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Hugo Roy, it seems you've intentionally left out at least one key reason why assignment helps protect copyleft stronger. Specifically, when the assignment is made to an organization committed to defending software freedom, the it can uphold copyleft in perpetuity.
I've been doing GPL enforcement for 15 years. (Hugo, I'm not sure how long you've been doing enforcement — or even if you have at all — so maybe you just haven't been around long enough to see this point.) I know that it's extremely rare to find a copyright holder like Erik Andersen, who cares so deeply about copyleft he wants to be involved with enforcement actions for decades. This kind of commitment by an individual for a task as boring as GPL enforcement comes along but once in a generation.
Meanwhile, an organization that cares about software freedom can live on, and new staff can come in when the prior staff burns out (this happens a lot in non-profits), and keep going to uphold software freedom.
An org's commitment lasts longer than any individual
Posted Dec 23, 2012 16:43 UTC (Sun) by dd9jn (subscriber, #4459) [Link]
I consider it more important to decide on a useful strategy to foster the use of copyleft code. Recent pejorative comments from RMS about projects helping to migrate from Android to Cyanogenmod are doing exactly the opposite: they drive user, willing to go for more freedom, permanently away from free software. The gcc/LLVM case will even be worse if you look a few years in the future after many students have learned to hack LLVM instead of gcc.
Posted Dec 27, 2012 22:17 UTC (Thu) by gerv (subscriber, #3376) [Link]
And it doesn't help copyleft if lack of enforcement means that it's functionally equivalent to BSD.
Posted Dec 28, 2012 8:06 UTC (Fri) by dd9jn (subscriber, #4459) [Link]
Posted Dec 28, 2012 15:38 UTC (Fri) by hugoroy (subscriber, #60577) [Link]
Posted Dec 28, 2012 15:46 UTC (Fri) by hugoroy (subscriber, #60577) [Link]
unenforced copyleft is the same as the ISC license
Posted Dec 28, 2012 17:22 UTC (Fri) by bkuhn (subscriber, #58642) [Link]
Hugo, an unenforced copyleft is the same as the ISC license. (Gerv also made a similar point in this thread.) Therefore, I don't think it's logical to make some distinction about the usefulness of copyleft outside of enforcement, and I'm surprised that you've done so.
If folks want to comply voluntarily with copyleft, they could treat ISC as if it the same requirements as GPL. Indeed, even Theo de Raadt encourages (but doesn't require by licenses) that people to share all their software source code with everyone. Thus, it's only when someone violates that there's any distinction between copyleft and non-copyleft.
Posted Dec 28, 2012 18:43 UTC (Fri) by andresfreund (subscriber, #69562) [Link]
Uhm. No. Maybe its that way for some companies but to the definitely existing mass of people/companies who actually try to adhere to licences its not even remotely the same.
Posted Dec 28, 2012 20:31 UTC (Fri) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link]
Unenforced copyleft, from the point of view of a person that is licensing to an uneducated, impolite company, is the same as the ISC license. From the point of view of the licensor to an illuminated company, no enforcement would be needed.
Posted Dec 28, 2012 22:06 UTC (Fri) by hugoroy (subscriber, #60577) [Link]
Again, I was responding to the argument that was done that assignment is a stronger protection of freedom than copyleft, which implies that copyleft without assignment is less protecting. I disagree.
We can have copyleft projects which require assignments, that allow a single copyright-holder to make dual-licensing for instance. So of course, we can think of assignment only to non-for-profit which are supporting software freedom. But then we have a problem of ressources that such centralisation would need. On the other hand, we can disagree on whether copyright assignment is the most effective way. I do not have strong opinions about that, because I have not been involved in enforcement very much nor in copyright and project governance. So I'm always willing to hear both sides of the argument to make myself an opinion. But again, assignment isn't the only way to enforce copyright, so linking these questions as if they' re the same is not addressing the issue.
Posted Dec 28, 2012 22:25 UTC (Fri) by bkuhn (subscriber, #58642) [Link]
hugoroy wrote:
I was responding to the argument that was done that assignment is a stronger protection of freedom than copyleft
I don't think anyone on this thread argued that. By contrast, I argued that if no one is willing to enforce GPL, the net policy effect is the same as if the code had been under the ISC license. Gerv argued something similar. Companies don't mind infringing copyright at all if they have a strong belief they won't get caught. That much is obvious, given that hundreds infringe copyright and violate GPL every day just based on the fact that the odds are relatively low they'll be enforced against. Imagine how many more would if everyone believed there was no chance at all enforcement would occur.
One reason assignment is useful is that developers can assign their copyrights to an entity you know will act to enforce the GPL, as FSF and Conservancy do. In my experience, it's very rare that developers have the fortitude to put up with how difficult enforcement is. I've never known anyone, except for myself and Erik Andersen, who have been willing to continually work on GPL enforcement for a period of decades.
It's strange you mention resource allocation. I'm in communication with everyone who does community-oriented GPL enforcement. None of them have adequate resources, and some never even check source releases once they come out due to lack of resources. As I said in my interview in The H, checking the CCS is the most important and most time-consuming task.
Indeed, CCS checks can be distributed. The problem is, there are very few volunteers forthcoming to do it. I've asked for volunteers for years, and I've been lucky if a volunteer does one before they get burned out. It's boring work, and requires practice to get efficient and do it correctly.
Therefore, I don't think centralizing copyright holdership causes the centralization of enforcement. The reason that enforcement is centralized in a few places is simply because it's very difficult, time-consuming work that requires a lot of knowledge and experience, and very few people are willing to do that work.
I often wish more CCS checkers would volunteer for Conservancy and FSF. The more people out there talking about how CCS check works, the less FUD would be spread. Yet, folks just don't want to do it. As I said in my interview, in fact, the few folks who have the skills to do often want more money than non-profits can pay!
Anyway, as mentioned multiple times above, there's more about this issue in the interview that I did in The-H.
Posted Jan 11, 2013 22:22 UTC (Fri) by seneca6 (guest, #63916) [Link]
(I realise this is an old discussion, just for the sake of clarity.)
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But Edmeston Central School District is teaming up with Bassett Healthcare Network to try to change those numbers, as they launch a new program to improve children's health.
It's called the 5-2-1-0 Program and coordinators say it's designed to promote healthy lifestyle choices for children and their families. Edmeston Central School District say they will be incorporating the program into student's daily activities and in the lunchroom. School employees and parents and they say they're ready for 5-2-1-0 to come to school.
"I've seen a large increase of obese children, not just overweight but obese children, and I think that as a parent, we need to change the way our society takes care of our children," says Vicki Johnson, mother in the Edmeston Central School District.
And that's exactly what coordinators hope the 5-2-1-0 Program will do
"It's something we can try to impress upon and persuade the parents to adapt and in turn, they become more affective in trying to persuade their kids to do the same," says David Strogatz, director of Bassett's Center for Rural Community Health.
"We're setting the tone and setting those habits for the kids to do better later on. As they get older, they make more of their own choices and we want them to make the better choices," says Brian Hunt, superintendent of the Edmeston Central School District.
The 5-2-1-0 Program urges community members to promote healthy food choices for kids and in such a rural community, one mom says it's not so easy to buy fruits and vegetables.
"We don't have access to good fruits and vegetables and foods and things. We just have convenience stores and so we need to get the message to parents that this is really important for our kids," says Johnson.
So what does 5-2-1-0 mean?
"5 fruits and vegetables, 2 hours or less of recreational screen time, 1 hour of physical activity and 0 sugary beverages," says Hunt.
"It's very simple to remember, its very explicit, very specific in terms of the numbers reflecting daily goals," says Strogatz.
Bassett studies show that the program has been successful in nearly 350 schools. They say it will take time, but it'll be worth it.
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Pakistan assured the world to do whatever it takes to reduce poverty to 13 per cent as envisaged by the Millennium Development Goal in 15 years, ending 2015. Currently, about 35 per cent citizens of the country subsist below the poverty line. Will the country be able to keep its promise?
"No chance at all. With the double digit food inflation and the rising unemployment in the wake of falling investment rate if the poor survive the vagaries of the nature and the ongoing war on terror officially, they are destined to live a painful life devoid of even basic amenities.
At 2.5 per cent annual growth rate, the prospects of increase in economic and job opportunities for the poor are slim. To me, the situation is going to get worse before it improves under public pressure", said an expert.
The United Nations releases a MDG global progress report every year before September General Assembly session. The current report was launched by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in July 2011. In the press conference, he informed that major success has been achieved globally over the past 11 years since 2000 to reduce poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease.
"Already the MDGs have helped lift millions of people out of poverty, saved countless children's lives and ensured that they attend school", Ban said.
"They have reduced maternal deaths, expanded opportunities for women, increased access to clean water and freed many people from deadly and debilitating diseases. At the same time, the report shows that we still have a long way to go in empowering women and girls, promoting sustainable development and protecting the most vulnerable from the devastating effects of multiple crises, be they conflicts, natural disasters or volatility in prices of food and energy", he said according to press material on the UN website.
Unfortunately the poor in Pakistan have been facing all the three adversities at the same time. A massive earthquake in 2005 followed by massive floods in later years, continuing war on terror since 20011, and the volatility in food and energy prices further battered the teetering economy. The poor governance and apathy of political leadership towards poverty issue applied a bitter icing on the sour cake. .
The annual progress report of Pakistan's on progress of MDGs for the current year, however, has once again been delayed.
Four annual reports (2004, 2005, 2006 and 2010) have come out over the past 11 years. The first three reports, prepared by Dr Sajjad Akhtar, former director of Center for Research on Poverty and Income Distribution, were better in quality than the one produced last year by the Center for Poverty Reduction and Social Policy (CPRSP). Dr Akhtar was removed despite his credentials by the elected government after assuming power.
Dr Ghulam Asghar Abbas, National Project Director at CPRSP, vested with the responsibility of annual progress report publication maintained that Pakistan is fully committed to MDGs and despite multiple challenges it is trying to tread the promised path of inclusive development under an elected government.
Some other members of his team told Dawn in confidence that the relevant poverty data has not been updated. "It is frustrating to put in effort on something so futile", one officer said.
"As 2015 draws closer Pakistan drifts further away from the goals. I wonder what progress will be projected in the report", remarked a senior economist.
"The goals do not look achievable. Besides, poverty reduction does not seem to be on the agenda of the country's economic team. At least the guiding policy paper of the Planning Commission of Pakistan, 'The framework for economic growth', does not contain any mention of the MDGs or a strategy to deal with poverty. The message seems to be that the efforts need to be focused on reviving growth which will take care of other issues", Dr Rashid Amjad, Vice Chancellor Pakistan Institute of Development Economics commented over telephone from Islamabad.
Dr Amjad, however, says the Benazir Income support programme and the resource transfer to rural economy owing to high commodity prices might have somewhat improved the lot of the vulnerable in the country over the past two years.
Dr Nadeem ul Haq, frustrated with media fixation with populist economic ideas, accepted that the MDGs were elusive. "It will take nothing less than a societal change to get the ball rolling. I see little change materialising as long as the economic activity in the country gravitates around Q Block in Islamabad", Dr Haq said pointing towards more enlarged than required role of the government in business affairs.
The discussion that followed clarified his position. He believes that the issue of distributive justice is irrelevant when wealth generation is not taking place in a nation. On the annual report Dr Nadeem said that it will be published as mandated by the UN before the turn of the year. "But what does it matter".
He said that the growth framework that he authored does not mention MDGs or deal with the issue of poverty directly. It, however, elaborates on the strategy that can deliver growth in the country. "I do not believe there is any short cut to prosperity".
Pakistan signed the declaration of the MDGs in September 2000 along with other 187 United Nation members. The document signifies a unified vision of development of the world community expressed in eight time-bound benchmarked goals.
The over-arching target of the eight millennium goals was to reduce poverty by half at the end of the targeted period of 15 years. It took Pakistan more than anticipated time to translate the generalised development goals.
The Planning Commission did include a chapter in the Medium-term Development Framework 2005-10 on the six point strategy to hit the targets of MDGs. It advocated promotion of sectors with greater potential of employment generation; target policy intervention of social security networks; improvement of access to basic needs (education, health care, drinking water, access to justice); and greater participation in economic policy formulation; greater monitoring of development projects.
The critics blame lack of government commitment more than economic conditions for the slow progress towards MDGs. "This is a country endowed with fertile land and abundant young manpower. The Pakistan elite club matches the elitist elite of the world in their ostentatious lifestyle".
"There is no estimate available quantifying the rising value of assets owned by this club collectively. The opportunity cost of idle capital and manpower in a resource-scarce and investment-starved country with burgeoning lot of the poor is understood to be unsustainably high", an expert concluded.
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Auburn Riverside girls basketball head coach Terry Johnson has stepped down, the school announced yesterday.
"This is a great school to be at. It was tough to step down," Johnson wrote in an email to the Auburn Reporter. "We have some great girls in the program that I was looking forward to coaching.
"Ultimately, I just felt it was the right time," he said. "I think we are leaving the program in a very good place, and I know the girls will be really successful next season."
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Johnson, who had previously coached the Lake Washington boys program, led the Ravens to a 69-11 record during his three-season tenure. He guided the Ravens to two South Puget Sound League North 4A titles and a West Central District III 4A championship, as well as an undefeated 29-0 season in 2009, punctuated with a state 4A crown. He also was selected the SPSL North 4A Coach of the Year that season.
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TAVERNIER -- A Tampa real estate company is asking the Monroe County Planning Commission to overrule the planning director and allow the Department of Homeland Security to occupy a planned security facility here.
In a 36-page application packet filed May 24, Hoover Properties Islamorada LLC. argues the security facility should be considered a public building and compatible with other area buildings. According to the application, those are the requirements to meet for approval.
Planning Director Townsley Schwab denied Hoover's application in April saying the proposal "has been determined incompatible with the community's character."
He also wrote that the facility "is not intended primarily to serve the needs of the immediate planning area."
The Planning Commission has scheduled a special meeting Aug. 31 at the Murray E. Nelson Government and Cultural Center for determination.
Based on the commission's decision, Hoover Properties could appeal to the state Division of Administrative Hearings, according to county planner Joe Haberman.
"There's strong odds that the applicant could appeal again," Haberman said.
The application says that Hoover Properties is willing to take steps to make the building's physical appearance more compatible with other buildings in the town's historic district.
"The applicant is willing to consider reasonable design changes from the Tavernier Historic Preservation Board," the application says.
This DHS office also will not routinely require after hours occupation of the building, it says.
Though some details of the building emerged from County Commissioner Sylvia Murphy's office, including holding cells and weapons storage rooms, Haberman said county attorney's have labeled that information privileged.
In its application, Hoover Properties said it is working with the United States General Services Administration to use the buildings as offices for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Marine Division and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"A small portion of the building would be used to process individuals that are found within the immediate vicinity of the property and that are under investigation for customs violations," the appeal says,
Those individuals will be processed at the Tavernier facility and then taken to other locations.
The appeal also notes that the Department of Homeland Security has two similar offices in Key West and another in Marathon. This office, they say, will serve Tavernier and the Upper Keys.
The project has sparked debate from about 200 Tavernier residents who came together to form Residents for the Preservation of Community Character. These individuals have hired an attorney to help prevent the facility from succeeding.
After the permit was denied in April, homeowner Larry Loughner told the Free Press, "I'm sure it's not over, but if it's not, we will do as a community everything in our power to thwart their efforts."


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KARBALA/ Aswat al-Iraq: Police sources said here today that 6 Qaeda organization members were arrested.
The source told Aswat al-Iraq, that they were planning to attack Karbala holy shrines' visitors.
A dump of ammunition was also discovered according to intelligence information, the sources added.
Earlier, it was announced that 88 wanted were arrested and dismantling 16 bombs which were targeting the holy shrines visitors.
Karbala, center of the province, lies 108 km south west of Baghdad.


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Hey! Another hermit! Very cool! Check out Brother Rex at Little Portion Hermitage. The blurb on top of his blog has this:
Little Portion Hermitage is a place of Christ-centered solitude, sacred silence, and intercessory prayer. Established for the glory of God and inspired by the example of St. Francis of Assisi, the hermitage is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ found in their fullness among Churches in full communion with the See of Peter. The hermit residing at Little Portion is a person in Consecrated Life according to Canon 603, under the jurisdiction of the bishop of the Diocese of Portland, Maine.
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I am a hermit under the canonical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Portland, Maine, in accordance with Canon #603 of the Code of Canon Law. The moments of my day are consecrated to God's Glory and the salvation of the world. My prayers and penance are offered in a particular way for the many women and men in recovery from or still struggling to overcome addiction to alcohol, other drugs or other destructive behaviors. As I practice opening myself to love God with all my heart, I pray that you may receive the grace to do the same. Each of us is called to love God above all, and to love each other as we love ourselves. Please send your prayer requests and allow me the privilege of joining you in prayer before the Lord. By allowing me the opportunity to pray for you and with you, you stir into flame the call God has placed in my heart; a call given to me for His glory and the good of all the world. Holding you in my heart, I pray you peace and all good. I was an atheist until I realized that Catholics have more holidays.
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Boko Haram:The souls of our beloved ones will not rest in peace unless... —Bereaved husband
Mr. Christian Aforka lost his wife and brother to the Boko Haram carnage in the North, precisely Mubi Adamawa State, along 12 others.
Last week, Mr Aforka was so touched that he said the souls of his late wife and brother and those of other people murdered in cold blood by the Boko Haram sect in Northern Nigeria will not rest in peace if the carnage is not stopped.
He was speaking on behalf of the victims at Adazi-Nnukwu Town Hall when the President of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Charity Ezeemo Trust for The Less- privileged, Mr. Goddy Ezeemo, paid them a condolence visit.
Aforka prayed God to continue to remember and bless all those who have continued to give them cause to still be alive after the tragic incident and appealed for a stop to the carnage to avoid wasting more lives.He asked the Federal Government to put a stop to the security challenges in the North as many Nigerians have been rendered useless because of the troubled North.
Ezeemo gave the bereaved families N150,000, saying the NGO was for other avenues of assisting the families.
He said, while handing over the sum to the National Vice President Home, Adazi-Nnukwu Town Development Union, Dr Theo Belonwu, that their death was tragic and regrettable.
He urged the families of the victims to take solace in God as nothing happens without God's knowledge. He appealed to the government to ensure that the lives and property of Nigerians are secured anywhere they reside in the country.
''The security challenge is overwhelming us and nobody is safe. If things continue this way then, the notion that we are one Nigeria does not hold water and already, the peace of the country is being threatened by the activities of the Boko Haram sect.
Ezeemo concluded: ''I commiserate with the families of the victims and I assure them that our Charity Trust is with them in this trying moment.
Earlier, the Vice President of Adazi-Nnukwu Town Union, Dr. Belonwu Emmanuel Obiaso, who spoke for Adazi-Nnukwu people, commended Ezeemo for remembering the victims, even when he was not around when the incident happened.
He said they have left everything in the hands of God, having lost illustrious sons and daughters of the community.
Charity Ezeemo surprised other charity organisations in Anambra State by paying the condolence visit to the families of the murdered Adazi Nnukwu 12.
The Nation recalls that 14 Anambra indigenes were murdered at Mubi , Adamawa State. Twelve of the victims were from Adazi-Nnukwu. Agulu had one and Azigbo one. They have been since buried.
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The 55th Venice Biennale, arguably the world's most important International Arts Exhibition, will take place in Venice beginning this June. Small group tours operator, Jean Moss, will bring travelers on her tour of Italy to Venice as the Exhibition opens, and visit her step-son who is responsible for installing artwork for famed U.S. sculptor Sarah Sze.
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Jean Moss, owner of small group tours operator Olde Ipswich Tours, leads a tour to "Southern France & Northern Italy" each Spring. This year Moss has planned the tour of Italy to coincide with the beginning of the Venice Biennale, arguably the most important International Arts Exhibition in the world.
Her reasons for doing so are twofold. First, her tours specialize in culturally rich experiences. In 1895, Venice Italy held the first International Arts Exhibition. To this day, the Venice Biennale attracts close to 370,000 visitors and hundreds of artists from around the globe.
Each country has a pavilion or space in Venice and chooses one native artist to show their work. Beginning on June 1, Venice will be transformed from one of the most spectacular cities in the world to the most art saturated city on the planet. Every nook and cranny of this beautiful city will be filled with the most important art in the world today. As such, this represents a truly unique experience for art lovers on Moss' tours.
There is, however, a second reason—closer to her own heart—for Moss' decision to overlap her trip to Italy with the opening of the Venice Biennale. This year, her step-son Davis Thompson-Moss has the privilege to be working on the crew responsible for installing the artwork of Sarah Sze, the sculptor chosen to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale.
One might wonder how all of the artwork arrives from all over the world and is installed onsite in Venice. Months of advanced preparation and planning must go into the installation of this art.
"Beginning the end of March I'll be in Venice working with an awesome crew of young artists" explains Thompson-Moss. "As an artist myself, this is my favorite way to experience art; installing it." Before any show opens to the public a very specialized and talented group of people prepare the space, install the art, and light each object.
Davis Thompson-Moss has done this for over 10 years. During this installation time the members of the crew discuss ideas, their own art, and gain an appreciation of the local culture.
"It's a fantastic environment; there's a lot of problem solving, team work and first hand experience with some of the most precious pieces of the world's art" Thompson-Moss says, "This process of installing art is an integral part of my own life and art practice. This June, I'll get to share this passion with my step-mother in Venice."
To get an insider's view of art installation at the Venice Biennale, check in regularly at Davis Thompson-Moss' blog, http://veniceapril.wordpress.com/. His own work can be seen at http://www.davisthompsonmoss.com/.
To find out more about Olde Ipswich Tours' tour of Italy, coinciding with the Venice Biennale, please visit http://ipswichtours.com/southern_france.html.
Olde Ipswich Tours is a small group tours operator based in Ipswich, Massachusetts specializing in culturally rich gourmet tours to Europe. For a complete list of upcoming small group tours, or to learn more about Olde Ipswich Tours, visit our website today.
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company that makes the world's largest toy planes we be flyin' in this here Airbus
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European manufacture of glued together airplanes (composites). Their latest jet the A380 carries up to 800-some people. boeingthus, is the schiznit cuz it made the 777! YEA-AH! But, Airbus is cool too. I'm scheduled on an Airbus A319 today. (Note to self: bring glue).
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Airplanes built in France which are literally no better constructed than a 20-year old city bus. See also: Scarebus My flight on the Airbus was terrible since there was a hobo next to me shooting up crack the entire time.
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Airbus Industrie is a company that makes airliners and (mostly) civil cargo planes. Most notable for making the A380, the largest production airliner as of 2005. Airbus components are often made in seperate countries hundreds of miles apart and pieces must be flown in to an assembly plant. New airbuses are chock full of modern gadgets such as glass cockpits, joystick controls, and composite materials. Boeing is Airbus's primary competitor.
Airbus is purportedly an icon of international participation but is really a french company with subsidiaries around the european union. It's popular with bean counters, passengers and francophiles, but unpopular with many maintinance crews, pilots, "purists," and francophobes. The jury is still out on long-term engineering quality, but in any case, their airliners don't quite have the character of Boeings. Airbus A330
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A highly controversial aircraft company which uses European Union subsidies to compete with the US's top exporting company - Boeing. Many Europeans feel Airbus represents Europe well, since it's attacking the US economy in a game which has belonged to America for over half a century - airplanes.
Their airplanes also have a tendancy to lose their rudders. Answer: Airbus
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Having flown both Boeings and Airbuses for over 30 years, I can see good points about each type, but any suggestion that Airbuses are not well built is foolish. In many ways their build quality is superior. Boeing is superior in other areas, such as flight control philosophy. Boeing V Airbus
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A manufacturing consortium based in Europe who makes high quality passenger aircraft. let's see the itinerary........ooh several of my flights are on Airbus quality planes!!!!Yes!!!!


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Accused Mandela official appears in court
Friday, October 29th, 2010The former head of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund who handled uncut diamonds has appeared in court.
Jeremy Ractliffe was at Alexandra Magistrates Court to face the charge of holding onto the stones, which is a criminal offence in South Africa. His trial is due to get underway next March.
He was given the precious gems – items similar to which are used in diamond rings and diamond pendants – by Naomi Campbell, who received them from Charles Taylor, she said at the war crimes trial of the former Libyan ruler earlier this year.
Mr Ractliffe admitted holding on to the gems for over a decade before handing them over to police, saying he took them from the supermodel to help protect her reputation.
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So many times, I find myself on the mat and completely unable to find peace and enjoy my time. I find myself focusing on my abilities…what's stretching, what's fighting…
It's a cycle; then, I'm focused on my mind's tense, distraction and limits.
This has taught me to try approaching my practice more openly. Acknowledge there are times I get right into the groove, while I still have times it's just not happening.
My practice is was it is.
Any way it's expressed, your practice is your devotion to yourself. No matter how you think it measures up, it's still a step made in your journey. Practice contentment.


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Jesu - Conqueror
Album Details
- Artist: Jesu
- Album: Conqueror
- Label: Hydra Head
- Year of Release: 2007
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- Reviewed by: dscanland on 2007-02-15
Oh, Justin Broadrick has some expectations on Conqueror. I know I'm not the only one who fell in love with the self-title Jesu album. Sure, he teased us a little with the Silver EP last year but this is what we were waiting for, a full symphonic affair that tantalizes the ears and plays tricks on the senses.
Conqueror does just that. It doesn't disappoint. I was disappointed in the Silver EP but this one is back to the sonic intensity that the self-titled album had.
Sure, Jesu is heavy but not in an abrasive way. The main focus is to create a wall of guitar and sound that washes over you in a loving way. Need some proof? Look to the beautiful "Mother Earth" and tell me it doesn't have some of the finest moments in hard rock in it. Most metal bands like to dwell in the minor keys but Justin is quite comfortable in the majors. This is what makes Jesu such a fine treat. So in the end, metal fans might be turned off with Conqueror, whereas fans of hard rock may flock to the album. I'm thinking that Jesu might be the answer to those who have a hard time living without My Bloody Valentine. A bit of a cleaner sound but the same sort of idea. A track like "Old Year" just requires some commitment from the listener. It is loud but very slow and trotting. Justin's voice is better than ever on here as well.
Conqueror just might be one of my first year end top albums, and it's only February. Here's to a good year ahead.
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on 2011-08-16 CharlesMartel Said:
This album, Jesu's second, has been described as forming one of the many sub-genres of metal. That may well be the case if you use the term metal in its broadest sense. Somehow, I do not see the connection to be at all valid. Forerunner bands which the various members may have participated in may well have been one form of metal or other but this is most definitely not. What you have here is a combination of the post rock of Sigur Ros combined with some of the more esoteric bits of Slowdive plus a shed load of drone thrown in for good measure. That probably explains why it has also been tagged as being post-rock, drone and shoegaze again it is really none of the above. Whatever description one applies, however, is almost certain to be entirely inadequate. This album has to be judged on its own merits for Jesu have managed to create a sound which is like nothing else. It is also a sound that requires some serious listening for this is not going to grab you straight away.
The first thing you notice is the oppressive, indeed stultifying quality of the sound. This is not just a wall of sound, this is an all-enveloping cotton wool ball of sound which surrounds you, smothers you and eliminates all senses except hearing. Right from the start, the slow droning chords match the beat of the drums to produce a sound like a pulse throbbing, like the heartbeat of something lying very deep and hidden. The guitars are distorted to the point of being indistinguishable as individual instruments, and adding to the effect of the overwhelming density of the music. On first listen, you get the sense that this is monotonous, grey, urban-industrial and rather depressing. Look at the cover, and the sensation is not lifted. In that sense it reminded me very much of the first time I heard Killing Joke's eponymous first album - even the bleak urban landscape duotone cover is similar. But again, first impressions can be quite deceptive.
But this is not, unlike Killing Joke, a depressing album. Quite the opposite for it is, in the end, once you take the trouble to listen to it, strangely uplifting. Although there are some heavy-duty soundscapes on here, none of them ever reach a point at which depression seeps through. Partly this is due to the the fact the songs are written in major keys, which gives them a smoother and less stark feel, but a lot of the uplifting sensation derives from the vocals, which never seek to bludgeon the sensibility and the pathos out of you.
Indeed a lot of the strength of the album is due to the vocals. Justin Broadrick has often been criticised for having a narrow range and a rather boring voice. Be that as it may, it seems to suit the timbre of this album just fine. The voice here, as with many other bands before them stretching back to the dream pop of the Cocteau Twins or the shoegazers (hence the comparisons) is used as an instrument in its own right. As a result, the meaning of the vocals is secondary to the effect, and the effect of the vocals is to enhance and highlight the density of the music. As a result, it is hardly surprising that the lyrics have a secondary purpose and really do not matter much at all. The vocals are just monotone enough not to distract from the music, but not so bland as to be inconsequential or annoying.
The result in the end is a beautiful but not easy listen. It is often difficult, after listening to the album, to recall what parts of it relate to which song, though after repeated listens, the title track and "Medicine" stand out as being the album's best tracks. It rewards repeat listens, but needs to be tackled sparingly, lest the density of the sound overwhelm you. However, if given time and patience it is definitely an album which will grow on you.
Rating: 8/10
on 2008-01-23 kev_stev Said:
Any one wanna help me get this album? I really like the way it's described and wanna check it out for myself.
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on 2007-08-22 SolitaryMan Said:
If I had to call Jesu anything, it would be post-post-rock. They seem to take to slow builds and a repetitive sort of swirl that many post-rockers do, only in another realm of sound; much heavier, yet still a firm grasp on melody. Between this and their s/t, I'm hooked. Thanks for finding me another favorite group, Dennis.
Rating: 8/10
on 2007-03-13 hstisgod Said:
Great review Dennis...Its nice to see you're still alive...Don't get me wrong, your reviews are always top notch, but I can feel your fanhood and passion here. I havent given these guys enough of a shot over the years... I like Old Year so far, though its definitely an acquired taste, its got that melodic I dont give a fuck feel. Truly a challenge to categorize these guys.
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A list of those Stoughton residents killed in action while serving this country in war.
The following is a list of Stoughton residents killed while serving in the American Revolution, the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam Conflict. The Civil War claimed the most Stoughton soldiers (84), while 28 from Stoughton died while serving during World War II. The names of these residents are on a monument at Faxon Park. There are about 150 names on the monument. The names of those killed from World War I to the present are read aloud during the Veterans' Day and Memorial Day ceremonies. American Revolution (4) American Civil War (84) Loring R. Brackett Isaac Burnham William A. Burnell World War I (19) World War II (28) Korean War (4) Vietnam Conflict (10) James G. Signett * List of fallen …
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With a host of new pests and diseases attacking the United Kingdom's native treescape, Kew's Millennium Seed Bank is tackling the threat by establishing the country's first national collection of tree seeds – the UK National Tree Seed Project.
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Kew photographer Paul Little has just returned from accompanying a field trip to the Highlands of Ethiopia to research the impact of climate change on the vital coffee crop. Read part one of his diary of the trip.
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Tracking black rhinos in Zambia
by: Paul Smith, Millennium Seed Bank blog06 Mar 2013
Critically endangered black rhino have recently been reintroduced to the North Luangwa National Park in Zambia. Paul Smith, an expert in the vegetation of the area, is helping to identify the plant species that Rhinos rely on for their survival.
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Is our daily cup of coffee under threat?
08 Nov 2012
A new study from Kew suggests that Arabica coffee could be extinct in the wild within 70 years.
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Monitoring the effect of an invasive pine scale insect on the national tree of the Turks and Caicos Islands
by: Sara Green, UK Overseas Territories team blog21 Nov 2011
While an introduced scale insect devastates the Caicos pine in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Sara Green, a Conservation Science MSc student from Imperial College, London investigated the impact that the insect is having on the tree's habitat and the effectiveness of different techniques of controlling this pest.
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Restoring cleared minefields in the Falkland Islands
by: Colin Clubbe, UK Overseas Territories team blog20 Apr 2011
Restoring native vegetation on cleared minefield sites is just one of the many challenges facing conservationists in the Falkland Islands.
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Kew's projects in Bolivia
05 Apr 2011
In Bolivia Kew has been working with local partners to identify conservation priorities, to support the development of protected areas and to catalogue the extraordinary diversity of the country's Compositae (daisy) family.
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Nature's backbone at risk
26 Oct 2010
The most comprehensive assessment of the world's vertebrates confirms an extinction crisis with one-fifth of species threatened. A recent study by Kew and partners has further revealed that that one fifth of plant species are also at risk - including Caliphruria tenera. However, the situation would be worse were it not for current global conservation efforts, according to a study launched today at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Nagoya, Japan.
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New study shows one fifth of the world's plants are under threat of extinction
29 Sep 2010
A global analysis of extinction risk for the world's plants, conducted by Kew together with the Natural History Museum, London and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has revealed that the world's plants are as threatened as mammals, with one in five of the world's plant species threatened with extinction.
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CNN International's Earth's Frontiers Debate
24 Aug 2010
Is the loss of the planet's biodiversity a greater threat than climate change? Join in the debate, hosted at Kew, on 25 August 2010.
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