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The No. 10 ranked CCRI Lady Knights soccer team wrapped up their season-opening road trip this past weekend by defeating CCBC Essex 2-1 in an overtime thriller. With the victory, the Lady Knights began the season 2-0.
Essex came out strong and hard and dominated the play early, as the Lady Knights could not seem to get things in sync. In the 12th minute of play Essex's Breanna Gain scored the game's first goal as she parked a shot high into the CCRI goal off of a corner kick, giving the Knights of CCBC-Essex a 1-0 advantage. As play continued through the first half both teams had their chances. Essex was more aggressive, but the Lady Knights managed to keep them of the board for the rest of the half.
As the second half of play continued, Essex continued its aggressive play, beating CCRI to ball and creating some scoring opportunities. However, CCRI had some chances of its own that it could not convert on. CCRI finally broke the ice and tied the score with just three minutes to go in regulation time as freshman forward Paige Oram (Burrillville) scored on a beautiful header in front of the Essex goal on a free kick cross from sophomore captain forward Brittany LeClair (Westerly).
Both teams would then proceed to overtime, two 10-minute sudden death halves (golden goal). As the first overtime period began, the rejuvenated Lady Knights pressed on the Essex defense with a few scoring chances. Play continued back-and-forth until sophomore captain Caitlin McGarry (Warwick) managed to get through the Essex defense on a partial breakaway. McGarry took a wicked shot from about 16 yards out, making the Essex goalkeeper, Katlynn Red move and having the ball go off of her hands and then hitting the post. Sophomore midfielder Jessica Sandin (Warwick) was there to bang in ball into the goal off of the rebound from the post to give the Lady Knights the dramatic victory.
"We really came out flat today and we were lucky enough to get the win, but it certainly wasn't pretty as Essex seemed to have us back on our heels all game long," CCRI head coach Dennis Grassini said. "We looked a bit tired having played the day before. You've got to give Essex credit as they played very well. However, our team never gave up and we managed to pick up the victory. Our goalkeeper Alex Place (East Greenwich) made a fantastic save in regulation allowing us to stay within range of tying the score. It was kind of an ugly game on our part but we'll take this victory, learn from it, and move forward."
The Lady Knights next game will be Thursday and it will be their Region XXI opener, as they will travel to play the Warriors of Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Mass. for a 3:30 p.m. match.
Lady Knights rock Rockville in season opener
The No. 10 ranked CCRI Women's soccer team traveled to Maryland this past weekend to face off against No. 1 ranked and defending Division III National Champion Raptors of Montgomery-Rockville College. Last year, the Lady Knights lost a hard-fought 4-3 game in overtime and the squad was looking to be on the winning side this year. That is exactly what they did, winning wire to wire by a score of 5-1. With the victory, the Lady Knights begin the season 1-0.
It didn't take long for the Lady Knights to get on the board as McGarry scored an unassisted goal in the 13th minute of play. McGarry blasted a 20-yard shot high and into the top corner of the Rockville goal. The Raptors goalkeeper, Ashley Latter, had no chance as the shot was perfectly placed. In the 25th minute Sandin scored on a nice pass from McGarry, giving CCRI a 2-0 advantage. With just a few minutes left in the half, CCRI was awarded an indirect free kick from about 20 yards out.
Freshman defender Janessa Choquette (Chepachet) touched the ball over to McGarry who blasted a hard shot right through the hands of the Rockville goalkeeper giving the Lady Knights a 3-0 lead at the half.
As the second half began, CCRI continued to dominate play by playing strong defense and balanced offensively. Just twelve minutes into the half, freshman forward Oram scored her first career goal in a scramble in front of the Raptor net giving CCRI a 4-0 lead. In the 25th minute of play, freshman midfielder Betti Worth (Bolton, England) scored an unassisted goal as she blasted a shot from 18 yards out past the Raptor's goalkeeper giving the Lady Knights a 5-0 advantage. Play continued on with some offensive burst by both teams, but CCRI was able to keep Rockville off the scoreboard until they were awarded a free kick in CCRI's defensive zone in the 34th minute. The Raptor's Rachel Anderson scored off of the free kick making the final score 5-1. Place recorded her first win in her collegiate career.
"Coach Bannan and I were quite pleased with our team's effort today," Grassini said. "Everyone played hard and the team is already starting to jell as a unit. This was a good win to start the season off on the right track."


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Case-Schiller: Home Prices Climb and More
What's News: Home prices close out 2012 with the biggest yearly gain since 2006, Home Depot sees quarterly profits jump 32 percent, J.P. Morgan plans to cut 4,000 jobs and Pope Benedict XVI will have a new title in retirement. Photo: AP
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When housing inventory is low, homebuyers are more likely to find that their dream home is already under contract. But real estate experts say that shouldn't stop you from making an offer.
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Homebuyers can submit what's known as a backup offer, which would be next in line if the primary offer falls through.
"If the client loves the property, they are in the first position to get the property should the first offer fall out, says Shawn Shackelton, a real estate agent with Ventana Fine Properties in Scottsdale, Ariz.
In addition to increasing your odds of getting the house by being next in line, you might also wind up paying less with a backup offer. If you wait to see if the primary offer falls through, you could wind up in a bidding war with other buyers. With a backup offer, your only competition is the buyer in the primary position.
How to put in a backup offer
If you decide to submit a backup offer, here are a few tips to keep in mind:
- Don't get carried away. "I always suggest offering list price," says Juniper Cooper of Juniper Realty Group in Boise, Idaho. "It is not a good strategy to get stuck paying a lot more for a home than it is worth. There are other homes out there."
- Show them the money. "I always urge buyers to get pre-approved for their mortgage prior to placing any offers," says Brad Malow, a real estate agent with Rutenberg Realty in New York City and founder of BuyingNYC.com. Malow also recommends including verification that your credit and financials have been reviewed by your lender.
- Be flexible. "Some sellers may want to close as soon as possible," says Malow. "Others may have broader timelines. Be open to working with what the seller may desire."
- Reduce contingencies. "Removing as many contingencies as possible will always make the offer more attractive to the sellers," says Shackelton. For example, if you make an offer on a home that is contingent upon selling your current home, the seller will probably pass if they have another offer without contingencies.
- Court the sellers. When competition for properties gets stiff, some buyers will give their agent a personal letter to deliver to the sellers, introducing themselves and talking about what they love about the home. If your backup offer is one of many, a personal touch just might get your offer accepted in the primary position. "When four offers come in and three are anonymous and one is from the 'older gentleman' or 'teacher,' the seller might be more inclined to consider that offer,'" says Cooper. Obviously your offer still has to be competitive, but if you're head-to-head with other offers, it's certainly worth a shot.
How backup offers work
There are a number of reasons a primary offer can fall through. Sometimes the primary buyer has trouble securing financing. Sometimes there are issues with the home inspection, or maybe the contract wasn't completed on time. If that happens, a backup offer could be your ticket to get your dream home, even if it was under contract.
Backup offers have the same elements as a primary offer, but they include an extra document: the backup contingency. The backup contingency states that the sellers are accepting the contract as a backup offer and specifies the date by which the primary offer must close. It also states that the backup offer is void if the primary deal closes, and that the buyers in the backup position will get their earnest money back.
The backup contingency also says that the seller will send written notification to the backup buyers if the backup offer becomes the primary offer. From there the deal proceeds like any other real estate contract. There's also a provision that the backup buyers can withdraw their offer at any time up until they are notified that the primary deal fell through.
The drawbacks of backup offers
One problem with backup offers is that they could strengthen the resolve of the buyers in the primary position to move forward with the deal. For example, the primary buyers might be less likely to demand money for minor repairs since they know the sellers have another offer in waiting. Putting in a backup offer also can cloud your judgment, says Shackelton. "Sometimes buyers are hooked on a property and continue to compare it to all the other homes they see."
"There is no such thing as the perfect home" says Malow. "Chances are you'll run into something else that works wonderfully."
Finally, even if your backup offer is accepted, don't halt your home search. You might not get the house, so keep looking at other homes on the market while you wait.
The original article can be found at HSH.com:Backup offers can make your dream home a reality


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text: There's a new Ferrari on the block. Sadly, it's the kind of Prancing Horse that has never been as popular as cars like the 355. Yep, it's a four-seater. Hence the name: FF, standing for Ferrari Four. Unlike the Aston Martin Rapide, this model didn't go for four passenger doors, but it did go for all-wheel drive. Apparently, the system has been developed by Ferrari and is half the weight of a conventional AWD setup. The usual Maranello high-tech is also in evidence, like a 6.2-liter V12 that develops 651 hp and 504 lb-ft of torque, a dual-clutch gearbox, magnetorheological dampers and Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes. This shooting brake can shoot from standstill to 60 mph in about 3.5 seconds before hitting a top speed of 208 mph. The design comes from the famed Pininfarina studios (as long as no one mentions the BMW Z3 Coupe). Ferrari is calling the FF its most versatile four-seater ever. At the time of writing, there is no word on price or availability.


text: Parents seem to fall into one of two categories regarding the word Gifted. Parents who already know about gifted services offered by many school systems for children who have tested into a gifted program and those parents who may be wondering what is defined as a 'gifted learner'. The United States Offices of Education define Gifted and Talented Students as "those who have outstanding abilities, are capable of high performance and who require differentiated educational programs (beyond those normally provided by regular school programs) in order to realize their contributions to self and society." Most school districts, if not all, offer gifted programs or a curriculum for gifted students. Every city has different guidelines regarding who is tested, when and how. Here is a chart, from 1996, that shows which states offered gifted programs. http://nces.ed.gov/Programs/digest/d00/dt055.asp. As the latest, available table from the US Department of Education on State Legislation for Gifted Programs is ten years old, it is possible that even those states that did not offer gifted services ten years ago do now. You can call your child's school to find out if they offer a gifted program. If they do you can ask for details about testing or referrals and when children are considered for the gifted program. If your child's school does offer a gifted program for those students that qualify, you will want to learn about the process before your child reaches the appropriate age for testing. Although it varies by school system, most schools that have a gifted program test, or accept referrals for students that show signs of a gifted learner, begin in 1st or 3rd grade. Often a teacher or parent can request that a child be considered for testing into the gifted program through filling out a referral (this would be done during a specific period during the appropriate school year). In some school systems, every child in 1st grade is given the initial test to determine if they should be further tested and considered for gifted services. Most school systems do not screen every child and it is up to a parent or teacher to learn about gifted services and the process. A common test given to screen children for consideration into the gifted program is the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT).This test is usually given in a group setting and the tests are not IQ tests. Instead they look at each child's general ability through questions that require them to use non-verbal reasoning and general problem solving skills. Another test often used to determine which children are gifted is the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test. This Group test focuses in 5 areas: Verbal comprehension, Verbal reasoning, Pictorial reasoning, Figural reasoning and Quantitative reasoning through both verbal and non-verbal questions. A great article to read about being an advocate for your child, whether gifted or not, is linked here, as we all want to make sure our children get excellence in their education. http://www.dukegiftedletter.com/articles/vol5no4_connex.html A great post asking are Gifts and Talents Innate? http://www.dukegiftedletter.com/articles/vol6no1_ev.html Parent has a gifted child and the school is not offering acceleration. http://www.brainy-child.com/expert/NNAT-scores.shtml


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I'm getting tired of having to spoonfeed this to some of you people individually. As it turns out though, thankfully, I can edit the OP so at least read this. I am not arguing against love, relationships or commitment, or anything the like. Quite the opposite, I'm saying they're good enough on their own without the need for the legal paperwork, money-waste and label of marriage. I welcome any opinion whether I like it or not, but not when you're missing all of the actual points like a little boy splashing the rim and substitute your own. No one's forcing you to read the whole thread, but at least read the damn OP of the thread next time or don't bother. It's getting frustrating having to read through your condescending tones just to find out you just didn't pay attention.
Hey. I'm not sure if I made a thread before but I'd like to put some of my thoughts on marriage here and see what all of you guys think. I see many of you as much smarter than me, and I think I can learn some. This got a little long, and I don't know if I should post it as a blog instead, but since my objective is to get some sort of exchange/discussion going a thread is more fitting. This is my opinion only. I'm not going to talk about gay-marriage or things like that, we all already know enough about that. I want to talk about marriage itself.
My stance on marriage is not that everybody should be allowed to have one, including gays. My stance is that nobody should get married, including straight people. And I'm often confused as to why atheists, secular intelligent people, would want to engage in this antiquated, forcefully contrived and often religious social construct.
I've said this in one form or another before. People like to think about marriage as this magical bond between two people in love, but for the bigger part of its history marriage wasn't about love at all. We know that in the past ages marriage was only used as a form of sales-contract, a political relationship building tool between two parties, and a way for the rulers to keep tabs on their subjects, while making sure they don't run amok fucking and raping each other aimlessly. It was an easy social structure to introduce into a primitive society that would otherwise kill each other over women to rape (which they did, and still do regardless). As a religious construct, it has been solely used for the above mentioned purposes, plus turn women into property. We need only look at some religious men and their harem of wives, to see that in that marriage women have become nothing more than a commodity. In marriage, even today, women are often nothing more than merchandise. Why do you think religious men always emphasize the importance of staying pure and staying away from sex until marriage? Because some men have very small penises. And some men with small penises are willing to pay high prices for a certain commodity: virginity. They want sex with virgins, because the small-dicked man knows the virgin doesn't know any better, so he has a confidence boost. Same reason they marry old geezers to little children, under the ruse of "our prophet did it." It's all about keeping the business running. Tell girls not to fuck. Slut-shame them should they dare to have sex outside of marriage. Call them whores, sluts, whatever. Put peer-pressure on them. Because if they do, the market will run dry.
There are a some popular arguments for/about marriage that I'd like to take on.
- It's a public declaration of loyalty. / It shows commitment.
This is a common error. Marriage doesn't make someone any more loyal then s/he would've been anyway, and if it does it's either because of peer-pressure (look up countries with the lowest divorce rates) or simple disingenuity. If you are in a relationship (which is not open), then you should be able to stay loyal and make it clear you're committed all by yourself, without a ring on your finger to vouch for you. Saying marriage ads to the commitment and shows loyalty is really no different than, for example, saying the bible gives us strength and hope. We should be able to have those things by ourselves, and those who cling to it show only a lack of those traits in themselves; just as someone who can not be as loyal without marriage shows a lack of confidence in their loyalty to begin with.
Now there also many people who say that they want a marriage to make sure their partner is committed. To me, a person who says they cannot expect loyalty and commitment unless their partner agrees to marry them is a person who displays a severe lack of trust, confidence and faith in their partner. A crucial flaw which wouldn't work out too well for a relationship to begin with.
I'm quoting the next point from a post from another member, MikeLong, here. I originally wanted to answer you in that thread, but the lack of a reply button was getting on my nerves, sorry.
- If shit goes south, marriage makes us try harder to preserve the relationship, rather than simply cast it aside as just another failed relationship.
Again, I think this should go without having to be married. If the relationship is worth it you should put all effort in, but not because you think "Oh well, we're married now. And it's kinda too much work to get divorced anyway." If marriage is your only incentive to keep a relationship alive, it's not a relationship of love as it is a cold iron chain locking you together.
More importantly though, just because a relationship is over doesn't mean it's failed. We fall in love, and then often we get jaded, and it's over. But that doesn't mean it wasn't worthwhile, that it was a waste of time, or that it failed. We experience something nice, and then it's time to move on. What marriage does is hold you trapped, after you've had enough. And I believe that the idea of an ended relationship being a "failed" relationship is something, more often than not, pushed into our culture by clergy. They are mostly the ones we hear bitching about divorce rates in secular countries and how it's somehow directly related to the moral decline in that country. That's bullshit. The only thing a divorce means is that two people no longer want to be together. What does the reason matter? Clergy often pretend like it's because people turn gay and the men divorce their wives because they want to go to a gay bar and have wild gay sex out of wedlock (ironically the solution would be to allow same-sex marriage, but I digress). But even if it were so, so what? How would it make those two people any more happy if they were continuously trapped in a marriage? Even when, at first, only one of the two partners wants a divorce, to me it would be much more horrible to force the other person to stay married. I certainly wouldn't want to be in a relationship with someone who doesn't want me anymore. Platonic love doesn't end well for either party.
So what I'm rambling on about it that ending a relationship is not always a bad thing. Call me a cynic, but I believe that it's a good time even most of the time. Something sucks, you work at it. But at some point you have to stop and accept that it might just not be worth it to try and pick up all the pieces off of the floor so you can glue them together and hope it sticks for just a little while longer. At some point you just have to leave the pieces lie and move the fuck on.
- marriage is the sacred bond between a man and a woman
Obviously, this is an argument that comes from the theist camp. Now I'm not going to argue about how retarded it is to suggest that gays have any less of a right to a marriage, we already know that, but instead tell you why I think religion loves pairing different genders so much. It's because man + woman = baby. Baby = another unit in the army. That's it. Nothing profound to it. Sacred bond my ass. It's about growing numbers like a virus. Rulers in all ages understood that if you want to build a powerful nation, what you need are people. Many many people. As many as possible. Living conditions, quality of life - doesn't matter. If he can hold a weapon and become cannon-fodder he's good enough. Same reason religion values men more than women. They're physically stronger. Same reason clergy are against abortion, it kills potential units and dwindles their numbers. (It also kills off all the pussy in the age range they like.)
- We do it for the civil / legal / financial rights.
I actually don't know enough about this to be able to fairly comment, so I'd love some input. Obviously I still don't like it. I know people who have been together for years but have no intentions of getting married for any benefits, my own sister included, and they seem to lead happy lives. But are the benefits worth compromising your integrity?Is there no other way to achieve those rights? Would it be at all possible for us to change this? I'm aware that gays fight for marriage because they want the rights that come with it. Now I remember Strega saying in a different thread that if they made some other civil construct which would allow her, as a gay person, to have all the benefits of a usual marriage provides, she'd do it right away. Even if it wasn't called a marriage. Do you agree with this, or do you think that, if anything, both straight people and gays should get the exact same thing? In which case it cannot be a religious union, because all major religions are homophobic. And so...I'm tired.
That's it for now. I actually have much more to say, but I kinda already wrote more than usual and I'm getting bored and I'm sure I've bored most of you by now too. I might add some later. Cut me some slack!
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What other advice could we give our sons about being responsible with their sperm.
Find a girl who hates children. Those are the hottest kind anyway.
I dont like people who hate children - Why would a person hate children anyway?
Some people just stop to think about it. It doesn't have to be hate, just a healthy rational distaste. Children are extremely overrated and overvalued nowadays. Tell your boy to be careful. Unseen had the best advice.
Children aren't overrated. Increasingly, the wrong people are having them and the right people are deciding not to.
RE: "Why would a person hate children anyway?" - I have no idea - a little salt, a little pepper, maybe a dash of Worcestershire, they're great!
lol, what? Personally for me, I find a female who is good around children to be a huge turn on - Perhaps it's because they demonstrate a motherly quality about them that I never got to appreciate or grow up around as an abused and abandoned child.
Well, he can stick it in an orifice that babies don't come out of for one thing. Luckily, most of the women I've known biblically seem to enjoy giving head...and getting it.
Ohhh - you guys ....
Seriously Unseen? TMI - wayyyyy TMI
If all females were into swallowing, this issue wouldn't need to arise.
For a moment there, I thought you were talking about tabasco before use....
I don't think there's any disputing, either, that children are better off with a stay-at-home parent
That's subjective depending on the woman. I grew up with a corporate mom who worked 5x a week 9-6 but still came home and took care me and my sister. We grew up just fine and we are both accomplished today in our ways. So it all depends on how the children are raised.


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Finding and Trimming Linux Bloat
Analyzing Linux Memory
I ate way too much pizza tonight. I know I'll be sorry tomorrow morning when I step on the scale. That darn scale tells me right off if I'm getting bloated.
It should be just as easy with programs, right? If you're running on a low-memory system -- and these days, anything with less than two gigabytes qualifies as low-memory -- it would be handy to know which programs have been spending a little too much at the pizza and ice cream joints and not enough time at the gym.
Unfortunately, memory on Linux isn't as easy as that single number the bathroom scale gives you. So let's take a look and see what information is available.
The tool that's closest to your bathroom scale is gmemusage (Figure 1).
It's a really nifty tool that gives you an overview of where all the memory is going on your system.
It's generally not installed by default, but most major Linux distros offer it as a package. Unfortunately, Ubuntu Jaunty user have a complication: there's a package you can install, but it doesn't work. Check out Ubuntu bug 370735 for various fixes.
gmemusage shows you your memory graphically, so you can see at a glance where the hogs are. The colors are a bit garish and sometimes hard to read, but if you use the program a lot you can configure it with your choice of colors and fonts (see the man page).
While gmemusage is great for getting a quick overview of memory,
you shouldn't put too much faith in the absolute numbers reported
there, because there are a lot of different ways to look at memory
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Cilantro Falafel
Chickpeas, soaked overnight and drained - 1 Cup
Cilantro ( Corriander ), Chopped - 3 Tblsp
Onion, roughly chopped - 1
Dried Red Chilly - 2 No.
Cumin, powdered - 1 Tsp
Garlic Cloves - 2-3
Baking Powder - 1 Tsp
Refined Flour - 4 Tblsp
Salt - To Taste
Oil for frying - 20 Ml.
1. Place the drained chickpeas and the onions in a food processor. Add the Cilantro, salt, red chillies, garlic, and cumin. Process until coarse mix is formed.
2. Add the baking powder and 4 tablespoons of the flour, and mix.Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
3. Form the chickpea mixture into balls about the size of walnuts, flatten to form a patty.
4. Heat Oil in a pan and shallow fry till they turn golden brown.
5. Drain on paper towels to take out excess oil. Serve hot with Tahini or Hummus.
Note: Take more flour to ensure the mixture does not stick to your hands.
Traditionally the falafel may not be turned into patties and just fried as balls.
Star Anise Flavored Soy Garlic Hummus
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1 Cup chickpeas soaked overnight in water, drained, liquid reserved
20 gm White Sesame seeds powdered
3 tblsp unseasoned vinegar
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp red chili sauce
1/2 tsp freshly ground star anise
2 Tsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 white onion, made into a paste
1 Tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1. Mince garlic in a processor.
2. Add Chickpeas, reserved liquid, sesame seeds, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, chilli sauce and ground anise. Process to coarse puree.
3. Add Cilantro and onion. Combine.
4. Serve garnished with whole star anise and a sprig of cilantro.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently implemented new takeoff and landing procedures at area airports known as "NextGen." NextGen allows planes to fly closer together by using GPS and satellite-based technologies.
This cuts down on delays for travelers, but it also means that planes fly tighter routes closer to the ground, resulting in a marked increase in plane noise for neighborhoods in northeast Queens, such as Flushing and Bayside.
"When I was an airport manager, we used to say there is no lane in the sky," said Robert Whitehair, a Douglaston resident and member of Queens Quiet Skies, which hosted last week's meeting at Bayside High School. "Well, now there is going to be a lane in the sky. There will be a very precise path that airplanes, especially the noisy airplanes, will fly."
At the meeting, members of Queens Quiet Skies gave residents the same presentation they have been giving to elected officials and community leaders in an attempt to pressure the FAA into doing an environmental study on the effects of the changes.
According to the group, the FAA has competed environmental studies in other large cities where NextGen is being implemented, but has decided not to do a similar study in the New York metropolitan area.
Instead, the agency employed what is known as a "categorical exclusion," deciding after a test of the new flight patterns last summer that there would be no additional impacts or effects on neighborhoods near the airport, hence no need for an environmental study.
"The choices the FAA has made are questionable," said Rebecca Bratspies, a professor with the CUNY School of Law's Center for Environmental Reform. "To proceed down the path in light of the dramatic impact it has had on the community, I think is wholly inappropriate. If a decision is controversial, they are not supposed to use a categorical exemption. And this is highly controversial, people are upset."
Bratspies said the FAA can still implement the new technology, but do it in a way that minimizes the effects on the community. She said residents should be writing and calling the FAA to urge them to do a proper environmental study, because the categorical exemption is not necessarily a final and binding document.
"I don't think the agency acted in bad faith and would reconsider the decision," said Bratspies.
Residents first started to notice the increase in noise last summer. After some pressure from local elected officials who were starting to receive complaints from local residents, the FAA admitted that it was conducting a six-month test of a new flight pattern out of LaGuardia that would conclude in August of 2012.
Almost immediately following the test, the FAA issued the categorical exclusion waiving an environmental study, declared the test a success, and began using the route on a permanent basis.
Janet McEneaney, a founding member of Queens Quiet Skies, moved to Bayside 14 years ago. She said the changes made by the FAA have greatly diminished the quality of life in northeast Queens.
"Last summer you could not sit out in your backyard and have a barbecue, and when they are very low and very frequent, you can not talk to someone in your own living room because you can't hear each other," McEneaney said.
McEneaney has set up an email account, firstname.lastname@example.com, for residents who want more information on the changes or want to get involved with the group.
At a meeting with the FAA in March that was attended by over 200 local residents, FAA officials promised to create a roundtable that includes community representatives who have a say in changes made at the area's airports. Similar roundtables already exist in many large metro airports, and even at some smaller airports.
However, days before last week's meeting, McEneaney said that she received a letter from the FAA stating that it didn't intend to create a roundtable, but rather something more along the lines of a community advisory committee, and that it would be up to the Port Authority, not the FAA, to implement it.
"Our ultimate goal is to have a voice and a seat at the table because we are stakeholders," said McEneaney. "The only solutions to these problems so far have been created by the aviation industry."
And some see profit for the airline industry as a driving force. At the March meeting, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein suggested that the changes were made to permit airlines to fly more flights in and out of area airports with little concern on the impacts of surrounding neighborhoods.
"I don't know how we can possibly let this go," said Braunstein last week. "There's no way what they're doing can be tolerable or legal."
The noise has gotten so bad over Jimmy Puppa's home on 32nd Avenue in Bayside that his wife is urging him to consider giving in and moving away from Bayside.
"You never heard them before, and then all of a sudden there they were," said Puppa, a lifetime resident of northeast Queens. "You can't even sleep."
When asked if he was optimistic that the FAA would be address the community's concerns, he gave a terse reply.
"No," he said.


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Australians' love affair with the online world continues with nearly half the nation's adults owning a smartphone in mid-2012, twice as many as a year before.
About 49 per cent of adults owned a mobile phone that connected to the internet, up from 25 per cent in June 2011, a report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) shows.
There were 30.2 million mobile services around Australia, which equates to about four for every three Australians.
"Mobile and internet services are driving growth in the digital economy," ACMA CEO Chris Chapman said in a statement on Thursday.
"Australians are increasingly connected, adopting whichever devices best meet their needs."
Consumers have doubled the amount of data they accessed over the past year, with 421,147 terabytes downloaded in the June 2012 quarter, up 52 per cent on the corresponding period the year before, ACMA says.
This is the equivalent of 110,247 high definition movies or 53,309,746 high-quality songs downloaded.
Most downloading occurred on fixed-line broadband connections, ACMA says.
Nearly half of Australia's population, 10.8 million, went online at least once a day, and the average Australian spent 82 hours a month on the internet.
Growth in data downloaded was due to a rise in online streaming of digital media.
Australians streaming user-generated video increased by 67 per cent to 4.4 million during June 2012, while the downloading of TV programs rose by 47 per cent to 1.6 million in the same month.
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Unicorns…Yeti…husbands who scrap. Mythical beasts, right?
Not in my house! Since he started working full time for Scrapbook Update earlier this year, my husband Mike has been learning a lot about scrapbooking. He decided to take his new knowledge out for a spin and join me in the project I wanted to do making Christmas tags in the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas tradition. The results, after a little practice and a few experiments, have been amazing. Mike has learned incredibly fast and we've been having tons of fun together.
Mike has gotten so good, in fact, that there has been some good-natured trash talking going on about whose stuff is better. But…we have the perfect solution! Tagging with the Stars? Scrapbook Idol? Whatever you want to call it…we're going to have some holiday fun and let Scrapbook Update's readers vote!
Each day for the next 12 days (starting right now), we'll each share our tag and you all can vote at the end of the post using our poll widget. Each day we'll declare a winner based on the reader vote and at the end the winner of the most days is the champ! That should be good for custody of the remote control for a few days, at least!
So, here we go…
Tag #1: Mike
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#8 White Tag, American Tag Company
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Lost & Found Paper
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adage Tickets
Prima Marketing Mulberry Paper Flowers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads in Victorian Velvet, Tumbled Glass, Aged Mahogany & Frayed Burlap
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Tag #2: Nancy
This tag is a tribute to the holiday album just released by the cast of Glee!
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"If you want your iPad 2 to finally be able to stand on its own, then the Case-Mate Pop! Case is for you. "
The Case-Mate Pop! Case with Stand for the iPad 2 brings the same blend of protection and kickstand-enabled performance to the iPad 2 as it's younger, smaller sibling does for the iPhone 4S. And like with the iPhone version, that's a very good thing.
Available in two-tone black or white, the Case-Mate Pop! Case with Stand for the iPhone 2 is composed of hard, protective rubber shell and soft, easy-to-grip rubberized sides. The shell feels strong and can handle any minor impact that might otherwise scratch or dent your precious iPad. The sides are what make the difference for me, however, as they really let you grab a hold, and keep a hold, on what's sometimes a slippery device.
The stand folds out from the back and does a great job either staying open or being closed. However, unlike the iPhone version, there's no ability to set an angle in between. You either have to keep it closed, set it open, or watch it flap about. Awkward.
The Case-Mate Pop! Case for iPad 2 does a great job protecting the back but the sides feel a little loose at times. I've seen this on numerous iPad cases and while it might just be that these materials don't hold up well over long surfaces like the edges around the iPad's 9.7-inch screen, I still wish they'd figure that out.
But this case is really about the kick stand, and how it lets you put your iPad 2 down yet keep watching your movies, following your recipes, reading your books, typing your notes, or any other of a dozen activities.
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China holds first ever kiteboarding competition in Hainan
- 10 April 2009 | Kiteboarding
China has just had it's first ever Kitesurfing Competition, held in China's Tropical Island – Hainan - The event was a great success.
Cabrinha International Team Rider David Hastilow was there as a special guest and was extremely impressed with the organization of the event.
As with all competitions, the only thing you can't control is the weather and unfortunately the wind didn't quite hold for the event. Despite this each rider persevered with what wind they had, creating a spectacle for the massive media representation.
The event was covered on many news channels, magazines and newspapers throughout China.
Dave Hastilow: 'This was an epic event, in a perfect location. The weather was 35 degrees each day. The kiters from China were awesome and I'd like to thank the event organizers for being so accommodating and great people with a real passion to have China as a big kite event location. Can't wait to go back!!!'
The organizers of the event are planning to repeat the event in December, which is the guaranteed windy season in Hainan. The media will again be there in full force and it is promised to be a spectacular event.


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William Marling studies and teaches American and World Literature. He has written six books and over 50 articles on subjects ranging from Poe, Hawthorne, and Fitzgerald, to Marcel Duchamp's influence on William Carlos Williams. He has written about "putrescence," the semiotics of the Parable of the Prodigal Son, cell phones in films, film noir, globalization, the detective novel, and translation theory. His scholarship has been published in French, Spanish, Japanese, and Estonian. Twice a Fulbright Professor (Spain 1983, Austria 1994), he was awarded the Edward Said Chair at American University of Beirut (2008), the Bryant Drake Chair at Kobe College (2000) and the French Ministry of Education Professorship twice (Université d'Avignon, 1998, 2001). A pioneer in the academic use of computers (since 1979), Marling is creator of two websites nominated for awards: "Modernism: The American Salons" (http://www.case.edu/artsci/engl/VSALM/mod/index.html) and "Detective Novels" (www.detnovel.com) .
Before becoming an academic, Marling was an award-winning journalist who worked for The Salt Lake Tribune, UPI, The Richmond News Leader, KCPX-TV (Salt Lake City) and then moved to New York City to write for Fortune and Money. His free-lance work has appeared in Mountain Gazette, Harper's, The Wall Street Journal, Cleveland Magazine, Northern Ohio Live, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Marling has received over $500,000 in grants from the N.E.H., the Soros Foundation, the Nord Foundation, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, and the Consolidated Natural Gas Foundation.
He is married to the Gender Studies/ American Studies scholar Raili Marling, Chair of the English Department at the University of Tartu, Estonia.
Gatekeepers: The Emergence of World Literature and the 1960s (Oxford University Press, April 2016)
How 'American' is Globalization? Johns Hopkins UP, 2006. (paperback 2008)
The American Roman Noir. University of Georgia Press, 1995. (paperback 2000)
Raymond Chandler. MacMillan & Co., 1986.
Dashiell Hammett. MacMillan & Co., 1983.
William Carlos Williams and the Painters, Ohio U. P. 1982.
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"Crime Fiction and Film Noir," Blackwell Companion to Film Noir, 2013.
"Suur Gatsby: glamour ja klassipingid" and "Amerika karakteri analuus," Eesti Ekspree, 2013.
"The Americanization of the Child Soldier Narrative," Lagos Notes and Records, 2012
"City of Sleuths," Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Los Angeles, 2010.
"Mobile Phones as Narrative Tropes," Journal of Popular Film and Television, 2008.
"Vision and Putrescence: Edogawa Rampo Re-reading Edgar Allan Poe," Poe Studies/Dark Romanticism, 2003.
"Paul Auster and the American Romantics," L.I.T.: Literature, Interpretation, Theory, 1997.
"Le Fanshawe d'Hawthorne: la filiation avouee d'Auster," L'ouvre de Paul Auster.
"The Formal Ideologeme," Semiotica, 1994.
"The Parable of the Prodigal Son: An Economic Reading," Style, 1993.
"The Relation Between American Roman Noir and Film Noir," Literature/Film Quarterly 1993.
"James M. Cain's Tiger Woman," L.I.T: Literature, Interpretation, Theory, 1993.
"Sight and Sensuality in the Poems of Williams Carlos Williams," Twentieth Century Literature, 1989.
"Grading Writing On Microcomputers," College English, 1984.


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Robbery suspects lead police on winding chase through Houston
Two bank robbery suspects were taken into custody after they led police on a hour-long chase through downtown Houston Wednesday afternoon.
The chase began about 12:25 p.m. after a robbery at the Trustmark bank at the 10300 block of the Katy Freeway, said Jodi Silva, a spokeswoman for the Houston Police Department. A witness at the robbery scene said a semi-automatic weapon was used, police said.
HPD Lt. Randall Upton said the van matching the description of the suspects was spotted at the South Loop near Kirby about 12:30 p.m. Officers tried to initiate a traffic stop and the driver fled, leading the units on a chase through Houston.
The officers made multiple attempts to stop the vehicle, including throwing spike strips. At one point, one of the van's tires deflated and a rim popped off the car.
The chase ensued for about an hour with speeds mostly between 60 and 65 miles per hour. The van travelled eastbound on the Katy Freeway and at some point entered the Gulf Freeway, driving through downtown.
The driver exited the freeway at Telephone and traveled along surface streets.
The chase ended on Scott near Noah. The driver ran away, and a passenger got out of the car with his hands in the air to surrender. The driver ran only a short distance before raising his arms and dropping slowly to his knees in surrender.
Both men were taken into custody about 1:20 p.m.
"It wasn't a very high speed chase," Upton said. "They weren't driving recklessly ... I thought they were going to lead us around the entire Loop."
Upton said during the chase a few items were thrown from the car and afterward, he noticed some currency in the vehicle. He did not know whether the van had been stolen.
Detectives will recover and analyze the evidence and interview the suspects, who have not yet been identified.
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Would a 59cm Echo have enough clearance for 28c tyres ?
If not, which part of the frame would prevent this - i.e. chain stays, seat tube, brake calipers, brake blocks etc ?
Would a 59cm frame size (i.e. longer chainstays) accommodate wider tyres than smaller frame sizes ?
Would I be o.k. to fit a 28c on the back and a 25c on the front ?
At 15 and a half stone, would 23c tyres support my weight ?
I want to get into cycling to lose weight and get fit.
I ruled out an Etape as I have neither a beard, Carradice saddlebag, tweed jacket with leather elbow patches or CTC membership.
Thanks for any advice.
Hello Blue Sky,
The Echo is designed to take a maximum tyre size of 25c. Your weight should not be an issue at all, even for 23c tyres, however I recommend that you fit decent tyres for the best combination of strength, performance and longevity.
"I ruled out an Etape as I have neither a beard, Carradice saddlebag, tweed jacket with leather elbow patches or CTC membership."
Neither have I (well, I do have CTC membership, but that's cos I value the insurance, may sometime need the legal aid, and want to support an organisation that lobbies for cyclists' rights). Are you anticipating riding on wet roads? Then you really need a mudguard option. I have both an Etape and an Esprit and it's horses for courses.
Hi Tony,
Good point. No, it's just mainly for leisure / fitness rides, possibly club runs rather than commuting.
Is there a noticeable difference in performance between your two bikes ?
I guess there must be, otherwise everyone would buy an Etape.
Is that the only real difference then, the Etape can accommodate mudguards and rack and the Echo can't ?
The rack on the Etape only looks suitable for commuting, rather than a fortnight's touring.
I think that's helped anyway Tony so thanks for that.
Yes, there is a difference, the Etape is slightly more relaxed and a tad heavier. perhaps not quite as hard a ride. Definitely not as quick or as sharp as my Esprit, but then it has heavier wheels and tyres, plus mudguard drag.
The tubus rack should be perfectly adequate for loaded touring, other Enigmatics will hopefully be along to confirm that. Personally I use an old Blackburn rack on the odd occasion I go touring, and I've used that on both frames, with added Tubus fitments for the Esprit.
The reason I have both the Esprit and the Etape is that I use the Esprit when it's warm and dry, but the Etape comes into it's own on wet and muddy days, and for general clubruns. So I probably do at least twice the mileage on the Etape than on the Esprit, but I love them both. Of course, whilst you can't fit full guards on the Esprit, you can always take them off the Etape!
If you want to splash the cash and look flash, buy a race frame and understand you'll get wet and dirty sometimes. If you want an all-year-rounder, buy the Etape. At the end of the day the choice is yours so you have to be happy with it. What area do you live? If you can't get down to Enigma for a test ride, best bet is to find someone local who would oblige.
Hi Tony,
Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post.
I was interested that you said that you used the Etape for club runs - I'd have expected you to use the Esprit for club runs, with it being quicker. Although I can see that mudguards would be useful on a wet day when riding in a group.
Thankfully I have a very good bike shop within about 30 miles and they have Etape and Echo test bikes, so I'll be able to experience them both for myself, but the information that you kindly provided will be very useful as well.
Thanks again Tony.
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As for which bike to use - it depends which clubrun I'm going on


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If you had to take a guess at how many wildlife photos are in the ARKive collection at this moment, what would you guess? 1000? 10,000? Actually, the ARKive collection has put a face to 15,500+ species from around the world with over 94,000 images!
Today is Nature Photography Day so we thought it was the perfect time to share the top 10 most viewed wildlife photos on ARKive starting with …
This picture of a 12 foot long green anaconda has brought loads of visitors to ARKive. Since the species holds the title for largest snake in the world, we're thinking that might have something to do with its popularity.
We're not surprised to see this national emblem of the United States in the top 10 rankings. An interesting fact about the species you may not know is that bald eagles are thought to be monogamous meaning they pair for life.
While the bald eagle is synonymous with the USA, the giant panda is certainly synonymous with China. Perhaps this picture is so popular because it depicts the species doing what it does best … eating loads of bamboo. How much does it eat exactly? Up to 18 kg or 40 lbs of bamboo a day!
We think we see a theme emerging here with some of the world's largest species dominating the list! One of the largest big cats in the world, lions can take down prey many times bigger than themselves. This particular lion is using a termite mound as a prime vantage point for a future meal.
Coming in a very close 2nd in our World's Favorite Species campaign last month, the tiger is arguably one of the most popular cat species in the world and also the only cat with stripes. Their stripes are so unique that each tiger has its own set of stripes that identifies them much like a fingerprint!
Are you surprised to see yet another cat species on the list? We're not! Cheetahs are always crowd favorites and an action shot like this gives a glimpse into how powerful this species can be.
The longest of the world's snakes, the king cobra is also highly venomous and, instead of hissing when danger approaches, it will emit a low, distinctive growl. It's encouraging that this picture is so popular since this snake is being rescued from a coffee plantation where it would have otherwise been destroyed by plantation workers.
The largest living land carnivore, the polar bear is one of the best known species in the world and another top species in our World's Favorite Species campaign. When standing on its two rear legs, the males of the species would tower nearly any living human at up to 2.6 meters or 8.5 ft in height!
We're finally diving into the ocean on this list with the most widespread mammal in the world (after humans), the orca. This shot of an orca surfacing shows off the signature dorsal, or top, fin of the species beautifully.
And now, for the most viewed wildlife image on ARKive …
This shot of the tremendous great white shark tops our list of most viewed wildlife images on ARKive. As such a fascinating species in so many ways, it's hard to pinpoint what exactly makes this species so popular. Its powerful, stream-lined body, ability to sense electric fields with its snout, unique capability to give birth to live young and dominating status as the top predator of the marine food chain may all be factors in making this image the most popular.
What do you think? Would this picture be your #1 most-viewed choice? If you had to pick one favorite picture out of all 94,000 on ARKive, could you? Have a look through ARKive and share your favorites in the comments below!
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Choosing the Right Law School / Re: Strange LSAT story, t14 school?« on: July 10, 2009, 09:14:04 AM »
Do not go to law school just b/c you think you can do well on the real test.
Do not go to law school b/c you can't think of anything else to do besides the Phil Phd.
Do not go to law school just b/c you think it's a way to get a big $$$.
Right now there are major changes taking place in hiring b/c of the economy. A lot of people at t14 schools who would've got six figure jobs in a good economy are simply not going to get them anymore, and things might not improve by the time you go through recruiting.
The law was my second career choice, so I have a lot of interest. My wife is going to law school, and we can attend a similar program and go together. My LSAT scores can get me into a much better law school than philosophy program. The philosophy job market is unquestionably much worse than the law market.
Not to mention, making a lot of money is very low on my reasons for going to law school.
Now, back to the original post, perhaps?


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Cluster spacecraft reach greatest separation at fifth anniversary
The four spacecraft of ESA's Cluster fleet have reached their greatest distance from each other in the course of their mission to study Earth's magnetosphere in three dimensions.
This operation, marking the fifth anniversary of Cluster in space, transforms Cluster in the first 'multi-scale' mission ever.
In one of the most complex manoeuvres ever conducted by ESA spacecraft, three of the spacecraft were separated to 10 000 kilometres from each other, with the fourth spacecraft at 1000 kilometres from the third one.
This new fleet formation for Cluster was achieved in two months of operations. The repositioning of the satellites was started by mission controllers at ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), in Darmstadt, Germany, on 26 May, and was run until 14 July.
During the course of the mission, the distance between the Cluster satellites had already changed five times, in a range between 100 and 5000 kilometres. Varying the size - but not the shape - of the Cluster 'constellation' had allowed Cluster to examine Earth's magnetosphere at different scales.
But now this new 'asymmetric' flying formation is allowing the Cluster spacecraft to make measurements of medium- and large-scale phenomena simultaneously, transforming Cluster in the first ever 'multi-scale' mission.
With this, it is possible to study at the same time the link between small-scale kinetic processes of the plasma around Earth and the large-scale morphology of the magnetosphere.
The knowledge gained by Cluster about the magnetosphere – the natural magnetic shield that surrounds and protects our planet – has already helped advance our understanding of how the solar wind affects Earth's natural space environment.
This is also important in our daily life as, for instance, intense solar activity can disrupt terrestrial communication networks, power grids and data lines.
For more information:
Hermann Opgenoorth, ESA Cluster Mission Manager
E-mail: hermann.opgenoorth @ esa.int
Philippe Escoubet, ESA Cluster Project Scientist
E-mail: Philippe.Escoubet @ esa.int


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|2012-12-05, 16:16
|Link #463
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: My cozy room
I was supposed to preorder that but it just never happened. I'm not going to pay the ridiculous amount for the japanese version because this is pretty much the same thing and I'd save big time. I don't think I can get it before the end of the year though, that'd be tough. But nice buy! It actually looks pretty good (the colors and everything).
|2012-12-05, 17:01
|Link #464
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Age: 28
These arrived 2 weeks ago...
and this arrived last week. Been reading it slowly but had a break for a few days for various reasons.
It's great finally "meeting" Kaede and Mayuri's other Cosplay friend (Yukari?) (forgot her name already )
|2012-12-11, 17:59
|Link #466
Sisterhood of the Desu
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: in a van by the river
Inuyasha The Final Act (pt 1)
Berserk: The Golden Egg
Natsume's Book of Friends (seasons one and two): Probaly the first nicest dvd collection that I've bought in YEARS.'
Hetaila World Series pt2
Fruits Basket vols 2-4
I"m getting these in a trade, so I won't be getting vol 1 unless I buy it. Which will have to wait...
|2012-12-11, 21:06
|Link #467
Don't Call Me Bro
Rightstuf.com had their annual Christmas sale (ends on the 14th). Order put through 3 nights ago was:
Samurai Champloo, $25
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - $20
Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd GIG - $20
Rumbling Hearts (Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien), $7
Kurenai, $20
Living for the Day After Tomorrow (Asatte no Houkou) - $16
Last Exile, $20
Redline, $7.50
Elfen Lied, $14
Le Chevalier D'Eon, $15
Ergo Proxy, $17.20
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu - $14
Slayers Seasons 1-3 Collection - $30
Mushishi, $15
StrAIn (aka Soukou no Strain) - $10.50
Sweet Blue Flowers (Aoi Hana) - $24
Maria Watches Over Us S3 -$22.50
Maria Watches Over Us S4 - $30
The Sky Crawlers - $13.50
Paprika - $13
Simoun - $13
Bamboo Blade - $15
Gankutsuou - $15
Kino's Journey - $14
Kashimashi - $13
Mardock Scramble: First Compression, Director's Cut - $10
Spice and Wolf Graphic Novel 2 - $10 (Only volume I couldn't get hold of locally, Rightstuf has it)
Have to wait until at least March for them to arrive, though...
Recent local manga purchases were:
Spice and Wolf GN 7
Arisa 9
Kimi ni Todoke 15
Girl Friends Omnibus 1
Limit 1
Barbara (Tezuka work)
Ayako (Tezuka work)
|2012-12-16, 20:20
|Link #469
Psycho Falling Deep
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: The Anime World
Age: 24
I ordered myself K-On Keyboard from America. They didn't have it in the UK but I was willing to wait the time for it to arrive Funny thing is that in the UK, similar keyboards were 35 pounds, but when I ordered this one from America, it came to around the same price so I didn't lose out there
The thing actually came like 2 weeks early which surprised me since it was from America and also because it's December so I figured that with all the Christmas shopping etc it would take much longer
Sorry for the bad lighting lol
|2012-12-17, 03:53
|Link #470
Otaku Apprentice
|2012-12-27, 15:39
|Link #476
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Norway
Pre-Christmas package from Japan!
Hanasaku Iroha vol. 8 w/ booklet
Kokoro Connect vol. 2 w/ box to hold first two volumes
Tari Tari vol. 3
PapaKiki! vols. 1-5
PapaKiki! box
PapaKiki! box v2
Nichijou DVD-BOX
Inu x Boku SS vols. 1-4
Inu x Boku SS vols. 5-7
Inu x Boku SS Gamers box (slightly NSFW)
Inu x Boku SS Gamers box v2 (slightly NSFW)
Inu x Boku SS Gamers box spine
Bokatsuku Tenshi Dokuro-chan box (baaaad light)
Bokatsuku Tenshi Dokuro-chan DVD vols. 1-4 + bonus disc
Bokatsuku Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2 box
Bokatsuku Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2 box v2
Bokatsuku Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2 DVD vols. 1-2
|2013-01-28, 14:48
|Link #478
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Norway
January haul from Japan!
Yay, finally!
Ano Natsu de Matteru vol. 6
Hanasaku Iroha vol. 9
Hyouka vol. 6
Elfen Lied BD Box
YuruYuri♪♪ vol. 1
Girls und Panzer vol. 1 w/ box
Tonari no Kaibatsu-kun vols. 1 & 2
Tonari no Kaibatsu-kun box spine
Tonari no Kaibatsu-kun "Thank you" card
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! vols. 1 & 2 + HMV bromides
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Light novel vols. 1 & 2 + OP (with DVD - worst music video ever) & ED singles with the exclusive Animate box
Hanasaku Iroha, Kokoro Connect & Tari Tari OP singles
Feels good to finally be done with Ano Natsu de Matteru and Hanasaku Iroha and now I finally have a box for all the HanaIroha booklets as well.
I have to question Girls und Panzer's packaging. I love the set as a whole but I really wish they'd find a way to fit the BD cover and the booklets into one package instead of having loose booklets laying around.
I also need to find a way to use those YY♪♪. I've never seen pins as big as these!
Now, time to insert the Elfen Lied OST that came with the box and put the OP on repeat.
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|2013-01-28, 15:21
|Link #479
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 27
Recently bought the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood series (£38.99) and the Ghost in Shell: SAC 2nd Gig series (£17.99).
|2013-01-28, 17:44
|Link #480
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
My only manga/anime purchase so far is a cheap box set for Ghost Hunt series.
Have re-watched all series, have no regrets
If only other shows would be cheap... this one was just £12 for all 26 episodes! Majority is £20-40 for just 12 T.T
Also I love the case
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I have so many things undergoing at the same time that I missed blogging about it. Fortunately, this is a team's work and Lionel has taken care of it. So here it is:
Joyeux Anniversaire LHU (Happy Birthday LHU) and the French translation.
We should really be able to reorganize the LHU page on ubuntu-fr. The archives need to have their own page, with a link in the current LHU (the archive list is really getting big), the undividable characters (like the space), mandatory in French, should work, may be add a table of content like in UWN, etc.
Within the LHU team, we all agree about these points. When will Michel (or any LHU contributor with the appropriate background) have access to the site?


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Memphis-based FedEx Corp. on Wednesday, Dec. 19, reported second quarter net income of $438 million, down 12 percent from last year's $497 million. The company attributed the income drop to several factors, including weakness in global markets, higher fuel costs and disruptions resulting from Superstorm Sandy.
FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith said in an earnings call from Memphis that the world's second-largest shipping company was pleased with the improving operating results from FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, but its FedEx Express arm suffered during the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 due to weakness in the global economy.
"Operating income for the quarter improved at FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground due to increased volumes and higher yields, while persistent weakness in the global economy and increased demand for lower-yielding international services limited profits at FedEx Express," Smith said. "Over the last couple of years, customers have opted to trade a bit of speed for a lower price."
As part of its ongoing fleet revitalization plan, the company also revealed it entered into an agreement this month with Boeing to purchase four incremental Boeing 767-300 freighters for delivery in 2015. The deal brings the total 767s on order to 50, with deliveries scheduled to begin in fiscal 2014.
The new planes will replace much older MD-10 airplanes, some of which have seen more than 30 years of service. The 767s are larger and more fuel-efficient than the MD-10s.
–Fred Smith Founder and CEO, FedEx
FedEx also pushed back delivery of two 777 freighters one year from 2015 to 2016 as part of the deal.
This year FedEx is currently experiencing another record-setting holiday shipping season, driven by the continued growth of online purchases. On Dec. 17, the company set a new daily record by moving approximately 19.8 million shipments, and it also handled more than 19 million shipments on Nov. 27 (Cyber Monday) and Dec. 10.
Overall for this holiday season, FedEx expects volume in its worldwide network to increase 13 percent over last year. The number of packages it handles on its busiest day, which varies each year according to Christmas shipping deadlines, has nearly doubled since 2005.
But the record-setting holiday traffic is expected to be tempered by lackluster growth in the global economy. The company is continuing to see consumers and businesses choose slower, less expensive ways of shipping, which is hurting its core air-delivery network, FedEx Express.
Earlier this year the company set a goal of increasing its profitability by $1.7 billion a year, and most of that will come from reductions in FedEx Express. The company is offering voluntary buyouts to thousands of employees starting next February and running through 2015, and the pretax cost of the program is anticipated to range from approximately $550 million to $650 million.
For the second quarter of this year ending Nov. 30, FedEx reported earnings of $1.39 per diluted share, compared to $1.57 per share during the same quarter last year. The company estimates the impact of Superstorm Sandy on the quarter's results was $0.11 per diluted share due to reduced shipment volumes and incremental operating costs.
The company reported revenue of $11.1 billion, up 5 percent from $10.6 billion the previous year. Operating income totaled $718 million, down 8 percent from $780 million last year. The company's operating margin was 6.5 percent, down from 7.4 percent the previous year.
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I have been using
gpg in CLI (see
man gpg) to generate a gpg key and sign up the Ubuntu Code of Conduct quite some time ago.
Michel suggested I have a look at seahorse, a simple and straightforward GUI to manage gpg keys.
- set up Ubuntu keyserver (
http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/) to publish your public key and retrieve your firend's keys
- get your friends public keys by searching with their name or nick in "find remote keys"
seahorse-daemonshould be in your session Startup Programs to avoid errors in
Just to note: managing remote keys, or searching and publishing won't work with a ticklish network proxy, these ports are far too exotic.
Signing mail is easy using
> Edit
> Preferences
> Edit your account
> Security
> enter your gpg ID key.
Then, when composing a new mail, select
> Security, and GPG Sign the outgoing mail.
If you got your friend's (or contacts) keys, their signature will appear as "valid" ;)


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Christie Joins GOP Donor Search in Vegas
Two of the nation's highest-profile Republican governors on Saturday called for more aggressive leadership on America's challenges abroad, emphasizing their support for Israel as they courted powerful Jewish donors.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker also stoked speculation about their own presidential ambitions as they gave frustrated Republicans advice on how to reclaim the White House in 2016 after losing two straight elections.
The Republican speakers at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual spring gathering largely avoided criticizing President Barack Obama by name in remarks that were thick with rhetoric faulting Obama's foreign policy while offering few specifics.
"We cannot have a world where our friends are unsure of whether we will be with them and our enemies are unsure of whether we will be against them," Christie said. "In New Jersey, nobody has to wonder whether I'm for them or against them."
Walker declared that the nation needs a "swift and decisive" foreign policy, while insisting that the GOP must find a presidential nominee from "outside Washington."
The Republican governors, both considering presidential bids, appeared at the Venetian resort casino, which is owned by Republican super donor Sheldon Adelson. Their remarks came inside an ornate ballroom two floors from where gamblers played blackjack and roulette.
Two years before the 2016 presidential contest officially begins, the lesser-known competition for the GOP's most influential donors is well underway. No donor is more sought after than Adelson, who is among the 10 richest people in the world. He did not attend Walker's speech, but he was seated directly in front of the podium as Christie spoke.
Earlier in the week, Adelson met privately with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who addressed the Republican Jewish Coalition's senior members at Adelson's company airport hangar. Ohio Gov. John Kasich was the featured speaker during a Saturday luncheon that Adelson attended, along with scores of Jewish donors.
"America must be engaged in the world and we should help the people who share our values," Kasich said in a speech that repeatedly referred to Adelson by name.
The casino magnate almost single-handedly bankrolled the group behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's 2012 campaign. Now, he's casting for a new presidential candidate on whom to shower his millions in campaign cash.
Adelson is known for his devotion to Israel, in addition to an aggressive American foreign policy.
Walker conceded that he does not have extensive foreign policy experience, having been focused on state issues as the Wisconsin governor. But he called for a more consistent foreign policy, reflecting upon lessons he learned from raising his family.
"We make sure with both parents and grandparents that we were unified," Walker said. "We didn't waver. We didn't allow our sons to push the line."
The comments come as President Barack Obama grapples with the Ukraine crisis. Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a call on Friday to have their foreign ministers meet to discuss a possible diplomatic resolution. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Paris on Saturday for talks with his Russian counterpart.
Walker, who is not Jewish, noted that his son's name, Matthew, is from the Hebrew word for "Gift from God." He later added that he decorates his residence with Christmas lights and a "menorah candle."
Christie, a Catholic, said he was overwhelmed by displays of religious tolerance during a recent trip to Jerusalem.
The Las Vegas gathering offered a fresh look into the murky and evolving world of campaign finance — a world with few remaining rules for anyone with deep pockets and a deep desire to influence the political process.
The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision in 2010 helped transform a system that had some loopholes but generally required disclosure and limits for individual donors.
With a net worth estimated at nearly $40 billion, Adelson is now free to use a collection of super PACs and nonprofit groups to give and spend unlimited sums of money to influence elections, sometimes without having to disclose his specific role publicly. He donated more than $90 million to political groups in the last presidential election.
Christie briefly addressed his challenges in New Jersey just days after a report he commissioned cleared him of any involvement in the politically motivated plot to create huge traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge last year.
He promised to be more questioning of his staff going forward. "I am going to be responsible for all that happens on my watch," he said.
Meanwhile, Kasich closed his remarks by speaking directly to Adelson.
"Sheldon, thanks for inviting me," Kasich said. "I don't travel to these things much, but this was one that I thought was really, really important."
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DENTON | Walter Virden Waisner, 93, of Surratt Road, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at his home.
DENTON | Walter Virden Waisner, 93, of Surratt Road, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at his home.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial with military honors will be in the church cemetery
The family will see friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service at the church.
Mr. Waisner was born in Davidson County on April 12, 1920, to Albert Walter Waisner and Freda Lanier Waisner. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a retired knitting machine fixer with Thornton Knitting Co. and later worked a number of years with Kountry Korner Hardware until he was almost 90. He was married to Nora Lanier Waisner, who died April 2, 1984. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Martha Jones, and an infant son, Archie Albert Waisner.
Surviving are son Tony Waisner and wife Carol of Denton; daughter Khaki Rhodes of Denton; brothers Leroy Waisner and Edward Waisner, both of Thomasville; sister Cora Belle Brown of Thomasville; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Online condolences may be sent to www.briggsfuneralhome.com.
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Afternoon Delight At The Melges 17 Nationals, Dow Takes The Lead
28 August 2009
After a 90 minute on-shore postponement, the Melges 17 fleet went back on the water for a third race this late afternoon. A little more breeze, a longer race course and big shift on the first run were the characteristics of this afternoons racing.
There was now enough wind for both skipper and crew to be on the high side and hiking out at times too. The 1.5 mile windward leg spread the fleet out pretty quick as the fleet split evenly left and right up the first beat of the race. Mary Anne Ward was leading at the top mark once again after sailing a fantastic leg. Mike Dow, Jim Hilgard and Lesa Gutenkunst were right there along with MC Midwinter Champion Rob Terry. (Rob is addicted to Melges Racing – he has an E, MC and Melges 17).
Down the first run the breeze shifted 60 degrees to the left forcing the PRO to rapidly adjust marks. The wind increased up to 11 mph so speeds were ramped up. The RC got the course set and the competitor adjusted their sail controls to handle increased velocity. At the top end of the beat Rob Terry and Mary Anne Ward exchanged tacks while Coye Harrett, Mike Dow and Lesa Gutenkunst fought their way to the front of the race.
At the top mark Ward was winning with Rob Terry just 20 yards dead astern. Harrett, Dow and Gutenkunst were 75 yards back but the race was not over. On this final run the leaders became lifted 20 degrees and their wind velocity went down. A bad combo. Gutenkunst and Dow jibed before they entered that zone and you could tell right away that they were going to be a major factor as the race progressed. As the boats separated you could not help but notice the "turned down" angles Dow and Gutenkunst were sailing. When they finally did jibe it was evident that these two boats had made big gains. Ward tried to jibe later and consolidate a bit but it was too late. Dow and Gutenkunst had made a big move and they sailed around the leaders.
At the finish Mike and Stephanie Dow won in style giving high fives. They were totally psyched about the days racing! They should be - they are winning the regatta after three races. Lesa and John Gutenkunst finished second in the race, Terry third and Ward dropped to fourth.
The two race winner Sean Fidler battled back to get a seventh. Right now the regatta is tight between Mike Dow, Sean Fidler and Mary Anne Ward.
Good breeze is the forecast for tomorrow. Stay tuned!