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In China, a state of denial on detentions, abuse
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Jiang Yu, today denied having heard of Sydney-based Chinese author and blogger Yang Hengjun, according to The Associated Press. We reported yesterday that Yang was missing, presumed to be the latest high-profile writer to fall victim to the government's aggressive roundup of critics who might respond to online calls for a Chinese "Jasmine revolution." Concern for Yang deepened today, after reports emerged that he had called his sister in Guangzhou to say he had been detained. "Having a long chat with old friends" was the pre-arranged phrase they used, AP reported.


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Saturday's clash with Ireland at the Aviva Stadium will be the Pumas' 360th Test match and their first was against a Combined British XV on 12 June, 1910, in Flores. The 1910 tour to South America was the first of three undertaken by a 'Lions' style side, although they weren't fully representative squads.
But while the matches played in Argentina by the sides led by England centre John Raphael in 1910, Scottish back row forward David MacMyn in 1927 and England scrum half Bernard Gadney in 1936 have never been granted international status by the Lions, the game in Cardiff was.
British & Irish Lions 25 Argentina 25
HT: 16-19 Att: 61,569
British & Irish Lions: G Murphy; D Hickie, O Smith (S Horgan 60), G D'Arcy, S Williams; J Wilkinson, G Cooper (C Cusiter 60); G Rowntree, S Byrne (S Thompson 71), J Hayes (J White 55), D O'Callaghan, D Grewcock (B Kay 71), M Corry, L Moody, M Owen [capt]
Scorers: Try - O Smith; Conversion - J Wilkinson; Penaties - J Wilkinson (6)
Argentina: B Stortoni; J Nunez Piossek, L Arbizu, F Contepomi [capt], F Leonelli; F Todeschini (F Bosch 72), N Fernandez Miranda; F Mendez, M Ledesma, M Reggiardo, P Bouza (M Carizza 68), M Sambucetti, F Genoud, M Schusterman (S Sanz 61), J Leguizamon
Scorers: Try - J Nunez Piossek; Conversion - F Todeschini; Penalty - F Todeschini (6)
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
There were eight Irish players in the Lions match-day 22 seven years ago and Donncha O'Callaghan, Ronan O'Gara and Gordon D'Arcy are still around the Irish squad and still in contention for a Lions call next summer.
As for the Pumas, the forwards Eusebio Guinazu, Manuel Carizza and Juan Leguizamon were all on duty in the Welsh capital that day and will be hoping to help their side capture another major scalp in Dublin this weekend.
There were no Irish links to that first international outing for Argentina 102 years ago - the squad comprised 16 England and 3 Scottish players - but there were players in the 1927 and 1936 squads who faced the full might of the Pumas.
Lansdowne flanker Theodore Pike played in the 37-0 win in the first game against the Pumas in '27, while North of Ireland prop Charlie Payne was a try scorer in the 46-0 victory in the second outing. Payne and the Bective Rangers formward Jimmy Farrell played in all four games and helped to secure a clean-sweep for the 'Lions' with wins by 34-3 and 43-0 in the final two games. Farrell went on to tour with the Lions in New Zealand and Australia three years later.
In 1936, the tour party to Argentina included Charles Beamish and Vesey Boyle, both of whom played in the 23-0 triumph over the Pumas, with Boyle grabbing two of the four British and Irish tries.
To learn more about the history of the British & Irish Lions, just click here to be taken to the history section of the site.

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I have sync toy installed on my pc, running with windows 7. I have pictures stored on an ehd(Fred), and tried to syc them to another ehd(Mimi)using synctoy2. The result is approximately 100,000 extra files. I have at least triplicates of several of the pictures.
1-How do I clean this mess up and get some disk space back?
2-Is there any program that will recognize and batch eliminate duplicates?
3-What is the correct procedure? I never want to be here again!!
Advice appreciated!!
How To Back Up Pics?'s
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Posted 04 March 2011 - 03:41 AM
Wowzer. No advice, just sympathy. I don't know the program, but what a mess. Hope someone helps quickly.
Posted 04 March 2011 - 07:53 AM
I use sync toy and haven't had any problems, but I just use it between my desk top and my EHD. Are your duplicates on both your starting EHD and your Ending one? I hope that question made sense.
Posted 04 March 2011 - 07:56 AM
Ugh -- no fun! I think that ACDSee has a function that finds duplicate files. I have an older version, but when I upgraded to Win7, I didn't install it because I can tag and find in Windows. (Well, when I actually DO tag -- LOL!! I wish I had a little elf come in here at night and tag all my supplies!) You also may be able to search for all files with "copy" in the file name and delete them that way.
Hope you can find a painless solution!
Hope you can find a painless solution!
Posted 04 March 2011 - 08:04 AM
I'm not familiar with that program, but it sounds like a mess! You have my sympathy!
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1985 Chevy Scottsdale and 1990 Chevy 1500 - Bow Tie BoggersPosted in Features on December 9, 2013 Comment (0)
As far back as we can remember, there have always been a few questions anyone could ask any group of gearheads and a heated debate would ensue. The "what's better" wars can be fought for hours to the point of duking it out! Questions like Chevy versus Ford versus Dodge, Bud versus Miller, and Blondes versus Redheads can bring out the demon in some folks. Like Keith Grunfeld and Jeffrey Johnston from White City, Florida, who believe their brand is the best and are ready to prove it at any given moment.
These two diehard Chevy fans have been cutting, welding, and redesigning their Bow Ties for as long as they can remember. They are probably more knowledgeable on the brand than most other Chevy enthusiasts, and they can build darn cool rigs too. They both have a lifelong love for a brand that has been loyal to them since day one.
Keith's '85 Chevy Scottsdale is definitely one truck you would want for the day after Doomsday. The massive four-door Chevy truck rolls on 5-ton axles and 26-inch wheels that are wrapped with 65-inch-tall V-treads and can run over almost anything in the way. The 454ci Chevy big-block motor has plenty of power for blasting out of the deepest muck. The motor has a Crane Cam, Brodix cylinder heads, and a Weiand intake manifold. ARP studs hold it all together. A 1407 Edelbrock carburetor feeds the motor, and custom-built stacks help it breathe. A factory '96 Chevy transmission with an Alto Red shift kit and a Dacco torque converter were assembled at Speedy Transmissions in Okeechobee, Florida. Rear pinion mounted disc brakes bring the behemoth to a stop, and the leaf-spring suspension keeps the ride safe and controllable.
Keith would like to thank his friends and family, and most importantly his late girlfriend Nancy Martinez (RIP), for all of their support and help.
1985 Chevy Scottsdale
Owner: Keith Grunfeld
Engine: Chevy 454 ci
Transmission: '96 Chevy
Transfer Case: Rockwell
Suspension: 12-inch leaf spring lift
Axles: 5-ton military
Tires & Wheels: Goodyear 25L-26 tires on custom 26-inch wheels
Jeff is no different from Keith when it comes to brand loyalty. He has been reworking the suspensions and engines of these machines before he could drive! More horsepower, a cooler stance, and performance were always his modifications of choice. This '90 Chevy 1500 is a perfect example of his work.
A while back, Jeff's good buddy Eddie introduced him to the mud life and Jeff hasn't looked back. A little over a year and a half ago, he started building this rig and has spent about $15,000 along the way. After removing the factory running gear and sliding some 2½-ton military axles under the framerails, Jeff started mocking up his build and ordering the parts he couldn't build. The suspension consists of a fully cradled four-link design with 18-inch FOA coilover shocks in the front and 16-inch Big Shocks in the rear. Brackets and tabs from Townsend Welding made the job easier, and powdercoating from Action Brass gave the suspension a little attitude. The 3.5:1 SCS gearbox spins a set of 1410 yokes and custom-built driveshafts. Chromoly rear axleshafts help ensure that the 14.9x24 Firestone tires don't snap anything while slinging their way out of the mud. The rig is powered by a rebuilt 454ci big-block, which is fitted with a Comp Cam for power and torque. Jeff also installed an 850-cfm Demon carburetor and Hooker Super Competition headers. A 200 shot of Nitrous gets things moving when needed.
Most of the work, including the flat black paint and motor build, was done right in Jeff's driveway with the help of good friends. Thanks go out to Jason Morgan, Pop's Transmission, Mike Johnson, Scotty Sloan, Chris Roberts, Grady Butcher, Brian Stone, Rick Briggs, and most of all Eddie McGraw (RIP).
1990 Chevy 1500
Owner: Jeff Johnston
Engine: Chevy 454ci
Transmission: Pop's Transmission rebuilt '85 Chevy
Transfer Case: SCS 3.5:1 gear ratio
Suspension: 4-link
Axles: 2½-ton Rockwell
Shocks: 18-inch FOA, 16-inch Big Shocks
Tires & Wheels: Firestone 14.9x24 on custom 24x12 wheels


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Thread: A New Beginning
A New Beginning
Hello everyone!
My family and I are in the process of finding a new beginning, and I wanted to document it by starting a journal for those of you who may be interested in sharing my experience.
I hope this is okay with everyone.
My husband and I have been married for 5 years now (this past November). Since we've been married we've lived in 3 different homes.
The first home we moved into was small, old, and had to be heated with a wood stove. This was an interesting and fun experience, but I don't think I'd do it again.
The second home we moved into was an old trailer situated about 25 feet from railroad tracks, and in full sunlight. Anyone who has lived in a trailer will know how hard it is to heat and cool a poorly insulated trailer.
The third and current move was into, again a small, old home. Fortunately we actually have updated heat, and really love it here. The downfalls of being here are that the home does NOT have a foundation, and it only has one bedroom. My son's room is what should be the dining room, and we have to go through it to get to the bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room. Of course he's too young to care right now, but when he makes a mess it's like the whole house is messed up.
The BIG part of all this is that all of these properties were/are rented.
We are now in the process of buying a home! We are soooo excited! If things go as planned we should close the deal with the bank on the 21st of this month. The property is 40 acres, has a pond, a 2 stall barn, a chicken coup, and a storage shed.
Please join me in a tour of what Im getting into.
Above is a picture of one of the things I find most attractive about this property. The looooooonnnng private driveway that ends in a locked gate. Privacy my friends! You can't see the home until you are basically at the end of the driveway, and I like it. The picture is about halfway down the driveway, going out. What we plan on doing with this is building a wooden fence, painted black going all the way up the driveway on the left side. This will serve as decorative, and actual functional fencing for cattle and our pony.
At the end of the driveway you'll encounter the home. Yes, a trailer. Thankfully this one is well insulated, and has central heat and air. The tree in the front is coming down. When Sandy hit we got some pretty high winds, and that was the result.
The plan for this is kind of rednecky, but hey I'm a Kentuckian. . . We will be building onto the front of the trailer, exactly doubling it in size. When the construction is complete, we'll be covering the entire thing in vinyl siding which will hopefully make it impossible to tell that a trailer was ever there.
OR we may build on, then take the trailer out, and build the other half. That would be a bit complicated though, since we have to live there while all this is going on.130g: 4 Angelfish, 2 Roseline Sharks, 12 Conga Tetras, 5 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Otocinslus, 1 Corydora
Here we have a photo of the stalls. This needs a bit of work, but we're up for it. The other side of this is a 30 by 20 foot storage area for hay and things like that.
This is the chicken coup. This obviously also needs some work, but at least the base of what we need is there. Some reinforcing will have to be done to keep the predators out, but other than that we're good.130g: 4 Angelfish, 2 Roseline Sharks, 12 Conga Tetras, 5 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Otocinslus, 1 Corydora
This is the storage shed that is located to the left of the home. It's pretty nice as far as sheds go. The people there now are keeping stuff in it, and it all looked in good shape. When the brush you see behind the building is cut, you'll be able to see the home.
THis is the pond. The leaves are making it look all ugly. Lol. It's also a lot bigger than this picture lets on.130g: 4 Angelfish, 2 Roseline Sharks, 12 Conga Tetras, 5 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Otocinslus, 1 Corydora
That's basically all I have for you now.
I'm hoping to be able to show you how we change the place, and also keep a record for myself.
This will be the first time we've had something that belongs to US, and we feel like there is so much opportunity connected to this place. I'll keep you updated!130g: 4 Angelfish, 2 Roseline Sharks, 12 Conga Tetras, 5 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Otocinslus, 1 Corydora
Buying a home is always special, congrats!
Funny really... 40 acres... in metric that's 161874 square meters. Over here that amount of land if it was farmland would already cost you about $400000. If it was land that's zoned as a residential area you'd get little change out of 50 million.
Oops, I forgot to mention the price! Haha. We're getting this for $55,000.130g: 4 Angelfish, 2 Roseline Sharks, 12 Conga Tetras, 5 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Otocinslus, 1 Corydora
Now I not only congratulate you but I can also tell you I really envy you.
Welcome to home ownership! CONGRATS!
You are gonna be walking around YOUR place with quite a buzz for a while mandy .
EDIT:The property is 40 acres, has a pond, a 2 stall barn, a chicken coup, and a storage shed.
Last edited by Goes to 11!; 12-09-2012 at 09:06 PM.Gas mileage isn't everything OIIIIIIIO
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
Why pretend there are no stupid questions? Actually, There are many stupid questions: "Should I drink this bleach?" Is just one example.
Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
A warm beer is better than a cold beer. Because nothing is better than a cold beer, and a warm beer is better than nothing.
With a country estate like that she'd better pack lunch if she wants to see it all.
$55,000 !!! do you know how much 40 acres would cost out here on the left coast? Great purchase for your familey.
Like everybody else I'm Happy for you.Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. -Vince Lombardi
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. ― John Wooden
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Well, it's been a funny old afternoon, one of the other side of the companies clients have has a Remote Shadow failure, first it was stealing all available CPU, then they restarted it, then it died :/ (fortunately, there's a DR machine for just this case :) So I've been on the phone to them trying to work out what's going wrong, it appears one of the Shadow sets has disappeared in to non-existence and won't recreate because of the following error "Overlapping Partition Error", I'm waiting on a reply from the software manglers to see what we can do, might have to kill the disk, init a new shadow set on it, and then bring the data back across from the DR machine (the data has to come from there anyways, as the DR machine is now live).
Anyways - if all goes badly, there's a trip to london for me, if it can all be sorted over the phone, there's less of a problem, and I don't get to go to london.
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This is going to be a kind of general survey thread, but I was thinking of this today and thought I'd see what interpretations others had.
How many out there thought that the Death Star trench sequence took place along the Death Star's equatorial ridge upon their first (or first few dozen) viewings? I was almost 12 when I saw Star Wars on the big screen for the first time, late in the summer of 1977. My earliest impressions were that the "trench" and the equator were one in the same. It was only many years and dozens of viewings later that I realized my error. Was anyone else laboring under this misaprehension?


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Right here. It's not ON TV per se but it's about TV, so good enough, eh?
Basically, he confirms that the Skywalkers won't be in the live-action show, nor will Han, Lando, or other main characters, but it WILL be characters from the films.
The animated series, he says, will have the main characters, though . . . I wonder if it follows the novels or comics?
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Nice Job Don
Looks like a good hunt, how is the goose population there? I can tell ya back home its been a tough September, nothing is cut and all the oats are on second cut for hay so spots are limited. It seems were running about 2 weeks behind for any good fields with corn coming off. Ducks look good though.
HRC- Our season never ends
"Shoot fast or shoot last"
HR UH Nilsson's on a wing n a prayer MH WCX
Quite a few geese around here. Saw about 20 or better ducks flying this morning.
I am hunting in hay fields. The field I shot these is uncut. Used stakes on my shells to keep them from disappearing!
No luck today. The geese were landing in the cut field behind Traps trophy pic.
No shots. They landed and left over the river.
Right place, wrong spot.
Was another great morning!
First goose down landed about 20 yards in front of us.
Trap broke......
Guess it was too much for him!
A stern no, and he returned to heel.
Waited to be sent on the next 2.
He's gettin in the groove again.
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The head is super solid feeling. Probably one of the best feeling putters I've ever used. Heavy head makes nice balance. I just didn't care for the belly putting style, but choking down on the grip and putting like a regular putter is like using a back weighted putter.
A good value putter.
Great feel and roll but takes a while to get used to a belly. When I had it it was great but I just can't be the person to use a belly.
Nice smooth stroke but found the offset hard to get use to.


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Cool, I just got a chance to screw up the GCC sources with CVS write permissions :).
Cool, I just got a chance to screw up the GCC sources with CVS write permissions :).
The GNAT Ada 95 front end has been commited to the GCC CVS repository a few days ago, happy hacking!
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One could also ask, why don't free software and Ada mix? We have a first class Ada compiler, it's a clean, readable language, far more elegant than C++ IMO. But, like C++, it has a (largely undeserved) reputation for bloat.
The GNU Ada compiler is not yet first class, it is not in CVS GCC and most distro don't have it. This should change real soon now. And I guess there are a whole bunch of existing and new Ada free software that will gain visibility as a result, not the least being the GNU Visual Debugger. Also Ada Core Technology is one of the few 100% free software company making money.
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Once a programmer has been crowned "hacker" by his peers (which is quite often what he was aspiring at in the first place) that makes it even harder for him to ever reconsider his technical choices (especially if that involves significant effort like learning C++ is). So if he's ever had bad experiences with C++, he'll stay firmly on his positions that the language just isn't good.
There's also the fact that many of the "masters" (Miguel, Linus, RMS) have publicly stated that they don't like the language. What's more, no hacker as high-profile as Linus' or RMS' is using C++. And as egnor says, almost all successful Free Software projects use C, and thus somehow prove that C is "good enough".
May be those "masters" have good reason not to like the C++ language, I mean other than just being lazy and unwilling to learn, don't you think?
I've attended two RMS talks, at the first one at a direct question about what he thought about C++ he called the language an "abomination", at the second one he made a joke about C++ being ugly that drew applause from the crowd.
About RMS ability to understand quickly a "complex" language, I would remind that he just looked at the Ada Reference Manual and invented a new compilation model for it that is now used by GNAT and commercial compilers (he just didn't like the traditional model ;-).
I think that saying that "high-profile hackers" don't like C++ because they did not learn or understand it or are unwilling to evolve their technical opinions is questionable.
As for C++ at the workplace, I work for a bank, and as some of my coworkers were quick to adopt C++ a few years ago, it looks like they're dropping it even faster in favor of Java (they say C++ is legacy...).
I certainly think people working on free software (most of them on their free time) are choosing their programming language following their own taste or curiosity, and so the mass dynamics found in the workplace doesn't apply and freedom of choice works 100%.
This together with the slow progress of g++ looks like a good explanation of the dynamics observed by egnor.
If you're in NYC, certainly a meeting to attend to, too bad I'm in Paris ;-).
From: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: LXNY Meeting Tuesday 5 December 2000: Robert B. K. Dewar on how to make millions selling free software Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.icon Followup-To: gnu.misc.discuss Date: 5 Dec 2000 14:27:13 -0500This meeting is free and open to the public.
The meeting runs from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. After the meeting full and precise instructions on how to get to our traditional place of refreshment will be given in clear.
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Robert B. K. Dewar, Head of Ada Core Technologies, a multi-million-dollar multi-national free software company, will talk about how to make money with free software.
Today one of the many rhetorical attacks against free software goes "But is free software ready for the Enterprise?". Ada Core Technologies sells services and software built around GNAT, the Official GNU Compiler for Ada, the Official Computer Language of the United States Military Industrial Complex. Another rhetorical attack goes "But how can you make money selling free software?". Ada Core Technologies makes money.
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To add to the story by apm and to other readers interested in how to improve coding skills, I strongly recommand "Code Complete" by Steve McConnell, Microsoft Press 1993, ISBN 1-55615-484-4.
It is near 900 pages on the topic of how to define and write a routine. It is very-well written, with funny "coding horrors" section, covers multiple languages (hopefully not in the "how to do xxx with language yyy", repeat for all yyy publishing crazyness).
My experience is that it can boost the coding style and efficiency of beginners dramatically (the size is a little intimidating, but once they start it they finish it). Experienced coders won't learn much, but it's nearly all the topic covered in one book which is nice.
Warning: not to be confounded with "Writing Solid Code : Microsoft's Techniques for Developing Bug-Free C Programs" by Steve Maguire which is nowhere near the same quality and interest.
It might be of interest to some advogato readers (let's fill these diary entries a little bit ;-). As I said in a previous message in the thread, I would love to see what is the current employment ratio of shrink wrap vs custom software + support, and money making ratio, and David answered he would love to see it too. Any information?
From: Laurent Guerby <email@example.com> Subject: Re: Why open source is winning Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Date: 21 Oct 2000 13:07:51 +0200
Laurent Guerby <firstname.lastname@example.com> writes:
It looks like to me that you're reducing the "software development industry" to the "shrink wrap proprietary software industry".
David Masterson <firstname.lastname@example.com> writes:
Is there any other? :-)
Well, none of the people I graduated with (software engineering) work in the shrink wrap industry, they all work writing/maintaining custom software for big projects, or as contractors inside various companies also developping/maintaining custom software for one client. All these companies and people are making big money, and there's no shortage of work to do!
It might be an Europe vs US way of doing software.
I would say you're missing all the one customized software for one customer/problem industry [...]I mentioned this later in my message as "contract" programming (ie. first user pays development costs). Its not an unreasonable model, but it does have flaws...
But you seem to imply again that all software is "sellable" to the masses (shrink wrap), and that's just not true. I see a large market for "first user pays development costs" and no other user ever exist.
But, of course, you're thinking like a bank employee with no competition for your job.
Just to clarify what I do, I work on financial equity and other derivative software, if you think there's no competition for jobs or otherwise in this market, I guess you don't know it at all!
Now think about it from the point of view of the bank. What would the bank think of making *ALL* of the software that you develop "open source"? Can other banks now become more competitive with your bank because they pick up and use your software? Remember these other banks are not obligated to contribute to the development of the software, so they would be making use of your software for "free" (monetarily speaking).
I think you're completely misunderstanding the "open source" licensing scheme. You're NEVER obliged to release to the community your customization as long as you don't distribute binaries to people outside your organization (*). There are custom ports of GCC made and used by only one company, and they don't have to release it at all, and this is perfectly fine with the FSF. The software I work for is not intended at all for use outside our company, and we even have some software protection and authorization scheme to make sure it stays this way.
(*) There is some debate on how to have multi company collaborative work on "unreleased" GPL software, but that's a bit special.
On the other hand, if your software is *not* released as "open source", does that mean that all those other banks have to go about duplicating your efforts? Isn't that wasteful?
Yes of course all other banks in this market are duplicating our efforts, this is where the competition is! The software embodies nearly all of the bank derivative product know-how, that's all kept secret as much as possible. The model is that if you want to know what other banks are doing, you have to pay to get their employees work for you and bring you their knowledge. There are companies selling this kind of software (proprietary way, and may be open source way), but with much less advanced functionalities (often with a plugin interface so that banks can put their know-how in).
Perhaps it would be a win-win if your bank sold the software to the other banks (oh, but then you're into a "proprietary" model... ;-)
See RISK magazine if you're interested in learning what's going on in our industry.
My employer decided to use an open source tool and pay for technical support (not cheap!) a few years ago for this critical piece of software and this was an informed move. They hired me in part because I know very well the technology since I worked on it, and the sources are available. In case of emergency I'm even able to fix things myself (we have very hard requirements on getting things to work quickly). They can't get that level of insurance if they choose to use proprietary software since the selling company is the only one with source access (monopoly), if you piss them off and have a problem, you're dead, no alternative, no incentive to fix things we need (except may be the low one to one 1/N with a big N since you're selling to the masses). To put it otherwise, vendor lock-in and racket.
For other custom software developed in my bank where multiple proprietary tools are used, my coworkers have to make sure things work together, and sometimes their vendors have conflicting interest, I can tell you that ends up being very costly and unsatisfying.
I guess this experience applies to other industries, a lot of businesses today are heavily depending on combining and customizing software for their own unique purpose. If your business scales up, you'll end up being very interested to buy skills to do even more customization, and in this way, open source is very attractive because it is ... the only option. Sometimes you might even end up competing in a slight way with what your original vendor software does, and you just can't live with a proprietary vendor.
I firmly believe that the software market needs this kind of competition, and I do not see it at all as putting every software engineer out of business, well on the contrary! But I can easily imagine that people with different experience think otherwise.
PS: I didn't notice your email at first, but your company is offering a competing product to the free software we use (GNAT, an Ada compiler). I haven't tried yet to compile our software using the Rational Ada compiler, but I'll do it one of these days, as QA for code portability at least ;-).
Laurent Guerby <email@example.com>
Just a note for those who find "The Future of Programming" advogato post interesting: you might have a look at the book "High Integrity Ada" by John Barnes (Addison-Wesley), it describes a safe "provable" subset of Ada 95 known as "SPARK 95". Also look at the message of Peter Amey in the thread "High integrity software" of the comp.lang.ada newsgroup for some interesting claims.
Formal proofs are in use today with existing languages for non-trivial software, it's just not C/C++ (as the cvsup author John D. Polstra wrote it's "notC" ;-) and what can be called a typical hacker environment and mindset. Needless to say I regret this a lot, in particular the Ada entry of the Hacker's dictionary is highly misinformed ;-).
As for proving with C, it's uselessly hard because the pointer model is pervasive. And for the C++ template model, AFAIK, it does not even enforce interface and implementation separation which is quite essential for scaling up (you need to know all the implementation code to see if your template use will work).
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So is the optimism warranted or are we being a bunch of homers by expecting a good season?
The first four games will tell us the outlook of the next 5 years
"I think the first 11 we put on the field will be as good as any in the country," Chavis said. "The thing we've got to do is build that depth." Depth also took a hit with the loss of players like senior defensive end Lavar Edwards, also drafted in the fifth round by the Tennessee Titans. But despite that, Chavis didn't shy away from expectations born by having the nation's eighth-ranked total defense last year. "I'm excited," Chavis said. "We've recruited well enough to have expectations. Tradition doesn't graduate. It's still here."
quote:NOT the secondary. They were "Burnt Toast" the final four games and their coach apparently stopped coaching after the Red Devil Two Minute Debacle as well. Cooper is missed there. They were all too busy after Little Nicky walked out of Tiger Stadium with a win. (As were the fans)
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LA Times foreign editor to speak, Oct. 13
Posted October 7, 2004; 05:49 p.m.
Marjorie Miller, foreign editor of the Los Angeles Times, will discuss "Media and Conflict: War Reporting in Iraq, Israel and Other Hotspots" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in 16 Robertson Hall.
The lecture is part of a series, "Journalists Writing the World," moderated by assistant professor of politics and international affairs Gary Bass. The series brings distinguished international journalists to the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs to share their experiences and analyses of pressing issues of public policy and international affairs.
Miller, foreign editor since 2002, has served as bureau chief in London, Jerusalem, Bonn, Mexico City and San Salvador since joining the Times in the mid-1980s.
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I don't enjoy politic talk at all. It's kind of weird because I love politics and government. I love the history of it as well. I'm not really sure why I don't enjoy political conversations. I think it goes along with my general despondency regarding the Christian culture. Don't get me wrong, I have a very close and real relationship with God and believe the Bible to be wholly accurate and God-breathed. It's just that I get very tired of non-thinking Christians who continue to spread non-thinking. I tend to not say anything about Christianity or Politics for the same reason: non-thinking listeners. As far as the politics go, it might have something to do with my interest in Ayn Rand and the Liberterian party. I usually shut down when people bring up a politics, religion or the breakup of Microsoft. Good grief! Now there's a topic I don't want to ever hear again. I get just terribly tired of everyone's opinions. Wow, I'm ranting. This is an area in my life that I've had a really hard defining well. I keep ranting in hopes that I can get it clear someday. I get all mixed up about what I'm upset about and then I'm lost. Even now I don't really know what I'm talking about. Maybe I need a counselor....
In other news, thanks iain for the music suggestion. I grabbed an MP3 from their web site and really enjoyed it. Amazon.com can have it to me in 2-3 days they say. I'm still debating it because I really want some depressing music with words. :) I really enjoy the song that A Silver Mount Zion put on their web site, but I want some good lyrics like Radiohead's. I probably should get the CD anyway. It's really very unique and enjoyable to have on.
I miss conversations at home with some of my friends about ideas that different authors present. I loved talking about what CS Lewis or Shakespeare or Charles Seife ("Zero") or TS Eliot or Jonathan Swift or Voltaire or Rousseau or Wordsworth or Keats or Shelley or Victor Hugo or even Douglas Adams said in a poem, play or book. Maybe that's what I'm frustrated with about conversations. There's no basis beyond current opinion. I want to compare with great authors, the people who shaped our modern world and see what they had to say. I'd love to discuss that. I'd love to discuss your opinion about that. But I don't want to discuss a random topic that can't be compared with beyond your opinion and mine. And no, the FOX NEWS or MSNBC guys don't count. Wow.. I think I'm finally putting some light to this thing that's nagged me for so long. Maybe I'll be able to think it out more this weekend.
What do you think? :)
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'Evening of Afro-Latin Jazz' presented, May 12
Posted May 5, 2007; 02:05 p.m.
The Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble and Afro-Latin Ensemble, directed by Anthony D.J. Branker, will present a program dedicated to the fusion of Afro-Caribbean music and jazz at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 12, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
"An Evening of Afro-Latin Jazz" will feature guest trombone soloist Conrad Herwig as well as the world premiere of "Reflections of a Man Facing South," a newly commissioned work for big band by this Grammy-nominated musician.
The concert also will include works by such composers as Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Chico O'Farrill, Tito Puente, Michael Philip Mossman, Rebeca Mauleon, Donald Brown and Branker.
The concert is an offering of the "Looking At: Jazz, America's Art Form" series, which was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, the American Library Association and Re: New Media.
Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for others, and may be purchased at the box office in Alexander Hall. They also are available online through University Ticketing or by calling (609) 258-5000.


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Latin Name Pronunciation: klem'uh-tis
This very diverse group of lovely, ornamental vines will entice you to garden on the vertical plane. There's a Clematis for virtually every situation: grow the shorter and non-climbing types through shrub Roses and small trees and cover an arbor or a trellis with the taller varieties. The long flowering season begins with the compact alpinas and macropetalas in early spring, progresses through early summer with the large-flowered hybrids, continues through late summer with the boisterous texensis and viticella varieties, and concludes with the exuberant and infallible Clematis paniculata that will literally cover an unsightly structure or arbor in one season.
Light/Watering: In general, these lush vines like at least 6 hours of sun; some varieties are adapted to partial shade and all benefit from afternoon shade in the South. Clematis prefers a cool root run, so lay flat stones at its base, or plant annuals or shallow-rooted perennials around them. Regular watering is desirable, especially during seasonal dry periods. Clematis is deep-rooted, so water thoroughly.
Fertilizer/Soil and pH: Clematis is at its best in rich soils with good drainage. It prefers a neutral soil, so check pH and add lime if needed. Dig a generous hole and amend soil as conditions indicate, avoiding fresh manures. Plant the crown of your plant 3–4″ below the soil surface; this will protect dormant buds that will provide new growth if the existing stem(s) are injured. Provide support immediately or plants will languish. Clematis is a heavy feeder; supply a low nitrogen fertilizer such as 5-10-10 in spring, when the buds are about 2 inches long. Alternate feedings every 4 to 6 weeks with a balanced 10-10-10 fertilizer. Continue this alternate feeding until the end of the growing season.
Pests/Diseases: Clematis is susceptible to fungi that can cause the vine to suddenly wilt and turn brown or black. Carefully prune out all diseased tissue and destroy; disinfect your pruners with a bleach solution. Generally this disease is not fatal, especially if you have planted the vine correctly, as dormant buds will send up new growth from the crown. Handle gently when planting and be careful when cultivating, as physical injury to the stems can cause them to wilt and die.
Companions: Plant these lovely vines at the base of shrubs and small trees; they will weave their way through the supporting foliage and extend the season of interest with their showy blooms. Use the woody structure of Shrub Roses to support the non-clinging Clematis varieties; for instance, grow purple or blue Clematis through a yellow Shrub Rose for a fabulous contrast. Remember that a supporting woody plant will compete with the Clematis for water and nutrients and adjust your culture as necessary.
Reflowering: To promote reflowering for late season bloomers during the growing season, the vine can be cut by one-half after the main bloom period. Varieties that flower on old and new wood will often throw out a few blooms at the end of the growing season.
Transplanting: Young vines may be moved with plenty of soil as long as they are watered religiously. Depending on variety, cut back lightly or severely before moving in early spring.
Pruning: Dead or damaged stems may be removed at any time. Early in the first spring after planting, prune the stems of all Clematis varieties down to the lowest pair of healthy buds. Thereafter, prune to control size and shape or to encourage more profuse bloom.
Flowering tends to decline on stems that are four or more years old, so it's a good idea to prune out very old stems periodically in early spring. This pruning helps produce more compact plants with flowers closer to eye level. Sometimes, on older vines, the flowering is confined to a small area at the tops of the stems. If you wish, you can rejuvenate old plants by cutting them back severely, to about 18in. Wait until after the first flush of bloom to perform the surgery.
Clematis are divided into pruning groups as follows:
Group I plants bloom on old wood and require no pruning except to control size, in which case prune lightly after flowering back to a pair of healthy buds. Group I varieties includeClematis alpina 'Stolwijk Gold' and Clematis montana 'Mayleen.'
Group II plants bloom first on old wood and then again on new; prune lightly in early spring to shape and remove weak growth and then prune after bloom if desired. Group II varieties include 'Alabast,' 'Angela,' Anna Louise™ Evithree(N), Arctic Queen™ Evitwo(N), 'Bees' Jubilee,' Blue Light®, Bourbon™, 'Carnival,' Cezanne™ Evipo023(N), Cherokee™ Evipo041(N), Chevalier™ Evipo040(N), Clair de Lune™ Evirin(N), Corinne™ Evipo063(N), Crystal Fountain™ Evipo038(N), Dancing® Queen, Diamantina™ Evipo039(N), 'Diamond Ball,' Diana's Delight™ Evipo026(N), 'Dr. Ruppel,' 'Edouard Desfosse,' Empress™ Evipo011(N), Fleuri™ Evipo042(N), Franziska Maria™ Evipo008(N), 'Guernsey Cream,' Happy Jack™ Purple, Hyde Hall™ Evipo009(N), Ice Blue™, Josephine™ Evijohill(N), Liberation™ Evifive(N), 'Little Mermaid,' C. lanuginosa 'Candida,' C. macropetala, 'Mon Amour,' 'Multi-Blue,' 'Nelly Moser,' 'Niobe,' 'Piilu,' Bees' Jubilee, Rosemoor™ Evipo002(N), Royal Velvet™ Evifour(N), Still Waters™, Sugar Candy™ Evione(N), 'The President,' 'Wada's Primrose,' and Zara™ Evipo062(N).
Group III plants all flower on new growth and can be cut back to 12 inches in early spring. This group is ideal for growing through shrubs as all old growth is removed annually. Group III varieties include Amethyst Beauty™ Evipo043(N), 'Arabella,' Avant-Garde™ Evipo033(N), 'Betty Corning,' Bonanza™ Evipo031(N), Cassis™ Evipo020(N), Chantilly™ Evipo021(N), 'Comtesse de Bouchaud,' Edda™ Evipo074(N), Endellion™ Evipo076(N), 'Etoile Violette,' 'Fairydust,' 'Fascination,' Clematis florida 'Plena,' Clematis florida 'Sieboldii,' C. xjackmanii 'Superba,' 'Madame Julia Correvon,' 'Morning Star,' Clematis paniculata, Parisienne™ Evipo019(N), Peppermint™, Picardy™ Evipo024(N), 'Pink Fantasy,' Pink Mink™, Pistachio™, Samaritan Jo™ Evipo075(N), 'Summerdream,' 'Sunset,' 'Sweet Summer Love,' Tekla™ Evipo069(N), 'Tie Dye,' Clematis x triternata 'Rubromarginata,' Vienetta™, 'Ville de Lyon,' and Wisley™ Evipo001(N). To keep Clematis Parisienne™ compact when grown in containers, prune hard (to 12″) in early spring and again after the first flush of flowers has finished.
End of Season Care: Plants may be mulched, but take care to keep mulch material away from the crowns and stems of the plants. Check to make sure that the vines of Group I and II plants are tied securely to supports to withstand winter winds.
Early Spring: Fertilize with 5-10-10 when new growth reaches two inches. If you need to move a plant, transplant young vines now. Wait until new growth appears before removing dead or damaged stems and before pruning as required by variety: leave Group I Clematis alone; prune Group II plants lightly to shape and remove weak growth; cut Group III varieties back to 12 inches above the ground, or higher if you desire taller vines.
If this is the first spring after planting, prune stems of all varieties down to the lowest pair of healthy buds to encourage strong growth and new stems.
Mid-Spring: Continue feeding every month, alternating 5-10-10 with 10-10-10. Plant annuals at base of plants if unprotected by flat stones to allow for a cool root zone. Gently tie vines to supports as they grow.
Late Spring: Mulch if desired but keep material away from crowns and stems. Water thoroughly if season is dry. Cultivate around vines with care as physical injury will cause wilting and death of injured stems. Continue to guide new growth by tying to supports as needed. Lightly prune Group I Clematis immediately after flowering to shape the vines if needed.
Summer: Watch for signs of fungal wilt and remove and destroy affected plant parts if it occurs, then sterilize pruners with bleach solution. Group II Clematis may be pruned back by one-half after main flush of bloom to encourage strong growth and new flowers. Continue to water if conditions indicate.
Fall: Check to be certain that the vines of Group I and II varieties are tied securely to supports to withstand winter wind and snow. Mulch if desired, keeping material away from the crown. If the season is dry, water well and deeply.


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Make it chops night with pork and slaw that's on the table in 30 minutes.
Get a jump start on this recipe by making the cracker crumb mixture a day ahead. Keep it in a resealable plastic bag so it stays crisp and crunchy.
Instead of the pork cutlets, you can use boneless skinless chicken breast halves. Flatten the chicken as directed in step 1 for the pork chops, and continue as directed.
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A mail to the OpenOffice guys:
Hello, folks.
I've just attempted to install OO 641d on Linux and have noticed problems which in my opinion should be considered release-critical.
- setup -net should be the default when logged in as
Instead, setup -net is an undocumented feature! The setup binaries do not respond to -h or -?, the command line option summary request convention, and there is no installation guide. I eventually found it by browsing the discussion list archives.
- setup binary does not respond to -h or -? with a list of command-line options
- user setup should occur automatically upon first run of a common binary (soffice), and user files should be placed in ~/.openoffice.org<build>
- Local user files should not include complete dictionaries, et al - only personal customizations
I do not understand why OO still doesn't behave as an application on a multi-user system should. I had hoped that this would have been fixed since SO 5.x, but it has not. There has been enough time to fix it, so I can only presume this is done deliberately.
I am also disappointed by the unavailability of issuezilla to anonymous browsing, which I also do not understand.
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Have leftover ham and hard-cooked eggs? Then you can have this delicious dish finished in even shorter order.
This simple recipe makes use of the eggs that are leftover from the Easter egg hunt, as well as any leftovers from the holiday dinner ham. If you have hard-cooked eggs on hand, omit the cooking directions in step 1.
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Pequot Lakes Festival of the Arts is Thursday
Local artists and art students will combine their talents to host the community wide 31st annual Festival of the Arts from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in the Pequot Lakes High School and Middle Level gyms.
The Festival of the Arts is a showcase for high school student artwork. Art students who are seniors in high school create an art display of their work from throughout their high school years.
Community/commercial artists will have displays and provide demonstrations of their art skills. Middle level artwork and demonstrations will also be featured, as will vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers in the auditorium.
There will be face painting and concessions.
For more information, call Molly Wiste, middle level art teacher, at 218-568-9328.


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Hockey Inside/Out dispatched one of our crackerjack undercover agents to take a few photographs at the Air Canada Centre Wednesday night.
He came up with a good one, eh?
The statement on the jersey rather overstates the ineptitude of the home team.
But your Montreal Canadiens, who have become Kings of the Road this season, were full value for their 5-2 win.
The rock 'em/sock 'em home team tried to run the Canadiens out of the ACC with the physical approach they used to score that 6-0 stomping at the Bell Centre.
This time it didn't work.
The Leafs had 40 hits to 27 for the Canadiens.
But the Canadiens had 40 shots. The home team had 23 – a mere four in the first period, when Randy Carlyle had his bruisers trying to cripple everyone in a white sweater.
They play by that hoary Conn Smythe maxim: If you can't beat 'em in the alley, you can't beat 'em on the ice.
But the game wasn't played in an alley. And despite the Leafs best efforts to turn it into a street fight – Colton Orr had as much ice time as Toronto's leading scorer, James Van Riemsdyk – the Canadiens stuck to the system that has produced 13 wins and only four regulation-time losses in their 20 games this season.
"It's encouraging for a coach," Michel Therrien said in his postgame scrum, "when the players believe in what you're trying to do."
Gaston Therrien keeps offering examples of the Canadiens' winning ways during his whiteboard segments on L'Antichambre. Therrien has his players in constant movement, with unremitting pressure on the puck. It forces opposing defencemen – especially lumbering oafs like the ones who patrol the Toronto blueline – into mistakes. It prevents the other team from gaining any speed through the neutral zone. And it cuts down on shots and scoring chances allowed.
Sometimes there are mistakes, as was the case on both Toronto goals. But for most of this season, the Canadiens have spared Carey Price exposure to odd-man rushes and extended periods of pressure in the defensive zone.
Price hasn't stolen a game this season. You wonder how the game might have gone had Price not stoned Mikhail Grabovski on that penalty shot; but generally speaking, the Canadiens are playing so well they don't need their goaltender to be perfect in every game.
The Canadiens are allowing an average of 25.8 shots per game. That's third best in the league, behind St. Louis and L.A. And that stat doesn't gauge the low quality of shots the Canadiens have allowed this season.
At the other end of the ice, the Canadiens are less efficient. Given the number of rebounds Ben Scrivens was coughing up, the game should have been done and dusted by the end of the second period, at which point the Canadiens had outshot the Leafs 28-12.
The most encouraging sign was the excellent play of the reconstituted David Desharnais line. Brendan Gallagher – who took the first steps toward restoring the glory of jersey number 11 – had five shots, scored the winning goal and drove Dion Phaneuf nuts. Gallagher has been a sparkplug since returning to action after his concussion and replacing Erik Cole on the DD line.
The main beneficiary has been Pacioretty, who had his second two-goal game in a week. But Gallagher's energy and relentless net-crashing – hey, will someone remind this kid he's 5'8″? – is opening up ice for DD. Desharnais was excellent again and won 7 of 12 faceoffs, including the one that Tyler Bozak will be crying about in the Toronto papers.
(I know his size works against him, but how the heck did Gallagher last until the fifth round of the draft after leading the Vancouver Giants in goals with 41, adding 40 assists and racking up 111 minutes in penalties? You gonna tell me there were 146 better draft-eligible juniors in 2010?)
The subtraction of Cole and addition of Michael Ryder didn't do much for Lars Eller and Alex Galchenyuk. They were on the ice for the Clarke MacArthur goal that tied the game at 2-2, and Therrien benched Galchenyuk for several shifts at the end of the second period.
The gang on L'Antichambre suggested Therrien might want to bump Ryder up to the Thomas Plekanec line, replacing Brian Gionta. I'd be hesitant to demote the captain … especially with the Canadiens winning. The hero on that line in Toronto was Brandon Prust, whose eight hits were high for both teams.
Man, was Prust a great signing or what? The Leafs laid some hellacious hits on him – and on P.K. Subban – but Prust has that non-stop motor that takes a licking, keeps on ticking and administers a few licks of his own.
Therrien had some kind words for Tomas Kaberle, who was pressed into service, for the first time since Feb. 2, by Raphael Diaz's concussion. Kaberle played almost 15 minutes, blocked a couple shots and was praised, by his coach, for his professionalism and dedication to keeping in shape throgh weeks of no game action.
As has been the pattern lately, Andrei Markov, Alexei Emelin and Josh Gorges (who blocked four shots) had more ice time than P.K., who was brutal on the Frazer McLaren goal that opened the scoring.
We're not seeing the Subban we loved last season.
But nor are we watching a last-place hockey team.
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The 25 Greatest Acoustic Songs in Hard Rock
Slash might've said it best: "There's no lying with the acoustic guitar. There's something very pure, and very humbling, about it."
A profound statement coming from one of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated electric guitarists.
But strip away all the muck of multi-layered overdubs, rack effects and endless symphonies of tracks, and you separate the dodgers hiding behind studio wizardry and the artists who know a great song only needs six strings and a melody.
Here are 25 of hard rock's best acoustic rockers. Some are pure acoustic jams, others only start out out that way before ascending into grand opuses. But what makes these songs iconic is their elemental simplicity. In other words, all you need to bring them to life is an acoustic guitar and a little feeling.
And from the looks of these rockers, some gaudy jewelry helps. Note that these songs are not presented in any particular order.
Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Led Zeppelin III was largely an unplugged affair, but "Stairway to Heaven," from the band's follow-up, wins the prize for acoustic guitar excellence. Jimmy Page's delicately fingerpicked arpeggios made the song Zeppelin's-and rock's-definitive acoustic moment. Over the years, "Stairway to Heaven" has dominated countless "greatest rock song ever" lists, thanks to its spellbinding mix of lyrical mysticism, compositional and production genius and instrumental virtuosity. But its most celebrated moment remains Page's unaccompanied intro: whether heard on a radio or played by some pimply kid in a guitar store, all it takes is those first few acoustic guitar notes and you can instantly name that tune.
Boston (1976)
Tom Scholz's soaring leads (recorded with an early version of his Rockman amp unit) and crunchy, multi-tracked electric guitar rhythms have more than a little to do with "More Than a Feeling" becoming one of classic rock's most enduring anthems. But it is the song's lilting, arpeggiated acoustic intro that puts fans in the mood. Working as something of a one-man band in his basement, Scholz, one of music's first DIY dudes, played all the guitar parts on "Feeling." For the arpeggiated intro and verses, he used a Yamaha 12-string; the more fully strummed choruses called for a Guild D-40. A bit of trivia: Noting the similarities between "More Than a Feeling" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Kurt Cobain teased fans at Nirvana's 1992's Reading Festival performance with a few bars of the Boston classic.
Point of Know Return (1977)
When Vicci Livgren overheard her husband, Kansas guitarist Kerry, practicing finger exercises on his acoustic one day, she told him she heard a song there and suggested he add some lyrics. He listened, and the result was "Dust in the Wind." A departure from Kansas' characteristic prog-rock bombast, "Dust in the Wind" was a stark, plaintive meditation on the meaning of life. While many assume that the track features a 12-string acoustic, the rich unplugged sound is actually the result of multiple six-strings (a few in Nashville tuning), played by Livgren and co-guitarist Rich Williams. The song became Kansas' only Top-10 single, charting at Number Six in 1978. In the years since, it has become something of a cultural touchstone, popping up everywhere from TV shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy to movies like Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Old School.
Beggars Banquet (1968)
One might assume this rebel yell, released during the tumultuous summer of 1968, would rage with the sound of electric guitars. Not so: with the exception of an electric bass, played by Keith Richards, the track is 100 percent acoustic. Preparing a demo for the song, Richards miked two acoustics and recorded them into a cheap Phillips mono cassette recorder. The guitarist was so enamored of the resulting distortion (the machine had no limiters, causing the signal to overload) he decided to go au naturale and ditch the electrics.
Tommy (1969)
By 1969, Pete Townshend was known as much for smashing guitars as for playing them. But on the Who's ground breaking Tommy, he demonstrated some astonishing six-string skills. And with an acoustic in his hands (check out "It's a Boy" for some deft blues-meets-flamenco work), he was unstoppable. Although electrics bolster the verses and choruses of the album's centerpiece, "Pinball Wizard," a 1968 Gibson J-200 acoustic is the dominant instrument throughout. Townshend's furiously strummed barre chords (which he deemed "mock baroque"), heard in the intro and breakdown section, provide the kind of power and majesty befitting a genuine rock opera.


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Last Night at our Troop meeting we talked about leadership, among other things. I shared with the Scouts some questions that they need to ask themselves in the context of leadership. Now, these questions come from a book called Serve to Lead, by James Strock. He is an author and speaker on leadership. I found it interesting, but I guess not to surprising that the questions that Strock asks and answers in the book are essentially principles that I learned early on as a young leader in the Army.
The point is that they set a leader on a path to do the right thing by the ones in his charge. How does this apply to Boy Scouts? It all applies as we should be teaching our Scouts the difference between a leader and a boss and that leadership, by design, asks the leader to be a servant to the led.
Here are the questions. Ask yourself these:
First. Who are you serving? It is important for you to know those that you serve. What are their needs? How are they motivated? How do they learn? What do they like and dislike?
Second. How can you best serve? What is your leadership style and how do you use it? What needs are you are meeting in your leadership?
Third. Are you making your unique contribution? What is the legacy you want to leave behind? What is it about your leadership that people will remember you by?
And finally. Are you getting better everyday? This one I think is extremely important. I do something everyday to better myself. Learn something new, read, write, or find a better way to teach, coach, train the Scouts of my troop. You must get better every day or you will not be a better leader.
Now some of that you may be thinking.. you can't expect an 11 year patrol leader to get. Hogwash!
They will get it because they are asking it of themselves. The expectation of an 11 year old will not be that of a 16 year old. Experience will play a big part in the answers they give themselves. But planting the seeds and asking the questions will set them all on the path to effective leadership.
The cornerstone of the Scout led, youth led, boy led, whatever you wish to call it is that Scouts lead. At every level, we need to allow them the opportunity to seek improvement, learn and develop into leaders. Each one with his own style and way, but all finding ways to lead.
Older Scouts develop their leadership and pass it on to the younger Scouts by becoming the teachers and coaches of the Troop. They pass on their skills and attitudes and so it goes within the Troop. That is how the leadership culture in your troop grows.
Its pretty simple. The leader needs to understand that he is there to serve.. not to be served. We have no boss's in the BSA.
So how can you best serve? Teach them, Trust them, and let them lead!
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Thomas has 17 points, No. 10 Buckeyes roll 87-44
Ohio State bounces back big after Kansas loss
COLUMBUS, Ohio - No. 10 Ohio State 87, Chicago State 44: Deshaun Thomas had 17 points and eight rebounds and Lenzelle Smith, Jr. added 13 points for the host Buckeyes in their final tune-up before the start of Big Ten play.
LaQuinton Ross and Amedeo Della Valle took advantage of extra playing time in the second half. Ross scored 13 of his 15 points after intermission and Della Valle added all 11 of his points for Ohio State (10-2). Evan Ravenel, a senior forward bumped from the starting lineup in favor of sophomore center Amir Williams, pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds.
Quinton Pippen scored 12 points for Chicago State (3-12), its only player in double figures. Jeremy Robinson, who is the only player averaging double figures for the Cougars (10.4), was whistled for two fouls in the first 2:38 before picking up No. 3 early in the second half. He missed all four of his field-goal attempts and went scoreless.
Ohio State separated itself from Chicago State in the last 10 minutes of the first half, outscoring the Cougars 23-10 to take a 13-point halftime lead. Ohio State then scored 10 of the first 12 points in the second half to extend its lead to 47-26.
Ohio State owned a 44-18 advantage in rebounding but shot just 13-for-27 from the free-throw line (48.1 percent) after coming in at 71.1 for the season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Williams, who is three inches taller than Ravenel at 6-11, made his first career start after coming off the bench the first 40 games at Ohio State. He finished with four points and as many rebounds. … The Buckeyes, who were coming off a loss to No. 6 Kansas last Saturday, avoided losing two in a row for the first time since the end of the 2008-09 season. … Clarke Rosenberg, the second-leading scorer for Chicago State at 9.6, also failed to score against the Buckeyes. He missed all six of his field-goal attempts.


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Syringomyelia is damage to the spinal cord due to a fluid-filled hole that forms in the cord.
The fluid buildup in syringomyelia may be caused by:
The fluid-filled cavity usually begins in the neck area. It expands slowly, putting pressure on the spinal cord and slowly causing damage.
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Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of syringomyelia.
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Posted By Steven Keys On Nov 22 2012 @ 12:04 pm In NFL | No Comments
Season of the Fall-Guy
Can you fire an entire roster? It's a pretty crazy notion but one that wouldn't meet with much protest if you'd polled locker-rooms of the Cardinals, Lions, Browns, Bolts, Jags and Panthers after their Week 11 meltdowns.
The embarrassment showed in player post-game interviews and shameful they should all feel, moving their coaches one-step closer to the figurative guru guillotine.
Did Norv Turner tell Phil Rivers to throw two picks and cough-up another vs Broncos? Nope. Did Lions' Jim Schwartz whisper into Matt Stafford's ear, 'Hey, how bout turning it over thrice and stalling in the red-zone so I can get canned?' Don't think so. Did Packers Mike McCarthy brow-beat Mason Crosby into missing 2 of 3 (50 / 38) or Mike Smith taunt former-MVP candidate Matt Ryan into throwing five INTs (not all his fault) against the Cards? Nyet. And wasn't every defender in the NFL instructed that ball-carriers must be tackled whenever possible? Yes on that one. Point being, coaches coach and players play, sometimes real bad and then at the worst possible times.
As a rule, today's fan has closer affinity for players than the coaching set, Rex Ryan, Belichick, McCarthy, Lovie, Tomlin, Peyton & Pagano excepted. As such, today's guru must be part strategist, motivator and, to the smallest degree possible, task-master, something even college imports J. Harbaugh and G. Schiano must grudgingly accept.
So when that blade of separation begins to fall on coaching tenures and shrill cheers rise from the tricoteuse of fans & media, remember this, it takes a team to win AND to lose.
San Francisco Treat
With starters Alex Smith and Jay Cutler still sidelined, 2nd-stringers took center stage as Colin Kaepernick filled-in nicely (16-23 / 243 / 2) in leading his 49ers crew to a lop-sided 32-7 win over Jason Campbell and the Bears in their Monday night contest. John Q. Public loves controversy and Jim Harbaugh rarely disappoints, responding with "We'll see" when queried post-game on whether a healthy Smith would be his starting QB.
Unlike most professions, the business of sport is highly predicated on emotion and momentum. As such I'm not of that belief which holds a starter has some kind of entitlement to his pre-injury position. I favor the view that 'if it's working, don't fix it.'
I'd hand the reigns back to a healthy Smith because he's proven his worth in taking 49ers to the threshold of last season's Super Bowl (46) and continued the trend in compiling a pretty nifty 6-2-1 tally pre-concussion. And as for tattoo parlor regular CK, Harbaugh should know that in football, offense & defense feed off each other and with Cutler out and Campbell acclimating, the normally stout Bears' D was off-kilter, opening the door wide for a capable back-up to take advantage, a door that won't always be open.
Cherry Picks Week 12
Houston Texans (9-1) @ Detroit Lions (4-6) (11-22 / CBS 12:30)
Lions shouldn't qualify for cherry pickin' this week but Thanksgiving's traditionally their time and I feel kinda' bad for the dudes after last weeks el-foldo. More than sympathy, Detroit's D stepped-up vs GB, run-game had a pulse, Stafford's still healthy and coaching staff rift, well, what doesn't tear us apart makes us stronger, right?. Texans building back post-GB (WK6) but 1-9 Jags proved work's not over. Lions play 60, show mettle & win.
New England Patriots (7-3) @ New York Jets (4-6) (NBC 8:20)
This might've been a mettle-game for both squads 2-years ago, testing PS possibilities and resolve. In 2012, Jets are a sad story. Their gusty win versus improved Rams in St. Louis is hopeful sign but just first step. Long way to go to concoct chemistry and the Patriots are unsympathetic. Good stage to display Tebow at natural position (TE) but then Rex is oblivious. NE weak vs. pass (30P) but then it's NYJ (29P). Patriots win.
Minnesota Vikings (6-4) @ Chicago Bears (7-3) (11-25 Fox 1:00)
Either NFL schedulers are closet GB fans or favor tough-love. Vikes' quest for PS glory must go through roughest remaining slate in NFL and begins in Windy City. QBs will feel heavy heat as both bring it but Bears more leaky (34-S). Rosters quite clean, except key cogs Cutler & Harvin. Black & Blue battle royal with Bears in bad mood post Bay bloodbath, but Vikes rested off bye with deeper talent-well from stick (Allen / Greenway / Winfield / Brinkley) to kick (Walsh / Kluwe). Jay or Jason, Vikings win mettle-game.
Atlanta Falcons (9-1) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4) (Fox 1:00)
Second mettle game for each: Falcons L (NO), TB won (MIN). No one's pick yet for SB but Bucs of late playing as well as anyone (5-1) on so-so slate. Mark of a fine team (ATL) that commits 6-TOs and still prevails (ARI). A-birds get balance (R28 / P3) if feed RB Turner more ball (15+), while Tampa DBs might work on breaking-up passes over INTs (15 / 32P). Both squads near full strength, Martin will run (ATL 26R) and Ryan will pass (TB 32P). WTW: Turner vs TB run-D (1) & snug Freeman (14S) vs ATL press (24S / Abraham Q'able (9S)). Bucs run stops here, Falcons win.
San Francisco 49ers (7-2-1) @ New Orleans Saints (5-5) (Fox 4:25)
Two more teams playing like contenders and avoiding rash of injuries. QB Smith could sit again but Jim must avoid mid-season, dueling QBs. Waterfield / Van Brocklin (Rams '49-52) was a whole different animal. Saints enjoy home dome (3-0 Oct on) with Sproles PROB, while 49ers 3-1 on road. K'nick is still WBTE, but if he gets the nod, has a top D (6R / 2P), run game (1), fine targets (Crab / Davis / Mario) and even kickers that can help (Lee (24 IN20) / Ackers (63)). Alex or Colin, San Fran wins.
Green Bay Packers (7-3) @ New York Giants (6-4) (NBC 8:20)
Marquee match-up pits lead candidates for NFC party nomination. Swaggering GB is red hot (5-0) and should send NFL scheduler a holiday muffin basket. Packers' run-game (R24) and O-line (32S) are trouble-spots but Rodgers rolls like nobody's business (2619 / 27-6) and Pack pressure cooks (33S) even w/out the hair guy (9S). Eli's TD ratio (12-11) belies nice protection (13S) while Giants' run-game can be an enigma. Numbers suggest GB but like Disraeli said, "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." G-men seem to ramp-it-up lately versus this longtime rival. Giants fashion a win at MetLife.
Steven Keys
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Are you your 'own worst enemy'?
Does your self talk do more harm than good?
Self-destructiveness can stem from early parental conditioning where nothing you did was ever good enough or from self-imposed standards of perfection. No matter why you undermine yourself, it is possible to change your self-talk.
Self sabotage can take many forms, none of them usually good. For example, you attend an interview but don't get the job. Maybe you didn't present yourself in the best way, but there are 1001 other factors involved that meant you didn't get the job, many of which you have zero control over. Maybe it simply wasn't the right job for you. Maybe you were over qualified. So how does that experience affect your performance at the next interview?
Don't believe the hype
Listen to your 'bad self' and you'll start to believe your own negative hype, and undermine any confidence you have in your abilities or worth. So, at the next interview, you're over anxious and make more mistakes. You don't get the job and proved you were right to dis-believe in yourself. Eventually you stop applying for jobs.
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End-of-life expert to speak at Binghamton University
Primary care internist and palliative care expert Dr. Timothy E. Quill will discuss "Talking about End of Life Issues Earlier: How Patients and Families Can Help" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, in Lecture Hall 1 on the Binghamton University campus. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Quill was the lead physician plaintiff in the New York state legal case challenging the law prohibiting physician-assisted death that was heard in 1997 by the U.S. Supreme Court (Quill vs. Vacco). Currently, he is a professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; director of the Program for Bio-psychosocial Studies; and director of the Palliative Care Programs.
Quill has published and lectured widely about various aspects of the doctor-patient relationship, with special focus on end-of-life decision-making. He received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College, and his MD from the University of Rochester. Quill completed his internal medicine residency in 1979 and a fellowship in medicine/psychiatry liaison in 1981, both from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Academy of Physician and Patient.
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If progress in closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility was measured in prisoner numbers alone, December 15 could mark a watershed day for President Barack Obama. The president, who has called the offshore facility a stain on the country's international reputation, directed the government to purchase a small-town prison in his home state of Illinois to house up to roughly half of the 210 inmates at Guantanamo. The move has triggered a range of sentiment, including strong criticism (Politico) from congressional Republicans who say that transferring accused terrorists poses an unnecessary security risk. Even human rights groups appear unhappy. One of them, Amnesty International USA, said in a statement: "The only thing that President Obama is doing with this announcement is changing the ZIP code of Guantanamo."
Obama's plan for the Thomson Correctional Center, outlined in a letter to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, would turn the prison into a dual-use facility, housing federal inmates under the auspices of the Department of Justice, and select Guantanamo detainees monitored by the Department of Defense. Administration officials say as many one hundred prisoners could be bound for Illinois (NYT), the majority ineligible for transfer, trial, or release. It's this so-called "fifth category" of detainee that gives civil libertarians pause (Washington Independent).
A maze of legal issues awaits congressional scrutiny. For one, inmates in Cuba are only legally allowed to challenge their detention, but once inside the United States their rights could change (CSMonitor), giving lawyers a potentially vast new arsenal of tools to fight prosecution. The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder notes that Congress would need to authorize funding to transfer inmates for indefinite detention to U.S. soil. Critics also wonder whether civilian prisons are up to the task of housing hardened terrorists; one former Bush administration official says civilian courts and detention facilities don't provide the needed level of containment (Reuters) for convicted terrorists. Of the 210 detainees that remain in Guantanamo, about 90 have been cleared for transfer back to their home countries. Five inmates will be tried in civilian courts (WashPost) in New York City. The remaining inmates are either candidates for indefinite detention, trial in military commissions, or trial in civilian courts.
Rewriting the Bush administration's playbook on detainee treatment has been a priority for the Obama White House, and the president has already banned torture, shuttered CIA-run "black" prisons, and pledged more transparency on issues of prisoner treatment. But on Guantanamo his record is mixed. Some legal experts are buoyed by the Illinois proposal, while others worry the president is moving too fast to move inmates out by January 2010--a deadline even he says is likely be missed (WashPost). Gregory D. Lee, a criminal justice consultant, says in the "haste to reduce the number of detainees," prisoners could slip through the cracks and return to the battlefield (Jurist), as some have already done (Long War Journal). All of this points in one direction, argues Dan Schnur, communications director for Senator John McCain's 2000 presidential campaign: Obama's campaign team made a promise to the American people, and "now they're stuck" (NYT).
Additional Analysis
Five legal experts examine President Obama's plan to relocate Guantanamo to American soil in the New York Times' Room for Debate blog.
John B. Bellinger III, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law, says Obama's range of approaches to shuttering Guantanamo has left the door open to continued criticism.
President Obama's May 2009 speech outlining his plans for closing Guantanamo.
February 2009 Defense Department report on detainee conditions at Guantanamo.
Backgrounder: Closing Guantanamo