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I won't hold my breath — the recent attempt to save some of the $25 million the United States Postal Service currently bleeds every day by eliminating most Saturday delivery was quashed by unions and their buddies in Congress earlier this year — but House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa has been struggling to work with the vociferous opponents of USPS-reform. The latest effort to cut costs at the financially unsustainable agency includes another new plan to cut out the relatively high expenses of door-to-door delivery and instead move to curbside or centralized delivery methods:
On July 19, 2013 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., introduced H.R. 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013.
"The commonsense reforms in this legislation will restore the United States Postal Service to long-term financial solvency while maintaining high-quality universal service for all Americans," said Chairman Issa. "The legislation incorporates reforms offered by members of both sides of the aisle and builds upon months of bipartisan and bicameral discussions."
Issa released a discussion draft of the Postal Reform Act in June. The Committee received dozens of comments from stakeholders, including members of Congress both on and off the Committee. A list of changes incorporated into the introduced version of the bill can be found here.
The legislation is cosponsored by Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Postal Reform, and Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., who cosponsored the Postal Reform Act in the 112th congress.
Here are some deets, via CBS News:
According to the committee, 28 percent of addresses now receive "to the door" service, while 42 percent receive curbside mail delivery and 30 percent received centralized delivery. The Postal Reform Act would require "to the door" service to be phased out over 10 years, saving an estimated $4 billion per year.
"A balanced approach to saving the Postal Service means allowing USPS to adapt to America's changing use of mail," said committee chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., who introduced the legislation.
In a report released in 2011, the Postal Service's Office of the Inspector General found that door-to-door delivery costs more than $353 per delivery point in cities, compared to $224 for curbside service and $161 for centralized service. There was a similar disparity in rural areas.
Delivering mail to 152 addresses – including 37.8 million that receive "to the door" service – is the largest fixed cost faced by the Postal Service, at more than $30 billion per year. In an email to CBS News, the Postal Service noted that while mail volume has fallen from 213.1 billion pieces in 2006 to 160 billion today, "changes in delivery costs are not proportionate to changes in mail volume. The letter carrier goes to each address every day, in most cases, whether he is delivering one piece of mail or ten."
I've recently noticed commercials about the many virtues and necessities of the USPS sponsored by none other than the AFLCIO running across my television screen, and the relevant unions are up in arms about how Americans cannot possibly afford to eliminate a single service offered by USPS because they are all absolutely essential — and while they're all quick to tout that the USPS doesn't directly receive any taxpayer funding, they have completely exhausted their line of credit from the U.S. Treasury and, without serious reform, will no doubt be looking for a bailout someday soon.


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The tradition of heraldry, the emblazonment of shields with unique designs, originated in medieval Europe as a means of identifying knights, whose faces were covered with armor. The shield designs offered a means of distinguishing one from another on the field of tournament or battle. To regulate the proliferation of designs, the crown offered grants of coat armor, consisting of both the shield with a unique, colored design, and a crest for the helmet, also of a specific but not necessarily individual design. Over the centuries, well after armor had disappeared, coats of arms remained as symbols of honor and distinction for members of royalty, nobility, gentry, and the middle class. Typically, families displayed their arms on silver, on stationery and bookplates, on seals, and on tombs and stained glass in churches.
Many misconceptions exist about the nature and proper use of coat armor. Above all else, it is important to understand that coats of arms do not belong to a "family name." They were granted to specific individuals, as one might think of a trademark or copyright today. Heraldic law varied by country, but it generally permitted descendants of those individuals in an unbroken male line to continue display of the arms. Siblings adopted variations of their fathers' arms with added heraldic symbols and designs, so as to distinguish their arms from those of brothers and cousins. Daughters could display their fathers' arms until they married, after which they sometimes divided or "impaled" the arms with those of their husbands. If a daughter remained the only heir of her father, the law permitted her children, in turn, to quarter her arms with those of their father. Less importance was attached to crests, which the law did not consider heritable. Hence, this portion of the arms sometimes varied with each generation.
Since the United States does not recognize heraldic law, anyone may adopt and use any coat of arms, so long as it does not infringe on an insignia or logo protected by copyright. Some people have designed their own coat of arms. Ethics suggest the impropriety of assuming the use of another's coat of arms, simply because that individual or family has the same last name. As there is no such thing as an "arms of your family name," one should prove direct male-line descent from an individual entitled to the coat of arms in order to display the arms. Such a task can prove exceedingly difficult for a variety of reasons. Heraldic records from medieval times remain fragmentary, and some families used arms illegally without ever obtaining a formal grant. In the British Isles, officials conducted visitations and assembled family pedigrees in order to determine the rightful owners of certain arms, but these efforts, too, were often incomplete. It is also true that while some immigrants to America were legally armigerous or related closely to families with arms, most were not, and thus their descendants will not find record of a coat of arms registered for a direct ancestor.
This pathfinder is designed to offer assistance in researching the coats of arms of specific British, Irish, and other European families, from sources within the collection of the Historical Genealogy Department. The researcher should begin by checking the online catalog under the heading "Heraldry," followed by the geographic area of interest. For visitation records in Great Britain and Ireland, check the catalog under the heading "Visitations, heraldic," followed by the specific location. None of the sources included in the collection or this pathfinder should be considered exhaustive, and in some cases it may be necessary to do further research in the heraldic office of the country of interest. The Family History Library catalog online at www.FamilySearch.org may prove helpful for additional references.
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A typical shield in a coat of arms is divided into several distinct parts. Each of these may contain a specific heraldic design and color. The crest is typically displayed above the shield and often is not related to the shield's design (see the arms depicted at right). The colors have distinct heraldic names: azure (blue), gules (red), or (yellow or gold), argent (silver or white), sable (black), vert (green), purpure (purple), tenne (orange). Some arms also featured furs such as ermine and vair in their designs.
The following works provide background on the history and use of heraldry and offer assistance in interpreting the various parts of a coat of arms.
Boutell, Charles, Boutell's Heraldry. Rev. ed. London: Warne, 1978. /Gc 929.6 B66hd/ A good general discussion of the field of heraldry.
Filby, P. William. American & British Genealogy & Heraldry. 3rd ed. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983. /Gc 016.929 F47an/ Useful bibliography of major heraldic sources.
Fox-Davies, Arthur C. Complete Guide to Heraldry. 2nd ed. London: Nelson, 1969. /Gc 929.6 F83co/
Friar, Stephen, ed. A Dictionary of Heraldry. New York: Harmony Books, 1987. /Gc 929.6 D56/ Lavishly illustrated and useful for interpreting a heraldic symbol.
Gough, Henry. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, new ed. Oxford: Parker, 1894. /Gc 929.6 G72g/ The standard dictionary of heraldic terminology.
Mottoes: A Compilation of More Than 9,000 Mottoes from Around the World and Throughout History. Detroit Gale Research, 1986. /Gc 929.8 M85/
Pine, L. G. The Genealogist's Encyclopedia. New York: Weybright & Talley, 1969. /Gc 929 P65g/ Contains an excellent, concise overview of heraldry.
Stalins, Gaston F. L. Vocabulaire-atlas Heraldique en Six Langues. Paris: Societe du Grant Amorial de France, 1952. /Gc 929.8094 St16v / Translates heraldic terms into French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch, and hence facilitates interpreting most descriptions of European arms.
Stephenson, Jean. Heraldry for the American Genealogist. Washington D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1959. /Gc 929.8 St4h/
Summers, Peter G. How to Read a Coat of Arms. London: National Council of Social Services, 1967. /Gc 929.8 Su6h/ Concise guide in pamphlet form.
The Symbols of Heraldry Explained. Dublin: Heraldic Artists, Ltd., 1980. /Gc 929.6 Sy61/
Wilkens, Cleo Goff. Heraldry in Brief. Fort Wayne: Public Library, 1963. /Gc 929.6 W65h/
The following works offer descriptions and, in some cases, illustrations of coats of arms used by British and European families. Some also contain information on the individuals to whom the arms were granted; others are of a more general nature and provide only the surname associated with the arms. For more heraldic works of various countries, check the Department catalogs.
United States
Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Boston: F. W. Faxon Co., 1927. /Gc 929.80973 B63bo/ Describes thousands of arms and book plates of American families.
Crozier, William Armstrong. A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Genealogical Association, 1904. /Gc 929.90973 C88r/ Contains descriptions of arms, together with the name of the armigerous colonial ancestor and place of origin.
Great Britain and Ireland
Burke, John. A General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland. London: Edward Christian, 1842, London: Harrison, 1882. /Gc 929.80942 B912ge and B912g/ Popularly known as "Burke's General Armory," each of the two editions contain descriptions of more than 100,000 arms, including some used illegally. In a few instances the grantee is named, but usually only the residence of the family is listed.
Fairbairn, James. Fairbairn's Crests of the Leading Families in Great Britain and Ireland. New York: Heraldic Publishing Co., 1911. /Gc 929.80942 F15faa/ Illustrations of crests and mottoes (not full arms) for 50,000 names and includes much that is not in Burke's.
Foster, Joseph. Some Feudal Coats of Arms from Heraldic Rolls, 1298-1418. London: James Parker & Co., 1902. /Gc 929.80942 F81s/ Descriptions and depictions of thousands of medieval arms, giving individuals and sources.
_________. A Tudor Book of Arms. Harleian Mss. Nos 2169 & 6163. London: De Walden Library, n.d. /Gc 929.80942 F81t/ Illustrations of 900 arms from Tudor England.
Fox-Davies, Arthur C. Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour. 7th ed. 2 vols. repro Rutland, VT: Tuttle, 1970. /Gc 929.80942 F83a/ Lists several thousand armigerous persons with notes, but unlike Burke, includes only lawfully-borne arms.
Harleian Society Publications. (1st ser.) vols 1-117, 1869-1977; (2nd ser.) vols 1-, 1979-. /Gc 929.72062.../ These series include most published heraldic visitations.
Howard, Joseph J., and Frederick Crisp. Visitation of England and Wales. 21 vols, and 14 vol suppl. London: Privately printed, 1896-1921. /Gc 929.7206 H83v & H83vi/ Pedigrees of hundreds of families with their arms.
_________. Visitation of Ireland. 6 vols. London: Privately printed, 1897-1918. /Gc 929.720615 Aa1h/ Similar to the above work.
Humphery-Smith, Cecil. Armigerous Ancestors: A Catalogue of Sources for the Study of The Visitations of the Heralds in the 16th and 17th Centuries, with Referenced Lists of Names.Canterbury, England: Family History Books, 1997. /Gc 929.6 H8835a/ Lists of thousands offamilies entitled to bear arms. No arms are depicted.
Humphery-Smith, Cecil, ed. General Armory Two: Alfred Morant's Additions and Corrections to Burke's General Armory. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1974. /Gc 929.80942B912gen/ Notes and corrections on 10,000 arms recorded incorrectly in Burke's Co., 1974./Gc 929.80942 B912gen/ Notes and corrections on 10,000 arms recorded incorrectly in Burke's.
Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury, Eng.: Achievements Northgate, 1967. /Gc 929.809415 K38k/ Depicts hundreds of Irish and Anglo-Irish arms from 1816.
Knight and Butters' Crests of Great Britain & Ireland, Dominion of Canada, India, & Australia. Ed. by Joseph MacLaren. 2 vols. London: Thomas Jack, 1883. /Gc 929.80942 K74kn/ Volume one contains descriptions of crests; volume two has the plates.
MacLysaght, Edward. Irish Families: Their Names, Arms, and Origins. 4th ed. Blackrock Co. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1985. /Gc 929.121 M22it/ Illustrates 243 coats of arms.
Stodart, Robert R. Scottish Arms, Being a Collection of Armorial Bearings A.D. 1370-1678. 2 vols. Edinburgh: W. Patterson, 1881. /Gc 929.80941 St6s oversize/ Vol. 1 has plates, vol. 2 contains descriptions of arms.
Summers, Peter. Hatchments in Britain. multi-volume. London: Phillimore, 1974-ongoing. /Gc 929.80942 H28/ Descriptions of thousands of funeral hatchments by shire.
Archives Heraldiques Suisses - Archivum Heraldicum. 83 vols. Zurich: Schulthess & Co., 1887-1969. /Gc 929.794 Ar2/ Extensive genealogical collection on Swiss families and arms.
Garcia-Caraffa, Alberto. Enciclopedia Heraldico y Genealogica Hispano-Americana. 88 vols. Madrid: Marzo, 1919-1963. /Gc 929.80946 G16c/ Definitive directory to Spanish and Latin-American arms, profusely illustrated and arranged alphabetically.
Jager-Sunstenau, Hanns. General-Index zu den Siebmacher'schen Wappenbuchern 1605-1961. Gratz, Austria: Akademische Druck-U. Verlagsanstalt, 1964 /Gc 929.8 Si 11ata/ Index to the series by Siebmacher.
Manucci, Silvio. Nobiliario e Blasonario del Regno d'Italia. 5 vols. Rome: Collegio Araldico, n.d. /Gc 929.80945 M31n/ Italian arms arranged alphabetically with illustrations.
Olivier, Eugene. Manuel de l'Amateur de Reliures Armoriees Francaises. 29 vols. Paris: C. Bosse, 1924-35. /Gc 929.80944 OL 4m/ Illustrates thousands of French arms with information on the individuals granted the arms.
Rietstap, J. B. Armorial General. 2nd ed. 2 vols, with 9 volume supplement. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. /Gc 929.6 R44ae & R44arb/ With two volumes of textual descriptions and nine volumes of supplementary plates, this French work includes 85,000 shields for more than 100,000 European families. No information on individual grantees is included, but this source is considered the most comprehensive for Europe.
Siebmacher, Johannes. Siebmachers Grosses und Allgemeines Wappenbuch. 82 vols. Nurnberg, Germany: Verlag von Bauer und Raspe, 1856-1938. /Gc 929.8 Si11a/ Descriptions and plates for thousands of German and eastern European arms with German text.
Ordinaries provide descriptions of arms arranged by feature or "device," rather than by family name. They are useful for tracing the owners of unidentified arms.
Papworth, John W. Papworth's Ordinary of British Armorials. 2nd ed. London: Tabaid Publications, Ltd., 1961. /Gc 929.80942 P19o/ Lists heraldic devices by group and is a useful companion to Burke's General Armory, but lacks a surname index.
Paul, James Balfour. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969. /Gc 929.80941 P28o/Scottish arms from 1672 to 1901 arranged by component parts with a surname index.
Renesse, Theodore de. Dictionnaire des Figures Heraldiques. Bruxelles: O. Schepens & Co., 1894- 1903. /Gc 929.6 R29d/ Definitive ordinary of arms for Europe and a useful companion to Rietstap's Armorial General.
Scotland, Lord Lyon's Office. An Ordinary of Arms. Edinburgh: Lyon Office, 1973 /Gc 929.809415 K38k/ Descriptions of all Scottish armorial bearings, 1902-1973 and intended as a companion to Paul's Ordinary, listed above.
The Historical Genealogy Department has compiled its own index to coats of arms, which appear in selected works in the Library's collection:
Genealogy Department, Allen County Public Library. Heraldry Index. 2 vols. Fort Wayne, IN: Allen County Public Library, 1989. /Gc 929.6 H412/ Provides access by surname to over 17,000 arms and includes the Genealogy Department call number and page of the source where the coat of arms is found.
The Genealogy Department's collection of periodicals include several titles devoted specifically to heraldry. The following are among the most noteworthy: Coat of Arms, Heraldry in Canada, Armiger's News, Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, Genealogy and Heraldry, American Heraldic Journal, and The Augustan. Some are no longer published. Check the online periodical listing for the Historical Genealogy Department as well as the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) for references to specific articles.
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On Wednesday, April 18, the Grand Island Central School District participated in Operation Safe Stop, a statewide effort to help ensure that motorists stop for the school bus. Grand Island Town Police, Erie County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police followed school buses on morning routes that are scheduled along busy roads and bus routes where school bus drivers have reported problems.
Motorists pass stopped school buses most times because they are distracted, not paying attention and in some cases because they want to "beat" the bus. Knowing the problem, GICSD school buses have roof-mounted strobe lights to provide early warning that there is a school bus ahead, and replacement buses are equipped with LED flashing red and yellow strobe lights that leave no doubt that the school bus is stopping or is stopped to load or unload children. Although not required to do so, Grand Island school bus drivers will try to pull over when possible, to let motorists that are behind the bus, to go around the bus. By pulling the bus over, Grand Island residents know that they won't be "stuck," resulting in increased compliance that helps keep students safe.


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Prince Harry Visits America, But ABC Proclaims the Obamas to be 'Washington's Royalty?'
Britain's Prince Harry arrived in Washington on Thursday, but ABC declared the Obamas to be "Washington's royalty." On Friday's Good Morning America, reporter Lama Hasan recounted the prince's visit to the White House and an event with Michelle Obama.
She hyped, "And then there was this: A clandestine visit with the First Lady that brought a little British glamour to Washington's royalty. " The segment then cut to a clip of the First Lady. [MP3 audio here.]
If the Obama's are "Washington's royalty," what does that make the Kennedys? On February 15, 2010, GMA's George Stephanopoulos introduced a segment on the "torrid" "love story" between adulterer John Kennedy and another woman. Stephanopoulos highlighted "the family that's been called American royalty."
A partial transcript of the May 10 segment that aired at 7:15am ET, follows:
LAMA HASAN: Harry the heartthrob is wooing women and wowing women everywhere he goes. Turns out everyone is wild about Harry in Washington. Hundreds of screaming girls giving the prince a rock star reception as he arrived on Capitol Hill. He was there to draw attention to his mother's charity. Instead, he was swarmed by adoring American fans. And then there was this: A clandestine visit with the First Lady that brought a little British glamour to Washington's royalty.
MICHELLE OBAMA: We got some surprises for you.
HASAN: Harry was Mrs. Obama's guest. Surprising military kids celebrating their moms at the White House just before Mother's Day. The First Lady joking the parents were getting a couple of minutes of free babysitting from His Royal Highness.
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Foul-mouthed British pop singer Lily Allen tied the knot on Saturday and her hubby revealed she's preggers, as they say across the pond.
Allen, 26, married decorator and business owner Sam Cooper in the village of Cranham in the English countryside. She carried a bouquet of white roses and her father gave her away, People reported.
Cooper revealed the baby news at the wedding breakfast, British tabloid the Daily Mail reported.
"There were tears all around. This is the happiest day of Lily and Sam's lives and they are so in love. This is the icing on the wedding cake!" a friend told the Daily Mail.
Allen's pregnancy follows reports of two miscarriages, People reports: a first in 2008 with musician Ed Simons and a second just seven months ago with Cooper, six months into the pregnancy.
Allen sported a little baby bump in a white lace Delphine Manivet gown with a fishtail skirt and three-quarter sleeves. But she was widely expected to wear Chanel. Women's Wear Daily ran into Allen at the Chanel studios in March and Allen said, "I'm here to see Karl for my wedding dress." Allen has appeared in several Chanel ads and performed live at the show for the Spring/Summer 2010 collection, Thread NY reported.
Allen and Cooper have been friends for years but have been together since July 2009, the Daily Mail reported.
"We've never had one argument and there's nothing about him that annoys me," Allen said. We've heard more rave reviews, but, if they're happy, we're happy.
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Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have become victims of the same sadistic killers. Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson. Every killing is preceded by a postcard to the local newspaper–and Kanon and Larsson think they know where the next victims will be. With relentless logic and unstoppable action, THE POSTCARD KILLERS may be James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.
About the Author
James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1976, James Patterson's books have sold more than 170 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Mr. Patterson also writes the bestselling Women's Murder Club novels, set in San Francisco, and the top-selling New York detective series of all time, featuring Detective Michael Bennett. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.
Liza Marklund is a Swedish journalist and author of the Annika Bengtzon series, which has sold 9 million copies in 30 languages. She lives in Sweden and Spain.
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The first half of this story is fast paced and I didn't want to turn it off, then it dragged me down. I had to force myself to finish this one. I can't say this is one of the best James Patterson books I have ever read, but it is close. You can guess that the serial killer on the loose makes his presence known by sending a postcard to the local press to announce the upcoming murder. The story line is a very familiar Patterson theme, sex and murder. This one was just "meh" for me.
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Hello all you gorgeous readers. I have a sneak peek of what is to come at The Arcade. Mon Cheri is going to have these cardigans with boots that also include a cropped shirt, leggings and cute Christmas shorts with a bonus of a mug of hot chocolate.. how can you resist hot chocolate?! I know I can't. There will be a variety of colors so you can try and collect them all! The Arcade opens on December 1st.
Next, I have this awesome hair from Alice Project called Steph II, it has a hud included that you can change the streaking options. I just love the look of this hair it is so amazing. Also, you can get a FREE blonde version of this hair for the Where is the Concert Hunt. Go check it out!
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Happy Monday, folks! It's November, which means the release of Movable Type 5 is just around the corner. We should be seeing a release candidate build soon. Until then, let's take a look at some plugins, themes, and cool tricks for the existing verison.
First, Mike T. from Code Monkey Ramblings has a new MT theme: Dark Marble. Based on a WordPress theme by the same name, Mike says he should have a version that supports the professional website templates soon.
Mike also has two new plugins. Comment Flag lets users report comments to you via email. The plugin uses jQuery so that the interaction is seamless for the user.
Mike's other new plugin is Executable File Filter. It checks whether uploaded files are executable binaries or PHP scripts and renames them so they can't be run. [Read more…]


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This video game image released by Ubisoft shows a scene from "Watch Dogs." Ubisoft's "Watch Dogs" is about a super-hacker who can eavesdrop on phone conversations. It is among several games being hyped at the Electronic Entertainment Expo featuring ripped-from-the-headlines realness. (AP Photo/Ubisoft)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Across the dizzying, colorful show floor at last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, there were games on display where players could become all manner of things, like a throat-slashing 18th century pirate, zombie killer, a guardian of the last city on earth, music-making sorcerer, ruthless Roman general, shape-shifting creature, goblin slayer and Batman.
However, the role that seems to have captured the most buzz from the gaming community is one that's far less fantastical but surprisingly topical: an eavesdropping hacker. One of several surveillance-related games at E3, "Watch Dogs" casts players as Aiden Pearce, a vigilante who can tap into security cameras and listen in on phone calls across a virtual rendition of an automated Chicago.
"Watch Dogs" is set amid an urban open world similar to that of a "Grand Theft Auto" game. As players move through the city as Pearce, they can scan computer-controlled passers-by with a smartphone to glean such details as income, age, credit score, employment, criminal and bank account records. ("Frequents fetish porn sites," one particularly brazen description reads.)
The timing of "Watch Dogs" is remarkable in light of recent revelations about the National Security Agency's controversial data-collection programs. They were revealed in media stories by The Guardian and The Washington Post, leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Is "Watch Dogs" a case of a video game imitating life — or the other way around?
"We're just as surprised as everyone else," said Dominic Guay, senior producer at Ubisoft Montreal. "We've been working on this game for the past five years and locked down the script last year. These events keep transpiring in the news — whether it's the NSA or using a cellphone to hack into a car — that mirror the ideas that we have in the game."
Guay acknowledged Pearce's morality isn't called into question as players employ Chicago's fictional Central Operating System, ominously called ctOS, to peep digital lives. Instead, players' actions affect Pearce's reputation. For example, if he hacks into traffic lights and causes havoc on the street, a TV news report about the incident might pop up on a nearby screen.
A demonstration last week of "Watch Dogs" at Sony's presentation at E3, the largest annual gathering of the gaming industry, showed Pearce hacking a gate open while driving through Chicago, eavesdropping on a man alerting 911 about Pearce's presence as he exited a cafe, as well as inciting a city-wide blackout when Pearce was confronted by police officers.
"I think 'Watch Dogs' is appealing to people because they can relate to it," said Laurent Detoc, North America president of Ubisoft. "It's a very relevant topic and an extremely ambitious project for us. Because people have been talking about this game for the past year, it's now up to us to confirm that 'Watch Dogs' is what people expected it to be."
In a sea of sequels and shooters at E3, "Watch Dogs" stands out as a game that could be reflective about contemporary culture, a feat many games can't achieve given their long production schedules. While arguably provocative, the question remains whether gamers will actually want to play out the always-connected Orwellian situation Ubisoft has concocted.
"We all want to know what will happen and what we should do with these machines that are becoming more and more intelligent," said Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft. "We are organizing the world differently. Being able to go and virtually experience that is something we love to do, and we think it's something our consumers will also love."
"Watch Dogs" wasn't the only game hyped at E3 that features ripped-from-the-headlines realness. "Tom Clancy's The Division," another third-person action game from Ubisoft, is inspired by real-world U.S. government directives about catastrophic emergencies. Players portray sleeper agents in New York following a bio-terrorist attack on Black Friday.
"One of the things that we're really interested in is this situation where the player actually only has 72 hours until they start running into problems themselves," said David Polfeldt, managing director of Ubisoft Massive. "They will need water. There's a survival mechanism in the game. Definitely, they will need to find better weapons, ammo and gear."
"Infamous: Second Son," the third installment in Sony's superhero "Infamous" series, tasks new protagonist Deslin Rowe with destroying surveillance equipment and battling agents of the fictional Department of United Protection. In the game, the government has set up a network of security cameras to keep track of a burgeoning population of superhumans.
"We wanted to tell a story that asks important questions," said Brian Fleming, co-founder of Sucker Punch Productions. "How much freedom should we sacrifice in the name of security?" Despite tackling such serious subject matter, Fleming noted that the game's developers didn't have "any preachy answers. We didn't want a screed about how all this is bad."
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From Brian Charles:
Like thousands of people in Haiti and the U.S., Azusa Pacific University nursing professor Pamela Cone wondered what became of her family in Port-au-Prince.
"My extended family lives in the city and there is no news on whether they survived," Cone said.
Born and raised in Haiti by her missionary parents, Cone serves on the board of directors for North Haiti Christian University and travels to the country at least once a year to visit her sister and brother-in-law, who is the president at the college.
Cone's sister and brother-in-law survived the quake, but there is no word on whether her nieces, nephews and other extended family members made it through the natural disaster.
Cone voice cracked when she thought of the devastation in the country she still calls home.
"Everyone in Haiti is my family," she said. "My heart grieves for everyone."
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This winter hasn't given us as much snow as my family would prefer, but it has provided enough on occasion for some entertainment.
Lance is heading up the sledding party
I barely caught this separate incident on camera...
Project snowman demolition quickly followed! They are so proud.
Ta-Dah.....Look what we did, Caleb exclaimed.
I simply LOVE this moment...It looks like a warrior call, don't you think?
I hope your enjoying the hopefully fleeting days of the winter months. Now that March has rolled around we are getting very excited about Spring!


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|My Great-Great Aunt Alice V. Barrett and her proud purchase of a car!
Hmmm, that might not have sounded quite right. I'm seeking a date genealogically speaking. I'm at a loss in trying to identify the car in the photo. No, it's not critical to my research. Call it a burning desire. So if you can help at all I'd be forever grateful! You'll be a legend in my family history! People will name their children after you! OK, maybe that one was a bit of an exaggeration...
So what do I know about the picture and the lady behind the wheel...
-Her name is Alice Veronica Barrett. She is one of two daughters born to Patrick and Bridget Barrett nee Farley.
-Alice was born on 06MAY1887 in Hazleton, PA
-The car was most likely purchased in NY, NJ, or PA since those are the possible matches I have for where Alice lived.
-I would assume that the picture was taken sometime around the time she purchased it, being proud of a purchase that not everyone had.
I originally thought that this was a Ford Model-T and posted the picture on Facebook requesting help from people that may know more about cars than I do (and that's pretty much everyone). A friend of mine said that he too thought that it was a Model-T and dated it to 1927. While I love my buddy for trying to help, the date and model don't necessarily sit right with me (although that doesn't make him wrong...it could just mean that I'm being difficult). The biggest being that the tires weren't typical of the 1927 Model-T. "Spokes" (for lack of a better term) were thinner and there were more of them in the pictures of the 1927 models I've seen.
So these are the aspects of the picture that I've been trying to match up with a specific make and model of car:
-The above mentioned tires.
-The "nose" of the car is relatively long, indicating that the motor was up front which was not always the case with early cars.
-The "vents" on the nose of the car are at an angle and there are several of them.
-The spare tire is on the back of the car and vertical (some spares were canted at a slight angle when on the back)
-It's a soft/rag-top. From what I've read, fewer of these models were made as time went on and cars became more enclosed.
-The doors do not have a panel in between them. If you check pictures of cars from this era you'll notice that very few cars have doors that are right next to each other. There is a small panel in between the front and rear doors and the doors themselves are relatively small. These are good full-size doors.
-Then I've got to take a look at the clothes that the ladies are wearing. I'm rubbish at dating fashions as well, but I'm working on improving in that area. From my novice experience. I would say that the hemlines are most likely too low for 1927 although I'm sure not everyone wore flapper-style dresses, I would still imagine that the overall hemline would be higher and the waistline lower than what is pictured here.
My best guess for the time period (and it is just a guess) would be sometime around 1917-1923. That's mostly based on the tires of the car and my guess at the clothing, but I could be WAY off on that!
If you've got mad-skills or even just a guess on the time period based on the clothing or on the make and model of the car, I'd be forever grateful!


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GDF said that its new acquisition has a "significant" pipeline of onshore wind projects under development, amounting to 200MW. West Coast will become GDF's core onshore wind development business in the UK and will continue to operate from its base in Mold, north Wales.
Since 2008, the two companies have worked together on the development of a number of projects in the UK with a total capacity of 49.6MW.
GDF said that the acquisition strengthens its "commitment to expand its wind portfolio in the UK" and confirms its strategy of "pursuing growth in renewable generation in Europe".
West Coast has been operating in the wind industry in the UK for 18 years and has been involved in the development of 9% of all onshore wind capacity in the country.
Chairman of West Coast Gerry Jewson said that the acquisition was necessary if the company was to prosper in a "changing and competitive energy policy environment".
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Vale Todd (kinda)
A couple of months ago, my brilliant literary agent, Todd Keithley, decided to quit the industry. I don't want to start any nasty rumors, but if you said that a beautiful girl lured him to Baltimore with a siren song of seduction, I wouldn't correct you. Todd helped me to a flying start as an author, so it was a tough job to replace him. For one thing, he used to let me crash at his apartment any time I needed a place in New York and eat all his food, and it's hard to find another agent who will do that.
My new agent is Luke Janklow, of Janklow & Nesbit. This means I can deliver my long-awaited next book (I keep telling you people, it's coming) to my publisher. How this process works is I send my editor a copy, and once she's distracted by it, Luke grabs her, flips her upside down, and shakes her until all the change in her pockets fall out. We grab the money (which is called an "advance") and split. The process for selling film rights is very similar except you have to say "babe" more often.


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Beyonce debuts new song, frolics in bikinis in H&M ad
Sun, sand, Beyonce in a bikini and a brand new song.
H&M promised a lot back in March when they announced the star would be the face of their summer collection, and now they've finally delivered with her first video for the ad campaign.
Beyonce "as Mrs. Carter in H&M" shines while strutting her rock hard post-baby bod and singing "Standing On the Sun" with a tropical paradise as her backdrop.
Oh yeah, and then there's the fashion.
First, a black fringe bikini that is sure to be a hit, followed by a high-waisted suit in a sea of aquamarines complete with dramatic, flowing fabrics that fly perfectly in the breeze as Beyonce dances. Then, a printed blue dress with cutout detail in back, which makes its debut soaked in seawater as she rolls around in the waves. A black beaded number (paired with a tribal headdress that we're guessing will not be for sale at H&M) is the finale.
Beyonce is said to have a creative hand in the designs, but the real star here is H&M's advertising strategy. Chances are the collection, like everything else Beyonce touches, will turn to gold the second it hits stores in May.


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I have never met a practicing attorney who went to an online school. Does anyone here know one? I think I read an article once where the attorney on record for some case went to California School of Law, but never personally met any online law school grad attorney.
This is just to let Novus Grads know that Toro College took Novus to Supreme Court in New York State claiming that their Law degrees were fake and asked that the Judge rejects Novus Motion and declare that it was a diploma mill... For those that have not kept up with the case, it started in 2013 finish in 2015, the judge first granted part of Novus Motion and denied the other, which was due to some missing issues that was not entered in the motion. That correction was made and the Supreme Court after hearing both sides told the plaintiff Toruo College that their complaint against Novus issuing fake degrees was denied and Novus won on all counts,


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1. New Releases – includes Kris Drever – Mark the Hard Earth
2. International Women's Day – our leading Scottish musicians
3. Scottish music article: Captain Simon Fraser
4. Best Sellers: includes Mother's Day Cards, The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill.
5. Snippets – Happy Retirement Bill Black!, new Ewan Robertson CD
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1. New Releases (remember if you've bought from us before you get our loyalty 10% discount off everything)
HOT OFF THE PRESSES!! Mark The Hard Earth – Kris Drever: A wonderful, well-chosen selection of songs that Kris has loved and played over recent years alongside new songs written by friends and collaborators including cult Scottish songwriter Sandy Wright (Wild Hurricane, Shining Star), Boo Hewerdine (Sweet Honey In The Rock). Kris's traditional roots are never far away as in his lovely treatment of O' A' The Airts' and The Banks Of The Nile. He has assembled a fine array of guest stars such as fiddler John McCusker, who also produced the CD, Irish American multi-instrumentalist Tim O'Brien, Ian Carr on guitar and Karine Polwart and Heidi Talbot with whom he has vocal duets. A fine album from the Lau singer, one of folk music's most in-demand performers. £12.60 (£13.99 for first time customers)
THREESOME!! Salamander – Bellevue Rendezvous: An excellent second album from acoustic instrumental trio Bellevue Rendezvous. The line up features Gavin Marwick (fiddle), Ruth Morris, (nyckelharpa) and Cameron Robson (cittern, guitar and jaw harp). A very talented trio with an extensive repertoire of tunes from Scotland, Europe and beyond, they can play both airs and lively dance tunes with equal grace and lyricism. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers)
NOW HEAR THIS!! Tune In – Nuala Kennedy: Nuala is a traditional singer and and much-admired flautist playing a range of music from Scotland, Ireland and beyond.The CD features her six-piece band plus special guests Bonnie Prince Billy, Norman Blake, Oliver Schroer and more. Tune In bears testimony to the many influences and collaborations Nuala has been enjoying in recent years. Originally from Ireland, Nuala settled in Scotland and played with the groups fine Friday and Harem Scarem. £12.60 (£13.99 for first time customers)
A GREAT MAN!! The Shand Connection: Sir Jimmy Shand has become known throughout the world as the greatest exponent of Scottish Dance Music that there has ever been. Sadly he is no longer with us but on this CD the listener can become enchanted with his wonderful style, both for listening to and for dancing. The tracks are drawn from various sources; live performances at his beloved Letham Village Hall with his son, Jimmy Shand Jnr and his Band; studio recordings with the original Jimmy Shand Band and also some tracks of Jimmy Shand's original compositions played in tribute by former band member Jim Johnstone with his band. A marvellous CD to introduce new listeners to Sir Jimmy Shand's music. £7.20 (£7.99 for first time customers)
LET IT BLOW!! The Wind in the Bellows (Book): A really useful handbook for teachers and students of Border pipes & Scottish smallpipes. The Wind in the Bellows is a logical step forward from its predecessor, the excellent 'More Power to your Elbow', and it is surely a step in the right direction. While the new book focuses on the business of teaching Border pipes and Scottish smallpipes, it also develops some of the principles and proposals put forward by its predecessor; thus these two volumes are intimately linked. As all three writers in the Preface have suggested, this is yet another advance along the road of revival and re-development of the bellows pipes that have their origins in the Lowlands of Scotland and the Borders. £11.70 (£12.99 for first time customers)
FOR THE SERIOUS PIPER!! The Glencoe Collection of Bagpipe Music (book): A collection of ceol mor and ceol beag pipe music, compiled by William M MacDonald of Inverness and featuring tunes by himself as well as a variety of other composers. Willie MacDonald was a top competition piper of his time. This 46 page book was first published in 1999.and has bagpipe notation. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers)
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Oirfeid Uibhist (CD) Brilliant 'Live' Piping from Ceolas 10th Anniversary Concert. Sixteen pipers / tracks of piping from all over including Highland pipes, Border pipes, Smallpipes, Uilleann pipes, Sardinian pipes and a song! If you are a piping fan, this is a CD you will love! It is full of superb performances from visitors and local pipers including individual performances from each of the three MacDonald brothers Dr Angus, Iain and Allan. Fascinating to hear Graziano Montisc from Sardinia – it is only here that a living triplepipe tradition survives. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers)
Highland Voyage (audio CD) : A legendary recording about a bearded, whisky-drinking West Highland Scot who was the captain of a small, steam powered coastal tramp vessel called "The Vital Spark". Highland Voyage, which features the voices of Duncan Macrae, Roddy McMillan, John Grieve and Alex Mackenzie is a musical journey aboard a puffer with characters loosely based on those in Neil Munro's Para Handy stories. It first came out in 1962 three years after the conclusion of the BBC television series, 'Para Handy, Master Mariner', and two years before the follow up much-loved series The Vital Spark, in which Roddy MacMillan was promoted to the part of skipper, and, the incomparable John Grieve to his memorable role of engineer, Dan MacPhail. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers)
Have you seen these related items?
The Vital Spark DVD: Sadly, these are the only five remaining episodes of this classic BBC series. This DVD is a real treat for fans of Scottish humour!
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Para Handy (book) Neil Munro's Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News nearly a hundred years ago. This definitive edition contains all three collections published in the author's lifetime, as well as a new story never previously published which was discovered in 2001. Extensive notes accompany each story, providing fascinating insights into colloquialisms, place-names and historical events. This volume also includes a wealth of contemporary photographs, depicting the harbours, steamers and puffers from the age of the Vital Spark.
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2. International Women's Day
Monday 8th of March was International Women's Day. It's a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. The first IWD was run on the 19th March, 1911. More than one million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination. Scotland's music carries on this tradition. Here's some amazing women within Scottish music.
Karine Polwart
Karine's debut solo album Faultlines won many awards when it came out. She's one of our best song writers and is not scared to write (and sing) about difficult issues. Have a listen to her song The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill – it's a corker!
Margaret Bennett
Margaret is one of the world's foremost authorities on Scottish Folklore, she features in several films, TV documentaries and on radio. Hamish Henderson wrote: "She is a folksinger of great sensitivity and versatility, and is undoubtedly one of the major figures of the modern Scottish Revival. There can be few scholars on either side of the Atlantic who succeed in combining such a wide range of skills as Margaret Bennett. Margaret embodies all that is best of the spirit of Scotland."
Rona Lightfoot
Singer, piper, storyteller, teacher and all-round tradition bearer, Rona Lightfoot is one of Gaeldom's great characters, a one-woman ceilidh with a treasure trove of folklore and the spirit to take on authority and win. Many of the piping competitions were for men only and Rona campaigned against this, proving her point by becoming the first woman to take part in the coveted Bratach Gorm (or Blue Banner), the Scottish Piping Society of London's premier pibroch competition (although sh was only allowed to enter once!).
Sheena Wellington
Sheena is one of Scottish traditional music's most passionate advocates, an internationally recognised champion of Robert Burns and in her proudest achievement, the singer who will forever be remembered for her stirring singing of A Man's a Man for a' That at the Scottish Parliament's opening in 1999. As a tireless campaigner for traditional music from school room to concert hall, she was traditional music's first representative on the Scottish Arts Council's music committee, and became Scotland's first traditional arts development officer, spending five years in her adopted home of Fife encouraging artists in all disciplines to feel valued and to pass on their skills.
Belle Stewart
It is generally agreed by folklorists that the Scottish travelling folk are among our finest oral tradition bearers, be it song or tale. Many of these tinker families claim direct descent from the dispossessed and scattered clans who supported the losing side at the battle of Culloden in 1746. Belle was of travelling stock; proud, dignified and a distinguished maintainer of noble traditions. A singer, songwriter and poet, Belle was born on 18th July 1906, in a 'wee bow-tent' by the side of the River Tay at Caputh. Stewart's amazing ability to recall songs from the past meant she was visited frequently by folksong collectors, musicians, and musicologists.
Featuring award winning singer Julie Fowlis, this all-girl band have taken Gaelic, Scots, Shetlandic and Irish music to the masses. They have a very distinctive sound that is loved wherever they play.
3. Scottish music article: Captain Simon Fraser
In 1816 Captain Simon Fraser of Knockie in the Scottish Highlands published a collection of 232 airs and melodies from the Highlands and Islands and left a legacy of Celtic music that has endured by its merit into the 21st century. Simon Fraser was taught violin by Nathaniel Gow and tried to present his music in the style of other successful Scots musicians of the day. Although some of his own work is included amongst the tunes the majority was derived from the singing of his father and grandfather. These were the songs of the bards of the Scottish Gaeldom, including songs of the Jacobite rebellions. Due to the political climate of the time Fraser was compelled to leave out the words in order to publish his work.
The first edition of the book (published in Edinburgh) sold out but his schemes ended in ruin when he was persuaded to invest the proceeds in a venture to export thousands of volumes of his music to America and India. In America pirated copies of the music were already in circulation thus destroying his hopes and investment.
In 1999, the first performance of the play "The Captain's Collection" opened in Captain Fraser's homeland in Errogie, on a memorable night when a thick, ghostly fog drifted down from the Monadhliath and almost two hundred people packed into tiny Stratherrick Hall. Following up with a more extensive tour in April 2000, the play was described in The Scotsman as "fascinating and provocative music theatre". Captain Fraser's Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles was originally suggested by Bruce MacGregor of the band Blazin Fiddles as the basis for a musical play as part of Highland Festival 1999. The play The Captain's Collection was written by Hamish MacDonald and directed by Alison Peebles. It was developed into an award winning series for BBC Radio Scotland, produced by Bruce MacGregor. The Captain's Collection CD featuring the musical repertoire of the play was produced by Jonny Hardie for the Greentrax label, and featuring Jonny Hardie – Fiddle; Brian MacAlpine – Keyboards; Alyth McCormack – Song ; Rory Campbell/Iain MacFarlane – Whistle & Pipes, becoming one of the most highly acclaimed and cherished CDs of Celtic music in 1999.
Read the complete article http://bit.ly/doFGhr
Check out the CD recordings of this book
The Captain's Collection: http://bit.ly/c45O8b
Music from the Simon Fraser Collection: as played in the homes of Cape Breton Musicians: http://bit.ly/c5ECyd
4. Best Sellers
Foot Stompin' Mother's Day cards in Scots and Gaelic: Not long now! With these original cards you'll make your mother feel very special. Available in Scots and Gaelic.
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Scots Mothers Day Card £2.25 (£2.50 for first time customers) http://bit.ly/aPgSMm
The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill Vol.2: Since the centenary edition of his works and festivities in Paisley in 1874, which drew crowds of 15,000 to celebrate his life and art, Robert Tannahill has been sadly neglected. But thanks to Dr Fred Freeman, a project to record over 100 of Robert Tannahill's songs over five volumes is well under way. We are delighted to have Volume 2 available this week. Tannahill's work is of a quality that compares with Robert Burns, and these songs constitute his great legacy. This is a lovely album which features some of Scotland's finest singers and musicians. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers)
Folk 'n' Roll – A Far Away Place: High energy acoustic music from the Isle of Lewis in a folk-rock style played by three young and very talented musicians. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers)
This Earthly Spell by Karine Polwart: Multi award winning Karine Polwart follows up her recent traditional Fairest Floo'er album with a set of mostly her own songs. £11.25 (£12.50 for first time customers)
The Whisky Muse (book) by Robin Laing
Over 200 pages crammed with culture and commentary about our national drink
5. Snippets
Happy Retirement Bill Black!
Bill Black button accordionist, fiddler, composer of dozens of tunes and one of Scottish Country Dance Music's most popular bandleaders has retired this week after a career spanning more than 60 years. Read more about Bill in the Scots Trad Music Hall of Fame:
Ewan Robertson CD
The singer, guitarist and winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2008,will release his debut solo CD "Some Kind of Certainty" on the Greentrax label on 17th March
New Daniel Thorpe website
The 2010 winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award has a new website and it looks great. Check it out at http://bit.ly/93hc5s
Blazers take the stage!
The high octane Scottish group Blazin' Fiddles will raise the roof of the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow this Sunday when they perform as part of Glasgow's Concert Halls' Fruitmarket Folk season.
Calling Young Musicians!
Young musicians from across Perth and Kinross are invited to audition for a new Celtic 'big band' Corrina Hewat and David Milligan, founders of extravagant 22-piece folk orchestra The Unusual Suspects, will musically direct the band. It will focus on playing traditional music with innovative arrangements carrying on the creative spirit of Perthshire piper Gordon Duncan's writing and playing…
NY Tartan Day Parade!
Join 2,000 pipers and drummers for the 12th Annual New York Tartan Day Parade – New York's biggest celebration for pipers, drummers, Scottish music and single malt whisky – let the countdown begin! 2010 Grand Marshal will be Alex Fergusson, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
Dressed to Kilt…
Is being hosted in New York on April 5th. Looks like a great evening. More information here http://bit.ly/dp6CMT
In the Mood!
Great concert from the Gaelic Society of Inverness with the theme "Seasons and Moods". It is happening 12th March at Eden Court Theatre.and will include Kathleen MacInnes;Arthur Cormack; Maggie MacDonald; Paul MacCallum; Canntaireachd; and the Monach Isles Ceilidh Band.
Can you help?
Music in Hospitals, the organisation which brings performers into contact with people in various care situations, would like to include more traditional musicians on their roster. In particular they are looking for Gaelic singers. These gigs bring a lot of pleasure to people who cannot otherwise get out to hear music.
John Law RIP
John Law a tireless campaigner and stalwart of the Scots Language Society has died very suddenly. He will be sorely missed.
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Don't forget to listen to our Free Scottish Music podcast featuring Outside Track, Brian McNeill, Iain Morrison, Duncan Chisholm, Catriona Garbutt and Phil Cunningham.
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With our partners Master of Malt we're going to feature a couple of whiskies from Lochnagar distillery. Read more about the Distillery (http://bit.ly/dvOrz4)
Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old (70cl, 40%)
This 12 year old was distillery at the Lochnagar distillery, once visited by Queen Victoria when she was staying at nearby Balmoral. Queen Victoria loved malt whisky! £27.95
Lochnagar 19 Year Old 1990 – Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 50%)
A rare release of just 423 bottles from the Royal Lochnagar distillery. This was distilled in May of 1990 and aged for 19 years in a sherry butt before bottling by Douglas Laing in May of 2009. Brilliant deal! £59.95
8. Reviews.
CD: Skipinnish Live From The Ceilidh House – Reviewed in Scotland on Sunday
The Tiree/Lochaber entrepreneurs run a tight ship in Oban where they operate the Skipinnish Ceilidh House, a popular music venue and meeting place. The atmosphere is bottled here in this live recording of Angus and Andrew leading on accordion, pipes and fiddle, with a string of top guest musicians you might find there. There's a Gaelic song or two among the feisty barn dances, reels and schottisches, and the only thing missing is the bar…..NC
CD: Salamander – Bellevue Rendezvous – Reviewed in The Herald
"…a beguilingly lyrical, spirited and harmonious sound…" Rob Adams
CD: Skerryvore On The Road. Customer review 5 stars
Absolutely fantastic cd. Nice collection and mix of music. I must say the track The Gentleman is one of the best pieces of music I have heard. Buy this cd, don't think about it, just do it you will not be disappointed…Jason
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40 years on.
Just reading that it's 40 years since Jimi Hendrix died. Doesn't seem that long ago! A lot has passed in that time in traditional music – any good memories?
Instruments passed down
Just reading an article on a violin passed down through generations and still played. Does anyone here play instruments that have come through their family?
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(Los Angeles Times) – Several days after Christopher Dorner's death ended his standoff with authorities, some sympathizers have been expressing support for him online and on the street.
Dorner — accused of the slayings of four people — has gained some supporters on the Web who have read his alleged manifesto and believe its claims that he was unfairly fired by the Los Angeles Police Department and was a victim of racism.
Dozens of protesters gathered outside LAPD headquarters in downtown L.A. on Saturday afternoon in an event they said was organized through a Facebook page called "I support Christopher Jordan Dorner." The post announcing the protest advised attendees to "keep it PEACEFUL" and to bring recording equipment.
The Facebook page states: "This is not a page about supporting the killing of innocent people. It's supporting fighting back against corrupt cops and bringing to light what they do."
Those gathered Saturday said they were protesting police corruption and the way the massive manhunt for Dorner was conducted. Authorities said Dorner appears to have died from a self-inflected gunshot wound after a shootout with police in Big Bear on Tuesday, ending a deadly rampage that stretched across Southern California.
Protesters also said they were appalled by police officers' mistakenly shooting at passengers in two separate trucks in Torrance, wrongly believing Dorner might be in the vehicles. One woman was shot in the back and is still recovering.
The protesters emphasized that they did not condone the killings of which Dorner is accused.
Michael Nam, 30, stood at the corner of 1st and Main Streets with a sign, painted by his girlfriend, showing a tombstone and the words "RIP Habeas Corpus." The tombstone was engulfed in flames.
Nam, of Lomita, said he was disturbed by the burning of a mountain cabin near Big Bear where Dorner barricaded himself with a high-powered sniper rifle, smoke bombs and a cache of ammo. The blaze started shortly after police fired "pyrotechnic" tear gas into the cabin; the canisters are known as "burners" because the intense heat they emit often causes a fire.
But authorities have maintained that the fire was not intentionally set.
Dorner, whose charred body was found in the cabin, appears to have died of a single gunshot wound to the head, authorities said.
"How the police handled this -– they were the judge, the jury and the executioner," Nam said. "As an American citizen, you have the right to a trial and due process by law."
Nam, a former Marine and a current member of the Army National Guard, said he has combat experience from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He said he has been in situations in which a combatant has been barricaded and successfully waited until the person surrendered, eventually getting "tired and coming out on their own."
Nam said it was "pretty obvious" police wanted Dorner dead. "What I saw was a complete disregard for the Bill of Rights," Nam said.
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon, during a news conference Friday, defended the tactics used by his agency in the shootout at the mountain cabin, which left one of his deputies dead and another seriously wounded.
"The bottom line is the deputy sheriffs of this department, and the law enforcement officers from the surrounding area, did an outstanding job," he said. "They ran into the line of fire."
As the protesters stood Saturday, drivers passing by honked, waved and gave thumbs up. A handful of officers watched from police headquarters across the street.
Nam said he spoke to the officers before the protest began about what the protesters should do to keep the event peaceful. He said the officers were respectful.
The protesters marched around the block, circling an intersection near the department headquarters. They chanted, "LAPD, you are guilty."
Signs expressed anger at police and support for Dorner.
"If you're not enraged, you're not paying attention," one sign read.
"Why couldn't we hear his side?"
"Clear his name! Christopher Dorner"
Liliana Alaniz, 40, came with her family -– her mother, sister, nieces and daughters -– from Long Beach to join the protest, which she said was her first.
"I really, really believe he was innocent in the firing case," Alaniz said of Dorner.
Alaniz held a sign that read, "Trying to clear your name."
Her daughter, Andrea Tovar, said Dorner "has his supporters."
"Murder is never right, but neither is the law when it's unjust," said Tovar, 18. She said police need to know they "can't get away with everything."


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Grains finished mixed with corn and wheat closing strong and beans finishing lower. March corn, which is in the delivery period, closed 17 ¼ cents higher at $6.71 ½. May corn finished 14 ½ cents higher at $6.59 ½ and is now at a 5 ½ cent premium to July corn. May beans finished 3 ¼ cents lower at $13.34 ½. May wheat finished 8 ¼ cents higher at $6.51 ¼.
Corn supply concerns continue to keep money flowing into the front month contracts. May corn made the day session highs within the first half hour of trading. There were reports of high volume call buying in May corn calls. On Friday we talked about the rumors of China buying a significant amount of US corn. We have not received confirmation of these by the USDA and if we don't by tomorrow they may be suspect. We had this same thing happen last year with multiple rumors flying of China buying corn which never came to reality. I think much of this strength may be due to the fact that producers are holding on to their grain. With as much on-farm storage as there is, commercials have had to provide extra incentive to get the bushels. Basis levels are still strong, and they are paying the market to sell now rather than wait until July.
For new crop corn, the market seems to be expecting a large increase in acres. Last year we had 10.5 million acres in "prevent plant". We also have another 1.5 million acres coming out of CRP. With the price incentives to plant corn and soybeans, we believe those markets will benefit the most from extra acres. Once we get past the March 30th Planting Intentions Report, the market will have a much clearer picture on what to expect. If we do get the additional acres planted and corn has 94-95 million acres and soybeans 75 million or more, this will give us plenty of leeway to try to build stocks from current "tight" carryout levels. Conversely, if we get to the end of the month and quarterly stocks are not as low as many are predicting, we may see a significant market correction again, just as we did on the last stocks report in January.
The latest USDA report shows that they are expecting large cuts to soybean production in South America but they did not reduce their corn production estimates in those areas this time around. We know that the "managed money" has already changed to a sizeable net long position in soybeans over the past two months. Now that Brazil is estimated to be 46% harvested, the market should start getting a solid idea of what the production actually is. In the next couple of weeks leading into the report, the market may continue to give opportunities to get caught up on sales. Weather has been very mild so far and if planters start rolling early this year it may keep prices resisted. We still like the current hedge recommendations, if you have any questions please contact your EHedger broker. Have a great week!!!
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text: Show Hide image Politics 30 May 2012 Queen of the spinners How Elizabeth and the Windsors became a top brand for the 21st century. Sign-up The Diamond Jubilee will be a time of global celebrations for the Queen's 60th year on the throne. But, for the monarch herself, it will also mark a more personal triumph – conducting perhaps the most successful brand resurrection in public relations history. The reputational overhaul has been ordered from the very top – by "the Boss", as her team refers to her. No attempt to reposition a company, a product or an individual will succeed without "buy-in" from the central figure in the drama. And, in the Queen's case, she is the main driver of change. It was in 1992 that she declared she had endured her annus horribilis – or, as the Sun put it on its front page, "One's bum year". Prince Charles and Diana separated, she having lifted the lid on the whole sorry saga to the biographer Andrew Morton. Princess Anne divorced and the Duchess of York was pictured in magazines having her toes sucked by an American. To cap it all, in November, an inferno at Windsor Castle caused tens of millions of pounds in damage – and the public, enduring the early 1990s recession, refused to foot the bill. Nor would people accept the need to build a new royal yacht to replace Britannia.Courtiers pinpoint that year, when the royal family was at its lowest ebb, as the turning point. It is at these times that brands have to follow the first r ule of reputation management: face up to the truth or die. In a way, it was the public's dismay at hearing the details of the Waleses' marital break-up, coupled with the refusal to meet the cost of Windsor Castle's refurbishment, that forced the pace of change. The Queen instigated the "Way Ahead" group, a secret body of advisers and members of the family that met twice a year. It was in this forum that she and Prince Philip agreed that they should start paying income tax. The "minor" royals were taken off the civil list and forced to find salaried work or live off their private fortunes. (That the Way Ahead group no longer meets or even exists is testament to the fact that its work is done.) The main aim of "root-and-branch" reform was to professionalise the royal household. In those pre-New Labour days, you had to be a friend of the Firm or a senior military officer to work for the monarchy. That cosy establishment was a barrier to transparency, and also prevented the Queen from picking up a sense of the public mood. Her press team – such as it was – lived at taxpayers' expense in grace-and-favour royal apartments. The institution cost the nation £80m a year back then. Now it is a mere £30m. Too much for any republican, of course – but a big saving on the balance sheet for any chief financial officer. As one figure in the royal household says: "It was flabby and inefficient, run by the establishment and its friends for the establishment and its friends. It's transformed because it's now run by professionals." The next critical moment in the rebranding of Britain's royalty occurred in 1997, when crisis once again engulfed the royal family immediately after the death of the Princess of Wales. There was public dismay that the Queen and her family had decided to hide away in the Scottish Highlands rather than lead the nation in mourning from Buckingham Palace. History, and an Oscar-winning performance by Helen Mirren in Stephen Frears's The Queen, relates how Tony Blair and his team helped to persuade Her Majesty it was time to embrace the public's desire for her to come to London and fly the Union Flag at half-mast. And maybe that was the most crucial turning point. PR campaigns are all very well when normal trading conditions exist; but it's in the heat of battle, or crisis, that reputations are strengthened or destroyed. All those to whom I talked in researching this article confirmed what those in the household assured me: that the Queen played a central role in this. Perhaps that is not so strange, because the Queen has a corporate memory like no other. She has been the Boss for 60 years. She knows what works and what doesn't. She has seen the failures – It's a Royal Knockout is a shining example – and she's not likely to repeat them. As a royal household figure says: "We'll suggest a visit or an event and she'll suddenly turn around and say, 'It didn't work in 1972 and it isn't going to work now.'" So who is in the Queen's new, "professional" team? Her press operations are handled by Ailsa Anderson, a polished former Ministry of Defence communications professional. She is the wife of an ex-Royal Navy officer, and her cut-glass accent belies a steely interior – one that made her an indispensable adviser to New Labour's hard man John Reid when he was armed forces minister. Anderson's deputy is Ed Perkins, a sharp former TV news journalist. They seldom enjoy an audience with their employer. Instead, they liaise with Sir Christopher Geidt, the Queen's 51-year-old private secretary. He is one half of an unlikely duo to whom Her Majesty grants extraordinary access and in whom she places her trust. The other is Angela Kelly, formerly the Queen's dresser and now an assistant who, Buckingham Palace sources assure me, "tells her what's really happening in the world, warts and all". Sir Christopher is a former army sergeant who rose rapidly in the foreign service and latterly served as a UN adviser in the Balkans. (No wonder he earns a £146,000 salary, higher than that of the Prime Minister.) His deputy, Edward Young, is another communications professional, having advised Barclays Bank and William Hague. The modern royal household would not succeed without integrating the activities of Princes Charles, William and Harry, which are handled by the Clarence House team, and so a joint weekly meeting is convened on a Thursday or Friday to share diaries and strategy to "deconflict" what could become competing "brands". There, the Queen's team will swap notes with Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and Miguel Head, who look after the young princes and Kate Middleton, as well as Paddy Harverson, a former Financial Times journalist who worked at Manchester United before becoming press secretary to Prince Charles. Harverson's number two is the extremely able Mark Leishman, a former Sunday Times and BBC journalist who has quickly found favour with the palace team since his appointment in 2009. All are signed up to a strategic policy of refusing to favour any news organisation. Playing all inquiries with a straight bat is the order of the day. Journalists point out that this leaves them little "purchase" with their news organisations. But, crucially, it means the only sources of stories are official ones – or the royals themselves when they are on public display. The Leveson inquiry and all that went before it have ensured that, nowadays, nothing is published that the royal family doesn't wish to see in broadcast. This is the perfect scenario for any communications adviser. The PRs get to write their own "brand narrative". As no one in or around the royal family speaks privately to journalists, only positive things are written about the household. Lowther-Pinkerton, an ex-SAS officer, and the former Foreign Office and MoD press officer Head have one of the most enviable jobs in public relations: looking after the popular Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is a dream. In spite of Prince Harry's penchant for sometimes shocking episodes in his younger days – such as dressing in a Nazi uniform – his reputation has been transformed. His trip to Jamaica in March was part of a Diamond Jubilee tour of Commonwealth countries and is widely seen to have been a public relations smash. One journalist who has spent time with the younger prince says: "He has the gift of his mother – he is a natural. He writes his own script from natural instinct. No one told him that cheating in a race against the world's fast-est man, Usain Bolt, would be a golden television moment. He just did it. It was hilarious. Anyone else trying it would have looked cringe-making." Observers say that Miguel Head deserves applause for devising a strategy of moving the two young princes away from their father in order to create their own "narratives". Yet one veteran royal journalist points out that both William and Harry have begun singling out their father for praise. An operation has begun, it seems, to bolster Prince Charles among the British public in preparation for his accession to the throne. To appraise the royal reputation makeover, it is necessary to study how the household has integrated its communications plan. The clear strategy has been to underline the enduring appeal of the Queen and the monarchy as a model of stability in a turbulent world. Shining a spotlight on the relationship she has with her grandsons has also been a masterstroke. Indeed, both princes have given interviews to American TV – broadcast in the past few days – in which they talked about her being "Granny" first and foremost. Kate, too, has begun carrying out public duties accompanying the Queen, to allow her to benefit from the monarch's "halo effect". Smart thinking: both women benefit from each other's strengths. The royal makeover began in an analogue age but is now firmly digital. I didn't believe at first that the Queen was engaged in social media or that she genuinely sends text messages to her grandsons. However, having spoken to those who know, I am convinced she really is a silver surfer. It was her press team that suggested a Facebook account should be set up 18 months ago; she signed it off after extensive research. One watcher said: "She was 84 when she made that decision. How many others at that age would even know what Facebook is?" Finally, the PR industry knows well that no tactic will work unless it is authentic. It is extraordinary that during her 60 years on the throne the Queen has never given an interview. This, more than any other PR trick, is perhaps the single most important one: she has kept the mystique and the magic. George Pascoe-Watson is a partner at the PR firm Portland Communications George Pascoe-Watson is a partner at the PR firm Portland Communications. 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In response to the rising tide of strike suits challenging mergers and acquisitions and the adequacy of executive compensation disclosures, more companies are adopting or considering adopting exclusive forum bylaws. Such bylaws require that derivative actions, stockholder class actions, and other intracorporate disputes be litigated exclusively in designated courts. This report examines the increase in the adoption of such bylaws following a June 2013 Delaware Court of Chancery decision upholding their validity. It also examines the language companies are including in such bylaws, their enforceability in litigation, and issues for boards to consider before adopting them.


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The California Vehicle Code (CVC)includes multiple sections that relate to the operation of bicycles on public roadways. On this web page, you can find summaries of some laws and links to the full text, provided by the California Department of Motor Vehicles . Each municipality, including the City of Rohnert Park, has local codes governing the operation of bicycles. Please check with your local jurisdiction for more information.
Equipment Requirements — CVC Section 21201
- Bicycles must be equipped with working brakes that enable the the bicycle to make a braking skid on dry pavement.
- Handlebars may not be in a position that the rider's hands would be higher than the shoulders when gripping them normally.
- A bicycle must be of a size that the rider can safely operate, stop, support and restart the bicycle with one foot reaching the ground.
- At night, bicycles must:
- have a headlight that emits white light while the bicycle is in motion and illuminates no less than 300 feet in front of and to the sides of the bicycle
- have a red reflector on the rear that is visible from 500 feet to the rear
- have a white or yellow reflector on each pedal, shoe or ankle visible from the front and rear and visible for 200 feet
- for other reflector requirements, see full statute
Laws Applicable to Bicycles — CVC Section 21200
Persons operating bicycles have all the rights and are subject to all the laws applicable to drivers in the vehicle code and may be cited for violations as appropriate.
Operation on Roadway — CVC Section 21202
Bicycles must travel as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway unless:
- passing another bicycle or vehicle
- preparing for a legal left turn
- when reasonably necessary to avoid a hazard
- when approaching a right turn lane
- traveling on a one-way roadway
Riding Bicycle Under the Influence — CVC Section 21200.5
It is illegal for any person to ride a bicycle on a public roadway while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and/or any drug.
Hitching Rides — CVC Section 21203
It is illegal for any person riding a bicycle to hitch a ride by attaching or holding onto any vehicle on the roadway.
Use of Handlebars — CVC Section 21205
It is illegal for any person operating a bicycle to carry anything that prevents him or her from keeping at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.