of business classes I have taken for my business minor. What’s very unique about the Federal Reserve is we, the American people, have no idea who the shareholders (those that provided the upstart money) are. No one really does. We are not allowed to know. And up until recently there was no audit of the Federal Reserve and no one was looking in to its secret dealings. The first partial audit of the FED found that over $16 trillion was allocated to corporations and banks internationally, for “financial assistance” during and after the 2008 fiscal crisis. These bailouts and dealings with foreign companies was a secret until the push for an audit and as JFK has stated in a famous speech “The very word secret is repugnant in a free society”. So these individuals hold the key to the printing of American dollars and we are unaware of whose interests it truly serves, as it is held a secret, and there is the real possibility, and plausibility that some of these investors may not have any allegiance to America or American ideals of freedom and liberty. Economics and the Federal Reserve is a big subject with lots of technical terms to make it sound boring and difficult to understand. This is to throw us off. I can explain it to you in very simple terms hopefully within the next thirty seconds.
The Federal Reserve prints your nation’s currency and lends it to your government and other banks with interest. The important thing is the interest. So in actuality every dollar is a notice of debt that has interest attached to it. So just what would it take to pay the debt owed to the Federal Reserve? Well it would take every dollar out of your pocket and your pocket and my pocket, everybody’s respective pocket. America would have to collect every Federal Reserve note in existence and give it back to the Fed. Yay were debt free right? No that was only the principle. The Federal Reserve would say good job America you paid the principle, now where’s my interest. But America doesn’t have any more Federal Reserve notes to give up, and remember it’s the only legal tender we operate under and they are the only ones allowed to print it. So we would have to ask the almighty Federal Reserve if we could take out another loan to pay off the interest of the previous loan. This would be a cyclical thing keeping us in never ending debt. Can you see how this is a pyramid scheme to make those that bought in rich and keep the rest of us in economic shackles. Yes the Federal Reserve promotes economical slavery. There is no way to get America out of debt under this system. I hope that you really let that sink in.
So how does it affect you personally? Let’s remember one basic tenant of economics I think we can all agree upon. The more of something that’s on the market, the less it’s worth, right? This holds true even with paper money. Right now the Federal Reserve is instituting another round of Quantitative Easing this time it’s QE3. Like I said they have funny was of making things sound technical. All Quantitative Easing means is the FED is going to print more money, based on nothing, and loan it to your government and your banks with interest and hopefully somehow through the channels of commerce it will make the people’s lives better. QE3 specifically states that they are going to buy up mortgage-based securities at the tune of 80 billion a month thru January and then at a pace of 40 billion a month till the economy is fixed. So the banks that are holding these mortgages, some of which are sub-prime, will receive money made out of thin air. Nothing backs the dollar. So as more money is injected into the economy through these superficial means the less and less the dollar will be worth. It’s not the price of gas going up… it’s the value of your dollar fluctuating and over the long run going down. Because they are debasing the currency backing it up with nothing. So every dollar that is printed is worth less than the previous one and in effect is making the dollars we hold worth less and by it’s very nature stealing money out of your pocket. In fact since the FED took over the handling of our currency in 1913 the dollar has lost over 95% of its value. That’s 95% of your purchasing power.
So how do we end this system? We could end the monopoly on our money and change legal tender laws to allow other entities to create money and allow for competition and through competition diminish the power of the Federal Reserve. This was attempted by the man I consider the last great president of the United States. That man was JFK he signed into law executive order 11110 in 1963. Which allowed the treasury to print bills that were backed by silver and compete with the Federal Reserve. However he was assassinated about six months later, by a magic bullet, and his successor Lyndon B Johnson voided this E.O. shortly after taking office. So the cards are stacked against those of us who would like to stop the insanity that is the Federal Reserve. But always remember it is the people who have the power. All it would take is an act of congress forced upon those in office by their constituents, that’s us, to allow the treasury to once again have the power to print sovereign U.S. money. And don’t doubt that a small group of dedicating like-minded individuals can change the world… because it is in fact the only thing that ever has. We must stand against the credit lords against the 1% and for the 99%.
I’d like to finish by urging all you to research my claims of the Federal Reserve being a pyramid scheme and virtually stealing money out of our pockets to benefit private investors. Don’t take my word for it. Do your own research I fully believe you will stand on the side of ending the FED once you learn for yourself the tremendous insanity of this monetary policy in a supposedly free country.
Because if we don’t end it a terribly thing that Thomas Jefferson predicted may come true. And in fact somewhat already has as we experienced the popping of the housing bubble over the past few years. I’ll leave you with this quote by good ole Tommy J” If the American people ever allow the banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by inflation, and then deflation, the banks and corporations that grow up around them will deprive the people of all property, until their children grow up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”
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Great Speech!
Though I must say, I truly hope that Jefferson quote at the end wasn't in it, as it's a fake. It'd only serve to discredit the rest of your fine research.
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Standard and Poor's lowered America's credit rating from AAA to AA+, I heard. The news report that came across my radio headset early this morning provided further evidence of how the world has changed. We are a weaker country because of mismanagement by government leaders. Misguided government leadership has hindered my life in numerous ways throughout the 24 years that I have served in prison so far.
I've followed politics ever since my prison term began. Ronald Reagan sat in the White House when I began my term. I watched elections that led to presidencies by Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, and Obama. I had hopes for reforms that would bring attention to the prison system, but the only reforms I saw led to more spending and bigger government. Leadership refused to cut any aspect of government, and I lived in the midst of a group of government workers convinced that they were doing God's work by locking people in cages.
Even during these troubled times, with high unemployment and record deficits, those who run America's bloated prison system argue passionately on the need to preserve policies that keep people in prison for the duration of the sentences imposed. They vehemently object to efforts to implement reforms that would provide mechanisms for nonviolent prisoners to work toward earning freedom. Those who support the prison system insist upon preserving the status-quo. Their income depends upon a massive prison population.
For those who stand behind the prison system, preserving failed policies and procedures represents a higher priority than preparing prisoners for law-abiding lives upon release. It makes for bad and expensive public policy, as high recidivism rates make clear. Even during difficult times that lower credit ratings make clear, I doubt whether American leaders will consider the absurdity of its bloated prison system as an option for reform. I'm pleased to have reached the final months of my imprisonment. I intend to work toward improving the lives of those within it upon my release.
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Microsoft has been in business, in one form or another, for 37 years. In the tech world, that's an eternity.
Which isn't to say Microsoft has remained static over that time. Regulatory pressures, strategic shifts in software and hardware, the rise of new breeds of competitors such as Google and Amazon have ensured that Microsoft isn't remotely the same company it was just 10 years ago. Give it another five years, and Microsoft could be doubly unrecognizable -- especially considering its current crossroads.
Make no mistake: Redmond has always had a foot in multiple territories. This time around, cohering its strategy in these disparate areas could mean a major transfiguration of one of the few technology companies that can never be counted out.
Here's a look at the sweeping challenges Microsoft will face and how the company will need to respond to maintain its relevance in the years ahead.
Microsoft Windows: The future is hybrid
Any bellwether of Microsoft's long-term evolution would have to be found in its flagship product: desktop Windows. If the latest iteration of Windows surfaces anything about a latent strategy coming to the fore, it can be summed up in one word: hybridize.
In the time since Microsoft released Windows 7, the personal-computing market has been upended. PC sales are down, phone and tablet sales are up, and it has never been more evident that a full-blown desktop tower -- or even a clamshell notebook -- is no longer necessary to stay connected.
Microsoft's response has been twofold. First, create a new version of Windows in the short run (Windows 8), and power it with a new set of programming APIs (Windows Runtime, or WinRT) aimed at the long run. Second, equip the OS with an interface suited for low-power, touchscreen devices, the hottest-selling form factor for personal computing.
Andrew Brust, founder and CEO of analyst firm Blue Badge Insights, puts it this way: "In terms of spanning the desktop and touch-first worlds, it's clearly the only logical choice Microsoft had. They have an existing (and huge) customer base and an existing (and huge) ecosystem of software. They need to service those customers and be compatible with that software, and they also need to forge into tablet territory. They're doing what they must. The question is whether it will work."
So far, the payoff has been mixed at best. Sales of Windows 8 have been slow, with adoption projected to resemble Windows Vista more than Windows 7 -- although Windows 8 is making a better show than Vista did in its first months of release. Enterprises don't have much interest in Windows 8 either -- they're only now catching up with Windows 7 anyway, while Windows XP's support window is nearing its close for good. And complaints about the Modern UI side of Windows 8 are legion, since it takes away about as much as it adds in.
Granted, it's still early, but all signs point to Windows 8 not having the kind of momentum needed. The larger question: Does Microsoft need Windows 7-level momentum to justify the changes to Windows 8? Especially given that what's under the hood in Windows 8 is what stands to make the most difference.
It's a mistake to assume any one Microsoft product constitutes a long-term strategy. Together they are incarnations of the bigger picture, one in which Microsoft gradually -- if painfully -- shrugs off its legacy Win32 shackles.
It's the platform(s), stupid
Put into context, Windows 8 matters most in relation to Microsoft's new software foundation strategy: WinRT. At least that's the take of Forrester analysts John R. Rymer and Jeffrey S. Hammond in their report, "The Future Of Microsoft .Net: New Options, New Choices, New Risks."
Windows 8 users know WinRT as the foundation that powers the Modern UI side of Windows 8. It was designed to create software that runs efficiently across all the platforms Microsoft knows it needs to make a showing on now: desktops, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, even the server back end.
Microsoft knows that ditching its existing investment in Win32 is unwise, but it would be no less unwise to ignore a market that is only getting bigger. To that end, WinRT flanks the old-school Win32 APIs without replacing them -- at first anyway.
Moving Windows to ARM by itself hasn't been the big obstacle; the grandfather of the current version of Windows, Windows NT, has a history of running on non-Intel hardware (MIPS, PowerPC). The hard part is creating a software ecosystem to run in that environment. Modern UI apps found in the Windows 8 app store are the first wave of this tide.
In other words, Windows 8 has been less about making a smash hit and more about introducing users and developers to the first iteration of a software platform designed to span multiple domains.
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Hydlide is a good game with graphics that are average and music that is not too terribly annoying. 90% of the game is comprised of building up energy to play the other 10%. A good alternative to Ultima, Zelda, and other quest-oriented RPG games.
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Trust me it is a decent game, but it isn’t great. If you are in the mood for a unique battle engine with a lot of grinding, give it a try.
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Like I said, the overworld is small, so it stands to reason that the game isn't particularly long, which is true. You also have the option to save your progress at any time. By the time you have beaten this game, however, you will likely wish you had spent the time playing something else, although it might entertain you for an hour or two if you are into this kind of game.
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Azada: Ancient Magic is the sequel to Azada (2007). Like its predecessor, it is a point-and click adventure with simple puzzles.
The game takes place in a small library, where the objective is to fix the plot of several magic books ruined by an evil spell. Each book acts as a self-contained mini-adventure, and the locations are illustrated pages that can be flipped back and forth. Objects collected are stored in the inventory at the bottom of the screen that can be accessed by clicking on the bag icon. Each book has 2 hints, and the hint button also indicates when a page has no further puzzles or objects.
Most of the time the player has to use the inventory items to solve the books, but some pages have logic puzzles that usually block access to a necessary item or part of the screen. They are unique to each book, and range from the common jigsaw puzzle to JezzBall-like mini-games.
Players that get stuck on a book can leave it to be solved later, by going back to the library and selecting another one. Each book ends with the main character escaping through the use of a magic portrait. After being solved, the magic energy of the book fills a meter at the right side of the bookshelf. Every time this meter reaches its maximum capacity, the player receives an orb that allows any of the mini-games to be skipped. A total of four orbs can be stored on slots next to the hint button.
After solving part of the book collection, the portraits collected from them have to be examined in a machine that reveals the magical symbols hidden on them. The player has access to a new set of books after solving a logic puzzle involving these symbols.
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And I'm Linda Wertheimer. We're about to dive into an autumn of intensive lobbying over health-care legislation. All the big interests in a multitrillion dollar industry are working to make sure the bill doesn't hurt them.
INSKEEP: And Linda, that's one reason we're glad you're sitting in with us this week, because you've covered Washington for many years. And that includes another year when Linda covered a story where lobbyists flooded the capital. It was another year when Congress passed a bill affecting almost every American.
WERTHEIMER: It was 1986, and the subject was taxes. The tax code was not working for average Americans. Newspapers reported cases of some working people actually writing bigger checks to the tax man than very wealthy people, even heads of major corporations. Although the highest tax rate was 50 percent, few paid it because there were so many deductions or loopholes available to the rich.
The 1986 tax restructuring would eventually lower that top rate to just 28 percent, while closing lots of specialized loopholes through which a few escaped income tax altogether. It took many months, furious negotiation, and it seemed like a miracle when it finally passed. Jeffrey Birnbaum covered that fight for the Wall Street Journal.
Mr. JEFFREY BIRNBAUM (Reporter, Washington Times): Congress, which usually does only two things well - overreact and nothing - can actually pull itself together and write remarkable legislation that will deal with issues. And it did in '86, and it could very well on health-care reform, despite the many doubters. But it would take an extraordinary confluence of events and personalities for something like that to happen again.
WERTHEIMER: Jeffrey Birnbaum now works for the Washington Times. He and his colleague at the Journal, Alan Murray, wrote a book about that tax battle colorfully called "Showdown at Gucci Gulch," named for the hallway where well-heeled lobbyists waited for lawmakers.
A full-court press by those same lobbyists is usually enough to stop a bill, but not in 1986. Former Treasury Secretary James Baker believes the difference was one extraordinary personality.
Mr. JAMES BAKER (Former Treasury Secretary): Ronald Reagan. It was his number one domestic priority. He had a lot of - there were a lot of people, frankly, in his party who opposed that bill. So it was the president. Something like that is not - it can't get done without presidential leadership.
WERTHEIMER: Reagan benefited from the confluence of other powerful personalities as well, such as Baker himself and the chairman of the tax-writing committee in the House, a Democrat, and the Republican chairman of the tax-writing committee in the Senate.
The co-author of "Showdown at Gucci Gulch," Alan Murray, is still with the Wall Street Journal. He remembers another key factor: The goals of the '86 bill were clear.
Mr. ALAN MURRAY (Reporter, Wall Street Journal): You had two big ideas, each of which was appealing to a different party. The Republicans were determined to bring tax rates down. The Democrats were upset about these giant loopholes, many of which went to corporations or to wealthy people, and they wanted to close the loopholes. And so you had a confluence of interest. You do have the same sort of dynamic in health-care reform.
WERTHEIMER: The driving force behind the tax bill among Democrats was Bill Bradley, then a senator from New Jersey. Bradley first introduced this version of tax reform in 1982, and began a campaign to sell it to his colleagues. It was Bradley's very powerful idea that it was possible to lower income tax rates for everyone and pay for it by closing loopholes.
Mr. BILL BRADLEY (Former Democratic Senator, New Jersey): The key thing was the conceptual framework. Once you have a reform that has conceptual soundness, it's very difficult for somebody to challenge you. It just made a lot of sense to cut taxes rates - who's not for that - and to pay for it by eliminating loopholes that allowed different people making the same income to pay different taxes.
WERTHEIMER: Bradley sees strategic similarities between taxes then and health care now. Then, as now, the business interests were split, creating an opportunity for a persuasive president to press for change. In the case of health care, the two big ideas are cover everybody and cut the costs. But Bradley says it's not possible to know yet whether President Obama made the right decision in letting the Congress create health-care legislation. Former Treasury Secretary James Baker thinks that was a mistake.
Mr. BAKER: Well, the most important thing we did was, we set up our own proposal. We didn't vest one party or the other in the Congress with the authority to write the bill. We knew going in that it was going to - if it was going to fly, it would have to have broad, bipartisan support. And by that, I mean not just one or two votes, but broad support from both parties. And then it passed, I think, with almost as many Democratic votes as it did Republican votes.
WERTHEIMER: In 1986, the House was controlled by Democrats, the Senate by Republicans, with a Republican in the White House who made cutting income tax rates his first priority. So bipartisanship had to be the order of the day. Jeffrey Birnbaum again.
Mr. BIRNBAUM: The Democratic-controlled House passed the bill and therefore, the Republican-controlled Senate couldn't afford not to pass the bill, and there was real bipartisan consensus in a way that we can't even imagine having currently, and that's one of the real problems, I think, moving the health-care reform bill forward.
WERTHEIMER: Birnbaum's colleague, Alan Murray, points out that there is an entire generation of members of Congress with no experience of working with the other party - just not in their skill set, he says. But there is another lesson here. When a big change gets rolling, it can be hard to stop. That does not mean the way was smooth for tax reform. In fact, the tax bill set records for resurrection. Here's Alan Murray.
Mr. MURRAY: It was like "The Perils of Pauline"; the thing kept coming to the edge of a cliff and almost falling off. You know, the motivation that kept that bill alive and moving was less a positive motivation - oh, we have to fix thetax code - than it was a negative motivation. It was the people in Congress saying, I can't be the person who killed it; you know, don't let the dog die on my doorstep.
WERTHEIMER: That, Murray reckons, is the best chance health care has - if members of Congress are afraid to let overhaul die. I asked former Senator Bradley about that. He said the issue has to get to yes or no on health-care overhaul; get past the details. Pass one bill in the House, another in the Senate, then sit down with the White House to work something out for the president to sell.
Mr. BRADLEY: That's why the final bill is so critical, because you can't say, well, oppose taxing employer benefits or don't do the public option, because those are just narrow aspects of the system, and the president can't really mobilize what he has the ability to mobilize for something so narrow. But he will have the capacity to do that once the bill comes out of conference, and that's why I think it'll pass.
WERTHEIMER: A big legislative battle like health care is exciting, Bradley says, because if you can do one big thing that everyone thought was impossible, perhaps you can do another. President Obama recently told the Washington Post that with a success on health care under our belts, end quote, managing even the deficit begins to look possible.
INSKEEP: So that's a big battle from the 1980s that still has relevance today, that Linda Wertheimer witnessed. And Linda, I have to ask, that book title, "Showdown at Gucci Gulch," what was Gucci Gulch?
WERTHEIMER: Well, the lobbyists who were trying to make things happen their way in the bill are very highly paid people, and they were crowded into the hallways outside of the relevant committees. Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, a funny guy, came out and looked at it and he said, they're packed in Gucci to Gucci.
(Soundbite of laughter)
WERTHEIMER: And that's where it came from.
INSKEEP: Well, let me just ask, though, those well-dressed lobbyists, in the end, is this a case where the special interests lost because the bill passed?
WERTHEIMER: I think it is a case where they lost, and it was partly because they were divided. Each one was looking at their own particular tax deduction, and they weren't looking at the whole. They could not oppose the whole. The Congress, on the other hand, was united. It's the sort of thing that Bradley is saying, whether you - can you say no to the whole bill?
INSKEEP: NPR's Linda Wertheimer, who witnessed that tax battle in 1986, which ended with the bill that President Ronald Reagan could sign. She's with us this week on MORNING EDITION from NPR News.
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CLASSICAL VIEW; 'Klinghoffer' Sinks Into Minimal Sea
By Edward Rothstein
Published: September 15, 1991
In the second act of the opera "The Death of Klinghoffer," an enormous tube of fluorescent light slowly descends through the scaffoldlike industrial set. It is accompanied by pulsing, shifting tonal chords, the chorus singing sustained "Ah" 's and a Palestinian terrorist invoking martyrdom. The scene seems to pay homage to another minimalist opera, Philip Glass's "Einstein on the Beach." In that work (first seen in New York in 1976), a fluorescent beam was languidly lowered, splitting the stage's universe as the music's patter slowed the passage of time.
Whether the homage was real or a critic's imagining, "Klinghoffer," which ended its run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Friday, is in a tradition that began triumphantly with that epic and its imagistic staging by Robert Wilson, and which has since sputtered into cliche and mannerism. In between have come Mr. Glass's other operas -- "Satyagraha" and "Akhnaten," Anthony Davis's "X" and John Adams's "Nixon in China" (which shared "Klinghoffer's" librettist, Alice Goodman, and director, Peter Sellars).
As in any tradition, later works often refer to or invoke elements of earlier ones. Mr. Davis's account of the life of Malcolm X would have been impossible without Mr. Glass's version of Gandhi's life in "Satyagraha." The airplane arrival and the final bedroom scene in "Nixon" would have been quite different without "Einstein."
But minimalist operas share more profound characteristics. These works are not traditional narratives with evolving plots and intricate characters. Their scenes are meant to be iconic. When, in "Einstein," a jail is contained inside a courtroom and a machine gun is aimed at the audience; when, in "Satyagraha," Gandhi leads a protest; when, in "Klinghoffer," Marilyn Klinghoffer passionately complains of her husband's medical problems -- and when the accompanying scores are constructed not as evolving narratives but as repetitive meditations, the scenes lose their concrete and literal character and become mythic, allegorical.
The allegories, at times, are almost explicit. In "Satyagraha," though the text itself is in Sanskrit from the Bhagavad Gita (emphasizing mythic ambitions), every staged event from Gandhi's life -- the burning of identity cards, the protest marches, the forming of communes -- echoes milestones from the 1960's counterculture. When Gandhi is killed, a mimed enactment of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination is even seen backstage through a scrim. In "Kling hoffer," the allegory works differently. Confrontations between terrorists and their hostages are meant to invoke broader historical issues; at one point, for example, the terrorists are draped in blue cloths earlier worn by Hagar and Ishmael in a scene dramatizing the birth of the Arab people.
This operatic tradition also has claims to avant-gardism because it attempts to sustain some of the old beliefs and political leanings of the movement, including an opposition to the values of the bourgeoisie. "Akhnaten" is almost a symbolic dramatization of the rejection of middle-class notions of sex and religion, with the ancient Egyptian king becoming both male and female, introducing ecstatic dance into ritual and breaking all social boundaries. His defeat is finally represented, in contemporary times, by polyester-clad tourists scampering over the great man's tomb.
"Klinghoffer" tendentiously applies such anti-bourgeois notions to the issues of the Mideast conflict as well. The opening prologue contains an almost agit-prop portrayal of a squabbling middle-class Jewish family. The Jewish victims of the terrorist attack have a narrow vision of the world. "I am afraid for myself, for myself, for myself" are the words to one chorus. These are injured individuals whose historical awareness is limited to longstanding attachment to a place.
In contrast, though the Palestinian terrorists have their reprehensible characteristics, their "position" is given resonance through extensive historical meditations and choruses -- allusions to the origins of the Arab people and the usurpation of land. They are suffused with historical consciousness, with "complex" feelings and claims. There is no Israeli position here; it is collapsed into scorn of American Jews and anybody else without mythic claims on the world's attention.
This ideological posing is morally tawdry, given the horrific events of "Klinghoffer," but its libretto is too confused and Mr. Adams's music too limited in range to really evoke the skewed sentiments it strains for. This is an esthetic problem that only "Einstein" and "Satyagraha," of all these works, managed to avoid. Minimalist musical style -- even Mr. Adams's variety -- demands either conceptual simplicity or a complexity based on image rather than substance. "Einstein" was the apotheosis of this tradition, ecstatic without being pompous, ambitious without being didactic. As its successors strained at the political sphere, they have become more and more limited, the iconic turning cartoonish.
The problem is that dramatic complexity does not arise out of political posing or proclaimed evenhandedness. It requires a nuanced historical imagination, one able to think nonideologically and nonmythically, while being sensitive to the resonances of the particular in the universal. It comes also from a musical score able to give voice to a wide range of sensibilities, able to engage, like an actor, in the lives of its subjects. The yearning for a vital American operatic tradition is almost palpable. But this minimalist variety is stillborn; for the American avant-garde to become truly avant-garde it will have to leave itself behind.
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CONTESTING THE VOTE; Text of Supreme Court Ruling on Bush v. Gore Florida Recount Case
Published: December 13, 2000
(Page 3 of 17)
In addition to these difficulties the actual process by which the votes were to be counted under the Florida Supreme Court' s decision raises further concerns. That order did not specify who would recount the ballots. The county canvassing boards were forced to pull together ad hoc teams comprised of judges from various circuits who had no previous training in handling and interpreting ballots. Furthermore, while others were permitted to observe, they were prohibited from objecting during the recount.
The question before the court is not whether local entities, in the exercise of their expertise, may develop different systems for implementing elections. Instead, we are presented with a situation where a state court with the power to assure uniformity has ordered a statewide recount with minimal procedural safeguards. When a court orders a statewide remedy, there must be at least some assurance that the rudimentary requirements of equal treatment and fundamental fairness are satisfied. Given the court's assessment that the recount process under way was probably being conducted in an unconstitutional manner, the court stayed the order directing the recount so it could hear this case and render an expedited decision. The contest provision, as it was mandated by the State Supreme Court, is not well calculated to sustain the confidence that all citizens must have in the outcome of elections. The state has not shown that its procedures include the necessary safeguards. The problem, for instance, of the estimated 110,000 overvotes has not been addressed, although Chief Justice Wells called attention to the concern in his dissenting opinion.
Upon due consideration of the difficulties identified to this point, it is obvious that the recount cannot be conducted in compliance with the requirements of equal protection and due process without substantial additional work. It would require not only the adoption (after opportunity for argument) of adequate statewide standards for determining what is a legal vote, and practicable procedures to implement them, but also orderly judicial review of any disputed matters that might arise. In addition, the secretary of state has advised that the recount of only a portion of the ballots requires that the vote tabulation equipment be used to screen out undervotes, a function for which the machines were not designed. If a recount of overvotes were also required, perhaps even a second screening would be necessary. Use of the equipment for this purpose, and any new software developed for it, would have to be evaluated for accuracy by the secretary of state, as required by Florida StatuteSection 101.015.
The Supreme Court of Florida has said that the legislature intended the state's electors to ''participate fully in the federal electoral process,'' as provided in 3 U. S. C. Section 5. | http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/13/us/contesting-vote-text-supreme-court-ruling-bush-v-gore-florida-recount-case.html?src=pm&pagewanted=3 | dclm-gs1-118430000 |
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Re ''Mr. Ridge Goes to Washington'' (editorial, Oct. 8):
Here's an idea for Tom Ridge, the head of the new Homeland Security Council in the White House: Why not enlist the army of retirees -- the scientists, lawyers, engineers, computer specialists and expert tradespeople? Get them off their couches and golf courses and use them for surveillance, investigation and watchfulness.
Many millions of retirees are out there, ready and willing to play a useful role for homeland security.
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Re^3: Perl and open source
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Tradition. Since a lot of OSs and user environments are written in C, a widget set in C would make sense. I.e. XWindows and what not. For java, that was backed by Sun from the get-go. Have strong OOP, graphical stuff, networking and so on. C++, I can only think of the MFC and qt off of the top of my head. The only toolkits for C++ i can think of are people who wish to make a profit on peple who want a graphical interface written in C++ instead of just wrapped. C++, I *think* has more biz people interested, as OOP is usually good for representing biz like ideas in an organized way. Companies like "organization". Perl had it tacked on later, no?
So java is company backed. C++ is profit backed. C is done sort of as a default.
perl has tk and all of the C bindings sorta, but I think it falls more in line with python and ruby. They aren't native languages so to speak. They are open and not profit backed.. well.. didn't nasa sponsor it in some way when mr wall was witht hem? Anyway, I dont' know of many OSs written in perl. And whhomever sponsors perl doesn't seem to have that huge of an interest in graphical interfaecs. Not bad.. just true.. I think.
Am i at all accurate on any of this?
Then B.I. said, "Hov' remind yourself nobody built like you, you designed yourself"
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Re^4: Perl and open source
by pg (Canon) on Nov 14, 2004 at 04:02 UTC
"perl... but I think it falls more in line with python and ruby."
Your assertion is so true. Perl and Java actually fall in two different categories in real life, and they are like apple and orange. Java was never targeted to compete with Perl, and I don't think Larry Wall's target was or is to compete with Java, or even create a language for a close purpose.
One of my co-worker created a suite we used to build our system from cvs, and deploy it to testing and production environments, that was a good fit for Perl. Nobody in the team ever questioned whether we should build that suite in Java.
In my real life, I never had a situation where people argured about whether we should do so and so in Java or Perl, but there are times they discuss whether something should be done in .Net or Java. This shows that, there is usually(I added this word after read sporty's reply) a clear cut between Perl and things like Java and .Net. They are just created for different application areas.
I don't completely agree on the clear cut part. Their intentions are kinda .. different, but you can accomplish, quite well, a lot of things in either language. For instance, using a language, i'm implementing an architecture for doing a lot of reporting like manipulations. The data is being fetched from the database and what not, but the underlying things that can be cached and redone w/o going back to the db, is done in that architecture. Am i doing it in perl or java? Either would be good fits, if they were the only mitigating factors, eh?
But you are right. There are some things that are a lot easier in some languages. I love to say it: perl is quite expresive and easy to read if you are consistent, which for at least expressing certain things, make it really easy. Basic example, the merge sort. In java and c, i have to start allocating memory carefully, where in perl, I can be less careful, and do it in fewer lines, making the algorithm more prominent.. well.. if I don't start obfuing it.. which I won't. :)
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In her husband's homeland of Switzerland, Karin Waldhauser is kept busy caring for her 3-year-old twins and learning German.
Why did you move to the city?
Liestal is near my husband's family and an easy commute to his office. It also has great public transport connections to Basel, the nearest big city, as well as the rest of Switzerland.
What do you do there?
At the moment I'm mostly spending time with our 3-year-old twins and learning German.
What do you like/dislike about it?
I love that we have a forest on our doorstep, but are just a 10-minute train ride from Basel, a beautiful, vibrant city. From Liestal we can take a train to Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin and even Moscow. Switzerland is so small and the public transport system is so good that we can get anywhere in the country in a few hours. One of things I've found hard to get used to is the high cost of health insurance. Switzerland has compulsory health insurance, so the standard of care is high but very expensive.
How does the cost of living compare to New Zealand?
We've actually found this a bit hard to judge as the tax structure is so different here and interest rates are really low. The price of land and housing is really high - you're lucky to get change from a million Swiss Franks for a standard 3-4 bedroom house in our area. Sushi is also unbelievably expensive, about $20 for 6 pieces. Although overall we pay about as much at the supermarket as we did in New Zealand. One nice surprise was finding that nappies are about half the price here.
What do you do on weekends?
On Saturday mornings we often have coffee and croissants with Stefan's family in the village, looking out on the 15th century town gate (Torli). At the moment the town is preparing for two of the biggest events of the year, the Liestal Chienbase and the carnival. The Chienbase takes place on the Sunday night before the Basel Carnival begins, which is always at 4am on the Monday after Ash Wednesday. The Chienbase is basically people running with burning wood through the wooden town gate, or flaming wagons being pulled through the gate.
What do you think of the food/what's your favourite thing to eat there?
Cheese and chocolate. What more could you possibly want?
What's the best way to get around the city?
Public transport or cycling within the city and outlying villages. Village streets are often narrow and full of complicated Swiss traffic signs.
What's the shopping like?
In Basel the shopping is pretty good with all the usual European high street shops. We're lucky to have a few good shopping cities close to us. Zurich is bigger and only 50 minutes away on the train and Colmar, a gorgeous French city, is also only about an hour away.
What's the nightlife like?
Not much to speak of in Liestal, but Basel has everything from Michelin starred restaurants to Irish pubs. We have young kids, so our nightlife happens mostly at home!
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What is your favourite part of the city?
Basel is split in two by the Rhine River. The current is strong and in summer you see people floating down the river, clutching these bright orange waterproof bags that contain their clothes etc. Basel sometimes holds concerts on platforms floating out in the river.
What time of year is best to visit and why?
Any time, really! In summer you can swim in the lakes and rivers, walk in the forests, go to a huge fair such as Art Basel. Spring and autumn can be a bit cheaper as most of Switzerland has peak times in summer and winter. In winter you've got the Christmas markets and carnival, as well as being just a couple of hours from the mountains. I'd probably avoid late July/August as it can be hot (we had 38 degrees last summer) and it's the school holidays.
What's your must-do thing for visitors?
Near us are the remains of a large Roman city called Augusta Raurica. It's the best preserved Roman town on the northern side of the Alps. Or go and enjoy the view of the alps from the Wasserfallen, which you can reach by gondola.
What are your top tips for tourists?
Buy one of the Swiss rail passes. There are lots of options and it covers most rail, bus and boat trips as well as giving discounts for cable cars etc. As in all countries, a little of the local language goes a long way. This is easier said than done in Switzerland, with its four languages, but in the Swiss German speaking part saying "gruezi" for hello and "danke" for thank you works wonders.
How easy is it for you to get back to New Zealand?
Logistically it's easy, Zurich has a large international airport, but it's pretty expensive for the four of us.
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Opened Jan 22, 2004
Defense of Prague is a new play by Sophia Murashkovsky, directed by Leslie Lee, which is a story from her dreams. A Tsiganka (Gypsy-sorceress), symbolically named Prague, finds work in a sacrilegious cabaret which is housed in a synagogue near a crowded old Jewish cemetery. There she falls under the power of its diabolical MC, who is said to be an actual descendant of the Rabbi who built the mythical 17th century Golem of Prague. Having taken him as her pimp, she learns that he had corrupted her Gypsy mother's soul as well, leaving her to wither on the streets of Prague. The Golem, protector of the ghetto, is again on the loose, her creator - the pimp - having lost control of his creation.
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It's official: there are now too many DJs. It's not just that in the future, everyone will get their own 15-minute set. (You can already do that at Jamie Renton's Sound of the World Relay.) Very soon, the number of DJs will outstrip the number of clubbers, leading to a highly unstable DJ Event Horizon, beyond which they disappear into the black remix of space, never to return.
When this happens, nobody will miss Parov Stelar, the wonderfully naff nom de disque of Marcus Füreder, an Austrian DJ of no fixed style. He makes speaker-fodder you can imagine being annoyingly quiet or irritatingly loud at your local bar. Gabriella Hänninen's rasping, sub-Winehousian vocals grate on Charleston Butterfly, which aspires to Nicolas Repac without the latter's flair or humour. Love is a thin homage to Moby's blues-sampling, and several tracks are overly infatuated with Mr Scruff's Moondog-infected Get a Move On. Dire. | http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jun/13/worldmusic | dclm-gs1-118840000 |
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1. a Grammy winning American, smooth jazz, saxophonist. Kenny G earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Using circular breathing, Kenny G held an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds at J&R Music World in New York City
2. a person who kills a joint or blunt in one hit
1. That last album by kenny G really sucked ass.
2. I didn't get to hit the blunt because joe pulled a kenny g.
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0.358382 | <urn:uuid:9d4014c3-22b6-4723-b961-eb6ce03c262f> | en | 0.94701 | Jim Sullivan: Defining today's modern liberals
In a guest column in September titled "How liberals perceive economic justice," I defined modern liberalism as a current manifestation of the philosophy, policies and ideas espoused by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the New Deal.
This column is an attempt to update that definition by examining liberal philosophy and issue positions and contrasting them with conservative ones.
Equality and economic justice are foundational goals for modern liberals. Additionally, modern liberals support the idea of a government large enough to make the goals of equality and economic justice, including the elimination of dire poverty and other socioeconomic problems, a reality.
Government is seen as the protector of rights and liberties enumerated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and should take an active role in encouraging and guaranteeing equality and economic justice.
In contrast, modern conservatives reject the idea of large government, government-supported equality and the elimination of socioeconomic problems by government.
Modern conservatives maintain that free individuals should be able to eliminate socioeconomic problems on their own, assisted by a free and competitive marketplace.
Personal freedom, small government, and a free and minimally regulated marketplace are the philosophical linchpins of modern conservatism.
Current issues and contrasting views include:
Gun Control: Modern liberals hold that the Second Amendment to the Constitution allows states to have and maintain militias. It does not guarantee the right of individuals to have firearms. In addition, the purchase and ownership of firearms is to be closely regulated by the government.
Modern conservatives insist that the Second Amendment gives the right of gun ownership to private individuals, and the purchase and ownership of those weapons are to be minimally regulated.
Immigration: Modern liberals support amnesty for illegal immigrants already in this country. Moreover, modern liberals maintain, such illegal immigrants are entitled to certain rights and benefits that normally accrue to American citizens.
By contrast, modern conservatives reject amnesty for illegal immigrants, holding that immigration policy should focus on legal immigration and enforcement of existing immigration laws.
Social Security: The act was passed in 1935 to ensure that seniors and elders do not become impoverished due to the significant reduction in income once retired, as well as due to higher medical expenses as a result of increased age. Modern liberals strongly support Social Security and believe it should continue to be administered by the government to help ensure its safety and liquidity.
Modern conservatives believe Social Security should be privatized and, therefore, that individual retirements should in effect be guaranteed by the investment marketplace and individual due diligence.
Abortion: Modern liberals maintain that abortion should be available to any woman who desires one. This position is a manifestation of the view that a fetus is not a human life and that a woman has control over her own body. The right to abortion must be protected by government.
Modern conservatives maintain that a fetus is a human life and that, indeed, life begins at conception. Accordingly, any manifestation of an unborn baby from conception onward has the right to life and thus abortion is immoral and should be illegal.
Global warming: That global warming has been proven by scientists and is a clear danger to the planet Earth is a view held by modern liberals. Additionally, modern liberals hold that global warming is caused by human burning of fossil fuels. Accordingly, carbon emissions must be regulated.
Modern conservatives hold that scientists have shown that global warming is not a threat that requires regulation of carbon emissions and that it is a function of normal changes in global temperature.
Health care: Modern liberals think all have a right to affordable health care. The passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 was a clear liberal victory. The reasoning behind this act is that literally millions of Americans do not have access to, or are denied, affordable health insurance and thus affordable health care. Many are forced to rely on emergency room physicians for their primary medical care.
Modern conservatives say that all have access to health care through a free, competitive marketplace and that the government should not subsidize health care for individuals. Many conservatives reject government subsidization of health care as socialized medicine.
The foregoing is intended as a brief updating of modern liberalism in terms of philosophy and six current high-profile social, economic and political issues.
People will recognize that not all liberals or all conservatives are necessarily consistent in how they define modern liberalism in terms of philosophy or issues — some will differ with the view of liberalism and conservatism presented here.
The hope is that there is enough common ground in this column to constitute a reasonable and realistic presentation of modern liberalism and, by association, modern conservatism. | http://www.vcstar.com/news/jim-sullivan-defining-todays-modern-liberals | dclm-gs1-118920000 |
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0.018171 | <urn:uuid:907ad4ca-602d-4b2c-a81c-0df806d7ee6b> | en | 0.984167 | TORONTO --Kevin Huntley got an early clue that the Calgary Stampeders might be a threat come late November.
It happened when the Toronto Argonauts veteran defensive lineman was watching the Stamps play host to the Saskatchewan Roughriders back on July 19 in Week 4, when Calgary found itself down 17 points with less than six minutes to play in the fourth quarter.
"Look at the Saskatchewan game," pointed out Huntley on Friday after the Argos went through their final full practice in preparation for Sunday's 100th Grey Cup showdown with the Stamps at the Rogers Centre. "They were down, and as you're watching the game, you're thinking there's no way in the world they can win this game. What to do they do? They pull it out somehow."
On Sunday, the Argos will be looking to figure out a way to stop a team that has seemed bulletproof at times this year.
Even with injury after injury thrown at them, the Stamps have proved resilient, and have found a way to be playing their best football of the season when it counts -- a far cry from the opening few weeks when the Stamps lost twice to the Argos in a six-week span (part of current five-game losing slide to the Boatmen).
"I think they're playing with more confidence, and (quarterback Kevin) Glenn is the key, he's playing as lot better," said Argos' defensive lineman Ronald Flemons. "And of course, (Jon) Cornish has always been good; he's been amazing, one of the best backs I've seen up here. I mean, getting 150 yards in a game is hard, and he's done it a few times this year. And their O-line is underrated. They're not big, flashy guys like B.C.'s (Jovan) Olafioye or Montreal's (Josh) Bourke. But they have a good, solid line."
"The only thing I can say is that they just came together," added Toronto middle linebacker (and former Stamp) Robert McCune. "We've been looking at some stuff that they did at the beginning of the year, and I know from being over there with their great coaching staff, they've been taking care of the things they needed to correct and get on top of. They've always been a high-character team, so for them, it was just a matter of coming together to get the job done."
Still, knowing that is one thing -- seeing it on display is another, and last week's impressive win over the high-powered B.C. Lions made a statement -- not just the victory, but particularly the way Calgary's offence dictated the game at the line of scrimmage against a Lions' front seven that was among the best in the league until being exposed.
"It didn't surprise me," insisted Flemons. "Calgary won 12 regular-season games for a reason. Hey, it's the CFL -- any given day, any team can win, so I wasn't totally surprised by it. They're on a roll, they're feeling good."
So how do you stop that good feeling? Even though the Argos have been spotty against the run this year, they believe that their best path to success is keeping Cornish in check.
"If you can stop Cornish, yeah, you have a good chance of winning -- of course you do," said Flemons. "But you can't let Kevin Glenn pass for 400 yards, right? But Cornish is the key. They're going to try to run Cornish, and that's kind of been our Achilles heel this year, people running the ball against us. So we fully expect them to come out and try to run on us. But if we don't give up the big plays to (Maurice) Price or Nik Lewis, we should be OK." | http://www.windsorstar.com/sports/football/grey-cup-2012/Argos+defence+surprised+surging+Stamps/7603279/story.html | dclm-gs1-118980000 |
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Kanpai- New Sushi in Palo Alto
The owner of Menlo Park's Naomi Sushi just opened Kanpai in the former Jidai-ya location in downdown Palo Alto. October 2nd was the official opening day. While it's hard to judge a restaurant right when it opens because they are so eager to please, Kanpai seems to be joining the ranks of Sushi Tomi and Kaygetsu for high quality sushi in the area. I like it better than Sushi-ya which is about two blocks away. The non sushi was also great.
We had:
2 bowls miso shiru
2 very large cups of mild and sweet sake
4 pieces ikura
4 pieces uni
2 pieces saba
1 piece toro
broiled miso marinated sea bass
mixed tempura
The total was around $80- not cheap but we had some of the more expensive sushi. I'm sorry I can't break it down more, I don't remember the individual prices or the name of the sake.
The sushi was wonderfully sweet and fresh. Ikura was totally different than the super salty, gummy type I find everywhere else. This was much less dyed, very translucent, firm, smaller eggs. Maybe it was a different type of roe? Anyway, it was fantastic. Uni was sweet and held its shape. Saba and toro were both super fresh, very high quality, melting texture.
The amount of rice in each nigiri is much smaller than than what I normally see. We thought it was perfect with the quality of the fish. Wasabi was freshly grated.
My broiled sea bass was not as warm as it should have been since I think they were waiting to bring it out with the tempura. But the balance of flavors was sweet and mild. The tangy green dressing (they called it jalapeno dressing but it really wasn't very spicy) around it cut the oily fish nicely. The tempura was crisp and not oily, and the shrimp were extremely plump.
The remodeling is a very large step up from Jidai-ya. Lovely lighting and relaxing music. The owner, who went through 1 1/2 bottles of sake while we were there was jovial and very proud of the new restaurant. He told us the counters, tables and various other parts were imported from Japan. It's hard to predict if the quality will stay this high when a restaurant is this new, but I highly recommend checking it out if you're in the area!
Menu had an intro paragraph touting the omakase they offer so I'll return soon to try it out.
330 Lytton Avenue
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1. Thanks for this report! Relatively few places serve freshly grated wasabi (and even fewer will do it automatically, on just the first visit), so just the fact that Kanpai does makes them immediately more interesting.
I had a question about the ikura, since you mentioned their ikura wasn't super salty. A few of the better sushi places around the bay will do their own marination for the ikura, with shoyu and sake, that I've always loved in comparison to the standard stock salty stuff. Ino Sushi, in Japantown, does a fantastic version. Since you mention the ikura in particular, I was wondering if Kanpai does something similar to this?
1. Hi shortexact. I don't know why the ikura is so different but I don't think that Kanpai does their own marination. Since the actual size, the color, everything, was so different, I'm actually convinced it was roe from a different type of salmon, or maybe not even from salmon (so perhaps it's not actually ikura). Next time I go, I'll find out more.
1. My understanding is that this restaurant is a 2nd venture by the owner of Naomi Sushi in Menlo Park, whose offerings rank pretty low on my list (in terms of quality/price ratio which is not very good). Your review has me intrigued though, especially if you are ranking them between Tomi and Kaygetsu. If this place doesn't share the same fish sources as Naomi I might pop in one of these days. Perhaps the Sushi Monster will review this before I will :-)
Marinated ikura, or full name ikura no shoyu zuke, is darker orange color (closing in on a red hue) than their regular salted counterpart. A good marination would have a fine balance between soy and sake, but some prefer a heavier sake flavor. Ino Sushi does do a nice version, but the one that got me into it is Sushi Sam's in San Mateo (he calls is special ikura for short).
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1. re: K K
Sushi Sam's has been on my list to try, and I've heard some great things, but unfortunately I haven't yet had the pleasure of going. KK, how does Sam's ikura differ from Ino's? I'm always on the look out for places that are willing to look beyond shio-ikura.
1. re: shortexact
It has been a while since I last went to both places, and Ino-san does not have the marinated ikura all the time, whereas in the past 8 years I've been going to Sam's out of so many visits I'd say less than 8 visits he was out of the marinated ikura (he usually keeps a tub in the mini fridge).
Kitsho in Cupertino had this offering too a few times which was pretty good.
I think Sam's version has heavier flavors in both soy sauce and sake (perhaps longer marination time?), so heavy that the best way to enjoy them is sphere by sphere. :-) Honestly his version was the first time I had it, so I use them as a standard. Perhaps keeping them in the fridge for a while will do that to the flavor. Maybe heavy flavor is not for everyone, but I certainly like it. Apparently doing this yourself at home is not difficult, just getting the raw eggs in sujiko form is way cheaper, then cleaning it, then marinating it yourself to whatever desired levels (mirin, sake, soy sauce).
Higuma's version (Redwood City) is not bad, and the owner says it is a hometown receipe (Hokkaido), though their marination is too light for me.
Sushiya apparently had this the 2nd to last time I went.
1. re: K K
Thanks for the assessment of Sam's, I'll make sure to try that whenever I can get there. You're right that Inoue-san doesn't always keep the good ikura around, but sometimes I think it might just depend on how he feels at that particular moment :)
Sebo in Hayes Valley has recently been carrying a shoyu ikura, but when I had it, the marination was a bit on the light side.
2. I like Higuma's marinated ikura :P
1. A quick footnote regarding marinated ikura: Yuzu in San Mateo would be my top pick for ikura no shoyu zuke, followed by Hotaru in San Mateo, with SushiYa in Palo Alto and Higuma in Redwood City neck and neck for third. (Actually, you're never going to get a bad meal at any of those places.) As for Sam's, I found a lot to love about the place, despite the price. But I have never had his "special" ikura.
I personally prefer a marination that's heavy on the sake side. If you can hold a Zippo lighter in front of your breath and blow a fireball after eating two nigiri pieces, that's a good sign... (heh...)
When I went by Kampai last week (gotta double-check that spelling -- is it Kanpai or Kampai?) they said they were shooting for an opening this week. I'm planning to get there Thursday for lunch. My initial impression, having heard about this from the Naomi guys for the last six months, was this place was to have a more fusion-oriented, upscale focus than their Menlo Park sushiya. Since I couldn't care less about fusion or upscale, I may need to reign in my expectations. KK and I differ sharply on our opinions of Naomi.
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1. re: Sushi Monster
There is a Kampai House in Sunnyvale. (It joined the dining miles program, which often is not a good sign. ;-)
Picturesque creations, but please don't put watermelon anywhere near my maguro!
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The one in Sunnyvale has no relation to the Palo Alto place. The Sunnyvale restaurant is supposedly a fusion style upscale hip place, owned by a Taiwanese guy. I'm told their kitchen chef was hired from Japan, and the sushi chef I talked to was from Hong Kong. Basically these two are completely different restaurants, though I haven't been to the PA one and might not for a bit until I am swayed :-) | http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/331055 | dclm-gs1-119180000 |
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vegan in paris
i will be staying in an apartment in the marais in april and am looking for really good non-dairy veg options...my husband is a fish and sometimes meat eater and would love recs that might suit both.
also..markets and
open air markets in the area....
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1. Here is a link to the markets guide: http://www.paris-france.org/EN/living... The Bastille market on Thursday and Sunday is close to the Marais. It is sensible to stay in an apartment and self cater if Vegan, I understand Vegetarians in Paris struggle a bit, thus it is more tricky for Vegans. HappyCow lists a few places: http://www.happycow.net/europe/france... but I don't think you will find a safe vegan dishes in a place that does meat/fish.
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1. re: PhilD
I think "struggle a bit" is an understatement. More like persecuted. ;)
1. re: PhilD
thank you, especially for the market link.
1. re: PhilD
Wow, Maoz is in Paris! I know it from NYC. It's not fancy, but it's def a great option.
Paris is tough for a veg and horrible for a vegan, restaurant-wise.
Maybe this link will help:
2. I'm sure you can find something yummy at the Rose Bakery (there are two of them now actually). Though they're famous for things like quiches they also make amazing salads that are frequently vegan, and they have soya milk on hand, they make great smoothies, etc. Sometimes they even make vegan cakes. Only open for lunch, mind you.
1. If you wish, there is a fabulous organic market just on the outskirts (easily accessible by Métro) called Les Nouveaux Robinson. It's huge, and stocks almost every vegan product available in France. Worth the trip. Metro stop is Pont de Neuilly.
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1. re: menton1
Just for clarity this is a supermarket or shop rather than a true market like the "biologique" (organic) market on Boulevard Raspail (6eme) on Sundays or Bld des Batignolles (8eme) on Saturday.
1. re: PhilD
Yes, for clarity, it's a "magasin", not a "marché". In english, "market" could mean either. Lol.
1. re: menton1
"In english, "market" could mean either." Not quite; in the US yes, but in most other English speaking countries it isn't really used as a term for a shop(s).
It is interesting to try and work out what posters mean when the say "good markets in Paris". I think many of us assume it means marché but I wonder if the posters actually really mean good shops.
2. Jealous!!!! Maybe Charles & I will visit you!! xoj
1. Hi there! I'm a vegan in Paris. We are rare creatures!
If you read French, you will find Laura's blog here: http://vg-zone.net/ useful. If not, try Emily's here: http://veganparis.com/.
My favourite places to eat out are:
L'as du Falafel on the Rue des Rosiers in the Marais (better than Maoz but closed on Shabbat);
Loving hut (http://www.lovinghut.fr/) for naughty but nice fried foods. They also have a little corner selling vegan cheeses, mayonnaise, etc.;
The two vegetarian South Indian restaurants by the Gare du Nord. You'll have to ask about butter/ghee though;
Le Passage Obligé (formerly the Victoire Suprême du Coeur). Offers meat options too. http://www.lepassageoblige.com/
Tien Hiang (http://www.tien-hiang.fr/) for tasty Chinese food. Cheap as anything too. I believe the 'ham' contains milk of some sort.
There are some really great Ethiopian restaurants too.
If you want to go to a traditional French restaurant or brasserie, be prepared to eat nothing but chips/fries and a green salad. Occasionally they will be able to modify other salads, but don't count on it!
Good luck!
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1. re: Helen4Morrissey
Tien Hiang have just opened a 2nd restaurant on rue Bichat in the 10th, at number 14. As an eater of all things living, breathing, walking, swimming and clucking, until I actually ate there I at first scoffed when I was told of this vegetarian restaurant (until reading the above post I was lead to believe it was vegan). But it reallly is one of the best cheap "Asian" restaurants I've eaten in in Paris. I've also learned that the faux soy meat riff is an established tradition in some Buddhist, and hence vegan, far east Asian traditions. I even recently spoke to someone who spent a lot of time in Vietnam in the 60's who told me about being shot...and eating soy "duck" meat in a Buddhist monastery.
1. re: vielleanglaise
Shanghaiese vegetarian cuisine is a full-fledged genre. Buddhist cuisine, yes, but very sophisticated. I mean it is not a cuisine originating from deprivation. It is a cuisine invented by Buddhist gourmands who can't quite embrace the Emptiness when it comes to food...
All the faux ham, faux goose, faux chicken are faaaabulous.
I did not know about Tien Hiang, - merci merci merci Anglaise once again, - but usually get my faux goose and vegetarian dumplings from Aux Mandarins in n°1 rue de Berri, a restaurant favored by both the Chinese embassy and the Taiwanese "Delegation" (de facto embassy). Another oddity about the restaurant is that it actually has a beautiful décor AND good food.
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The décor (formica, calendars with pandas on them) in both the "flagship" Tien Hiang restaurant on the rue Chemin Vert, and now in the new branch in the 10th, leave a little to be desired... but the food is so good and great value, and the staff are nice in their slightly earnest way.
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"Tien Hiang have just opened a 2nd restaurant on rue Bichat in the 10th, at number 14."
Thank you for sharing that info. Last time we ate at Tien HIang, we had to share a table with another couple and diners who arrived after we did either had to wait for good 30 min for a table or opt for takeout. So this second location was much a needed expansion and I hope it doesn't negatively impact quality of food. | http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/678916 | dclm-gs1-119190000 |
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Video by Alphaville
Released 1989
Genre Synthpop, new wave
Label WEA
Alphaville chronology
MoonOffice Compilation
Songlines is a video released by the German band Alphaville in 1990, created during the production of Alphaville's 1989 album The Breathtaking Blue. Nine acclaimed directors (or directing teams) were given a different track from The Breathtaking Blue and asked to make a short movie inspired by the song (the tenth track, "Anyway", is played over the closing credits).
Christoph & Wolfgang Lauenstein's video for "Middle of the Riddle" was later retitled Balance and won the 1989 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (albeit with different music).
Track listing[edit]
1. "For a Million" - 9:21 (directed by Alexander Kaidanovsky, U.S.S.R.)
2. "Romeos" - 4:58 (directed by Ian Pringle, Australia)
3. "Middle of the Riddle" - 5:00 (directed by Christoph & Wolfgang Lauenstein, F.R.G.)
4. "Heaven or Hell" - 3:38 (directed by Slobodan Pesic, Yugoslavia)
5. "Ariana" - 3:49 (directed by Ricky Echolette & Olaf Bessenbacher, West Berlin)
6. "She Fades Away" - 5:02 (directed by Mao Kawaguchi, Japan)
7. "Summer Rain" - 4:14 (directed by Susanne Bier, Denmark)
8. "Mysteries of Love" - 5:02 (directed by Alex Proyas, Australia)
9. "Patricia's Park" - 4:19 (directed by Godfrey Reggio, U.S.A)
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Advertising leaflets shoved en masse into mail boxes are one of the banes of modern society.
In Germany, putting a note saying "Bitte keine Werbung" ("No advertising please") on your box protects you from them - advertisers who repeatedly ignore the note face heavy fines.
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Is there a standard English phrase that is widely used in this specific context?
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I dunno about the UK (or other English speaking countries), but US law prohibits anyone besides the residents and the postal service from opening or using mail boxes, so I would be highly doubtful of a common phrase in the US that relates to mailboxes specifically. – waiwai933 Nov 27 '11 at 19:00
I don't think we put anything like that on our doors or mail boxes in the UK, but we can register not to receive such mail. It's not always effective, and I don't think a notice would be. – Barrie England Nov 27 '11 at 19:00
Ah, interesting. Then this practice is maybe specific to Germany. – Pekka 웃 Nov 27 '11 at 19:05
It would be severely illegal for the postman to withhold something addressed to that postbox. Only the recipient is allowed to throw things away. – tchrist Mar 8 '12 at 18:09
@Pekka The only thing that gets into our mailboxes without being addressed to that box are the occasional little circular handouts distributed not by the postman but by neighborhood boys offering to do lawn work. Junk mail always has our address on it, and so may not be legally withheld no matter what sign you happen to affix to your box. – tchrist Mar 8 '12 at 18:31
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I've never seen such a thing specifically in the US, but the phrase No Solicitation (or No Solicitations) is often posted in public places (or at private businesses) where activities like posting advertisements, handing out fliers, or asking for donations are not allowed.
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There's also "No Solicitors". I've seen little signs on peoples' houses near their door before, since it would apply more to door to door salesmen/Jehovah's Witnesses/etc. rather than people leaving stuff in the mailbox given the whole federal offense of putting something in someone's mailbox or even just opening someone's mailbox. – Phoenix Nov 28 '11 at 7:10
I haven't seen one for many years, but the standard sign in the South of England used to be No circulars or hawkers.
I think you'd see No circulars or junk mail more often today, but I doubt if people delivering leaflets ever take any notice of such signs.
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NZ/Aus use similar phrasing. No circulars/No junk mail are probably more common. – deutschZuid Nov 28 '11 at 3:45
In Australia it's very common to see a "No Junk Mail" sticker. Less commonly you might see "Authorised Australia Post Mail Only" or "Addressed Mail Only".
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The classic version is "no circulars" in the UK, but it's totally ineffective, as there's no legal backing for it.
Advertising flyers - frequently glossed as "pizza leaflets" from the endless supply that pizza firms stuff through every letterbox in their delivery area, seemingly daily - are a common bane of life in the UK, and there's no right to stop them being delivered.
In the US, the issue doesn't arise in the first place, because they don't have letterboxes in the way Europe does. European houses have a "letterbox" (though there is often no actual box) on the front door, and anyone can put something into it. Leaflets from politicians and from local advertisers are common. Newspapers are also usually delivered this way to subscribers. All sorts of delivery services, including the mail, deliver letters and small parcels (e.g. CDs, DVDs, paperback books) this way.
In US, though, you have a "mailbox", which is at the roadside, not on the doorfront. These are the classic ones on a post with a little red flag to indicate that there is new mail. Only the US Mail and the resident can put things in - and the resident can put letters in for the US Mail to collect, unlike the European system of only being able to put outgoing post into a pillarbox. It's a criminal offence to interfere with anyone else's mailbox, for the same reasons that it's a criminal offence to intercept or interfere with the mail in most countries.
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This is not universal throughout the US. In some places, especially rural areas, people have mailboxes at the roadside as you describe. Others have boxes mounted on the outside of the house, usually near the door. Apartment buildings often will have boxes in the lobby or entryway. "Letterboxes" in the sense of a slot in the door or wall also exist, though they are not as common, and I believe it's at the carrier's discretion whether to use them. – Nate Eldredge May 21 '12 at 13:46
I see "no flyers please" and "no junk mail" stickers (and handmade signs) on many people's letter boxes (the personally-owned things you attach to the outside of your house, near the front door) in Canada. I don't know if they work or not. They certainly don't carry the force of the law.
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In Australia: "no junk mail", "no advertising material", "no unaddressed advertising material"...
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In Canada you can register with Canada Post to NOT RECEIVE ANY - admail / direct mail/ which is all non - addressed mail. It's called Consumer Choice. When the mail is sorted at the depots and each postal employee will note your slot with a red dot so they know that they don't presort anything into your bundle.
The problem is ... you may not want a food flyer or a pizza flyer but maybe that free magazine or Direct mail magazine with all the savings from time to time. You have to be all or nothing!
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What took the Jews 8 days to produce new oil when rededicating the Temple in the Chanuka story? It seems the process of oil-making takes a lot less time (I have done it in Israel on one of the tourist trips), so what exactly historically took 8 days?
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Another answer (Beis Yosef, Orach Chaim 670, s.v. והטעם) is that the actual pressing would indeed take a day, but that they first had to undergo seven days of purification (from tum'ah contracted by contact with corpses, of which there were plenty during the battles against the Syrian-Greeks) - since, after all, the whole point was that they needed oil that was free of tum'ah.
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I don't quite understand that answer. It's evident that not everyone at the time was impure. (Otherwise - who was it that lit the miraculous oil) So that being the case - the pure people could have made oil(?) – Danield yesterday
The Ran in Mesechtas Shabbos 21: and the Rokayach in Hilchos Chanuka say that it took 4 days to travel to the location where they made the oil and 4 days to travel back, hence 8 days. The Meiri in Mesechtas Shabbos 21: says that the place where the oil came from was Tekoa.
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today Tekoa is less then 4 days traveling from Jerusalem. It's about 13-15 km by the air line. – jutky Dec 7 '10 at 23:27
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I noticed that for primes $p \le 109$, the following seems to be true:
$\sum_{i | p\\#}^{p\\#} \lfloor{\frac{p}{i}\mu(i)}\rfloor = 1$
where $\mu(i)$ is the Mobius function.
For example:
$\frac{2}{1} + \frac{2}{2}(-1) = 1$
$\frac{3}{1} + \lfloor\frac{3}{2}(-1)\rfloor + \frac{3}{3}(-1) + \lfloor\frac{3}{6}\rfloor = 1$
and so on...
I verified this up to $p=109$ using a simple java application.
I might be making a mistake in my code or my thinking. This seems like a very surprising result to me.
Is it correct? If it is, does it stop being true for some prime? Could anyone help me to understand this result.
Thanks very much,
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In your example, you seem to be summing mu(i)*floor(p/i) rather than floor(mu*p/i). – David Cohen Jun 20 '12 at 22:59
Thanks, David. I'll update the example. – Larry Freeman Jun 20 '12 at 23:01
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Assuming that $p\text{#}$ means the product over primes $\prod_{q\leq p}q$, then it is clear that $$\sum_{i\leq p} \mu(i)[\frac{p}{i}] = \sum_{i | p\text{#}} \mu(i)[\frac{p}{i}].$$
But this formula is very well known: $$\sum_{d\leq n} \mu(d)[\frac{n}{d}]=\sum_{k\leq n}\sum_{d | k} \mu(d)=1+0+0+\ldots$$
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But Larry is using the floor function. Are you? Gerhard "Ask Me About System Design" Paseman, 2012.06.20 – Gerhard Paseman Jun 20 '12 at 23:13
Thanks very much! I'll check out the proof behind the very well known equation! Cheers, -Larry – Larry Freeman Jun 20 '12 at 23:15
Hi Gerhard, Yes, I am using the floor function. Isn't the equation cited by David also using a floor function? -Larry – Larry Freeman Jun 20 '12 at 23:16
I am using [] to denote floor. The first equality in the second equation comes from reversing the order of summation on the right hand side, since d divides exactly [n/d] elements of {1,...,n}. – David Cohen Jun 21 '12 at 2:49
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One Of The Best Gaming Generations, Tarnished By Nonstop Complaining
GXC: "The current generation of gamers have really let me down in a number of ways. The sense of entitlement, the constant fanboy back and forth, and the never-ending string of complaints has really tarnished what was arguably the best generation in gaming of all time." (3DS, Culture, Nintendo DS, PC, PS Vita, PS3, PSP, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360)
jar155 + 750d ago
I agree with the premise of the article, and it needed to be said. In the specific case of Mass Effect 3, I feel it was a failure overall, but nowhere near as terrible as it was made out to be.
Good stuff!
FriedGoat + 750d ago
I don't agree with this being one of the best gaming generations, it may be the best technologically but not for actual games and excitement. Living through the past generations it was much more exciting and adventurous. Now its all the same shizz being rehashed. This generation has hardly any originality (and no, we have not exhausted what can be done, just big companies don't take the risks anymore)
There will probably be people saying compare this new game and look how crap the old game is blah blah, but I'm not talking about it like that.
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Definitely NOT one of the best gaming generations. It was too long and it seems like the actual gaming portion took a back seat to gimmicky bullcrap. Social Media, 3d and motion controls... all that stuff is great but they're was too much focus on it and not enough focus on innovative gameplay.
Luckily, there were some good gems to come out of this gen.
MysticStrummer + 750d ago
Yup. One of the best gaming generations, tarnished by one of the whiniest generations of gamers. Fanboys and console wars were invented in earlier generations but they both got much worse this gen. Gaming journalism also hit new lows.
MNGamer-N + 750d ago
All three companies/consoles should come together to form a Voltron console that connects together into a console super beast.
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I'm using HTMLPurifier to check for XSS in an entire HTML document. The problem is that it appears to strip out anyything that isn’t inside <body> tags. But, I want to keep everything, just look out for serious XSS attacks.
Any ideas how to allow <HTML>, <HEAD>, <META> etc.?
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David, I just searched on the HTMLPurifier support forum and saw that you've been busy.
But perhaps you missed the posting from a few months ago that addresses your exact issue, specifically the reply:
Full document support will (ostensibly) come some time in the HTML Purifier 5.x series; we don't actually have the parsing code necessary to actually deal with full HTML documents.
Until then, you'll want to capture your head and DTD and re-add it to the purified doc.
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Remember that you can construct an XSS attack that runs from 'head'.
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You can tell HTML Purifier what tag the purified code will be inside (it defaults to 'div'). Setting this to 'span' would block all block-level tags. You could experiment with setting it to 'body', or even to 'html'.
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how many users can open a connection to Microsoft Access database simultaneously ? I am using asp.net 4.0 to write my application.
<add name="E_ShopAccessConnectionString" connectionString="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=|DataDirectory|\report.mdb;Persist Security Info=True" providerName="System.Data.OleDb"/>
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The Access database has a limit of 256 connections, but there is a limit of 64 connections per process in the database drivers, and as IIS is a single process your limit is 64.
If you are careful to close your connections, commands and data readers properly, this is usually enough for plenty of users. Each visitor doesn't need a connection of their own.
You are likely to run into other limitations before you run out of connections. If you have many visitors, you will find that the Access database is simply not fast enough, and you need a more advanced database system.
If you are running out of connections, that is most likely because you are not closing database objects properly, so that they are still keeping the database connection alive until they are garbage collected.
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The Jet/ACE limitation is actually 255 simultaneous users, which may or may not map directly onto what you think you have in terms of connections. But that's a theoretical limitation -- nobody ever gets much beyond 50% of the actual theoretical limit. In general, though, I would say that Jet/ACE is not an appropriate data store for a web server application in the first place. – David-W-Fenton Mar 24 '11 at 20:23
If you're using MS Access from ASP.NET the site runs under the context of a single user so shouldnt have too many issues.
[Most people wont agree, but I have had experience using MS Access with both ASP and ASP.NET on a fairly high transactional site and it worked fine, make sure the DB is the latest version of MS access]
I would consider using SQL Server Express as an alternative though.
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According to Microsoft: A maximum of 64 connections per process with a limit of 256 concurrent open read/write connections per database.
But with my experience above 20 connections performance goes down significant.
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Not enough.
The depending on the version you can have 5 to 10 but safely its really < 3 for "high volume per user work".
Technically it can get much higher but have had some bad experiences trying to recover files. Generally we advise > 5 as an average should move to something like SQL Server as the backend with the MS Access mapping for the front end.
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Less than three may be correct for ASP.Net implementations but is quite low for regular Access front end back end implementations. I've had at least 10 folks doing pretty constant data entry with another 15 doing miscellaneous stuff and reporting. – Tony Toews Mar 21 '11 at 0:21
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NANCY GRACE, HOST: Tonight, superstar Britney Spears`s alleged string of wild and erratic behavior -- did it cost her custody of her two toddler boys? That`s right, just 48 hours ago, music icon Britney Spears loses custody. And within the last hour, both sides have squared off in court. What happened in court today, and why? Stunning reports that on the day the ruling comes down taking her sons away, was Spears back out on the party scene? Are Spears`s children really in danger, or is it all hype, with Spears`s ex raking in alimony at $20,000 a month? That said to be cut off in just 30 days. At the heart of this legal battle, two little boys.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: D-Day has arrived for Britney Spears in her custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline, legal eagles waiting to see the latest move Spears will make after being ordered to give up temporary custody of sons Sean Preston and Jayden James Monday. Late this afternoon, K-Fed showing up to court sporting a shaved head and an eyepatch. Despite prying eyes of the media, Spears nowhere to be seen entering court. The hearing got under way with Federline being sworn in. According to sources in the courtroom, that`s when attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan filed a motion for the hearing to be closed to the public.
GRACE: And tonight: Cleveland 911 answers a frantic call to find ages 4 and 2-year-old little sisters floating in the family tub. Prime suspect, their own mother. Police reveal the 22-year-old mom drowned the girls in the tub, then telephones Dad to say the girls are resting at peace. At the time of the drowning, she`s showing zero emotion when taken away in cuffs, but today, in court with the cameras rolling, she breaks down, the judge setting a multi-million-dollar bond and sending mom to county jail.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bond is set at $2 million for the Ohio mother accused of drowning her daughters in a bathtub. Twenty-two-year-old Amber Hill bowed her head and wept during her first court appearance today. On Monday, police say, Hill called the girls` father and told him the children, age 2 and 4, quote, "are at peace." He later found his daughters in the bathtub.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The victims in this crime are the ages of 4 and 2 years old. What is seemingly more egregious and heart-rending with regard to this matter is that the victims are the defendant`s own children by birth. And it is alleged that the defendant did, in fact, drown these two babies in the bathtub in their own home at her own hands.
GRACE: Good evening. I`m Nancy Grace. I want to thank you for being with us. First, superstar Britney Spears loses custody of her toddler sons. And today, in the last hour, both sides squaring off in court.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Britney Spears lost physical custody of her two children on Monday. This came as a direct result of a judge`s order because Spears at that time failed to provide proof that she had a California driver`s license. Now, fast forward to today. She apparently went into Van Nuys, California, department of motor vehicles, and did follow the proper process of -- for obtaining that driver`s license. So that`s a step in the right direction. And we`re told by her attorney that that`s really one of the reasons that the judge decided to pull -- to yank that physical custody status. It`s only temporary until further order from the court.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is the order from the Los Angeles County court granting Spears`s ex-husband, Kevin Federline, physical custody of 2- year-old Sean and 1-year-old Jayden. In the end, it wasn`t really about Spears anymore, it was about them.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Kevin wants to maintain the custody that he has as long as he can until he believes that some other order would be justified and favorable to his children.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She definitely will be having visitation with the kids and that will be soon. There will be monitored visitation by Ms. Spears on a schedule agreed upon by counsel between now and October 26.
GRACE: We have just received sound from a presser that went down outside the courthouse, both sides squaring off in court today, Kevin Federline in court, Britney no show.
Out to Kareen Wynter, CNN correspondent at the courthouse today. What happened today in court?
KAREEN WYNTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, there, Nancy. Well, you know, it`s really ironic, but can you believe this is happening, Kevin Federline a shining example here of parenthood? We heard from his attorney after that court proceeding. It lasted about two hours and 45 minutes, Nancy. And he basically said that it was important for Kevin to show up today because this was, quote, "the first day of custody" for him as a result of that order from Monday.
What happened in court today? Well, it was a closed-door proceeding, the attorney also providing some details, Nancy, that there was a lot of evidence presented from both sides. And you know, quite frankly, that`s why it took so long. He also went on to say that they are very happy, that today`s ruling was justified regarding the order handed down, and that the kids are in good condition, Nancy.
GRACE: Let`s go out to the lines. Jan in Canada. Hi, Jan.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hi, Nancy. I love your show. I`m a big fan.
GRACE: Thank you, dear. What do you think about Britney and Kevin Federline and this custody dispute?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I saw it coming, and I truly believe that she had no intention of being a good mother. I thought the whole thing of her having the children was kind of a backlash to Shar.
GRACE: Got a question. Do you really think Kevin Federline is a better dad?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think he has more experience, we`ll just put it that way.
GRACE: You`re seeing video from X17online.com (ph). Now, this is, I guess, a nanny with the two boys after they were handed over to Kevin Federline. All that went down on Monday. Both sides back in court today.
Back to Kareen Wynter, CNN correspondent at the courthouse today. Now, typically, in a case like this, somebody can sit in court and hear what`s happening. Did one of the lawyers make a move for closed doors and everybody had to leave the courtroom?
WYNTER: Absolutely. You got it, Nancy. We had our supervising producer, Jennifer (INAUDIBLE), in there just monitoring everything that was going on. And here`s what went down. There was members of the media allowed to go in, and they saw Kevin Federline file in with his attorney, didn`t really say much at first. And then his attorney filed that motion to have the media kicked out, have them removed.
And that`s really been the frustrating process in covering this case, is that not only is it in federal court, Nancy, but a lot of proceedings have been closed, the transcripts sealed. And so it`s been, you know, picking at straws here, trying to get information. But the big thing resulting from this whole case today is that Kevin Federline`s coming out on top, getting primary physical custody of...
GRACE: Who would have thunk it a year ago that Kevin Federline would win out as the better parent? I`m hearing we`re just getting sound in from that presser. This is after the court proceeding today. It`s all about the legalities of child custody. Take a listen to this.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There was argument by both sides, and extensive argument. That`s why it took us three hours to get out here. And you can imagine that the petitioner`s counsel argued strenuously to have the judge withdraw the entirety and the substance of the orders that were made on Monday.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There is joint physical custody of these two kids, but Mr. Federline has primary custody. There will be monitored visitation by Ms. Spears on a schedule agreed upon by counsel between now and October 26.
GRACE: I want to go now to Ruth Hilton, the deputy editor of "OK!" magazine. Welcome, Ruth. Ruth, what was the point of today`s hearing? We just had the judge`s ruling taking away custody, stripping Britney Spears of custody on Monday. So what was today all about?
RUTH HILTON, "OK!": Well, today was all about Britney`s lawyer (INAUDIBLE) trying to reinstate some visitation time for her and for Kevin to say, actually, no, and fight back. So you know, what surprises me, and I`m sure what surprises many people across the country, is that Kevin was there and that Britney didn`t turn up. It seems a very strange move for someone who wants to have her kids back, in all honesty, because, as we all know, this isn`t just a war in court, this is also a PR war. So you know, it`s a very, very strange scenario this afternoon.
GRACE: You`re seeing video from TMZ.com.
Let`s unleash the lawyers. Joining us tonight out of Philadelphia jurisdiction, Joe Lawless, out of Atlanta, trial lawyer Renee Rockwell. I can tell you this right now. And I didn`t have to go to some presentation class to tell me this, to teach me this. When you`re in court, when you have something important going on in court, Renee, your client better be there. In every case I had, I had either the victim, if the victim was alive, or the victim`s family or the victim`s friend, someone representing the victim in court. It was a huge mistake for Spears not to be there.
RENEE ROCKWELL, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Nancy, there`s only three places you need to be if you`re not in court -- in rehab, in the hospital or in the morgue, or in jail somewhere. You`ve got to be in court because if you`re not in court, the judge...
GRACE: I couldn`t hear the third place. Where is the third place?
ROCKWELL: Rehab, the hospital or the morgue.
GRACE: I was just about to say, the casket is always an alternative to showing up in court. This hurt Spears today, Lawless. There`s no other way to put it. And listen, I know it`s not a legal argument, but for him to care enough to come to court -- I want to know, where was Spears today when he`s in court? And I am definitely not saying that I think Federline is a great parent, but I mean, at least he dragged himself to court today, Joe Lawless.
JOE LAWLESS, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Sure. Well, if you`re the petitioner and you`re trying to get the court to reinstate visitation, you want the judge to see it, to decide whether or not the judge thinks you`re a responsible parent acting in the appropriate manner. And to not show up manifests some kind of disrespect for the process.
But I agree with Renee. I think that there`s something going on in Britney Spears`s private life that we`re going to hear about. She may be planning another trip back to rehab, which would not be the worst idea in the world for her.
GRACE: Well, certainly, she didn`t go today during the court hearing. Could she have possibly made a pit stop there at the courthouse?
Back out to Ruth Hilton, deputy editor with "OK!" magazine. You know what? I need to hear an excuse. Lie to me. I don`t care. Tell me the dog ate her homework. Tell me she had a flat tire. Tell me anything why she didn`t care enough to get to that courthouse today.
HILTON: I can tell you exactly where she was this afternoon because we had an "OK!" magazine...
GRACE: Do not say...
HILTON: ... reporter...
GRACE: ... the tanning booth! Do not say the tanning booth!
HILTON: This time, it wasn`t the tanning booth. She drove to her place in Malibu. She picked up a Starbucks. She went to the gas station. She waved at paparazzi. She laughed, she smiled. She had her little puppy, London (ph), on her lap, having a lovely old time. Then she went back to her place in Beverly Hills. That`s where she was when this was all going down in court.
GRACE: You know, Brian Russell -- Dr. Russell -- psychologist and child custody evaluator -- he is joining us tonight -- help me. Help me understand what she was doing sucking down a latte when the most single most important thing in her life was being taken away from her in a court of law.
BRIAN RUSSELL, PSYCHOLOGIST, CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATOR: You know, Nancy, I`m as puzzled as you and my fellow panelists are.
GRACE: Oh, no. No, no. No, no. You`re the expert. I`m just a trial lawyer. You`re supposed to be able to look at this and figure out some kind of a psychological or psychiatric reason why she would rather be pumping gas and sucking a latte than being in court.
RUSSELL: You know, I would think that she would have to have received advice, and I don`t know why her counsel would have given her this advice, but to stay away from this thing today. That`s the only -- that`s the most logical explanation I can come up for you, Nancy, because she does seem like she wants this custody. And so to have not been there and stayed away from it, I would -- I think the most likely explanation is that was on the advice of counsel. Now, why they would have advised that, given that we all are in agreement that it hurt her not to be there, is anybody`s guess. And maybe my fellow panelists have a thought on that.
GRACE: Out to the lines. Cherie in Massachusetts. Cherie, I got to tell you something. I don`t care what my lawyer would tell me or if I was concerned about the paparazzi, the press making fun of me or laughing at me or saying I`m fat or I don`t fit into my costume, like they always say about her. I would let the courthouse fall down around me before I would not show up at a hearing about taking my children away. What`s your question, Cherie?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hey, Nancy. Love you, love your show. And congrats on your babies.
GRACE: Thank you.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just -- actually, that was my question. Could the lawyer have made arrangements and we just don`t know about it and she actually got permission not to have to be there?
GRACE: Well, it`s my understanding -- let`s go out to Jason Kennedy with E! news. He`s the news reporter at the courthouse today. It`s my understanding that she didn`t have to be in court. Is that correct or incorrect?
JASON KENNEDY, E! NEWS: Exactly right. She did not have to be here. She was not required. One thing Kevin Federline and Mark Vincent Kaplan, his attorney, said was it was important for Kevin to be there. The first time he had full, physical custody of his kids. So it wasn`t necessary for Britney, but that`s going to change this next hearing on October 26. Both Kevin and Britney will be required to be right here at 1:30 PM inside, and maybe things could change.
But if Britney can smile about any of this madness for her that`s been going wrong, is that she can see the kids, but she has to have supervision. They`re still working out some other details right now. She needs to require a few things that the judge is going to make her do in order to see those kids.
GRACE: I find that very, very interesting. Out to Mike Brooks, former fed with the FBI. You`ve seen a million cases of children being mistreated, child custody hearings. And the reality is, in a civil case -- this is a civil case...
GRACE: ... very often, in fact, typically, both sides don`t have to come to court. Their lawyers go in and handle it for them. But this is -- this strikes to the heart of a mother, I would think, that your children are being taken away from you. I would have gone in there with no makeup, my hair pulled back, dressed from -- a black dress from neck it wrist to toe, and beg the judge, holding, waving the Bible, begging to have my children back.
BROOKS: Nancy, she -- she needed...
GRACE: I don`t understand it.
BROOKS: ... to be there. You know, come in, say you found God, say you`re going back to rehab, like everybody else does. But this was -- this was a major -- a major coup for the Federline camp. You know, Kevin, I`m saying, you know, he`s not getting -- he`s not getting custody because he`s father of the year, but it`s because of her decline and her bizarre behavior. But she needed to be there today, Nancy, because that -- I tell you, those judges, as you know -- you`ve been in front of many, like I have -- it means something to them to show that you really care.
GRACE: Well, you know what? You know what, Mike? This whole time, I think it`s six of one and half a dozen of the other. See, we know Britney Spears`s faults because the paparazzi`s always on her. She can`t get away from it. So we know everything that she allegedly does wrong. We don`t know what Federline is doing. We know he`s sponging off Britney. That`s all I do know about him. I do know that he`s hired a nanny that is apparently giving attention to these two children. I can see that with my own two eyes. But we don`t know what`s behind closed doors with Federline. So I can`t pick which one -- this is a toss-up, which one is the best parent.
GRACE: But I do know this, if you don`t care enough to come to court, that speaks volumes to me.
To Ruth Hilton with "OK!" magazine. Ruth, we just heard that part of the judge`s ruling is the only way Spears can see her children is if the visit is monitored. Do you mean that there is something in those court records that suggests she cannot be alone with her children?
HILTON: Well, I mean, that`s the case they`ve been trying to build up, even with the Tony Barretto stuff, you know, from last week and his campaign over the weekend, you know, the substance testing, all of those things -- you know, she`s supposed to do parenting classes, counseling to do with addictions. I mean, there are a lot of ticks she has to put in that checklist before he`s going to let her back with the kids by herself. It`s -- it`s pretty damning. It really is.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Swarmed by the paparazzi in this footage from Hollywood.tv (SIC), we see Britney Spears leaving a Malibu restaurant with her two young children. Less than 24 hours later, the pop princess learned that they would be taken away from her. This is the order from the Los Angeles County court granting Spears`s ex-husband, Kevin Federline, physical custody of 2-year-old Sean and 1-year-old Jayden until further order of the court.
GRACE: That video from Hollywood.tv.com. (SIC)
I want to go straight out to the lines. Erica in Tennessee. Hi, Erica.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just wanted to know if she will have to pay him alimony and child support.
GRACE: Oh, honey! Erica, Erica, Erica. See, that`s the fly in the ointment. Is this all about him getting more money? He`s already getting $20,000 a month, Erica, in alimony, or as they say, marital support. That is set to be cut off in November, and now suddenly, there`s all this commotion about getting full custody of the children.
And it`s my understanding -- let`s go to the lawyers, Renee Rockwell, Joe Lawless -- if his custody time is increased, his marital alimony or support, Joe, will likely be increased, as well. Yes, no?
LAWLESS: Yes, it will be increased. But I think, really -- I don`t know if this is as much about money for Federline as it is Britney Spears going into a spiral. From what I`ve seen in the last six or eight months - - and I`m not a Kevin Federline fan -- this kid has stepped up and tried to at least do the job as a father. And if she`s making more money than he is, whether it`s Britney Spears or some woman who`s a lawyer and her husband`s a ditch digger, she`s going to have to pay for the support to support the kids.
GRACE: Renee?
ROCKWELL: Absolutely. And that`s a pretty expensive baby-sitter that she`s got there. She`s lost her kids, and now he`s going to be going to the bank. He doesn`t even have to work now. All he has to do is stay out of the public and not screw up in front of the cameras and he`s going to be fine.
GRACE: Out to Ruth Hilton with "OK! magazine. Ruth, what about reports of rehab?
HILTON: Yes, we heard earlier today that her team seem to be making the progress they need to be getting her into rehab. In "OK!" this week, you can read about how Jamie Lynn (ph) and Brian (ph), her brother and sister, tried to stage an intervention. Now it looks like she may be checking into Crossroads, which, of course, is Eric Clapton`s facility in Antigua. This is a tough plan. This is not your, you know, "Go up the road a few miles out of LA" plan. This is seven days without any phone privileges. This is, like, get down, even, you know, to the point where they force you to stop smoking. So if -- you know, if she does it, it`s going to be a pretty impressive move for her, actually.
TONY BARRETTO, FORMER SPEARS BODYGUARD: I believe that Britney loves her children, but I was concerned about some of the behavior which I believe endangered them. I hope that because of this new court order, Britney will seek and receive the help that she obviously needs so that one day she could be reunited with her children.
GRACE: That is fired bodyguard Tony Barretto speaking out against Spears. Who can take him seriously? He`d be shredded on cross-exam. He said this after he was let go. If he was so worried about the kids, why not speak out then, and then spoke to the press, not just the cops?
I want to go to Jason Kennedy with "E!" Jason, Ruth Hilton just said that going to Crossroads is a very impressive move, but isn`t Crossroads the same place she left last time? Hasn`t she been at rehab four times?
KENNEDY: Yes, she checked in and out of a rehab facility here. She went to Crossroads, checked in for something like 24 hours, I believe, in March. Now the question is, how long is she going to stay there, if she actually goes there? Now, that`s a very intensive rehab place, very intense rehab place. She`s supposed to be back here, like I said, on October 26. So those reports have really not been confirmed, really, if she`s going to be going there in the first place. I think that`s something we still need to wait and see if that`s going to happen. But hopefully, she lasts and stays there for a while.
GRACE: To Brad Lamm, addiction specialist. Brad, what do you think of Crossroads?
BRAD LAMM, ADDICTION SPECIALIST: It`s a terrific treatment program. It has a rich history of doing great work for people who are struggling with drugs and alcohol. It`s a non-profit. They`re in it for the right reasons. If she goes there, I think it`s a good start.
GRACE: If she finishes.
LAMM: Well, you have to stay to get the treatment.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There is joint physical custody of these two kids, but Mr. Federline has primary custody. There will be monitored visitation by Ms. Spears in the schedule agreed upon by counsel between now and October 26th.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The court heard a motion brought by Kevin Federline today to formally extend the orders which the court had made on Monday with respect to custody. And it was a very lengthy hearing, and evidence was presented by both sides. And the court is going to release its order very soon, either later today or perhaps tomorrow, and I, of course, don`t want to say anything that wouldn`t be reflected in the order.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Some of the other factors in her losing the kids are definitely the fact that she didn`t want to take parenting classes and that she didn`t want to take her drug testing. So everyone believed that Britney is actually going to go forward and do those things and just show that she really wants to have custody of her children. She does have a chance to appeal. Her attorneys are present. She is not present in the courtroom. And depending on what they present before the court, the judge may say that she is fit to have joint custody again.
GRACE: Man, that`s a day late and a dollar short. Just 48 hours ago, Britney Spears losing the things that should be the most valuable to her, her two little toddler sons. Today, both sides back in court, Federline shows up, Britney Spears a no-show. According to our guest, Ruth Hilton with "OK" magazine, she was filling her car up with gas and drinking a latte, waving at the paparazzi while the hearing was going down about custody of her two children.
We are just getting in reports about the ruling, the actual ruling. Remember, the judge threw out all the press out of the courtroom, as he should have done when juveniles, when minors are at issue. I`m hearing that the judge has placed, quote, "certain specified dates and times when there will be monitored visitation by Spears."
The judge also indicated visitation will be allowed every other day; that`s what we`re hearing about the set-up so far. It will leak out eventually. I want to go to Dr. Marty Mackary. He is a physician and professor of public health at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Mackary, if she really does have a substance abuse problem, how long will it take her to rehabilitate?
DR. MARTY MACKARY, PHYSICIAN, JOHNS HOPKINS: Well, the quickest we`ve seen people turn around is six weeks, but, remember, the key to any successful rehab is, number one, a willingness or desire to get better and, number two, a complete change in their environment. And celebrities often can`t do these because they`re ordered to go to rehab, and they go right back to the same environment they came from.
GRACE: What does it mean to you, Dr. Brian Russell, that she has been in rehab four times, always leaves early, one time only staying 24 hours?
BRIAN RUSSELL, PSYCHOLOGIST: It means to me that she has not yet grasped the seriousness of her situation. And I think the judge, just like we saw in the Hasselhoff case a few months ago, is trying to send her a message by taking these kids away and saying, look, you need to get in here and prove and explain to me how you`re going it be different around these kids, because I`ve got to look out for them and their best interest. It isn`t about Federline being the father of the year. It`s about -- they both have strengths, they both have weaknesses, and right now her weaknesses are endangering the kids, and she`s got to appreciate the seriousness of that before she`s going to go to one of those programs and stay, like the other guest said, really take it seriously, and really be able to turn her around.
GRACE: You know what, Brian? At the very beginning, the allegations that were leveled against her were things like she lets the kids drink Coke. She lets them eat junk food. I remember seeing my little nephew, who is totally orange, orange from here down from Cheetos, all right? And he couldn`t have more loving parents and more wonderful parents. So, you know, the kid gets some junk food or some Coca-Cola, those were actually the claims against her. But her not showing up in court today has really made an impression on me.
Out to the lines, Cara in Florida. Hi, Cara.
CALLER: Hi, Nancy. Love the show.
GRACE: Thank you, dear. Thank you for calling in.
CALLER: My question is, with so much of the custody battle being played out in the media, does the California courts have a program like the casa program or the guardian ad litem program, where there`s somebody assigned just to speak for these kids?
GRACE: Yes. Practically everybody that has a juvenile court system has the ability to name a guardian ad litem. That`s simply a lawyer, typically, that works for the court that really doesn`t care about either side. They only represent the children.
To Kareen Wynter, CNN correspondent at the courthouse today, do we know if a guardian ad litem has been appointed in this case?
KAREEN WYNTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We really don`t right now, Nancy. And, again, because so much of this has been under wraps. You had the closed-door proceedings today. But I want to mention one thing. You know, people are talking a lot about Britney Spears and what she needs to do here. You know, we have to cut her somewhat of a break here. You know, she`s a child, basically, a woman now, but she grew up in the media spotlight. Also, we should be asking the question, Nancy, who are the people around her advising her? Where is her mom? Her management company recently dropped her, her divorce attorney. So just to balance it out a bit, there`s tremendous pressure on her to turn things around, but it has to start from the top down.
GRACE: Kareen? Kareen?
WYNTER: Nancy?
GRACE: You are a fantastic reporter, but you are an enabler. You`re saying she`s a child? The two babies are the children. She`s not the child.
WYNTER: They absolutely are. They are. But she grew up in front of the cameras, basically, is what I`m saying.
WYNTER: And, you know, the pressure to, you know, perform...
GRACE: OK, you`re scaring me, Kareen. You`re scaring me.
WYNTER: You know, the paparazzi constantly following her, constantly trailing her, and we don`t hear the other voice here, someone saying, what about Britney and the support system? Obviously K-Fed has some help on his end.
GRACE: Kareen, I have been rooting for Britney Spears, because I thought Kevin Federline was a big mooch living off her. I`ve been rooting for her all along, but her not dragging herself to court today to me was a very, very bad move. A, it looks bad. B, it is bad.
Well, wait a minute, to Jason Kennedy, how old is Britney Spears?
JASON KENNEDY, E! ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: She is, I believe, 25, 26 years old.
GRACE: OK, I had in my head she was 26.
KENNEDY: And one of the things you mentioned here -- 25, 26 years old. But the thing is, she`s been thumbing her nose, Nancy, at the system since day one. That`s why this ruling came down on Monday that Kevin`s going to get full physical custody of the kids.
So the judge has had it. Scott Gordon, he is tired of this, and that`s why he made the decision, and that`s why he`s still, as we speak on the air, going over some things to figure out if she should still get to see these children.
GRACE: Brad Lamm joining us, addiction specialist, certified interventionist, Brad, now...
GRACE: ... I adore Kareen Wynter, but I`ve got a problem of making excuses for people not showing up at court and thumbing their noses at that judge`s order. She did. And I`m not saying Federline is that great, but I`m saying, for God`s sake, please just come to court. Just show up.
LAMM: I think that even the more important point, Nancy, as you talked about earlier, what happened to her maternal instinct? And when we have a loved one that`s struggling with addiction, that`s one of the first things that goes out the window, you know, maternal instinct that as a mother you think nothing can replace my kids. I love my kids. I would do anything for my kids. When chemicals come in to it, I think it really disrupts the order of things in your life.
GRACE: I don`t expect every mother and father to feel what you feel. I don`t expect that. But when a judge says, "Do one, two and three, or you`re going to lose custody," and you don`t do any of it, and one of them is as simple as getting a license?
Hold out. Out to Asia in Utah. Hi, Asia.
CALLER: Hi, Nancy. My question is, do we know if she suffers from postpartum depression and maybe she`s acting out this way because she, in fact, does not want to be responsible?
GRACE: That is a very interesting question, Asia. And could that explain it, Brian Russell?
RUSSELL: That`s a good question, Asia. But based on the behavior that we`ve seen from this woman over the past year, this does not look like a woman who`s suffering from a serious mood disorder. This to me looks like a substance abuser.
GRACE: Everybody, when we come back, 911 answers a frantic call only to find two little girls floating in the family`s tub. Prime suspect: their own mother, taken away in cuffs in court today.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: With tears raining from her lashes, Amber Hill faces a judge.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The court will set the fine at $1 million per victim, $2 million.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Accused of killing her little girls, 2-year-old Cecess Hill and 4-year-old Jannelle Cintron. Hill, dressed in a paper jumpsuit, accompanied by a chaperone is on suicide watch. She has been described by police as unresponsive and quiet since her arrest Monday, but the pain was evident at her arraignment. The 22-year-old mother listened for the first time out loud in open court for the world to hear what prosecutors say she did to her children.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is alleged that the defendant did, in fact, drown these two babies in the bathtub in their own home.
GRACE: When she was taken away from the apartment in handcuffs by police, she showed zero emotion. Today in court, she broke down crying as the cameras rolled. To Phil Trexler with the "Akron Beacon Journal," why was she in court today? What happened?
PHIL TREXLER, REPORTER: Well, good evening, Nancy. Amber Hill was in court today, of course, for her initial court appearance on the two counts of aggravated murder. She`s accused, of course, of drowning her two daughters on Monday. So she was there for a bond hearing and, of course, the judge set the bond for $2 million. The case will now be likely handed over to a grand jury for a possible indictment, which, of course, could include a potential death penalty specification.
GRACE: Joining us right now is a special guest, the aunt of the defendant. Joining us is Carolyn Hill.
Ms. Hill, thank you for being with us.
GRACE: I know it must kill you to see her in court today. She was wearing black paper jumpsuit, which is worn by people under suicide watch in that jurisdiction. What have you heard? What was her thinking when this happened?
HILL: Well, what happened when she allegedly killed the kids, or when she was in court?
GRACE: When the children were drowned?
HILL: I don`t think she was thinking; she couldn`t have been.
GRACE: What do you think got her to that point, Ms. Hill?
HILL: Her living situation, her boyfriend.
GRACE: Now, am I correct that the judge ordered him to stay away from her in a court order for 18 months, and she chose to move back in with him during that time?
HILL: She didn`t move in with him. She had her own apartment.
GRACE: Was he living there with her?
HILL: No, he wasn`t.
GRACE: I`m glad to hear that.
HILL: He just came there to terrorize her.
GRACE: OK, you know what? That`s news to me. I thought that he was living there with her and the two girls.
HILL: No, he wasn`t living there.
Joining me right now is Bill Mason, also a very special guest joining us. He is the Cuyahoga County prosecutor overseeing this case.
Mr. Mason, thank you for being with us.
GRACE: Sir, does this go to a grand jury, or is there a preliminary hearing?
MASON: You know, the facts of this case when they`re all gathered will be presented to a grand jury, and then charges will come through the grand jury.
GRACE: Bill, what exactly is aggravated murder in your jurisdiction? How is that different from murder one?
MASON: The definition is purposely killing of another, and it`s that simple. In order to take it farther, which is the potential in this case for a death specification, there`s 12 other criteria that have to be met, and it has to be with prior calculation and design. So we don`t know all the facts yet. The police and investigators are still investigating. When we get them all, we will present them to the grand jury, and they will then bring forth charges.
GRACE: Right. Do you present to the grand jury yourself? Do you follow it all the way through to trial?
MASON: I have 210 assistants. Certain of them do the grand jury, and certain did the hearing today. So there will be many different prosecutors touching this case until it finally gets to the courtroom.
GRACE: And of course, Cleveland, Ohio, is a death penalty jurisdiction. And as the prosecutor just told us, 12 criteria must be met before that decision is even broached.
To Mike Brooks, it`s my understanding we`re getting a different story about cause of death. One of the little girls may have been actually strangled?
MIKE BROOKS, FORMER D.C. POLICE: That`s what we`re hearing, Nancy. Again, this is all part of the investigation. Law enforcement right now is going to try to put together a whole timeline. What happened? When did she snap? What actually brought her to this? What was her motive behind this?
GRACE: Whoa, whoa, did you say "snap"? Let me remind you, Mike, you may have been a fibby with the FBI, but there is no snap under our jurisprudence system, because that would cover -- you can always have a defense, "Oh, I snapped. I snapped." That`s not a defense. Snapping is not a defense.
BROOKS: OK, what was her mental state? Is that better? Is that better for you?
GRACE: A little bit, not a lot, but go ahead.
BROOKS: Whatever. What was her mental state at this time leading up to this? What had happened 24 to 48 hours prior to this to lead her to these actions? These are all the things that law enforcement is trying to put together now, Nancy, as well as going in that apartment. And they did a thorough evidentiary search, looking for any forensics, taking pictures, and these are all things they`re going to review to come up with their case to present before the grand jury.
GRACE: Back out to the aunt of Amber Hill in court today, two charges of aggravated murder, Carolyn Hill is with us. Ms. Hill, have you heard the development that one of the little girls may have actually been strangled?
HILL: That`s just hearsay. I don`t...
GRACE: Hearsay is in court. Hearsay is in court. It is disallowed in a court of law because it cannot be tested on cross-examination. But if this is in a coroner`s report, it is certainly not hearsay at that juncture. And I`m asking, have you heard that report?
HILL: No, I haven`t.
GRACE: You know, joining us Dr. Marty Mackary who is a physician. Our sources are telling us that one of the girls had hemorrhage petechiae in the eye and bruises about the neck. If that is true, I`m going to go along with Carolyn Hill, we don`t know that yet. I haven`t seen the full, entire coroner`s report. If that is true, how does that indicate strangulation?
MACKARY: Well, for one thing, it will conclude that the autopsy is a homicide. All autopsies are broken down as accidental homicide, natural or non-conclusive. It would indicate a severe wrestling or struggle at the end of life, and it certainly sounds like a miserable way to go.
GRACE: Out to the lines. Betty in Indiana, hi, Betty.
CALLER: Hi, Nancy.
GRACE: What`s your question, dear?
CALLER: Congratulations.
GRACE: Thank you.
CALLER: My question is, last night you indicated that she had killed her children because of child abuse and/or domestic abuse. Had there been reports earlier to the police department or anyone -- family, friends -- that there was problems in the home?
GRACE: OK, Betty, part of that is correct. We brought out two instances of known domestic abuse where the biological father of these two children had attacked her, but no one said that that was the reason that these children were killed. But there had been two substantiated cases of domestic abuse against the mother in the home, Betty.
GRACE: Let`s go back out to the lines. Joining us, Mindy in Tennessee. Hi, Mindy.
CALLER: Hi, Nancy, congratulations.
GRACE: Thank you, dear. Thank you so much. What`s your question?
CALLER: My question, did the mother have a history of any kind of depression or (INAUDIBLE) problems?
GRACE: Mandy, I`ve asked and asked and asked. I`m trying to give the mom a break here. Back to Carolyn Hill, this is Amber Hill`s aunt. Ms. Hill, I asked you last night, you said, no. Did she have any history of mental illness?
HILL: History of it? No. I mean, she`s been depressed quite often, and ever since she`s been in this relationship, so she`s been depressed more than over five years.
GRACE: You know, I want to go out to Renee Rockwell, defense attorney. In a lot of these cases -- remember Andrea Yates` husband had her living in a school bus with five kids. I would assume that would be very depressing. But why take it out on the children? Why not take it out on the husband?
RENEE ROCKWELL, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: You`ve got to ask yourself, did she really want to kill herself and then decide to kill the children? I just don`t -- it`s too early to tell. But...
GRACE: Don`t start that, where I`m going to commit suicide but, no, I`ll kill all my kids instead.
ROCKWELL: Nancy, but you can see a mental defect defense, and I don`t see the death penalty.
GRACE: OK, I`m sure I did not ask you that. Thank you for injecting yourself on that one while the prosecutor`s here.
Let`s stop to remember Army Specialist Keith Nurnberg, 26, McHenry, Illinois, killed, Iraq, on a second tour. An avid Bears` fan, loved the outdoors and fishing, leaving behind parents, Barb and Al, three sisters, grieving widow, new bride Tanya, pregnant with first child, a boy to be named after his dad. Keith Nurnberg, American hero.
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Although I'm truly experienced in the realm of BL, I know next to nothing about Kpop. All I know was "DO" is the lead singer of the band and is the uke as he is smaller and therefor more feminine & "Kai" is the lead dancer and is the seme. Here's the result of that:
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Kai and D.O. were back stage, alone, after their long performance. Screaming fans still filled the background. They were alone, privately, in their dressing room off in a corner. They’re bandmates were still running around, Kai and D.O were able to sneak off. Kai felt bad for how he’s toyed with his poor childhood friend’s emotions. He couldn’t resist himself. The small touches, a brush of his lips here and there, they were all he was allowed to get. In the excitement of the stage, it was impossible to control his impulses. The managers and producers loved it, encouraged it, hinted for them to do this and that in public. Half of the fellow band members didn’t approve of such stunts, but the other half “understood that it was what you had to do as a boyband for the fangirls.” He couldn’t do that to him though. He couldn’t possibly be that cruel. His friend was so innocent. He always said he didn’t mind because it was Him. He’s tried to explain that he wasn’t doing it for the producer’s sake, but he thinks that only just confused the poor boy more. They were alone now though, hearts racing from the adrenaline. It was hot, so they were pulling off their shirts.
Kai was turning into a jerk, DO thought. He’s just teasing me. Touching me on stage, but he couldn’t blame him. The producers tell him to. But he was still hurt how extremely insensitive he was being. Don’t touch me unless you’re going to notice how much I look at you. Don’t touch me unless…
As if Kai could hear DO’s thoughts, he turns around. DO realizes that he was staring at Kai’s bare toned back unintentionally as he sat on the couch in their dressing room. Kai drops his shirt on the floor beside DO’s and reaches to lock the door.
Kai got pissed off. How can you expect me to not touch you when I see you staring at my body? Why must you always be watching me? I’ll show you what it’s like, I’ll make my gaze burn into the back of your head.
Kai licks the tips of his fingers before sitting on DO’s lap, knees spread on either side. “Kai? What are you-” Kai shuts him up with a kiss. DO’s eyes were open as Kai’s hot lips pressed against his. Kai’s lower teeth pinches DO’s lower lip between his upper teeth, allowing him easy entry as slipped his tongue in between his lips. “Aaaahn…” DO let’s his head drop back and closed his eyes as Kai’s tongue over took his mouth. Kai’s hands slid from behind DO’s neck, down his collar bone, his sternum, and he twists his chest, rubbing and squeezing between his wet fingertips. DO let his head fall to the side, exposing his neck to Kai’s teeth. He dragged his pointed tongue up along his neck, biting as he goes, making sure to leave a mark. He licked the outer rim of his ear, biting his earlobe. DO placed his hands on Kai’s thighs, still covered in his skinny jeans. Kai’s hands slid from his chest down to unbutton DO’s pants.
Although DO wanted to hold Kai closer, his hands pushed him away by the chest. “I’m not your girl!” he yells.
This doesn’t faze Kai, he has to have DO. “You don’t have to be. I care about you DO. I…I want to touch you.” His left hand held DO’s head close to his as he kissed him, enjoying as DO slipped his tongue into Kai’s mouth, desperately wanting to taste his taste. His right hand slid down his front and between his skin and the undone fabric of his jeans, gripping him. He’s already hard, and he can feel his heat in his hand. Kai’s excited pelvis pressed against his was driving him crazy. DO was baffled when Kai suddenly departed from the kiss, the sudden heat from his body gone, only for him to get on his knees and tug at DO’s jeans, down past his thighs.
“What are you doing…” Kai couldn’t answer, his mouth was full. He dragged his tongue across it, wrapping it around the length, as he swallowed deeper. DO was running his grabbing his hair and pulling, biting down on his lower lip, anything to keep from screaming, anything to keep still and fight against the violent convulsions his hot tongue was giving, he could feel all of his muscles tightening unbearingly. He was getting hotter, or was it harder? Either way, he could take much more of it. “Kai, Please! Stop!!!” Kai released DO from his mouth, sliding his tongue and biting as he worked his way back up to eye level.
“But you’re still excited.” DO let his head rest on Kai’s shoulder as he caught his breath.
“Then take me.”
Kai tried to look at DO, who’s face was down. “Are you sure? It will hurt…” he breathed into his ear.
“You can be… a little rough.” DO said embarrassed. Kai stood up and undid his pants, pushing them down, and sat on the couch beside him. He told him to stand up, and after quickly preparing, he separated DO’s knees and pulled him down onto the length of him. Holding his hips he helped maneuver DO as he rocked him. “Oooh…” He swooned his head back, moaning. He always knew he would sound good moaning in his arms. Kai licked the length of his neck, continuing across his shoulder. “Kai…” he said. Kai’s tongue might have been blistering hot, it might have burned his skin, but DO was the one who skin was hot to the touch. Every time he held his skin back against his as they rocked, the contrast of hot and cool made them shiver. Feeling Kai excited and hard in him, deeper and deeper, he turned Kai’s head towards his and kissed him. Kai couldn’t help but grabbing OD again, rubbing, squeezing. Heat started rising. It wasn’t like any kind of heat OD has ever felt before, it was hotter than fire, hotter than Kai’s tongue, hotter than his own skin, but it was light like air, and spread throughout his entire body. “Kai…stop…I’m…” but so was Kai. “Ahh! Aaah-oh…” he screamed.
DO had a feeling he wouldn’t be able to walk on stage next concert. He also had a feeling he would look forward to performances for a whole new reason if Kai kept doing this. Being so close to Kai…what a jerk, taking advantage of him, he thought.
DO’s trying to kill me, Kai thought. He kissed him on the cheek anyway and slid out from under him, leaving DO on the bed naked and vulnerable, as Kai pulled up his pants and fled, embarrassed of his crime.
Before I give this to her, I wish to know.
Is it any good?
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What's causing him to stumble/twist an ankle?
Whn in trot, my four year old (overweight) cob appears to trip. His back feet seem to catch in the ground or his ankles go weak and he collapses through them. It's very hard to describe because I'm on top and I've only seen him do it once on the lunge.
I know he's still finding his feet being a youngster and all.
His legs click a fair bit so I walk him lots in corners/curves until the clicks lessen before moving on.
It's like he twists his ankles. He doesn't limp afterwards just hold the bad foot up a while then carries on.
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Sarahandlola 02-17-2011 07:51 AM
Bad joints I guess...
Same thing happens to me XD When I run my ankles collapse under me and my knees are nearly always sore after. I am only 19 =/
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Old Joe Clark he made his mark when cotton was king
And late at night 'neath the shanty light you could hear that banjo ring
It would ring out for the master who was listening on the hill
And it would ring out for the babies who were sleeping quiet and still
Round and round old Joe Clark
Round and round, I say
Round and round old Joe Clark until the break of day
When he came out of the belly of that ship of slavery he was holding to his banjo but it was not on his knee
And someone said, "Hey here's a strong one and he can entertain
So we'll let you keep your banjo, but Clark's gonna be your name"
Round and round old Joe Clark
Play it when I say
Round and round old Joe Clark or they'll carry you away
Round and round
He learned to play the melodies of Cork and county Claire
He even played for Lincoln once, outside the courthouse square
Then he went down to New Orleans, they call it Dixieland
But everywhere that old Joe played, he was still a hired hand
Round and round
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backonthedecaff Mon 21-Feb-11 22:35:26
I have met a Danyal, Daniol, Naiphthan, Caytie and an Alivia. Why do people consign their children to a life time of 'no, that's Daniel spelt...'? Any equally terrible ones out there?
CameronCook Mon 21-Feb-11 22:36:48
Can't even work out what some of them are supposed to be shock
where the hell do you live? pmsl it took me a while to figure out what the actual name in your title was! grin
Hatterbox Mon 21-Feb-11 22:47:34
My cousin has a friend called Alyzzabeth. This is over in the USA, where my mum is originally from.
The worst spelling I've encountered in the UK is Maddisynne.
sleepywombat Mon 21-Feb-11 23:42:11
Know a Linzee & a Tiina. Have taught an Elleigh, a Jesikka & a Kayleb - but not quite as bad as your examples perhaps.
Underachieving Tue 22-Feb-11 00:15:16
Have heard of a Klowee (Chloe). Have only heard of this child because of a friend ranting about moronic spellings.
stressheaderic Tue 22-Feb-11 00:21:03
I teach a Jorjia. Think that's quite bad.
saffy85 Tue 22-Feb-11 06:56:37
Have heard of a Shevaun. <shudder>
JiltedJohnsJulie Tue 22-Feb-11 06:59:07
Know 2 K-Cs. Think it is suposed to be Casey.
My mum taught a Klo-ee once. sad And I went to school with a Lora, although by the time we left she'd changed the spelling by deed poll so she was Laura.
CaveMum Tue 22-Feb-11 07:16:56
I know of a Soosin (Susan).
There is also the trend to mispronounce established spellings. I remember reading about a child whose name was pronounced "Why-von-ee". The spelling? "Yvonne" hmm
berryshake Tue 22-Feb-11 11:02:35
I know a Jorja. sad
DancingThroughLife Tue 22-Feb-11 11:07:57
Lol Cavemum - that's my Mum's name. I've lost count of the number of people who call her Ya-vonne grin
There's an American actress called Jorja Fox I think.
I don't know any spelling ones, but loads of mispronunciations. Sy-o-ban anyone?
EauRouge Tue 22-Feb-11 11:13:17
I have known a Shevaun, a Tayla (and a Tyla) and a Connah.
Tuschinski Tue 22-Feb-11 11:43:09
It's crazy, if you want to be different, don't call your DD Olivia - by any spelling.
I heard the other side of this, a woman in the post natal ward looking at a baby name book and said Oh that's a lovely name, never heard it before, eee-vone-eh ie Yvonne.
DriverDan Tue 22-Feb-11 12:30:24
Not as bad as some but people my age have all changed the spelling of their nicknames to include random 'i's so I know an Abii, Bekkii, Jenni and Nikkii. All of these used to be Abby, Becky, Jenny and Nicky when we were at school hmm
cocoachannel Tue 22-Feb-11 12:32:54
I think X-factor's Trey-C deserves a mention!
Galdem Tue 22-Feb-11 12:50:07
Ones I have personally come across:
Shavonne (and he was a boy!)
Abiey (Abbey...why? why?)
Jaiyace (pronounced Jase, which even without the confusing spelling I don't recognise as a name)
I also know a Tyla.
My absolute favourite is Trinnitii.
MelinaM Tue 22-Feb-11 13:32:48
Elyviya????? What's wrong with Olivia, dear me some these people need a reality check!
Taylah, Seaenna, Jazmyne, and Geordan have to be the the worst I've ever come across! I do know of a Jorja-Jay, her sister is Jayde! Both awful spellings of perfectly nice names!
berri Tue 22-Feb-11 13:35:32
God, pass the bucket.
catinboots Tue 22-Feb-11 13:38:25
I know a Michel'Le
Pronounced mee-shell-lay
Dyllan, Jaymiee, Destiney (a BLATANT misspell!), Shavonne (again)...
FooffyShmoofffer Tue 22-Feb-11 13:50:07
I know a C-ana and also saw a Bephany in the paper.
dreamygirl Tue 22-Feb-11 13:58:59
I try to be charitable and think that the parents just want their children to have a name that's "different" but they obviously can't see they're cursing their children to have to spell out their names to all and sundry for their entire lives (or change by deed-poll as someone mentioned above). I've found it bad enough to end up with a surname nobody can say or spell!
I think the mispronouncing thing is possibly worse though. Someone I knew taught a Sian who had to explain every time she had a new teacher that it was pronounced "Cyan" like the colour.
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So fecking angry - is this the menopause?
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digerd Sat 19-Jan-13 15:53:39
When my Thyroid overacted, it caused lots of hormonal imbalance including stopping periods and blowing up with rage over nothing. The main and first thing that happened was I lost a massive amount of weight despite my appetite being huge.
didldidi Fri 18-Jan-13 17:20:16
If your thyroid is borderline it could be that this is giving you these symptoms? feel the cold alot?
TheFarSide Fri 18-Jan-13 17:00:39
nomad I don't take HRT (yet) and will probably avoid it unless my symptoms become intolerable.
I'm not an expert, but there are a couple of HRT experts around - maybe if you post on the menopause topic.
Good luck!
nomadwantshome Fri 18-Jan-13 15:24:24
Thank you all. I am particularly interested in your comment about PMT farside. I have been having random periods of PMT like feelings but just put it down to stress even when I thought it wasn't stress iyswim. Currently I'm about day 9 and have been having PMT feelings for about 5 days now. Other times, I expected them to clear up when period arrived but no. This is what particularly worries me, I was hell before. The thought of going through that is a nightmare. Does hrt help? Have you tried anything?
There are lots of posts about periods closer together ( or random) 2 weeks apart shock has anyone gone on to hrt and it's become more regular?
How will I convince my gp to prescribe hrt if my blood test is 'normal.'. I've also read that you need to have a few blood tests as hormones can fluctuate. I am not going to suffer like I suffered pre kids.
TheFarSide Thu 17-Jan-13 23:19:51
OP, I am 50 and for the past year my periods have been getting heavier and closer together and I have been experiencing random PMT.
Previously, my PMT signalled an approaching period - now I get it seemingly any time, including after my period.
Definitely sounds like perimenopause.
Hassled Thu 17-Jan-13 21:18:45
My periods got closer and closer together from about 43 (ended up having 2 a month usually) and while I wasn't ragey I was insanely teary. There were periods when all I really wanted to do was cry. I cried about anything and nothing - when on the face of it life was/is pretty good.
Anyway - at 46 I am on HRT and feel a hell of lot better for it. Still having (regulated, manageable) periods but no more random crying.
grimbletart Thu 17-Jan-13 21:12:02
Your periods can start to vary quite a long time before the menopause. My went from a cycle of anywhere between 27 and 32 days down to 21/22 or even sometimes only a fortnight. And that started when I was 43 although I did not actually go through menopause until I was 52. Peri menopause ca be quite drawn out.
susanann Thu 17-Jan-13 18:22:21
As digerd has said the menopause is individual. I was moody, periods did the opposite to yours, had them sporadically. My memory was awful, my emotions were all over the place, I had hot flushes(but mainly during the day). I just felt awful. I actually walked out of a job, not all caused by the menopause but it was a contributing factor. Have been on HRT now for about 5 or 6 weeks. I feel so much better. Hot flushes are now rare and I feel better in myself. I know they say there are risks with HRT but I feel the benefits outweigh the possible risks. I could not go on the way I was. I would go back to the doctor and discuss HRT, if you have some health issues it can prevent you taking them. But its worth exploring this option. Good luck
digerd Thu 17-Jan-13 18:11:24
The menopause is so individual, but it can cause moods with some women.
I never had the hot flushes during the day, but did have some at night and some terrible nightmares. But I was 48 and went on HRT which really helped. My periods were also shorter like yours.
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The company had provided me with a furnished flat and also had a gorgeous couple living just next door.
Ursula my neighbour a 36 year old red haired lady was very sexy women. I used to watch and lust her and looking for a way to seduce her soon.
When this young couple were not in town once I had fixed up a tiny secret video camera not more than a button on the shirt, in their bedroom in a place they could never ever imagine to find.
The whole thing was connected to my laptop via satellite and after that I would always watch them making love in the night. But something in her eyes told me she was not completely satisfied.
Ursula’s upbringing had been very sheltered, and she had married at a young age the first man she had ever slept with. This had not bothered her, and she had never felt any urge to stray. However as she sat in front of her computer looking at her husband’s picture collection, all sorts of thoughts and feelings were running through her head. She always imagined that she fulfilled all of his sexual needs, and now here she was viewing all sorts of pornographic images. And they weren’t just of a man and woman together. There were group shots, threesomes, two women together and even some of two men together.
She knew that she ought to switch the computer off and get on with tidying the house, but the pictures held her transfixed. As she looked at them she imagined herself being part of the action, and as her mind wandered her nipples grew hard and she could feel herself getting wet between her legs.
Almost subconsciously her hand ran up her thigh, feeling the soft material of her leggings, until her fingers were pressing between her legs. Suddenly she was jolted out of her daydream by the sound of the doorbell. She had completely forgotten that today was the day her new furniture was being delivered.
As she rushed to answer the door she was acutely aware that the thin material of her vest would be doing very little to hide her erect nipples from view. She was regretting losing track of the time and not putting on a bra in time for the delivery men.
As soon as she opened the door she was aware that both of the men standing there were looking her up and down. She felt a strange mixture of self consciousness and excitement as their eyes ran up and down her body. Although she wasn’t a vain person she knew that her keep fit schedule meant she was in decent shape, and that her leggings and vest left little to the imagination.
She invited the delivery men in and showed them where she wanted her new furniture. She had to admit to herself that she found them both quite attractive and the physical nature of their job clearly helped to keep them fit.
As she watched them carrying her furniture into the house she was thinking about the pictures she had been looking at only a few minutes earlier, and starting to imagine herself in some of the poses with these two guys. That was the stage she got the sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. In the rush to answer the door she had forgotten to turn off the computer. Hoping they wouldn’t have noticed she went to her bedroom where she kept her computer very much switched on in the corner and both men looking at the pictures on the screen.
She felt awful, the dull ache in her stomach being joined by a dry mouth and sweaty palms. Just then the older of the two guys turned round and saw her standing there. He just smiled and gave her a little wink. She smiled back, but without any real enthusiasm. What was she going to do? As she was pondering her next move the guy who had winked at her gestured for her to come over and join them. That would have been madness and was totally out of the question. It didn’t stop her walking mechanically over to them until she could see the pictures they were looking at.
As she tried to avert her gaze from the screen she saw that the younger man was openly squeezing his cock through his jeans. The older man was a being a bit more subtle with his hand in his pocket, but it was still obvious that he too was playing with himself as he looked at her husband’s photo collection. She was a little surprised to notice that they were looking at the collection of photos showing two men together with one woman. It wasn’t the fact that there were three people in the pictures that surprised her as much as the fact that in a significant number of them the men were playing with each other as well as with the woman. The extent of this man on man play varied from them just touching each other to blow jobs and in a couple of cases to anal sex.
Ursula just stared at the screen, with absolutely no idea what to say. As she stood there, mute, the two men exchanged a glance and without a word took it in turns to remove each other’s t-shirt. Now she felt really out of her depth. She knew she should ask them to stop there and then, thank them for delivering her furniture and ask them to leave. At the same time she couldn’t help admiring their lean muscled torsos, and wondering what was under their tight jeans.
She sensed that she wouldn’t have to wait long to find out as they started to grope each other through the denim material, and run their hands over their mates abs and chest. Ursula couldn’t believe how much this spectacle was turning her on. Half an hour earlier she would have thought the idea of two men having any sort of sexual contact together was abhorrent. The tingling and increasing wetness between her legs told a different story however. As did the increase in the heaviness of her breathing.
Just as she was starting to feel like a bit of a spectator the men turned their attention from each other to Ursula. As the younger one stood in front of her and started to kiss her, the older man stood behind her, and started to pull down her leggings. As he did so he ran his hands down her thigh, easing her bottoms down s until she was able to step out of them.
While he was helping her to start undressing her hands worked at the waistband and fly of the his friend’s jeans and soon they were dropping to the floor, allowing her to squeeze and rub his hard cock through his boxers. This didn’t last long before she slid her hand down inside them to wrap her fingers round his erection and ease it out over his waistband.
It all seemed very unreal. Here she was kissing and wanking a total stranger while his friend kissed the back of her neck and played with her breasts through the thin material of her vest. She started to think the young man was getting close to coming as his cock stiffened and his breathing increased in intensity. However before he got to that stage, her pulled her hand away and squatted down in front of her, his tongue busying itself in teasing her clit and forcing its way in between her pussy lips to taste her wetness. At first she wondered what to do with her hands now that he was out of reach, but it was only a very brief moment before she reached behind herself to free the older guy’s cock from his jeans and start to stroke up and down his length.
As she rubbed him, he eased her vest up exposing her tits, and pinching her hard nipples. She felt completely reckless now, and put up no resistance as the man behind her pushed against the top of her back to bend her over. As she moved in accordance with the pressure he placed on her the other man stood up and stepped back. At the same time as she felt the first man’s hard cock slide into her soaking pussy from behind she lowered her head to take the second man into her mouth. Soon she was moving in rhythm with both of them, and it wasn’t long before the sheer naughtiness of what she was doing, along with the astonishing physical sensations brought her to a shuddering and intense climax.
As she came she felt the two cocks pull out of her pussy and her mouth. The younger man quickly got down on his knees in front of his friend and started to suck him, cleaning her pussy juices off him in the process. He was obviously well practised at this and it only took a couple of minutes before his mouth was starting to fill with hot cum. Ursula moved in to lick the excess that dribbled down his chin, before kissing him and using her tongue to taste the spunk that he had not yet swallowed.
She stayed down on her knees as he stood up and let his buddy start wanking him with one hand and squeezing his balls with the other. He took no longer to come than his friend, and soon his cum was spraying onto Ursula’s face and tits. As the last drops started to ease out she took him in her mouth and sucked him clean.
The men then helped her to her feet and between them licked her face and breasts clean of the sticky white fluid. Now it was all over there was a bit of an awkward silence, during which all three of them got dressed.
As the delivery men left Ursula was already wondering whether it had really happened or not and I could not believe my luck as I knew I was going to use the video recording to make this sexy red head beauty my own private slut.
The next day, her husband who had still not come back as he was not in town so I just rang her door bell, she answered just dressed in a see through gown wanting to know what I wanted as she was aware how I used to stare at her with lust and she used to be uncomfortable about it.
I told her I had a gift for her handing her the cd of the recordings, she put it on the player and was stunned and very annoyed trying to figure out how I was able to record this which happened in her bedroom, she was scared when I threaten to show it to her husband as it was just a copy the one I gave her.
I now told her if you do what I tell you I will keep this recording a secret but if you don’t I promise I will make sure your husband gets them. Shocked she didn’t know what to say and just stood transfixed as if in shock.
I ordered her to take off her shirt and blouse. Her hands were shaking so much she could barely get the buttons undone as she took her bra off she couldn’t believe how erect her nipples were, Shyly she covered them with her hands embarrassed that they were erect. I then ordered her show me her wonderful huge breasts which I started sucking immediately.
After she had pulled her panties off I stared up and down her whole body while playing with my cock, OMG she was so very beautiful, I thought.
I then stood up and walked around behind her and said yeah you got a tight little ass to, I didn’t get to see it last night, I then reached around and cupped both of her breasts and began pinching her nipples and making them harder. Shortly I took one hand off her breast and pulled her head around and kissed her on the mouth sticking my tongue inside her mouth. She found it exciting and was enjoying it, although still a bit scared of what was happening.
Slowly my hand moved down her belly and inched closer to her pussy. Her breathing was very heavy as my hand moved over what little pubic hair she had, seemed she like to shave her pussy, as my hand touched her pussy I ran my fingers over her clit making her hips jerk and then spread her lips and inserted a finger in her pussy saying yeah bitch your pussy is so tight and so wet
After I had played with her a few minutes I sat down on the sofa and pushed her down on her knees in front of me. Now you ready to see a real mans dick girl, as he pulled down my pants and shorts she couldn’t take her eyes off of my crotch. When my thing popped out she couldn’t believe how big it was it was larger than her husband and it was still soft and uncircumcised.
I then took her hand and placed it on my cock ordering her to play with it. As she played with my cock it started to get hard and when it was finally hard it had to be 8” inches long and very brown she had never imagined anything so big.
I asked her to take it in her mouth and kiss it she slowly lowered her head not knowing what to expect as she kissed it I moaned yeah baby that’s right now lick it I coached as she licked it up and down the shaft even licking my balls before I made her take it in her mouth and coaching her on how to suck it. After a while I then found that her pussy was soaking wet. I placed myself behind her and shoved my fully erect member, hard, into her wet hot pussy!
We both moaned from pleasure and started to pump her while she started to push back to meet my strong thrusts.
Don't stop! Keep fucking me! Ride my white pussy please! She kept yelling.
After a while I removed my cock from her pussy and asked her if she ever had an Anal fuck, she never had one and got scared.
I aimed at her hot ass and she knew what was next although she screamed she had never tried it before.
She felt the head of my large cock in her ass crack and she started shivering with excitement as well as fear, she couldn't wait to feel me inside her. I looked at the milk white skin of hers beneath me as I grabbed her hips and pushed forward ramming my whole solid length in her tight back door!
I roared with pleasure as I felt the hot tightness around my prick and she was initially screaming from pain as she felt my huge cock was ripping her apart.
After a few thrusts the expression of her face changed, from pain to pure pleasure! I could see that she was enjoying being ass fucked but never dared it before with anyone.
I started to pump harder and faster into her rectum, she knew I was close to Cumming and used her hand to play with her clit, our moans turned into loud groans as we reached our climax.
I shot load after load of my prime cum into her ass and her pussy juices flowed down her thighs.
I pulled away and sat down, as she quickly turned around and took my cock in her mouth clean it up and milking the last drops of cum on it.
Then she curled herself in my arms. I stroked her hair and caressed her 36DD breasts as I asked if she enjoyed it?.
She could not believe something she did not want to do ended up in such a pleasurable sexual thing she never had before.
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• 1. Conversation Trees and Threaded Chats Marc Smith & JJ Cadiz Byron Burkhalter Collaboration & Multimedia Group University of California, Los Angeles Microsoft Research 2201 Hershey Hall One Microsoft Way 610 Charles E. Young Drive Redmond, WA 98052 USA Los Angeles, CA 90095-1551 +1 425 936 6896 +1 408 445 9779 {masmith, jjcadiz}@microsoft.com [email protected] ABSTRACT Although these chat programs are popular for informal Chat programs and instant messaging services are interaction, several companies are now bringing chat to the increasingly popular among Internet users. However, basic business world [2]. However, chat has not evolved much in issues with the interfaces and data structures of most forms the past twenty years and remains poorly suited for holding of chat limit their utility for use in formal interactions (like complex discussions. Innovations in chat have mostly group meetings) and decision-making tasks. In this paper, ignored this problem. There have been a number of chat we discuss Threaded Text Chat, a program designed to systems released by commercial Internet software address some of the deficiencies of current chat programs. companies that have integrated a variety of 2D and 3D Standard forms of chat introduce ambiguity into interaction graphical representations with standard chat [1, 4, 5, 14, in a number of ways, most profoundly by rupturing 23]. However, few have altered the way chat organizes connections between turns and replies. Threaded Chat people’s exchanges of messages in a positive way, making presents a solution to this problem by supporting the basic chat even less easy to comprehend. The recent explosion of turn-taking structure of human conversation. While the “Instant Messages” and “Buddy Lists” has not changed the solution introduces interface design challenges of its own, underlying structure of chat either. usability studies show that users’ patterns of interaction in In this paper, we will discuss the core problems we see in Threaded Chat are equally effective, but different (and chat and describe the ways this guided our design of possibly more efficient) than standard chat programs. Threaded Chat. In addition we report the results from a lab Keywords study that tested the usability of Threaded Chat in contrast Chat programs, turn-taking, conversation, computer to standard forms of chat with eighteen small groups mediated communication, synchronous communication, engaged in a decision-making task. We discuss the persistent conversation, human computer human interaction challenges raised by the design of Threaded Chat and suggest future directions for improvement of systems to INTRODUCTION support persistent computer-mediated interaction. Chat is an old and increasingly popular form of computer- mediated communication. Commercial on-line service COMPARING CHAT AND SPOKEN CONVERSATION providers like America Online and non-commercial Chat may be a form of computer-mediated communication networks like Internet Relay Chat provide a myriad of chat that closely resembles spoken interaction, but in contrast to rooms filled by millions of people daily. Instant messaging spoken interaction, chat is poor at managing interruptions, programs from AOL, ICQ, Yahoo, and MSN are becoming organizing turn-taking, conveying comprehension, and increasingly popular. 430 million instant messages are resolving floor control conflicts. Studies of chat from a exchanged each day on the AOL network, and 330 million variety of fields (including sociology, communication, are exchanged on ICQ [12]. This form of communication is CSCW, HCI, and linguistics) share a focus on the likely to increase as cell phones and wireless handheld challenges and ambiguities chat introduces into the normal computers make mobile messaging even more prevalent: mechanisms of social interaction. wherever cell phone short message system (SMS) service is Conversation Analysis (CA)—the sociological study of the available, its use is rising dramatically. Chat is here to stay. structures of ordinary face-to-face and spoken interaction— is of particular value when seeking ways to improve chat. Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for CA’s study of naturally occurring conversation reveals that personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that people use a suite of fine tuned, ordinary techniques for copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. To copy maintaining coherent and understandable spoken otherwise, or republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, conversations. Spoken conversations have turn and requires prior specific permission and/or a fee. response structures governed by a set of simple rules that CSCW’00, December 2-6, 2000, Philadelphia, PA. Copyright 2000 ACM 1-58113-222-0/00/0012…$5.00. organize how groups of people exchange turns of talk. 97 50
• 2. Sacks et. al. [18] argue that turns are valuable commodities FIVE CORE PROBLEMS WITH TEXT CHAT that require an orderly allocation system: Research rooted in the sociological study of conversation For socially organized activities, has identified and addressed some of the major issues with the presence of ‘turns’ suggest an standard chat programs [7, 8, 9, 15, 21]. These findings economy, with turns for something lead us to identify five main flaws in existing chat systems: being valued—and with means for Lack of links between people and what they say allocating them, which affect their relative distribution, as in Chat programs present each participant’s messages in a way economies. that makes it hard to differentiate speakers. The high turnover of participants in many chat rooms further Using simple turn-taking rules, people are able to sustain aggravates this problem. Many systems address this issue spoken conversations across a wide variety of topics where in one form or another. Some chat clients provide ways of there is almost always one party talking at a time. associating a color or font with particular people. More Interruptions and overlaps do occur but are brief, and recently, systems have focused on awareness of presence of transitions between speakers commonly occur without gap people in the room [3, 20], representations of the timing of or overlap [18]. In contrast, in its most common form, chat the conversation [21], and improved visualization of organizes turns in order of their arrival at a central server, conversations [20]. not in the order of turn and response in which they were constructed. This undermines the techniques people use for No visibility of listening-in-progress organizing coherent conversations [9]. The result is an In chat, participants do not receive moment-by-moment inclination for confusing exchanges of short messages in information about the reaction of those who are listening to ambiguous order. This makes chat a poor decision-making them. This means that turns cannot be altered as they tool and knowledge store and reduces its value for meetings unfold, increasing the likelihood that they will be and presentations of detailed ideas. misunderstood or taken in the wrong way. Without indications of listening, chat systems loose a great deal of Computer-mediated conversation has the potential to their sense of social presence. transform the constraints of the economy of spoken interaction in more positive ways. Our inability to listen to Some experimental systems have addressed this issue. two or more people speaking at the same time for very long Erickson et al.’s Babble [4] addressed this problem by limits the number of possible turns available in any spoken presenting a “social proxy”, a graphic design that conversation. In contrast, chat may be less restricted than represented the activity of people with the application. This spoken communication since more than one person may allowed people to have an intuitive sense of who was construct a message at the same time, and reading can be recently active but lacked the granularity to present quicker than listening. Nonetheless, turn-taking systems for reactions to turns-in-progress. spoken discussions allow for more coherent and productive Lack of visibility of turns-in-progress conversations than standard chat programs. Thus, the Chat systems only transmit turns when users press the properties of spoken conversation systems offer guidance ENTER key. While some systems do transmit messages for the design of text chat. keystroke-by-keystroke (i.e. the Unix program “Talk”) most CA directs attention towards improving the turn-taking do not. As Garcia notes, the result is that the process of system used in the exchange of chat messages. Threaded message production is separate from message transmission. Chat presents a possible solution to this problem by Chat is not truly synchronous: it has a sporadic rhythm in supporting a synchronous form of the turn-taking structure which fully formed turns pop out in a single moment found in asynchronous threaded discussion boards like instead unfolding in real time. Chat lacks the “mutual Usenet. Systems like Usenet and a vast number of availability of utterances-in-production” [8]. discussion boards on web sites allow for the creation of In contrast, the moment-by-moment surveillance of others extensive discussion trees composed of message (“post” or in spoken conversations allows people to be highly “article”) turns and responses linked together. These sensitive to small variations in timing. For example, when systems have predominantly been used as a form of declining an invitation or disagreeing with another’s asynchronous interaction in which delays of hours or days assessment, people will often slightly delay the beginning of between turns and responses are common. While these their turn. The delay projects a dispreferred response [15] systems suffer from problems of their own [13], discussions (a response the listener would not like), allowing the of complex ideas can be developed over time with original assessor to downgrade or alter the assessment in responses clearly linked to the messages they are in reply order to maintain agreement. People are able to connect to. In Threaded Chat, we have modified this structure to turns so quickly and assess the gaps between them because make it more accommodating to both synchronous and speakers project where their turns are heading and listeners asynchronous use. recognize those projections as the talk unfolds. 98 51
• 3. Delays in chat resulting from typing difficulty or the other In standard forms of chat, ownership of the floor is only user leaving the room can easily be misinterpreted as a known when a turn is completed, at which point a race dispreferred response. Furthermore, delays encourage users begins to finish one’s own thought, which is newly fitted to to type additional turns (which may modify their initial turn the recently emerged turn. This twisted set of or start a new topic of conversation) instead of waiting. conversational rules has two ramifications: first, one can Garcia [8] found that timing and sequencing distortions only begin to fit a “next” turn after the last turn has been introduced by standard chat systems meant that a significant displayed in its entirety, and second, there is a preference portion of chat turns were used to clear up confusion caused for short turns because one must press the return key in by prior turns. order to secure the floor. Therefore, extended turns, which Vronay’s Flow Chat [21] explicitly presented the stream of can allow more complex material to be discussed, are much time and the resulting interleaving of turns of chat. Flow less frequent. Chat placed each user’s text on a separate vertically stacked For example, consider the following chat interaction: parallel track. While text entered by the user was not 1 Larry: boy do we need to work on our displayed until the turn was completed a colored band was interview skills.... extruded from the right side of the display to indicate when 2 James: who's conducting the the user began typing and how long they had been interviews, anyway? composing the message. Once entered the text was 3 Scott: Yes displayed in the color bar, which then continued to slide 4 James: okay... towards the left of the display on its track. While this 5 Larry: All of us clarified the sequential ordering of turns, it did not provide Notice that James and Scott are entering both turns any other way to indicate a link between two turns. In large simultaneously. Each turn is fitted to Larry’s initial turn. groups this means that links between turns separated by Although Scott’s turn “Yes” appears immediately after many tracks were difficult to associate. James’ turn “who’s conducting the interviews, anyway?” it obviously does not fit as the next turn. Similarly, Larry’s Viegas and Donath’s Chat Circles [20] approach this from a turn “all of us” follows but does not fit the prior turn of different direction. Chat Circles presents each user as a “okay…”. The only way users can make sense of the turn is colored circle that expands with the amount of text entered to scroll up and find a candidate “prior turn.” That people by the user. Circles then slowly shrink in size as the text can do this is itself interesting, but the procedure is time fades. The timing of turns is thus visible and turns-in- consuming (and the conversation continues while this is progress are presented as expansions in the size of the done). The result is that transcripts of chat conversations circle. This view of the conversation lacks a historical are often confusing and demand significant effort to read. component as turns evaporate over time. As a result the application has an alternative historical view, which Babble [4] addresses this by designing for an expectation of visualizes the conversation along a vertical time line cross slower interaction rates than typically found in chat. The marked with lines indicating the timing and size of each slower rate allows users to have greater certainty that their user’s turn. This is in many ways an alternate form of turn will occupy the position it was crafted for. As a result, Vronay’s Flow Chat that shares its limitations. short expressions of concurrence (ex. “I agree”, and “yes”) are possible and meaningful. Sequencing problems do Microsoft’s MSN Messenger is one commercial product sometime occur, however, and are likely to increase if that partially addresses the problem of seeing turns-in- Babble is used more synchronously. progress. When others are typing, “[name] is typing a message” appears at the bottom of the window. Although Lack of useful recordings and social context this alleviates some of the problem by providing a binary Chat rooms are social spaces that never develop a social indicator of typing, it does not entirely solve the problem history [3]. In practice, most chat rooms are not publicly because users cannot see exactly what others are typing persistent: their content evaporates as soon as it scrolls out until the ENTER key is pressed. of each user’s history buffer. This lack of persistence means that most chat spaces do not accrete a social history. Lack of control over turn positioning Groups do use other media (for example, web pages) to Much of the work in conversation coordination relates to create durable artifacts of their interaction, but the chat shaping a turn’s meaning based on its location. However, room itself does not change as a result of the activity within the techniques used to accomplish this in spoken interaction it. Even if logs are maintained, as noted above, the are undermined in chat conversations [9]. Standard forms resulting transcript is often nearly unintelligible. of chat position turns based only on the time that the ENTER key is pressed, which often ruptures the links This usually is less of a problem during the conversation between turns and their replies. “Participants in QS-CMC than several days or months later when one tries to review cannot assume that their attempts to be a ‘first poster’ will chat logs. For instance, when a chat conversation occurs, if result in the message they are typing being placed adjacent two turns appear within a tenth of a second of each other, it to its intended referent,” writes Garcia [8]. is probably clear to an attentive participant that the second 99 52
• 4. turn was not intended to be a reply to the first. However, THREADED CHAT timing cues are missing from most history logs. Thus, Threaded Chat addresses the problems of confusing history ruptured and jumbled turn sequences make the conversation logs, lack of social history, and the rupture of turn log ambiguous and unreliable as records. (This problem sequences in standard chat rooms. Threaded Chat departs can be addressed by including timestamps with chat logs, from traditional chat in a number of ways by bridging the but reconstructing the events of a chat room using gap between threaded asynchronous discussions and timestamps is tedious.) synchronous chats. The Threaded Chat user interface is This has two implications. Having no useful recordings of displayed in Figure 1. All chat turns are structured as a chat conversations is a significant obstacle in workgroups tree, similar to the Microsoft Windows Explorer interface to and business environments, particularly when used in the file system on a computer’s hard disk, and similar to an decision-making processes. It also means that chat idea proposed by Herring as a way to make chat programs demand full immersion to remain comprehensible conversations more coherent [9]. The key element of this to their users. When users look away or try to maintain structure is that turns are organized into turn and response peripheral awareness many find it difficult to catch up with structures called threads that can grow to any size. Thus, conversations. proper use of Threaded Chat eliminates the possibility of ruptured sequences of turns: turns are linked directly to the turn they are intended to respond to. Even if a turn is Figure 1: The Threaded Chat user interface. Users chat in the top portion of the window while participation information is displayed at the bottom. 100 53
• 5. misplaced, it can be dragged and dropped to the correct Turn authors are also the only people who can modify a location. Turns can also be edited or deleted. turn’s permissions, although owners of turns higher up in To chat, users click on the turn they want to respond to and the tree may override the rights. For example, if person B being typing. Pressing return completes the turn. When a replies to person A and specifies a set of rights on the reply, user begins to enter text, their name and a placeholder person A could override person B’s permissions by message (“Entering Text”) appears to all other users. When specifying rights on the original turn. Users retain the the return key is pressed, the entire message becomes power to override permissions of the turns that are replies visible to everyone. to their turns, including the power to delete or move the entire thread to another location. The first person to start a As turns are entered, they are displayed to other users in a big conversational branch wields significant power over it. bold font. Over time, the font fades to gray so that most Using Threaded Chat’s permissions, it is possible to have a recently added turns stand out clearly. This feature is private chat in the middle of a public room, or to have a especially important since Threaded Chat does not structure public discussion with a select group without possibility of turns in order of arrival (a point we return to below). Turns interruption from others. It also means that users can enter are unbolded and marked as read when clicked on, replied a turn and determine who may see and reply to the text. to, or cursored over with the arrow keys. As a turn is replied to, the count of the number of replies and unread TESTING THREADED CHAT turns beneath it are displayed. Given that Threaded Chat is designed to address some of the key problems with standard chat, we conducted a user Selecting the room node at the top of the chat room and test to see if the design was successful. entering text creates a new top-level thread, which is highlighted with a colored background. Top-level turns are Specifically, because proper use of Threaded Chat typically the major topics of conversations, thus they are guarantees that turns will always be placed in their intended distinguished from other turns. context, we expect that: The tree structure of Threaded Chat provides users with the • Threaded Chat will support better topical ability to collapse any branch of the conversation if they no coherence than standard chat. Users should be longer wish to pay attention to it. For example, users may able to maintain coherent sequences of collapse discussion branches that no longer concern them or conversational turns more easily. that have come to a conclusion and are no longer pertinent. • Transcripts of a Threaded Chat discussion will be If additional turns are added to a collapsed thread the count easier to comprehend than transcripts from a of unread child turns is incremented. standard chat room. • Turns will be longer than those found in standard The bottom of the Threaded Chat window contains chat rooms. People will know that they do not information about the conversation participants. have to rush to get their turn in before someone Information includes time of entry, number of entries else types a message, thus Threaded Chat turns (labeled “sessions”), and time of exit. Basic statistics about should use more words and/or characters. the number and types of turns are also displayed. These statistics persist from session to session, and users remain in • Fewer repair statements will be made. As a result, the list even when they are not present (although they are we expect participants will produce fewer turns marked as not currently active). This information is useful using Threaded Chat when compared to plain chat. for providing a sense of history and context for the room. • There should be a more balanced level of participation among people using Threaded Chat. Threaded Chat automatically labels turns that are likely to With standard chat programs, people frequently be questions or answers. If a question mark is found in the abandon their turns when they are not able to text of a turn, the turn is tagged with a “Q”. All replies to finish before others enter turns that change the questions are tagged with an “A”. Numbers of question and conversation context. Threaded Chat guarantees answer turns are tracked in the social accounting pane. context for a turn, thus there’s no reason to Turns can be edited, deleted, or dragged and dropped to abandon turns. We believe this effect will be different places in the tree. Although this can be a helpful especially true for slower typists. feature, it also raises the possibility of abuse. Thus, each Experimental Methodology Threaded Chat turn has permission properties based on an 70 participants were recruited for a lab study to test extension of the Unix user/group/world model. These Threaded Chat. Participants were grouped into eighteen permissions are accessed by right clicking on a turn and teams of four; however, due to no-shows, eleven groups had allow a turn’s author to determine who can see the turn, only three people. Participants received a free Microsoft reply to it, delete it, and extend the turn’s permissions. software product for their time. Only authors of a turn can edit the turn’s text. All participants had used a chat program at least once in the past year, were comfortable with typing, had graduated 101 54
• 6. from high school, and were at least intermediate computer wrap to the next line). However, the core concept of users. Participants were recruited such that the pool was chatting with threads was functional, thus these data diverse in terms of age, gender, and occupation. The pool indicate that participants did not think highly of Threaded had 38 men and 32 women. The average age was 39 with a Chat. Reasons for this reaction are explored further in the standard deviation of 10. participant comments section. Participants used three different chat programs for this Task Performance study. Threaded Chat and a “standard” chat program were Despite the lower subjective ratings Threaded Chat used. In addition, this study was combined with a study of received in contrast to standard chat, the study showed that another experimental chat program, LeadLine. (A report of users quickly adapted to the new interface. Performance on the LeadLine study is available in these proceedings [6]). the hiring task did not differ significantly between The order in which the three chat programs were used was programs. Each hiring task was designed such that there counterbalanced to minimize order effects. was a correct solution, and each set of candidate rankings Participants were told they were employees for the same was assigned a score relative to its distance from the correct company and had recently interviewed three candidates for solution. The highest possible score for each task was 5 one job opening. Their task was to chat with each other for points. Threaded Chat groups had an average score of 3.7 20 minutes and then, as a group, rank the candidates in while plain chat groups had an average score of 3.9. This order of hiring preference. This task was repeated three difference was not found to be significant, even when times, each time using a different chat program, a different taking into account various demographic variables such as set of candidates, and a different job position. In each case, typing speed, level of education, and experience with chat participants were given unique information about the programs. candidates so no single participant could correctly rank the Levels of Participation candidates without chatting with other group members. Even though scores on the task were equivalent for each When using the Threaded Chat program each group started chat program used, Threaded Chat did affect the processes with a room populated with six initial threads: used by groups to reach their decisions. Introductions Groups that used Threaded Chat took fewer turns than in Review the qualifications for this position Discuss candidate #1 the regular chat program. Threaded Chat rooms had an Discuss candidate #2 average of 21.7 turns, while the regular chat rooms had an Discuss candidate #3 average of 34.7 turns, which is a significant difference Final decision: Who should we hire? (t(25.5) = 3.7; p = 0.001). In a regression equation Although these threads were made available as guides for controlling for various demographic variables, the use of the discussion (similar to a agenda for a business meeting), the Threaded Chat program was the strongest predictor of users could (and did) ignore them if they wished. the number of turns taken, accounting for 28% of the USER STUDY RESULTS variance (t = -5.2, p < .001). After each session, participants answered a variety of Of course, it could be hypothesized that fewer turns were questions about their reactions to the chat program they taken in Threaded Chat because people took longer turns. used. On all the measures except one, Threaded Chat was However, this was not the case. The average standard chat rated significantly worse than the regular chat program turn was 7.3 words long while the average Threaded Chat (Table 1). To a certain extent, this was not surprising given turn was 7.6 words long, which is not a significant the early stage of the prototype: some basic user interface difference (t(3020) = -1.3; p = 0.205). issues had not yet been resolved (for example, lines that were longer than the screen width did not automatically First sessions only All sessions Threaded Standard Threaded Chat Standard p t / df Chat (n=6) Chat (n=6) (n=19) Chat (n=19) Level of satisfaction (2 questions) 4.0 5.3 0.001 4.5 / 9.7 3.9 5.7 Perceived quality of discussion (7 questions) 4.5 5.2 0.010 3.4 / 7.8 3.9 5.7 Perception of usability of program (3 questions) 4.3 5.9 0.001 6.2 / 9.9 3.6 6.3 Perceived quality of decision process (5 questions) 5.5 5.0 0.345 1.0 / 9.4 4.8 5.8 Table 1: Results from post-session surveys. Possible scores ranged from 1 to 7 where higher scores are better. On the left are data examining only the first sessions (where no order effect is possible). On the right are data from all sessions. Significance statistics are not reported for the data from all sessions due to the possibility of order effects. 102 55
• 7. Chat Mean Std Dev Median typing speed may no longer be the most important variable program for rapidly generating turns in Threaded Chat room (which Standard 31.2 13.9 28 could be verified with a GOMS model [11]). typists Slow Threaded 20.5 7.2 19.5 Second, fast typists may not need to generate more turns. If Total 26.1 12.3 24 Threaded Chat significantly reduces confusion resulting Standard 36.7 16.2 32 from ruptured sequences of turns, then the large number of repair turns documented by Garcia [8] are no longer typists Fast Threaded 21.8 8.4 20 necessary. However, when we attempted to code turns as Total 29.3 14.9 25 being repairs or not, we found very few repair turns in both Standard 34.1 15.1 30 standard chat and Threaded Chat rooms (only one or two Typists repairs were found in the initial eight rooms examined). All Threaded 21.1 7.8 20 Total 27.6 13.6 24 When reading the transcripts, it occurred to us that the low number of repairs may have resulted from the exclusive Table 2: The number of turns taken by slow and fast focus on the single task: The conversation was typically typists in the different chat rooms. composed of only one conceptual thread whereas normal It is possible that Threaded Chat reduced the ambiguity chat rooms are substantially multi-threaded. Thus, we may introduced by standard chat, thus allowing people to enter not have designed a task in which participants could benefit fewer, more coherent turns whose meaning was partially considerably from Threaded Chat. derived from their parent turn. While the frictions imposed by the Threaded Chat interface may have simply been a Use of Thread Structures drag on the speed of participation, the equivalent scores on Although groups focused on only one conceptual task, they the task show that Threaded Chat users were equally able to still made extensive use of the thread structures supported complete their task using fewer turns. by Threaded Chat. The average turn was 3.79 turns deep, the deepest one growing to a depth of 21 turns, with an Balance of Participation average depth of 10 turns. Although they are reproduced We also examined the question of whether there was a more too small to be read, the overviews of rooms created in equal level of participation among group members in the three of the trials illustrate the range of variation in the different types of rooms. We used the standard deviation of ways threading was used (Figure 2). number of turns taken by the people in each room as a measure of equal participation. If everyone in a chat room Examination of the room logs shows that participants took the same number of turns, then a group would have a expected themselves and others to properly place turns, standard deviation of zero. something that did not occur at all in standard chat rooms. Thus, a norm for topical coherence was supported: Threaded Chat rooms had a standard deviation of 2.9 while User A: Hi Glen how are you doing standard chat room had a standard deviation of 3.9, which User A: Hi Glen how do you feel about Joyce is a significant difference (t(33.7) = 2.7; p = 0.01). Thus, and her abilities? User B: Oops. Should have said that down here. there was a more balanced level of participation in Forgot to click on the question. Threaded Chat rooms. Participants used the thread structure to create extended The next logical question is whether the more balanced turns by replying to themselves in a series of turns. This level of participation in Threaded Chat was due to slower was not the intent of the feature, however it was frequently typists generating more turns, faster typists generating employed: fewer turns, or a combination of both. Based on typing User C: These are my two choices also and in that speed, we split all the participants at the median into two order User C: I think we have to eliminate Joyce groups. Table 2 displays the number of turns that were because of her lack or visual graphic arts made by fast and slow typists in each type of chat room. level User C: My final is Steve, Linda and then These data show that all typists made fewer turns, but the Joyce. effect was greater for faster typists. PARTICIPANT COMMENTS There are two possible explanations for this phenomenon. Although groups using Threaded Chat were able to First, the method of interacting with Threaded Chat may complete the task as well as groups using standard chat, significantly diminish the advantage that fast typists data from the subjective ratings table indicate that Threaded normally have in standard chat rooms. In a standard chat Chat still has room for improvement. In this section, we room, the interaction loop is: read new text, type, press examine participant comments to discuss this issue as well return, read new next, type, press return, and so on. With as ways in which using Threaded Chat differed from using Threaded Chat, reading new text takes longer because it standard chat. appears in various locations. In addition, the interaction First, user feedback identified that having no single point of loop is: read new text, take hand off keyboard, move focus was the most significant problem for Threaded Chat. pointer to turn to reply to, click, type, press return. Thus, 103 56
• 8. “…confusing… knowing where to click” (User 1, “Organizing the information into conversations helped Threaded Chat trial) in the decision making process.” (21, TC) “…unclear where to place comments” (2, TC) “I think it’s easier to choose and see what you’re “I was looking all over the screen to see what was being responding to with threaded chat.” (22, TC) said next” (3, TC) “…as we used it, we got better, it did allow us to stick to “Difficult to follow the discussion… Had to scroll too certain subjects.” (35, TC) much” (4, TC) “…easy to review what has been said about a certain “Difficult to track new messages” (4, TC) candidate without having to scroll around looking for “…cursor seemed to jump around.” (29, TC) it.” (39, TC) “I had to move my eyes all over the screen…” (41, TC) “I liked being able to manage the screen – close up Standard chat has a single point of focus for new material, sections and reopen them. I liked being able to edit which allows users to fix their gaze at the bottom of the messages after they were sent, and move them to other screen to guarantee not missing anything new. But in more appropriate sections. It was much different from Threaded Chat, new material can blossom anywhere in the the noisy conversation style of the plain chat…” (53, TC) conversation tree, requiring frequent scanning to search for In contrast, when they used the non-threaded versions of new turns. chat they reported difficulties managing the conversation: Users had suggestions for addressing this problem: “…difficult to follow conversation threads when “Add some sound so you know when you have new multiples are going.” (45, Lead Line trial) incoming text” (5, TC) “topics got intermixed…that was confusing.” (53, LL) The most frequently requested feature was color-coding for “if you are not paying attention, you get lost easily” (25, each user to help differentiate speakers. Standard chat trial) “Make each person’s text a different color” (5, TC) Given the nature of the task, many users felt that access to Despite these problems, users reported that Threaded Chat the history log was essential and that it was poorly helped them sustain their conversations more than they organized in standard forms of chat. could in standard chat, which supported their decision “I wanted at times to review what was said earlier in the making process. discussion, but that line had scrolled off the screen and it “For the task… this was the strongest tool.” (43, TC) would have been difficult to keep up with the current “I liked being able to follow a discussion thread. It discussion and review previous comments.” (1, LL) helped keep the idea linear.” (4, TC) “…to remember the chat, you have to keep paper notes, “It was easier to answer questions and reread posted the threaded chat was easier in that aspect…” (17, LL) information.” (9, TC) -1: z #2 TChat User Study -1: z #3 TChat User Study -1: Introductions -1: z #1 TChat User Study -1: Introductions 10: Debi here -1: Introductions 13: This is weird - just weird 8: Hey there 6: hello world 11: Really? 7: This is a test for me 6: follow the conversation 12: yes...I understand the concept, but would prefer IM 9: test 6: next line 11: Yes huh? 9: ok 6: Modify the text 12: instant messenger -1: Review the qualifications for this position 4: hello 12: or tin cans... 10: Prepares and organizes documents. Is KEY comunications contact. Coordinates meetings, schedules,etc 4: this is differnt 13: :-) Agreed 8: Hmmm... Covers the basics with documents, main person for interoffice communication for managers and tea 6: responding to Larry 12: I have to agree... m... 4: of which ever discussion you wish to add to -1: Review the qualifications for this position 10: What do you have on the job description? I listed my major points. 6: reply 13: Also, not to make it more confusing - but maybe we should start here with "general" what we want stuff 8: Do we all have the same job description? I think we do.. the interviews are just a tad different... 4: wild 13: I want someone who can COMMUNICATE clearly - not like this app 10: don't know about that one, but it sounds like you are correct. 4: cascading chats 11: That's a start... 7: Anna has good communication, math and numbers are good, and excellent graphics abilities 6: next subject 12: I'll third that motion... 7: It sounds as though Anna hits a majority of the key points we are looking for 5: Sounds like you might need some good people skills 13: Who has ANYTHING about communicating clearly? 9: web developing is not a MUST in this position, but thisjob is the central hub of the office 6: click on each thread 13: I have nothingabout communication 7: Mark has great conflict resolution skills which is important as the main interface for managers and team 5: this is different 12: all I have is composure ratings members 5: S ... 11: Steve has good people skills 9: Anna has the people skills, do we all agree on that? -1: Review the qualifications for this position 13: He also has excellent development skills 7: I agree on her people skills 6: Qualifications for this position: 11: [EnteriI show very organizational skills here , maybe he can fix this chat appn 9: [Entering Text...] 6: I feel that people skills are the #1 requirement g Text...] -1: Discuss candidate #1 4: So far, I'm for either Sharon or Daniel 12: Hey, if you were gonna vote now...who would it be? 10: Does anyone have anything on Anna's organizational skills? She looks really good from my notes--but that pa 6: agreed 13: Get down to it... I like that rt is missing. 6: We're looking for someone that we can groom for store management 12: Joyce? 8: Her decision making skills are good. 4: right, that is why I think Sharon would be a good candidate. Her writing skills can be improved 13: Well, Linda is out on my sheet - maybe that's a start 8: Her level of composure is good with encouragement 12: linda looks good on my sheet....maybe my sheet had too many beers 10: D ... 4: unfortunately, we don't have any indication of Daniels' math skills 13: If we can get rid of one that will make the end decision easier 7: I only have here communication skills as very good 6: do we now about sharon's? 13: let's get rid of Linda... 8: That may be enough.. this position warrants strong organization and communication.. Anna seems to be 6: Know 12: l ... a good fit. 4: for this resean, without further knowledge, I'm inclined to vote for Sharon 11: I'd go w/Joyce.. if had to vote now,,, 9: anna has the people skills 5: Sharon has good conflict resolution skills which is good management material 13: I'd pick Steve at this point 8: According to my notes, her organizational skills are excellent. Superb. Unmatched. 6: agreed 12: all I know is, if this was my company, I wouldn't be discussing things like 9: i agree 6: Okay, so @ this point, my list looks like: Sharon, Daniel, Eric this....I'd be broke.. 8: Probably a good candidate. :) 6: Thoughts? 11: [Entering Text...] -1: Discuss candidate #2 4: That my thoughts as well 11: Steve shows no web skills on my sheet but Joyce has excellent Web d 10: I show "fair" on the creativity meter. Excellent verbal communications. Good visual and graphic skills. 6: Scott? evelopement on my sheet 7: Mark has good leadership and people skills 6: Larry: am I missing scott's posts? 13: Steve shows excellent web on my sheet 9: mark's decision making skills are so/so, and this position needs someone who is confident 4: Scott? Your thoughts? 12: I vote for Steve... 7: I show his leadership and people skills to be very good. That is interesting to what you saw 6: Okay, so we're in agreement on candidate #1 13: I second that 10: U ... 6: I've got my list for # 2 and 3, what about you guys? 11: Agree snail mail is as fast, maybe faxing would be easier 10: Sorry, team. I crashed! Unless someone can convince me otherwise, I am ready to stop viewing Mark as a viab 5: S ... 13: Anything would be easier than this le applicant. 6: thoughts, scott? 12: a ... 8: Notes on Mark Williams 6: how about creating a single thread for the discussion 12: This makes rotary dialing look easy 8: Web Development: Good 5: I also think tha Sharon 's visual/ graphic arts talents will be a benefit our company -1: Discuss candidate #1 8: Math and Number Skills: Fair 5: Yes that is my thought also 13: Well, I guess we start here 8: Very good with desktop processing and computing... 4: good, I move to hire Sharon 12: she doesn't seem graphically strong enough for this position... 8: Me thinks Mark is not a good candidate for this position. 6: so, let's give her an offer for a 90-day 'test' period 11: Yes gues so? 10: I agree 4: Ok with me 11: Who Joyce? 9: i agree..he can go make coffee with Steve 5: Yes 13: Yes Joyce is my Candidate #1 10: I'm picky about my coffee! 5: I second the motion. 11: Joyce is taking the lead... -1: Discuss candidate #3 6: Preferences for candidates # 2 and 3? -1: Discuss candidate #2 10: I show that Emily is good with numbers, but her "composure" (that word again) skills are only fair. People 4: If other positions become available, as floor clerk 12: Steve doesn't seem technical enough for this position skills are excellent. 5: Eric should be our second choice 13: I want someone who can communicate clearly-which is more than I'm able to do right now 7: Emily may make good decisions, but if she gets people really upset in doing so, we can't have that 6: can you explain your thinking? 11: Joyce ?? 7: I only show emily having excellent decision making skills and not the people skills 4: who's thinking James 11: That's for sure who's on first?? 8: It doesn't sound like Emily is a people person. 6: both of you, regarding your choice for candidate #2 13: I show candidate #2 is Steve - is that what you show? 10: My notes show she is an excellent people person. But she could still be easily upset. 4: Eric is last choice, math skills I consider a requisit of teh job 13: I think this is candidate #2 area???? 9: Emily has the tech skills, but her communication is not that great 6: For someone we're grooming for store management, conflict resolution and decisio 11: Yes looks that way,,, guess we are supposed to chat about ea. in theier own area??? 9: how can her "comosure" be fair and communications be excellent? : ) n-making skills are top priority 13: that's what I take from this but this chat progam is waaaaay confusing and hard to 9: oops..composure 6: I agree, Daniel sounds better than Eric @ this point watch 10: All I can think of is she get rattled when things aren't going smoothly. Which in my line of wo 4: But I still think Sharon is teh best for the job of Assistant Store mane 11: I have Steve as two here rk is never! gement, with her leadership skills, she can keep the other motivated 13: So this "thread" should be stuff about Steve I guess 8: I have excellent comosure.. :) I learned it when I was a child! 6: So #1, 2, and 3 is is? 12: I 7: E ... 4: Sure 12: I could see how this would work well in 'theory'.....but it's just too confusin 8: My notes show Emily as: Very good leadership skills, and excellent creativity. BUT, her conflict resolution 4: bye 11: Yes guess so toooooo confusing. skills are only 'fair'. 6: seeya! 11: Time for the next chat program this is too wierd. 8: Emily doesn't seem to be a good fit! 4: I agree 12: I have to read all of it again just to see what you're talking abou 7: I agree that she could be a runner up, but not a candidate for the position 5: Then Daniel for the third t at that particular moment -1: Final decision - Who should we hire? 5: Ok 11: Yes could you imagine more than the three of us??? 7: Base on what we see so far, how do you guys feel about the candidates for ranking?? 5: Daniel's Math skills aren't the best 13: NO!! 9: the job need someone with eyes in the back of thier head, and 6arms and can keep up with it all 4: His math skills aren't noted 11: Scaryy thought... 10: I'd have to go with Anna too. She does look good. Based on my experience with Admins, the conflict reso 6: right 12: how is Steve's communication rated on your sheets? lution skill alone are enough to get her the job. 5: We need someone with good math skills 13: Nothing about communication on my sheet for Steve 7: Anna does have very good communication skills which are key in this position. 5: What do you think about that James 12: all it says is that she(Linda) has excellent composure...which could mean that she'll be st 10: I'm ready. Anna, Lisa, Steve. 5: I agree larry anding there smiling as the place falls apart... 9: anna looks good 5: So gentlemen we agree that it is going to be #1, #2, #3 11: LOL,,, 7: I am not sure between Anna and Emily 6: Sounds good to me! 11: Good people skills on mine 9: here here..i totaly agree 5: Scott agree's 11: Agree, more desktop oriented 9: time to vote? 5: goodbye gentlemen 11: Gota say this is more confusing way to communicate 7: I think we can start voting 6: seeya! 13: I'm rather lost myself 9: anna, emily -1: Discuss candidate #1 13: Okay guys - let's chat here about Steve and see if we can get anywhere 9: Lisa? did i interview for this job? : ) -1: Discuss candidate #2 11: Sure I'm lost 10: Sorry, don't know where that came from!! Anna, Emily, and Steve. -1: Discuss candidate #3 -1: Discuss candidate #3 8: Yes you did, but your typing skills were 'fair' ;0 -1: Final Decision - Who should we hire? 11: Joyce looks good, j 9: np : ), but not considering Mark 6: New Topic 12: She seems much better... 10: I must need that coffee that Steve and Mark are making! -1: Final Decision - Who should we hire? 9: i'm going to tell u are picking on me Robert, MS wont invite you back hehe 13: Final decision time guys - time is almost up 7: I think we should Hire Anna 12: Steve!!! Steve!!!Steve!!!1 10: What Eric said here. I am afraid to type again. 13: Second! 7: I think it would be Anna, Emily, then Mark 11: [Entering Agree, I did not see any web stuff on my sheet..Text...] 8: Your official Vote? 13: We have a winner - Steve gets the job! 8: Anna, Emily, Mark 11: Yahoo!!!,,, 7: Anna, Emily, then Mark 11: His first jod will be to fix this... LOL 9: anna, emily,mark 13: :-) 12: yay for Steve...booo for threaded chat 13: Agreed - I like the "idea" but the practice is horrible 12: is this the right thread? 11: Don't know??? 13: This is just too crazy for me 12: I've gotten more out of Pakistani cab drivers Total turns: 87 Total turns: 82 Total turns: 95 Answer turns: 17 Answer turns: 6 Answer turns: 15 Normal turns: 59 Normal turns: 64 Normal turns: 62 Question turns: 10 Question turns: 11 Question turns: 17 Max thread depth: 7 Max thread depth: 16 Max thread depth: 16 Figure 2. Variations in the thread structures generated in user trials 104 57
• 9. CONCLUDING REMARKS & FUTURE RESEARCH Decision-making of Small Discussion Groups. In Chat has been used for years, but its basic interface remains Proceedings of CSCW 2000, Philadelphia, December relatively unchanged. Threaded Chat addresses some of the 2000. problems with the standard chat interface, especially as they 7. Garcia, A., and Jacobs, J. The eyes of the beholder: pertain to business applications. Understanding the Turn Taking System in Quasi- Our user test of Threaded Chat demonstrated that people Synchronous Computer Mediated Communication. could easily adapt to its interface. Although their subjective Research on Language and Social Interaction, Vol. 32, ratings of the system were low, they were able to complete No. 4, 1999, 337-367. the task just as well as they could with standard chat. 8. Garcia, A., and Jacobs, J. The Interactional However we found many areas in which Threaded Chat Organization of Computer Mediated Communication in could be improved. the College Classroom. Qualitative Sociology, Vol. 21, No. 3, 1998, 299-317 Improving the usability of Threaded Chat requires further 9. Herring, S. Interactional Coherence in CMC. Journal of research to overcome significant obstacles. How can the Computer-Mediated Communication, Thomas Erickson interface present new material recently added to distant (ed.), Vol. 4, No. 4, June 1999. branches of the tree be presented? How can the interface 10. Hill, W., and Hollan, J. History Enriched Data Objects: minimize the jumpy quality of the display as the turns are Prototypes and Policy Issues, The Information Society, added at various locations throughout the tree? We are Volume 10, pp. 139-145. investigating the application of a “thread ruler” that would 11. John, B., and Kieras, D. The GOMS family of analysis allow users to reorder threads and provide “limits” that techniques: comparison and contrast. ACM manage the real estate devoted to each threads. In Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 3, 4 combination with automatic branch control that closed up (December 1996), pp. 320 – 351. the oldest turns in each thread branch, the problems 12. Kobielus, J. Instant Messaging. The Burton Group associated with attention management may be significantly Network Strategy Report, 1. October 1999. mitigated. Other directions for development include the 13. Kollock, P., Smith, M. Managing the Virtual creation of alternative views of chat that highlight other Commons: Cooperation and Conflict in Computer dimensions of the conversation, such as its temporal order. Communities. Computer-Mediated Communication, S. In addition, further research questions still exist. The effect Herring (ed.). 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Thousand Oaks Girl Scout Lauren James' Gold Award project, a conversion of the MATES Elementary School kitchen area into a dance studio, was a yearlong achievement that will benefit the school, as well as dance teacher Karen Kernan.
In her seven years at the school, Kernan never had a designated space in which to teach.
"I've taught outside, in the lunch area, in between the book fair and science fair, I've been shuffled everywhere," she said.
No more. With donations for goods and services and a garage sale that James held, she set about to fulfill the requirements for the project for the Gold Award — the highest Girl Scout award possible. It had to be something that would benefit the community and something with sustainability. The studio will accomplish that.
The project also had to incorporate a personal passion, which is why James asked MATES music teacher Frank LaGuardia to be her mentor.
"I met him in the first grade at Ladera Elementary School and started doing his chorus and loved it," said Lauren, 16. "I got a lead in fourth grade, and I learned how to dance and it made me happy. I continued in middle school. When the Gold Award came around, they said I needed to pick something I love."
The 30-foot by 24-foot area James had to work with was being used as a storage room before she got her hands on it.
"It was as if the school had compiled everything they didn't need and put it in this one room," Lauren said. "It was like somebody's garage. It had costumes, piñatas, art supplies, mailboxes, posters, a refrigerator."
Lauren, her parents, sister and Girl Scout Troop 60133 spent three months cleaning out the room on Saturdays. Lauren tore out all the linoleum flooring by herself one Saturday.
"We spent weeks painting and then we had to sand and fill and make sure everything was safe. That was a big thing," she said. "It had to be safe for the school and safe for the environment. I had to make sure all the sharp corners were sanded down and the electrical things were capped off, covered and protected. The district had to come out and make sure it was OK to get everything on the walls taken off and plugged up, and that took forever."
The walls were covered with mirrors and flooring was replaced with high-quality, padded commercial flooring.
"The floor will last a very long time," Lauren said. "It's padded underneath, so if someone falls, they don't fall on concrete."
Lauren attends Thousand Oaks High School and is in the 7 a.m. choir, is the financial and ad manager on the school paper and is on the varsity cheerleading team, said she is so grateful for all the help she had with the project. The project has taught her many things, including how to deal with people.
"This gave me maturity in seeing how things go from person to person, how things get kicked back and have to be approved, how you have to make everybody happy and everyone has an opinion," she said.
Kernan said: "This is a big reward for everyone. It's a tiny, little room, but it's a big statement about what people can do. Look what this young teenager did. It's so heartwarming."
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0.179622 | <urn:uuid:44cc1e00-7425-41b2-bf52-eec4f0cc607b> | en | 0.98348 | ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) -- A South Carolina man accused of telling people he was a terrorist has been arrested near a passport office in the northern Vermont city of St. Albans.
Police say 47-year-old Radu Chereches (chur-EE-chis) of Ridgeland, S.C., went into a business and asked if he could leave two large backpacks there because he had been told not enter the U.S. passport office next door with them.
Police say a short time later he told officers he was a terrorist and said he had told people in the passport office the same thing. He refused to allow officers to search his backpacks.
State and federal law enforcement officers determined the backpack contained only personal items.
Chereches was charged with creating a false public alarm. It's unclear if he has a lawyer.
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0.030025 | <urn:uuid:5d0ed130-910a-45dc-80b7-488c50d0d7c9> | en | 0.971428 | Heidi Didn't NEED The Plastic Surgery...Did She?
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Maybe Spencer Pratt should have slowed the Heidi Montag nip/tuck train.
The most recent issue of People has the rundown of Heidi Montag's ten most recent surgeries (performed in one fell swoop). Part of the post-op interview includes a question about Spencer Pratt's role in the matter (note: as a general Svengali, many folks conjecture that he masterminded the operations). Read: Spencer Pratt Afraid Heidi Will Get Pregnant
Prologue over. Question time:
Is plastic surgery ever a good idea? A qualified "yes" on my part. Psychological issues aside (and that's a big leap), if you honestly believe that something physical is preventing you from being the best you and you have the means and time to fix it, then feel free. Read: The 5 Most Disturbing Things We Do For Beauty
Is this an improvement for Heidi? Again, yes. I thought Heidi was cute before. She wasn't a 10 but she passed the "Would you kick her out of bed?" test. The newer Heidi looks much more like a person whom you'd pay to take off her clothes, which is sexy in some circumstances. (I wonder if she gave the doc a picture of Holly Madison and said, "Make it happen, you old sawbones.") Read: Are Breasts The Source Of Self-Confidence?
Would I like my lady to get plastic surgery? Seeing as I'm single, I'll have to use some imagination. I've always been pretty attracted to any special lady as soon I've started dating her and I rarely draw imaginary nip/tuck lines. Has there been a set of breasts that could have been rounder, a tummy that could have been flatter or a birthmark that could have been goner? I suppose. But I've been programmed with the idea that a woman's body is her beeswax, so I feel like I'm being tricked when asked, say, if I prefer a Brazilian. If my lady-friend wanted to get something done I would likely try to talk her out of it but be ultimately supportive, assuming her motives were reasonable.
Would most guys mind their lady getting some work done? A qualified no. We all like boobs. (By "we," I mean humans; chicks and gay dudes are as obsessed as the rest of us. And babies? Forget about it, they can't stop with their breast-centric worldview.) Bigger, perkier boobs are a plus, within reason. As are symmetry, a "healthy" figure, straight teeth and the like. Read: 7 Body Parts Men Love—Just The Way They Are | http://www.yourtango.com/201053043/telling-her-quit-plastic-surgery | dclm-gs1-121100000 |
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The 11th Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has ended in Quito with a decision to include 31 endangered species in its list, the executive secretary of the convention, Bradnee Chambers, said.
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The policies of most communist parties in both Eastern and Western Europe had been governed by the example of the Soviet Union. In most of the countries in Eastern Europe, following the fall of communist-led governments in 1989, the communist parties split in two factions: a reformist Social Democratic party and a new, less reform-oriented Communist Party. The newly created Social Democratic parties were generally larger and more powerful than the remaining communist parties; only in Russia, Moldova, and the Czech Republic did the Communist Party remain a significant force.
The ex-communist social democrats gained increasing popularity when the transition to capitalism began to cause economic problems such as poverty and unemployment[citation needed]. Nearly all of them won national elections in their respective countries at least once in the past 15 years.
Average standards of living registered a catastrophic fall in the early 1990s in many parts of the former Comecon—most notably in the former Soviet Union—and began to rise again only toward the end of the decade. Some populations are still poorer today than they were in 1989 (e.g., Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, and Serbia). Others have bounced back considerably beyond that threshold however (e.g., Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic), and some, such as Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, underwent an economic boom (see Baltic Tiger), although all have suffered from the 2009 recession.
Today, most post-communist countries in Europe are generally seen to have mixed economies, although it is often argued[by whom?] that some (such as Romania, Slovakia and Estonia, with their flat tax rates) are actually more capitalist than Western Europe.
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12 September, 2012
Αlea jacta est by the “emperor” Draghi
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The official declaration of the European hegemony of “bankcracy” with the signature of Mario Draghi, is now a fact. The European Central Bank, ECB, becomes the absolute dominant, through the unlimited purchase of government bonds in eurozone, and the Frankfurt bankers are preparing for their biggest party so far. As expected, the bank-occupied media rushed – once again – to crow.
In essence, the decision means that Europe passes into a hastily, coercive federalization, in terms that serve exclusively the destructive neoliberalism. The ECB is converted into an equivalent European Fed, which means, gaining complete control of the money flow through the whole eurozone.
The supposed Federal Central Bank of the US (Federal Reserve or briefly Fed), controls completely the monetary policy and the money flow in the country, while being under control of large private banks. It is characteristic, that one of the largest lenders of the US government is Fed, which holds a significant share of public debt. The debt of the Federal Government to Fed, is due to quantitative easing policies, i.e. mainly, printing new money.
Similarly, the ECB becomes a corresponding Fed in the European area, “serving” the problematic economies that are excluded from the bond markets, through the print of new money. Therefore, the problematic economies will be loaded with more and more debt which the ECB, i.e. the largest private European banks will hold.
Someone could argue that is not something new, since nations were facing huge debts in previous years, because they were indebted to banks through the excessive borrowing from the markets. But in this case, there is an important difference that makes things much worse: it is the cruel conditions imposed by the ECB to states that need to buy money. States that are excluded from markets, are now trapped within the neoliberal economic empire of the eurozone and will be forced to follow new austerity measures every time they need ECB to buy their bonds.
The media rushed also to present as “good news” the fact that the interest rate on 10-year Spanish bonds dropped below 6%, and the corresponding Italian (5.38%), while Ireland, being forced to accept the Memorandum, borrows at 5.85%. If we take a look at recent past, we will see many cases where markets were booming for a while and then dropping fast, playing with the economies of entire countries and serving speculation. Considering that there are channels which connect the rating agencies, the biggest banks and some hedge funds, the markets can function tuned, to serve specific speculative interests, or to blackmail towards specific policy decisions.
Thus, we should expect a new attack quite soon against the spreads of Spain and Italy, forcing these countries to turn to ECB permanently as the exclusive source of funding, which means that they will adopt new austerity measures and further dismantling of the social state and labor rights, as required by the banks and multinational cartels and as it happens again and again in Greece. Then, we should expect quite soon, a new organized attack in the heart of eurozone, in France, which facing problems already, leading to a definite and irreversible path of the preferable to the neoliberal doctrine conditions. The political union of Europe will be directed violently, but not under the humanitarian values that has invented and bequeathed, and which is ready to sacrifice on the altar of economic indexes, just to keep alive a failed economic model that only serves banks and speculative interests and eliminate the majority of citizens.
Therefore, the Draghi decision also means, the official surrender of the political institutions of the EU to the financial control mechanisms, such as the ECB and the European Financial Stability Fund, EFSF. The embarrassment that the decision caused through all levels of the German political scene is characteristic, and German politicians appeared to be found against pre-decided facts, although, it is clear that the political power was already co-ordinated with the German, mainly, banking interests and this is something that also comes from the Schaeuble statements, who appeared to be satisfied with the decision.
Specifically regarding Greece, the decision means the definite death of the only alternative that has left, i.e., the return to national currency, which some “heretics” dare – against the banking interests and the common propaganda of destruction – to propose, which means, repeated measures of internal devaluation, i.e., the same disastrous recipe of austerity measures and cuts. An internal devaluation, which will concern, of course, only cuts in wages and pensions and not prices of food, fuel and energy, which will be controlled increasingly by several cartels, in the name of the competition and the free market.
Unfortunately, the words of the British politician Nigel Farage, in a speech in the European Parliament, appear to be verified creepily: “Poor Greece, trapped inside the economic prison of the euro. Poor Greece, trapped inside the modern day Völkerkerker for which it appears there is no way out...”. Soon, the nightmare will be common for all the European people, unless they react dynamically and massively and show that they don't want a Europe of banking and speculative interests, but a Europe of humanitarian values which bequeathed to the world. A Europe, which has a sacred duty to preserve and enhance these humanitarian values, not to sacrifice them on the altar of economic indexes.
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Ga-SC board approves money for new Savannah River port to inch ahead; some say pace too slow
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Plans by Georgia and South Carolina to build a shared terminal for cargo ships on the Savannah River inched forward Monday with an agreement to spend $748,000 on studies and consulting work in the next year. Local officials, hungry for the jobs a new port would bring, complained the states are dragging their feet.
"They're stalling under whatever pretext they can," said Tom Johnson, a councilman for Jasper County, S.C., where the proposed $3.3 billion port terminal would be built. "It's the same thing they've been doing since 2007."
The board of port executives from both states that oversees the Jasper County project approved its budget for the coming fiscal year after an economic study indicated the investment would pay off. Consultants concluded the new port could be finished by 2026, not long before its sister ports in Savannah and Charleston, S.C., start running out of capacity. By 2040, the consultants said, the terminal's value would exceed costs by $1.2 billion.
The news sounded good enough to Jasper County officials that they couldn't understand why the states didn't budget money to start seeking construction permits in the coming year. Port officials say pursuing the necessary federal permits would cost about $2 million per year for a decade, with each state covering half the cost.
"They've got permit paralysis," said Andrew Fulghum, county administrator for Jasper County. "Why not start the permitting process? It needs to become a real project."
The joint port's fiscal 2014 budget contains enough funding for the states to start working with the Army Corps of Engineers to get ready to file applications for construction permits, which could happen as early as a year from now, said Jim Balloun, Georgia's ranking member of the two-state board.
Meanwhile the board budget money for a study to make sure the Savannah River would be able to handle the ship traffic generated by adding an extra terminal. The river is already used by cargo ships headed to the Port of Savannah, the nation's fourth busiest container port.
"I'm comfortable that we're on schedule," Balloun said. "I can't imagine anything we could be doing right now that would speed up the project."
"The corps has studied it up and down the East Coast and the number that keeps coming up is 50 feet" to accommodate cargo ships that are growing in size, Newsome said. "Why not go for it? We're investing in a terminal now. Why tie our hands behind our backs?"
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While reading Spring In Action 2, I am wondering in what other scenario I would want to chain filters. Since the filters are mapped to specific url patterns, all requests matching the url patterns will be processed by one filter bean. Even if I have multiple authentication processes, it will be declared in the filter bean. Then why do I need to chain filters together?
I appreciate any enlightening example requiring chaining, for security or not.
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The church, the same one that pickets the funerals of killed soldiers, arguing that their deaths are a way of punishing America for tolerating homosexuality, have decided the miners who died in an explosion this week were sinners.
The group are almost comically odious. The Supreme Court will decide whether the father of a soldier who died in Iraq will be allowed to sue them for coming to his son's funeral shouting and holding signs that said "God Hates You" and "Thank God for Dead Soldiers."
According to the New York Times, Westboro, led by Pastor Fred Phelps, have turned their pointless spite and vitriol on the victims of Monday's mine explosion in West Virginia.
To the unbelievers, the explosion seems like merely a tragic accident. But no. The church, you see, was scheduled to make a visit to Virginia and West Virginia yesterday. And they received some emails arguing that their presence was not welcomed.
"So." read a statement on their website, "God reached down and smacked one of those mines, killing 25 (and likely four more are dead). Now you moan and wallow in self-pity, and pour over the details of the dead rebels' lives, pretending they're heroes."
That's 'pore', not 'pour', Fred. They're headed to the mine, and various locations around the state, to air their bizarre grievances over the weekend. | http://gawker.com/5513598/westboro-baptist-church-says-god-was-punishing-killed-miners?tag=westboro-baptist-church | dclm-gs1-121490000 |
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Radiation, Nitrates, and Humidity; oh my! The Lapka Personal Environmental Monitor will be hitting store shelves late this year with a $230 price tag. It will measure the amount of radiation and number of EMF fields penetrating your personal space, while tracking the amount of nitrates (residue from industrial… » 8/08/12 5:40pm 8/08/12 5:40pm
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Self-Healing Organic Transistors, Wolverine Electronics
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I have accelerometer values for the 3 axis(usually when there is only gravity contains data between -1.0 and 1.0 ):
float Rx;
float Ry;
float Rz;
I make soma calculations, then I get the angles for each axis.
float R = sqrt(pow(Rx,2)+pow(Ry,2)+pow(Rz,2));
float Arx = acos(Rx/R)*180/M_PI;
float Ary = acos(Ry/R)*180/M_PI;
float Arz = acos(Rz/R)*180/M_PI;
Then I set the values for the box angles in opengl
rquad = Arx;
yquad = Ary;
Which rotates my box:
It work on hemisphere. I would like to use the full sphere and I know that I have to use the Arz value to make it work, but I don't know how can I use that for this rotation. Could you help me?
Update: The final answer is in my case:
rquad = -atan2(Rx/R, Rz/R)*180/M_PI;
yquad = -atan2(Ry/R, Rz/R)*180/M_PI;
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The correct answer is:
Roll = atan2(Y, Z) * 180/M_PI;
Pitch = atan2(-X, sqrt(Y*Y + Z*Z)) * 180/M_PI;
Source: http://www.freescale.com/files/sensors/doc/app_note/AN3461.pdf (page 10, Eqn. 25 & 26)
uesp's answer is wrong. It looks like an acceptable approximation until pitch and roll both go above 45 degrees.
I may be assuming a different orientation convention, but even if you swap axes and invert values in any consistent way, uesp's computations will never be equivalent.
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I know this question is very old, but I hate seing wrong ansswers. I myself was looking for this, and I found hundreds of hits in google, most of them with the same wrong answer – matteo Apr 25 '12 at 17:14
By the way I forgot to mention the source, which contains a very exhaustive explanation: freescale.com/files/sensors/doc/app_note/AN3461.pdf – matteo Apr 25 '12 at 17:14
Assuming you are using equations 25 & 26 from the linked source (a great resource btw) shouldn't the Pitch be atan2(-X, sqrt(Y*Y + Z+Z))? – uesp Apr 25 '12 at 18:22
Yes sorry, that was a typo, actually it's atan2(X, sqrt(YY+ZZ)) without the minus sign on X if we assume that the accelerometer gives positive values when the axis is aligned with gravity and points UPWARDS, which is at least what my phone does. In the article they assume the opposite convention. I haven't digged into why I don't need another minus sign for Roll but i've tried it and it works – matteo Apr 25 '12 at 22:28
What are X, Y and Z? Do you mean Rx, Ry, and Rz? Or are you referring to something else completely? – Anubian Noob Aug 3 at 15:45
I use the following calculations to convert our accelerometer readings into roll and pitch values:
Roll = atan2( sqrt(Y*Y + X*X), Z) * 180/M_PI;
Pitch = atan2( sqrt(X*X + Z*Z), Y) * 180/M_PI;
You may need to swap the X/Y/Z values or translate the Roll/Pitch depending on how your accelerometers are defined. To use them in the display them it is a simple matter of:
glRotatef (Pitch, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
glRotatef (Roll, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
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Thanks for answering, but I tried it and I get 0°-180° for pitch and roll. I would like to get 0°-360° – Roland Soós Sep 20 '10 at 21:01
I tried again with clear head :) It works well – Roland Soós Sep 21 '10 at 9:35
the equation for roll is wrong. See my answare (I don't take any credit, I found it out there) – matteo Apr 25 '12 at 17:16
I must confess to indeed basing my code and this answer on the variety of other sources out there but (unfortunately) never came across the source you posted. My equations indeed don't match anything in your source although they are close to equations 38 & 39 except for the reversed atan2() parameters. I would of also guessed that the pitch would be wrong and not the roll as from previous testing the roll appears to work fine from -90 to +90 degrees and the pitch has never been tested. I'll have to look at in more detail and figure it out... – uesp Apr 25 '12 at 18:25
The wrong one is the roll, but the roll in your equation does work correctly from -90 to 90 IF the pitch stays at 0. It becomes wrong when the pitch is non-zero, and noticeable when the pitch goes above about 45 degrees. If "the pitch has never been tested" means that in your tests you only varied the roll keeping the pitch close to zero, that would explain that you didn't detect the error in the roll formula – matteo Apr 25 '12 at 22:37
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Posted September 19, 2011 07:14:14
When Immigration Minister Chris Bowen released, late last Friday, his legislation to resolve the High Court's recent torpedoing of third-country processing of asylum seekers, he put it this way:
"The Government has released draft exposure legislation that would give effect to its commitment to restore power to the executive enabling the removal of irregular maritime arrivals for third country processing."
Note that phrase: "restore power to the executive". This a not-too-subtle way of saying that persons seeking asylum will have no recourse to a court of law which acts in a democracy as a necessary check on the executive.
The Gillard Government's draft law invests enormous power in one person - the Minister responsible for the administration of the Migration Act. It enables the Minister to decide, purely on the inherently nebulous and therefore dangerous ground of the 'national interest' that another country will be a destination to which asylum seekers can be sent.
Furthermore, the fact that the designated country has a record of ill-treatment of refugees, no effective court system and a repressive government is not relevant. The "designation of a country to be an offshore processing country need not be determined by reference to the international obligations or domestic law of that country," the draft law says. This means not only Malaysia is back on the table, but so could be Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, and Indonesia - all countries with very chequered track records when it comes to protection for vulnerable citizens, let alone non-citizens.
The law makes it clear that in making that decision the Minister is not bound by the rules of natural justice and nor can the Parliament revoke the declaration. This is legislation which allows a minister in a democracy to play God with the lives of fellow human beings desperate enough to pay a people smuggler to ensure they are safe from threats of harm or death.
But not only does this proposed law invest such immense power in the hands of the Minister, those responsible for removal of persons to a declared country - presumably military, customs and federal police personnel - can use such force as is reasonably necessary to do so. In other words, Taser guns, handcuffs, physical violence and capsicum spray would all be available for use on frightened men, women and children. Given that the use of force will take place in locations like Christmas Island where there is little capacity for there to be independent witnesses, the chances of officials removing asylum seekers being sanctioned for excessive use of force is virtually zero. The proposed law then provides an invitation by the Gillard Government for rough treatment of asylum seekers.
While the draft law does not contain a specific clause - much loved by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's colleague Philip Ruddock when the latter filled Mr Bowen's shoes - that explicitly prevents a person who will be forced to go to a declared country from seeking a court hearing, the nature of the discretion given to the Immigration Minister is so broad that it will be difficult to challenge in the courts.
And you could not rule out, in the negotiations between the Coalition and the ALP over the coming days, the insertion of what is called a privative clause being inserted into this proposed law. Both the major parties in Australia sadly loathe the courts intervening to protect asylum seekers. Both parties want for there to be effectively a dictatorship of the executive in this area of public policy.
The proposed changes to the migration law unveiled by the Gillard Government should frighten Australians in the same way that the Howard government's anti-terror laws should have almost a decade ago. Both represent an extreme reaction to an event or series of events and both amounts to a suspension of what is most fundamental in a democratic society, adherence to the rule of law.
Tom Bingham, a now sadly departed leading English judge, observed in 2010 that if there is to be any departure by a government from the rule of law which is that all people in a state should be bound by laws that a publicly administered by the courts, then there needs to be a clear justification.
In the case of these migration laws, as it was it the case of the anti-terror laws which provide for controls on the movement of people despite their not having been convicted of any offence, there is no such justification.
The problem of people smuggling for Australia remains minute on a global scale and the harm done by sending asylum seekers to countries where they will be persecuted or perhaps be killed does not justify the making of laws which allow for a rampant executive to avoid judicial or even parliamentary scrutiny.
Greg Barns is a Barrister and National President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance.
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Gliese 667 is one of two multiple star systems (the other being 55 CnC) known to host planets below 10 Earth masses. Image Credit: ESO/L. Calçada
A sky with two suns is a favorite image for science fiction films, but how would a binary star system affect life evolving on an orbiting planet?
Jack O’Malley-James of the University of St. Andrews has studied what plants might be like on an Earth-like planet with two or three suns and found that they may appear black or grey. He presented results at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudnoon Tuesday 19th April.
Photosynthesis — converting sunlight into energy — is the basis for the majority of life on Earth. It is the energy source for plants and, hence, animals higher up the food chain. With multiple light sources, life may have adapted to use all suns, or different forms may develop that choose to use one specific sun. This may be the more likely option for planets on which parts of the surface are illuminated by only one sun for long periods of time.
“If a planet were found in a system with two or more stars, there would potentially be multiple sources of energy available to drive photosynthesis. The temperature of a star determines its color and, hence, the color of light used for photosynthesis. Depending on the colors of their star-light, plants would evolve very differently,”said O’Malley-James.
O’Malley-James is working on a PhD, supervised by Dr. Jane Greaves at the University of St. Andrews, Prof. John Raven of the University of Dundee and Prof. Charles Cockell of The Open University, to assess the potential for photosynthetic life in multi-star systems with different combinations of Sun-like stars and red dwarfs.
Black plants on a world with two suns. Credit: University of Saint Andrews
Sun-like stars are known to host exoplanets and red dwarfs are the most common type of star in our Galaxy, often found in multi-star systems, and old and stable enough for life to have evolved. Over 25% of Sun-like stars and 50% of red dwarfs are found in multi-star systems. In the team’s simulations, the Earth-like planets either orbit two stars close together or orbit one of two widely separated stars. The team has also looked at combinations of these scenarios, with two close stars and one more distant star.
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The Salomon Men's Techamphibian Shoes make a smooth transition between land and water—ideal for river guides, kayakers, or anyone else tapping into their inner amphibious nature. These technical water shoes protect your feet like a shoe, yet drain like a sandal. The synthetic mesh upper and Quickfit lacing won't absorb water, so you don't have to carry around extra weight until your shoes dry. The adjustable, convertible heel folds out of the way when you need a slip on for a quick jaunt out of your tent in the middle of the night. The Techamphibian Sandal's Contagrip sole grips slippery rocks or dirt to keep you upright.
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5 stars because they do everything great and breathe like no other hiking shoe/everyday shoe, and for 80 dollars at first might seem a little steep for a mesh shoe,after almost 2 years of abuse this shoe is still my everyday/first go to shoe.They did a good job of keeping me upright on a sea voyage with some rather sickly conditions for half the passengers(20/40). They have gotten completely soaked and always quickly dry (east coast too.)-saltwater and complete mud suck and after a rinsing they always look very good in as a bar/dress shoe. BLACK/BLACK colorthey are a little beat around the edges-one tear recently from slotcanyon water hole rock, but stil my most comfortable shoe.Got me to a couple peaks, got me through a couple fishing trips-surffishing,deep sea fishing,canoeing and fishing from riverbank and rowboat. Lots, lots of camping, many desert mile(I think they shined in the desert with the breathability),hanging at the beach, driving long distances, and everyday use. Great shoe
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If it's hot and you're going to be in and out of the water these shoes are ideal. Durable, supportive, comfortable and decent looking, I wouldn't change a think about them. Since I started wearing Salomons with speed laces a few years ago I've given up every other brand of running and adventure shoe.
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Do they grip on slippery rocks?
I have found that only felt soles will grip onto slippery river rocks. Anything else, when walking a rocky bottom, is just an exercise in preventing an ankle injury as you slip all over the place. What's the deal with these. Do has anyone "really" waded upstream in these bad boys (i.e. fishing) and found them to grip like felt? Thanks.
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It is just a rubber sole so it will be like any other water shoe. Definitely not comparable to felt as far as grip.
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These are great shoes. The first thing I noticed was the comfort of the insole. I also like the mesh panels. I have a pair of similar style without the mesh panels. They allow a lot of airflow but do not have the mesh to keep out debris like the Techamphibian sandals do. These will be my primary shoes for summer.
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What your return policy on items on sale?
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You get refunded what you paid for it, not what it's currently going for.
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Two Businesses, One LLC?
My wife and I have a couple of small DBA (doing business as) retail ventures, one selling pet products and the other jewelry. The scale is small, and we treat each venture and each Web site as a distinct entity under the umbrella of one DBA name. Should we form an umbrella LLC to help protect us? We'd like to avoid the extra time, expense, and hassle factor of two LLCs, especially since we use a single state sales tax ID, and share resources and assets, including a bank account.—K.D., Manatee County, Fla.
Although your companies are both selling products retail, jewelry and pets are not closely related enough (unless you're selling diamond dog collars) to justifiably fall under one umbrella entity.
For instance, there's not much liability in the jewelry business unless you lose or damage rings and necklaces you take in for repairs, says Mike Greenwald, partner in charge of tax services at accounting firm Marcum in New York . But there is considerable risk of liability in the pet products business, particularly if you're selling food, supplements, medicines, or anything else that could potentially harm an animal.
"I tell my clients that if they're running multiple businesses, or they own multiple properties, they should try to separate them for liability purposes," Greenwald says. "If you're going to start a business and you're serious about wanting to make it successful, why not put all the pieces in place up front, when it's easy?"
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You can create a single-member limited liability company very inexpensively online, or for a little more through an attorney, and have very little added expense or hassle beyond the initial set-up, Greenwald says. "An LLC is not like a corporation where you have to file annual minutes and do ongoing accounting," he says. "It's a disregarded entity for tax purposes, so you can spend a couple hundred bucks establishing the entity and then continue on operating your business in whatever form you were operating it before."
The advantage to establishing separate LLCs goes beyond isolating liability and protecting your personal assets. "If you want to sell the business, you've got a legal entity to market and you've got a separate balance sheet. That gives you a better track record if you want to borrow money and puts you on a more business-like footing," Greenwald says.
When you establish the LLCs, you should also get separate bank accounts. "You're running into a very distinct disadvantage by co-mingling funds in one account, particularly if you one of the entities really takes off and you want to expand, obtain financing, or someday want to sell," Greenwald says. "It will be hard to demonstrate to a bank or buyer what the distinct operations of the companies are. It's much easier to separate them now than it will be when they've grown and gotten 10 or 15 years of operating history."
Talk to your accountant, lawyer, or mentor about your plans. It's likely they will tell you to go to the effort of setting up your companies properly now when the cost is relatively small and you need to establish a proper foundation. "Doing it the right way won't bog you down to the extent you think it might," Greenwald says.
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I didn't say, I have seen people set things up that included murder.
I said, I have personally known a lot of people involved in witchcraft - as former friends - at least on my part - but it is foolish when they mention it not to correct them, and that something like this - the rap video, is entirely consistent with it. I've seen it on a personal level, not a hypothesis of what Hollywood executives might do, but because I personally knew far too many people involved in it. If an artist community would do it, why wouldn't a terrorist on a higher level do it?
Take it up with the rapper. It was wrong to make a satanic video in the first place. You don't need a chain when you have the wrong in front of you. But if you are going to act like cowards when they are terrorizing you to your faces, you aren't the men this country founded. You are, in fact, the same people that made the videos. And I won't have anything to do with you - and specifically to the poster that posted this - I won't have anything to do with you.
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This video is a lot like my own life at the time. In fact, it is a lot like my life, because some of the lines are like ones I said, the music and actor in it is like a friend's music and look, etc. Since the time period is over 20 years old, and I don't have any addresses and would hardly give them to you!, I'll use this as my reference.
Don't be deceived. Witchcraft exists. I attribute no useful power to it, except terrorism, mind games, and propaganda - which is exactly what the rap video is - regardless of the intent - and you don't need to prove it - it is what it is, evil. I'd take a baseball bat to the guy if it was in my life to do. A lot more charitable then killing people in a theater and making sport of it or things like it.
At least three former friends involved in witchcraft has warned me of the murder in it, and these weren't preachers saying it, but people who I used to know involved in it. Why should we even tolerate it? All the fools on this site that try to get us to ignore it are half as likely as to be doing it and that's their reason for saying it.
Making sport of murder is what the rap video is about - and that is why it is wrong, regardless of the connection to the muders - several days after it was released. It keeps getting worse, because we tolerate what our grandparents wouldn't even dreamed of tolerating. We don't have to allow it. We can be just as rude right back.
And politicians? I think they would have been tarred and feathered long ago.
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This beautiful image captures an entire day passing in the picturesque Greek countryside. It is the result of 30 hours of arranging and snapping hundreds of shots from sunrise in the east, until sunset in the west.
The 360-degree panorama was created by Greek photographer Chris Kotsiopoloulos. He tracked the sun as it travelled across the sky and ended with brilliantly starry skies above a domed, stone building.
It was no small task to create this kind of image. Kotsiopolous had to carefully position himself in one spot for 30 hours to set up and capture the entire scene.
It was more than just standing around and snapping pictures. Kotsiopolous had to deal with temperatures that hovered just above freezing. While not pleasant for him, it also affected his camera and he had to use a hair dryer to keep his lens from getting moist.
We're glad Kotsiopolous toughed it out as his unusual day- (and night)-in-the-life view of this Greek town is pretty spectacular. Here it is larger, because the detail deserves it:
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0.021898 | <urn:uuid:6f7d7469-4f72-424c-a0bc-02b5ad8e0f61> | en | 0.977143 | That sound you hear … that’s Bush’s spotless record as a fearless leader going up in flames. The literary device you just read … that’s sarcasm.
Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 is a movie that takes the Littlest Dictator over its knee and spanks him like an unruly child. It’s a deserved beating, and the film is biased and damn fun. Republicans may not get the irony of it, but that shouldn’t stop free-thinking Americans from getting queasy on the ride.
I went opening weekend to take in what is probably the most controversial documentary ever made. And while some folks would say it’s not a documentary because it’s biased — I have news for you. All documentaries are biased. This one just wears its bias on its sleeve, and it reveals it straight on. It’s not like the Kerry campaign produced this and didn’t mention it to anyone, which was the kind of tactic used by a religious documentary I reviewed earlier in the year. Nope, you know who did this and why.
Those same people who cry bias also say Moore’s film is propaganda. Correct again, (especially when you consider that propaganda needs to include fact to be effective), but at least Moore didn’t hide what he was attempting to accomplish. He wants his film to help get Bush out of office, an effort I applaud. If it makes you naysayers feel better, consider it advocacy filmmaking instead of a documentary. Now can we move on?
Seeing Moore’s film left me with one very deep impression. How can you see this movie and not be an anarchist? I went in as one and came out feeling stronger for it. I wish he would’ve focused on Democrats and their hand in this current state of affairs a bit more, but I’ll take what I can get. And when it comes to taking and getting, I have a feeling Moore is going to be taking a lot of criticism and getting a ton of grief. I know. I learned my lesson when I dared to criticize the Bush administration a few years ago.
As some of you know, I do a weekly e-mail rant/essay called “Violence Fetish E-mail Attack.” In it I do everything from review comic books to spout off about political issues. On 9/11 I wrote a long, emotional piece on my ideas about why it happened, why it will continue to happen and how it can be prevented. I was not too friendly toward Bush, his daddy or any other president, and I soundly trashed our foreign policy while at the same time pointing out our role as a terrorist nation and as one that backed terrorists.
Frankly, it pissed off a lot of people.
I got the usual hate mail demanding I support my country, but I also got a lot of disturbing death threats and commands to leave the good ol’ USA before I found myself hanging from a lamp pole. It was the first time in my life that I ever wanted to stop writing about something because of the hatred coming my way. I joke that Keanu Reeves’ fans are nasty, but they were really nothing compared to the people who wrote me, and some of them were my friends.
Moore has always been a magnet for hate, and it will increase tenfold with his new film. That’s a given. He is presenting a picture that people aren’t too comfortable with, especially those who voted for the jerk-off president in the first place. These people don’t want citizens to see this movie, and they definitely don’t want people talking about it. One Republican I know told a friend of mine not to “waste (his) money on it because it was garbage.” Had the Republican seen it? No, and his statement about it being garbage was made even more ironic by the fact that he had seen The Chronicles of Riddick the previous week. But his party was saying it, so like a good parrot, he followed suit, and became one of the two groups of people who decried the film without even viewing it. (The other group is people who think films should only be entertainment. The less said about those with that juvenile mindset, the better.)
Here’s the deal, America. Think what you want about Moore and Bush. I admire Moore as a man who will stick up for the underdog (though he sometimes lets people off too easy), and I dislike Bush because he will use the underdog to further his power base. I like Moore because he does his best to stimulate dialogue, unlike the current administration, which goes out of its way to censor it. If you, as a citizen of this country, like living in what is fast becoming a police state, then I imagine you’ll hate this movie because it not only points out that the emperor has no clothes, but it also shows him to be a weak buffoon whose only interest is his own well-being. Argue the fact that Moore is a muckraker all you want (he is), but understand that his film is important and it does what any good film should.
Fahrenheit 9/11 has people talking. It has them interested in the world around them, and it has people going to the theatre in rabid herds to see a documentary! It’s emotional, funny and often very sad. It uses the power of images and sounds to produce the right reaction, and it does it well. You may not like the subject matter, but you can’t ignore its strength.
I don’t know if anyone will be voting any differently in the next election because of this movie. I don’t really care if they do, because Kerry isn’t that much better than Bush. A leader is a leader is a dog. What I care about is that on that early Saturday afternoon I sat in a crowded theatre with a bunch of people who booed and laughed at Bush and his Crime Syndicate, booed Democrats, and applauded the people on screen who wanted Rumsfeld to resign and who refused to go back to fight in an unjust war, and I had to think: Are we finally getting it?
I think so. Yeah.
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Currently what is the highest amount of megapixels that a digital camera can take in a single picture?
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What is the highest personal megapixel and zoom ratings for digital cameras? What is the minimum ratings for one do hand held astro-photography like a simple telescope?
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There are arrays capable of gigapixels though no single camera on this list takes pictures of more than 416 MP.
Oh, and Nokia has a new phone with a 41 MP camera.
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This camera takes 50 gigapixel pictures but it does it by combining a hundred 500 megapixel images.
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Pharoahe monche:
Recognize me nigga...
Look into my eyes, see raw visualizations of hate reincarnated
In it's most unadulturated form I breed evil incarnate, solely for the purpose to mislead.
What was once promising seeds are now destroyed and replaced with mischievious weeds of greed
The purpose, inseminate these bitches
Eliminate top rappers, throw their remains insides of ditches
Niggas, political snitches, aide me which is
The very reason I'm able to strike so vicious
Here, take these keys that for years were not found
Allowing all simeons to be freed that's locked down
To return right back to the block
Only to cop more smack rock from cops that act not in a manner for you to prosper
You are ab-so-lete unless
You can handle the ball during a full-court press
When the weak emotion of love fails to bring hope
Kneel to your master nigga, invoke the strongest emotion
Known to mankind, hate!
Awww, you are sadly mistaken if you think my aryan race
Can be taken out by the likes of you apes, kikes
Conservative nigga loving gooks, spooks, and dykes
My spikes, bald headed white laces
Braces the fact that I'm prepared for vicious acts of war
White power!
What we have hear is a situation where our government
Is allowing these aliens to take over the country
We can't allow this to happen! Turn your bibles to psalms 34: 21
"evil shall slay the wicked, and they that hate the righteous
Shall be desolate. " you there!
Young man in the back with your hand up
Prince poetry:
Who me?
Prince poetry:
A fucking taxpayer who salutes to a confederate flag
My chain and thoughts is on the rag
Aryan ways learned from my grand-dad
I'm on my toes around these monkeys and spics
I thank God that I'm white, pure and don't mix
We need to snatch up these niggas and fags, reissue 'em slave tags
Regain job positions, remain in control of opposition
I'll rape 'em enslave 'and trade 'em from birth
Never to overlook the main crook who disperse shook
Versions of the bible, sabotaging shit since christophers arrival
Making them indian pay for survival
Now life for ricans and coons is homicidal
We neo-nazis seek nothing but world domination
God's plan is for us to seek and destroy man's false creation
It's exerted in the good book of revelations
Set up to destroy spades and jews from hidden stations
So my offspring's can end all this confusion for good
Sickle cells increasing your death rate, you black bitch
But I like the way you suck my wood
Germ grenades now in the form of A. I. D. S. Were made to wipe you out
But now them queers got that shit semi-reversed running about
I'm off to college with a knapsack of sacrilegious artifacts
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The Federal Communications Commission tried to craft rules aimed at preserving Open Internet. Then last month, a federal appeals court struck down those rules. The FCC announced yesterday that it would not appeal the ruling, instead it will try to come up with a new set of rules.
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The commission came up with rules four years ago, but they were overturned by an appeals court in Washington but said the FCC lacked the legal authority to enforce them.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says the agency will try again to come up with rules it can enforce. But Republican critics - including FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai - say the agency is meddling in the free market.
AJIT PAI: It reminds me a little bit about the movie "Groundhog Day" and I'm generally skeptical that this effort will end up any differently from the last one in 2010.
ROSE: Critics on the left aren't happy either. Craig Aaron is president of the non-profit consumer advocacy group Free Press. He and others say the FCC would have a stronger legal case if it moved to reclassify broadband under a tougher type of regulation faced by phone companies. Aaron is disappointed that the agency seems unwilling to take that step.
CRAIG AARON: I think it's a shortsighted decision that seems to be easier now, politically, but in the long run, really poses a lot of danger to the free and Open Internet.
ROSE: Big cable and telecom companies have made no secret that they would fight to avoid that kind of reclassification and they have powerful friends on Capitol Hill.
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Middle Aged Women Want To Spend Money
No more footless tights. Are you kidding or what?
Please, international designers and clothing manufacturers, permit me to hand over my hard-earned money in exchange for outfits that look good, wear well, and don't make me appear as if I am trying to pass for twenty-five, or eighteen, or-god forbid-twelve.
Would somebody, somewhere, please start making clothes women my age want to buy?
We're a big consumer market share and we are just waiting to fling our money at those who provide garments with the right cut and drape.
Especially if you don't make any bad puns involving the word "big."
Look, you wouldn't even have to admit you're doing it to gather in dumpsters full of dollar bills; you could even tell yourself you're doing it to jumpstart the economy. You'd be celebrated equally by members of NOW, the AARP, and the AAUW, as well as by members of NASDAQ and the NYSE and readers of the WSJ.
Imagine: everyone would get together and build a monument to The Well-Dressed Woman and she'd be wearing YOUR design. Since the design would be timeless, you'd always look as good as she-and we-would.
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I am tired of living in the World of Unmatched Black Separates, as if I am waiting to be inducted into a religious order or about to proceed directly to a funeral. I am tired of living in the World of The Unflattering Cowl Neckline. I hate the new world of the Garments that Make You Look Pregnant Even When You Are Too Old to BE Pregnant.
I resent even seeing photographs of the Land Combining Palazzo Pants and Poofy Sleeves and despise the universe of Spanx, which is more or less a kind of sausage casing for the adult female form.
I used to like The World of Eileen Fisher and Chicos, but even they have made it hard to feel the love. It seems to me there's a betrayal of middle-aged broads by these two designers/retailers: either they're giving us hideous Floridian prints or putting us in bizarre old-hippy costumes. I don't want a "get-up"-I just want clothes that look nice when I go out.
No more clingy yet bulky cable-knit sweaters.
No more footless tights. Are you kidding or what?
Forget the featherweight anything. (Cheap cashmere shows your contempt for us.)
Low-rise is nobody's friend-not over thirty. Sorry if you think you look good in those jeans-you are wrong.
No more big buttons on the bustline. (Can you acknowledge that we have a bust line a little back fat without forcing us in jackets that look like bathrobes?)
All I want is stuff that doesn't make me look like an oven mitt (no more quilting), a mattress pad (no more quilting), or Yoda (make something with shape).
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Atiyah Abd al-Rahman rose to his position after Osama Bin Laden was killed in raid on compound in May
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A US official has said the death of Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, who has been killed in Pakistan, will be a 'tremendous loss' for al-Qaida. Photograph: AP Public Domain
Al-Qaida's second-in-command has been killed in Pakistan, delivering a "major blow" to the terrorist group still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden, American officials said on Saturday.
Libyan national Atiyah Abd al-Rahman rose to his position when Ayman al-Zawahiri took command after Bin Laden was killed in a raid on his Pakistani compound in May.
Officials did not reveal how al-Rahman was killed but said it happened on 22 August in Waziristan, north-west Pakistan, where members of al-Qaida are thought to be hiding out. A CIA drone strike was reported that day.
"Atiyah's death is a tremendous loss for al-Qaida, because [Zawahiri] was relying heavily on him to help guide and run the organisation, especially since Bin Laden's death," one American official said.
"The trove of materials from Bin Laden's compound showed clearly that Atiyah was deeply involved in directing al-Qaida's operations even before the raid. He had multiple responsibilities in the organisation and will be very difficult to replace."
Since bin Laden's death, counterterrorism officials have hoped to capitalise on al-Qaida's unsettled leadership. The more uncertain the structure, the harder it is for them to operate covertly and plan attacks.
Another official added: "There's no question this is a major blow to al-Qaida. Atiyah was at the top of al-Qaida's trusted core."
US defence secretary Leon Panetta said on a visit to Afghanistan last month that he believed the strategic defeat of al-Qaida was within reach if the United States could kill or capture up to 20 remaining leaders of the core group and its affiliates. "Now is the moment, following what happened with bin Laden, to put maximum pressure on them," he said.
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State sales taxes
Reinvested dividends
Out-of-pocket charitable contributions
Ingredients for casseroles you prepare for a church or nonprofit organization's soup kitchen, for example, or the cost of stamps you buy for your school's fundraiser count as a charitable contribution. If you drove your car for charity in 2008, remember to deduct 14 cents per mile (or 35 cents a mile during the first half of the year and 41 cents per mile for driving during the last six months to aid victims of the floods and tornadoes in the Midwest).
Student loan interest paid by Mom and Dad
Generally, you can only deduct mortgage or student-loan interest if you are legally required to repay the debt. But if the parents pay back a child's student loans, IRS treats it as though the money was given to the child, who then paid the debt. So, a child who's not claimed as a dependent can qualify to deduct up to $2,500 of student-loan interest paid by Mom and Dad. And he or she doesn't have to itemize to use this money-saver.
Moving expense to take your first job
Here's an interesting dichotomy: Job-hunting expenses incurred while looking for your first job are not deductible, but moving expenses to get to that first job are. And you get this write-off even if you don't itemize. If you moved more than 50 miles, you can deduct the cost of getting yourself and your household goods to the new area, including 19 cents per mile for moves during the first six months of 2008 and 27 cents per mile for driving your own vehicle after June 30, plus parking fees and tolls.
Military reservists' travel expenses
Members of the National Guard or military reserve may deserve a deduction for travel expenses to drills or meetings. To qualify, you must travel more than 100 miles away from home and be away from home overnight. If you qualify, you can deduct the cost of lodging and half the cost of your meals, plus 50.5 cents per mile for driving your own car during the first six months of the year and 58.5 cents per mile for driving after June 30. In any event, add parking fees or tolls. You get this deduction regardless of whether you itemize.
Child-care credit
A credit is so much better than a deduction: It reduces your tax bill dollar for dollar. So missing one is even more painful than missing a deduction that simply reduces the amount of income that's subject to tax.
It's easy to overlook the child-care credit if you pay your child-care bills through a reimbursement account at work. While only $5,000 of such expenses can be paid through a tax-favored reimbursement account, up to $6,000 (for the care of two or more children) can qualify for the credit. So, if you run the maximum through a plan at work, but spend even more for work-related child care, you can claim the credit on an extra $1,000. That would cut your tax bill by at least $200.
Estate tax on income in respect of a descendant
This sounds complicated, but it can save you a lot of money if you inherited an IRA from someone whose estate was subject to the federal estate tax.
State tax paid last spring
Did you owe tax when you filed your 2007 state tax return in the spring of 2008? Then, for goodness sakes, remember to include that amount with your state-tax deduction on your 2008 return, along with state income taxes withheld from your paychecks or paid via quarterly estimated payments.
Refinancing points
When you buy a house, you get to deduct points paid to get your mortgage in one fell swoop. When you refinance a mortgage, though, you have to deduct the points over the life of the loan. That means you can deduct 1/30th of the points a year if it's a 30-year mortgage -- that's $33 a year for each $1,000 of points you paid. Not much, maybe, but don't throw it away.
Even more important, in the year you pay off the loan -- because you sell the house or refinance again -- you get to deduct all as-yet-undeducted points. There's one exception to this sweet rule: If you refinance a refinanced loan with the same lender, you add the points paid on the latest deal to the leftovers from the previous refinancing . . . and deduct the expense gradually over the life of the new loan.
Jury pay paid to employer
Many employers continue to pay an employees' full salary while they are serving on jury duty, and some require the employees to turn over their jury fees to the company coffers. The only problem is that the IRS demands that you report those fees as taxable income. To even things out, you get to deduct the amount paid to your employer. But how do you do it? There's no line on the Form 1040 labeled "jury fees." Instead, the write-off goes on line 36, which purports to be for simply totaling up the deductions that get their own lines. Add your jury fees to the total of your other write-offs and write "jury pay" on the dotted line.
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0.472075 | <urn:uuid:e6ebf1d5-b82d-474c-b04b-2f56c6b5e589> | en | 0.942322 | Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts will not endure unless Republicans clearly understand the meaning of "the machine" that he ran against and defeated.
Yes, it is about a general revulsion at government spending, what is sometimes called "the blob." But blobs are shapeless things, and in the days ahead we will see the Obama White House work hard to reshape the blob into a deficit hawk. Unless the facade is ripped away, the machine will survive.
The revolt against the machine began with voters' 2006 ouster of the Republican majority in Congress for making a mockery of fiscal rectitude. An angry electorate then swept Barack Obama into office. Now Mr. Obama is saying voters elected him on the same wave of anger that elected Scott Brown. Sorry, but Messrs. Obama and Brown are not surfing in the same political ocean.
Daniel Henninger discusses the political machine that Scott Brown ran against.
Daniel Henninger discusses what Scott Brown's victory means for Democrats.
They became different than the party of FDR, Truman, Meany and Reuther. That party was allied with the fading industrial unions, which in turn were tethered to a real world of profit and loss.
The states in the North and on the coasts turned blue because blue is the color of the public-sector unions. This tax-and-spend milieu became the training ground for their politicians.
Until the Obama exception, the only recent Democrats electable into the presidency had to be centrist Southerners little known to the country. Every post-Kennedy liberal who tried, failed, including Teddy.
What an irony it is that in the same week the Kennedy labor legacy hit the wall in Massachusetts, the NEA approved a $1 million donation from the union's contingency fund to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. It is this Kennedy legacy, the public union tax and spend machine, that drove blue Massachusetts into revolt Tuesday.
He sent public budgets toward the cliff. Getty Images
Yes, health care was ground zero, but Massachusetts—like New Jersey, like California, like New York—has been building toward this explosion for years.
Enter the Obama administration, the first one born and raised inside this public bubble, with zero private-sector Cabinet members. Act one: a $787 billion stimulus bill, which they brag mainly saved state and local jobs. Then came the six-month odyssey for Obama's $1 trillion health-care bill, dripping with taxes. Independent voters felt like everything was being sucked into a public-sector vortex.
This is why New Jersey's Chris Christie won running on nothing. It's why in California Carly Fiorina is within three points of Sen. Barbara Boxer. It's why the party JFK enabled, "the machine," is hitting the wall.
There's no way out for these Democrats. They made a Faustian bargain 40 years ago with the public unions. For the outlays alone, they'll get some version of the Obama health-care bill. They'll also go to the same old "populist anger" well.
Scott Brown's victory has given the GOP a rare, narrow chance to align itself with an electorate that understands its anger. Now the GOP has to find a way to disconnect from a political legacy that smothered governments at all levels and is now smothering the Democratic Party.
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DIY diagnosis: How an extreme athlete uncovered her genetic flaw
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But Kim was never one for relying on others. She tried a support group when she got her implant, but it did nothing for her. She dipped her toes in patient forums, but she was always frustrated by the rampant misinformation. “People just weren’t interpreting things correctly,” Kim says. “I wanted more rigor.”
“Kim has an incredible ability to understand the genetic literature,” says Martha Grogan, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic and an old friend of CB’s who now coordinates Kim’s care. “We have a lot of patients who ask great questions, but with Kim, it’s like having another research fellow.”
Enlarge / Teased sciatic nerve fibers triple labeled for neurofilament (blue), S100 (red), and DRP2 (green). The S100 protein is expressed in the Schwann cells of the peripheral nervous system and in astroglial cells of the central nervous system. DRP2 (dystrophin-related protein) is thought to be involved in membrane-cytoskeleton interactions at sites of membrane specialization and intercellular contact in various tissues. Disruption of these protein complexes are thought to be a cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Kim looked at every gene linked to Charcot–Marie–Tooth—there are more than 40 overall, each one imparting a slightly different character to the disease. One leapt out: LMNA, which codes for a group of rope-like proteins that mesh into a tangled network at the center of our cells. This ‘nuclear lamina’ provides cells with structural support, and it interacts with a bunch of other proteins to influence everything from the packaging and activation of genes to the suicide of damaged cells. Given this central role, it makes sense that mutations in LMNA are responsible for at least 15 different diseases, more than any other human gene. These laminopathies comprise a bafflingly diverse group—nerve disorders (like Charcot–Marie–Tooth), wasting diseases of fat and muscle, and even premature aging.
She also saw a heart disorder linked to the LMNA gene that wasn’t ARVC but which doctors sometimes mistake for it. “Everything was encapsulated,” she says. “It was like an umbrella over all of my phenotypes. I thought: this has to be the unifying principle.”
Gavrilova pushed Kim toward a different test that would look at seven genes linked to ARVC. Her insurance would cover that, but if she insisted on sequencing the DNA of her LMNA gene, she would have to foot a $3,000 bill herself. Why waste the money, when it was such an unlikely call? But Kim was insistent. She knew that the known ARVC genes explain only a minority of cases and that none of them was linked to neural problems. In all her searching, she had found only one that covered both her heart and nervous problem. Eventually, Gavrilova relented.
Kim, meanwhile, disappeared down to Baja in Mexico. Gavrilova’s skepticism had worn her down, and she fully expected that the results would come back negative.
When she returned home in May, there was a letter waiting for her. It was from Gavrilova. She had been trying to call for months. The test had come back positive: on one of her two copies of LMNA, Goodsell had a mutation in a part of the gene that almost never changes. LMNA consists of 57,517 DNA ‘letters,’ and in the vast majority of people (and most chimps, monkeys, mice, and fish) the 1,044th position is filled by a G (guanine). Kim had a T (thymine). “All evidence suggests that the mutation found in this patient might be disease-causing,” Gavrilova wrote in her report.
In other words, Kim was right.
“I’m beyond impressed,” says Michael Ackerman, a geneticist at the Mayo Clinic. He specializes in inherited heart disorders like ARVC that can cause sudden death at any time. Such diseases make for people who do their homework, but Ackerman describes most as “Google-and-go” patients who check their diagnosis online or read up about treatment options. Kim had written up her research as a white paper—36 pages of research and analysis. “Kim’s the only one who handed me her own thesis,” he says. “Of all the 1,000-plus patients I’ve taken care of, none have done extensive detective work and told physicians which genetic test to order.”
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0.039323 | <urn:uuid:1994a9ed-adaf-4b5a-b5a6-c710726606ba> | en | 0.951237 | Luzon B. Morris
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Luzon Buritt Morris
55th Governor of Connecticut
In office
January 4, 1893 – January 9, 1895
Lieutenant Ernest Cady
Preceded by Morgan G. Bulkeley
Succeeded by Owen Vincent Coffin
Personal details
Born April 16, 1827
Newtown, Connecticut
Died August 22, 1895 (aged 68)
Newtown, Connecticut
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Eugenia L. Tuttle Morris
Children Mary Seamoor Morris Pratt, Helen Harrison Morris Hadley, Ray Morris, Robert Tuttle Morris
Alma mater Yale University
Profession Lawyer, Politician
Morris served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1855 until 1856, 1870, 1876, 1880 and in 1881. He was probate judge from 1857 until 1863, and served in the Connecticut Senate in 1874.[3] He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. During his service in the Connecticut General Assembly, he was a member of the commission that settled the border dispute with New York. He was an officer of the Connecticut Savings Bank for several years, and served as the bank president.[4]
Personal life[edit]
His daughter Mary married oil industrialist Charles Millard Pratt, and they had five children. His daughter Helen married Yale University president Arthur Twining Hadley, and they had three children.[6] His son Ray was a partner in the investment banking house of Brown Brothers Harriman. His son, Dr. Robert Tuttle Morris, became a famous surgeon and author.[7]
Death and legacy[edit]
Morris died of a stroke at his home in New Haven, Connecticut on August 22, 1895. He is interred at the Zoar Cemetery in Newtown, Connecticut.[8] His home in New Haven was purchased by Yale University in 1957 and restored in 1990. The house was originally built in 1873 and features Italianate architecture.[9]
1. ^ "LUZON B. MORRIS, GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT, 1893-1895". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
2. ^ The National cyclopaedia of American biography , Volume 10. J.T. White. 1900.
3. ^ "Luzon B. Morris". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
4. ^ "OBITUARY SKETCH OF LUZON B. MORRIS". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
5. ^ "Luzon B. Morris". National Governors Association. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
6. ^ "Morris, Luzon Burritt (1827-1895)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
7. ^ Robert T. Morris (1935), Fifty Years A Surgeon, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
8. ^ "Luzon B. Morris". Find A Grave. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
9. ^ "The Luzon B. Morris House (1873)". Historic Buildings of Connecticut. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
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External links[edit]
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Morgan G. Bulkeley
Governor of Connecticut
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0.022021 | <urn:uuid:cc828679-dcb5-4e77-b791-10d254d7d1b1> | en | 0.895082 | Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter
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Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter
Queen consort of Denmark
Reign 1076–1080
Spouse Harald III of Denmark
Father Asbjörn Ulfsen
Born unknown (before 1076)
Died unknown (after 1080)
Burial Roskilde Cathedral
Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter or Margareta Asbjørnsdatter (11th century) was Queen consort of Denmark as the spouse of King Harald III.
Margareta was the daughter of jarl Asbjörn Ulfsen, possibly an uncle of her spouse; she would thereby have been her husband's cousin. No children are known from the marriage. The dates of her birth and death are unknown.
A DNA test in 2003 dispelled the centuries old legend that Estrid Svendsdatter was buried in the northeastern pier of the Roskilde Cathedral. The new theory is that the sign on the pier refers to Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter, who was also known as Estrid.[1]
1. ^ "Last Viking buried with wrong woman". The Copenhagen Post. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
Preceded by
Gunhild Sveinsdotter
Queen consort of Denmark
Succeeded by
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• vvvortex13 vvvortex13 Apr 1, 2013 2:39 PM Flag
95%+ of the posts and replies here are horrible, scathing attacks by maybe 4 total posters, on the very few people that try to post objectively. Where is the moderation? I think maybe a moderator is involved in this bashing.
I've tried to post a bunch of alternative viewpoints with objective, peer-reviewed links but somehow, they are rejected or don't appear. Links from respected organizations such as the American Association of Blood Banks, American Heart association, Society for Apheresis, etc...but they are rejected.
Why is that topics with horrible titles and personal attacks on posters seem to always show up but others don't?
Come on, Yahoo! You prefer posts by people with handles like pull_finger69, joe_dirts_brother, pizzonasparkplug, shrinkage_sucks to at least provide some knowledgeable, objective info?
Post one objective topic, and you are ridiculed, and the mods seem to allow it. /boggle
Of course, IF THIS POST MAKES IT ON THE BOARD, just about all of the above posters will call me stupid, can't read, cant write, uneducated, a shill, an alt., etc. Seriously, can an adult moderate this board?
Sentiment: Buy
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• I think Mr.Pull_FInger69 and Mr. Joe_Dirt_Brother are same person.
• So, posting FACTS, FACTS taken directly from the company's OWN 10-K and a VERY STERN WARNING from their OWN AUDIT FIRM- warning of TOTAL LOSS OF "COMMON" shareholder value- THAT to a mental midget like you is "bashing" and "horrible" and "scathing" and blah, blah, blah. EVERYTHING you people from the stemcell web site "claim" is "bashing" and "slander" etc is taken STRAIGHT FROM THE 10-K. Further, you are the ones who have openly THREATENED people on this board ranging from ID theft, to actual physical harm, to stalking us at our homes to "meet us" and suing us, etc, etc. You COUNTER ANYTHING in that 10-K with ONE, ONE material fact and we "might" listen. Other than that- you probably are one of the THREE total employees this "vast" "research" "cutting edge" medical "facility" that's in a lousy 4000 sq-ft office "suite" with NO LEASE in 30 days.
Sentiment: Strong Sell
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• Wow! You got all of that from my post? I don't work for BioHeart...I'm an anesthesiologist who has in interest in transfusion medicine and stem cell research. I've actually been to the meetings that BHRT's research have be presented (look up the 2012 American Association of Blood Banks annual meeting.) Have you actually been to any of the research presentations, or read any of the papers?
You are cherry-picking the 10K for doom-and-gloom, while ignoring the positives. You are also making like the 10K is somehow an outlier, ignoring the fact that 10Ks from most biotech start-ups have the same language, including that from the accounting firms.
Why do you hate this stock so much? From your posting times you must spend 8+ hours a day bashing the company, it's officers, it's supporters, its are you able to pay your rent/mortgage/food, unless you are somehow compensated for it?
Notice...I don't ridicule your intelligence, education, reading ability, age, etc.
Did they say they are a "vast" medical "facility," with thousands of people performing research? You are comparing a start-up with an innovative technology with big-pharma. You don't need a 50k sf building to have academic institutions and labs in various locations use your prospective cellular treatments in study patients. Most clinical trials are multi-center, because it's easier for patient enrollment.
With respect to "Tijuana", most biotech research companies conduct clinical trials on foreign soil because it's cheaper to do so. In fact, as long as 50% of a trial is done in the US, the patient enrollments/results can be use towards FDA requirements. Why do you think a lot of the drugs/treatments are first approved in Europe, before being approved in the US? And why are drugs/therapies cheaper there?
I don't know why I wasted my time replying to your drivel...but maybe others will look objectively and make decisions on that, rather than a narrow viewpoint.
• Again the name calling, Mental Midget. Have a wonderful day Mr. Pull_Finger69. Not going to resort to calling you any names. I WIN.
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Inherits EventArgs
The SettingsSavedEventArgs type exposes the following members.
Public methodSettingsSavedEventArgsInitializes a new instance of the SettingsSavedEventArgs class.
Public propertyFailedSettingsListGets the settings that the ClientSettingsProvider was unable to save to the server.
The ClientSettingsProvider.SettingsSaved event occurs after the settings provider accesses the settings service, even if the settings were not successfully saved. One reason that the provider might fail to save the settings is if the current user has been logged out. You can use the FailedSettingsList property to determine whether any settings were not successfully saved.
This event does not occur if the settings provider cannot access the settings service, which instead causes the provider to throw a WebException.
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Private WithEvents settingsProvider As ClientSettingsProvider = My.Settings _
Private Sub Form1_SettingsSaved(ByVal sender As Object, _
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' If any settings were not saved, display a list of them.
If e.FailedSettingsList.Count > 0 Then
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06:18, UK, Wednesday 12 December 2012
Sir Ian McKellen at the US premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from fighting the goblins of the Misty Mountains, has revealed how he has been battling something closer to home - prostate cancer.
The 73-year-old will be hitting cinema screens across the UK on Friday with the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
But Sir Ian, who plays Gandalf the Grey in the Hobbit trilogy, revealed he had been coping with cancer for the past "six or seven" years.
He told the Daily Mirror: "You do gulp when you hear the news. It's like when you go for an HIV test. You go 'Aargh! Is this the end of the road?'"
Sir Ian said his cancer was being monitored to ensure it does not spread.
But he explained: "If it is contained in the prostate it's no big deal.
"Many, many men die from it, but it's one of those cancers that is totally treatable, so I have 'waitful watching'."
He told the paper the cancer had been contained, it was not spreading and he had not needed any treatment.
Sir Ian also had some advice for people of a similar age - do some exercise, which in his case is Pilates.
He said: "I recommend it to anyone of my age because the temptation is not to exercise as you get older. Well you should."
Sir Ian recalled how he was initially undecided about reprising the role of Gandalf following the three Lord Of The Rings films.
But he said: "I didn't want anyone else to play Gandalf. It's mine!"
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I know that if I have the mac address I can find the vendor of the card but is it possible to find the exact model?
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Not easily to the exact model number, but often to a vendor.
Check out this page from IEEE. http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/index.shtml
You want to look up an OUI record. (mac address)
Another hint: I have found that many of my servers shipped at the same time have MAC addresses in the same relative range, so if you have another server on your network with a similar MAC and you know its Model number, you might be able to make a match.
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Ah - no. Vendors are supposed to "purchase" MAC addresses, but to my knowledge they can do with them what they want. Which means you can not go back to the type.
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Murder3 23 nov 2012, ore 12:43
I need exact ability and effect description.
I search in the krater wikia but there is no ability and effect descriptions.
If I add a healing booster that is give the ability random% healing power but what is the number?
same of the dmg boosters...
I don't understand how these things works:S
The abilities not write off the exact heal or damage amount.
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wiredhands 23 nov 2012, ore 14:00
all boosters have steps
from rank 1 to rank 5 each step adds 5% more..aka rank 1 is 5% and rank 5 is 25%
there is green and blue versions of all boosters, green adds 2% more than standard and blue adds 4% more (aka blue rank1 booster would be 9% instead of the standard 5%)
almost all abilities are based on weapon damage + stat bonus + ability% (and booster %)
there is ofc some math behind it, but I don't know the exact numbers..and honestly I don't really need to.
So if you have a booster slot without a booster in it, it will always be better with a booster there instead of no booster..
Anyway, another reason for not doing the numbers game is that pretty much any booster will to some extent work in any slot..
For example a healing ability with a str booster in it..will give the character healed with it extra strength for x seconds (on top of the heal he gets from it)..
The basic is higher numbers are better..and well apart from that, they don't really matter.
I can't say for sure, but I don't think Fatshark will tell the exact numbers, since they haven't done so so far..and they have been asked about it a few times
Murder3 23 nov 2012, ore 17:12
ty for the answer.
so all dmg booster is affected by the current weapon dmg.
but the healing boosters?
the heal amount is affect by the weapon dmg to?
wiredhands 23 nov 2012, ore 17:23
I'm not sure about the heals (or healing characters), since their abilities don't mention anything about heal from %weapon damage.
I would think the heals for healer characters are a set value amplified by focus+ability %+ booster %
what amount of healing the heal booster gives when slotted in a damage ability..well as to that I'm not sure if it there will be based on weapon damage +focus modifier+ heal booster % probably not since for example the bruisers often have very high damage weapons which could make them insanely OP healers with some of their aoe abilities.
But playing around with the boosters is definitely one of the more fun things to do.
atm for most normal content I walk around with 2 bruisers and 1 regulator or I use the 3 regulator team slowing and killing everything in their path...with a variation of boosters boosting focus, damage and slow..who needs healing anyway ;)
plexab 25 nov 2012, ore 1:02
as i played a lot with human bruiser equiped with healing boosters into his stunt ability, looks like it gives bruiser and all friendly characters +xx of health points, who are in the range ofcourse, which equals to damage dealed*% which comes from the boosters.
in other words, if 1000dmg dealed and it has +10% healing so it heals for 100pnts.
can't be 100% sure, but looks like that to me
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